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Criminal justice system’s digital push aims for a full roll-out by next year

Criminal justice system’s digital push aims for a full roll-out by next year

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From January 1, 2027, procedures related to all investigations and trials under the new criminal laws will be recorded digitally, a senior Home Ministry official said on Tuesday (June 30, 2026). The official said the nationwide rollout of the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) – which integrates police, courts, prisons, forensics, and prosecution on a single platform – is expected to be completed soon, with emphasis on end-to-end digital workflow. The data will be stored in the government-owned cloud platform MeghRaj. However, data maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau showed that the First Information Report (FIR) consumption by courts, the process through which cases are electronically transmitted to and received by court systems, was at 46%, less than half of the cases registered. The three new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaced Indian Penal Code (1860), Indian Evidence Act (1872), and the Code of Criminal Procedure (1898) respectively. These came into effect on July 1, 2024, and in the past two years, 74.66 …

Courts must remain vigilant guardians of constitutional supremacy: CJI Surya Kant in Sweden | India News

Courts must remain vigilant guardians of constitutional supremacy: CJI Surya Kant in Sweden | India News

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4 min readNew DelhiJun 30, 2026 04:23 AM IST COURTS “CANNOT be mere spectators in the constitutional order”; they “must remain vigilant guardians of constitutional supremacy, ensuring that no exercise of public power escapes the sustained discipline of law”, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Monday. He was addressing an event organised by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Sweden. Speaking on the topic ‘Safeguarding the Rule of Law — Experiences from India and Sweden’, the CJI said the “rule of law…disciplines the exercise of power” and “ensures that public authority acts through known, stable and general rules; that citizens are treated as equals before the law; and that no person is left vulnerable to the whims of arbitrary government”. CJI Kant underlined that “the endurance of a constitutional democracy rests upon the fidelity of the Executive and the Legislature to constitutional norms” and “the greatest safeguard to ensuring that these two pillars fulfil their duty lies in an independent Judiciary”. He pointed out that the Indian Constitution “provides a …

Father of three-year-old victim terms Pune court’s verdict ‘satisfactory’

Father of three-year-old victim terms Pune court’s verdict ‘satisfactory’

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The father of the three-year-old victim expressed deep satisfaction with the court verdict in the Nasrapur minor girl rape and murder case, saying it aligned with what the family and the entire community had been demanding since the horrific crime, news agency ANI reported. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

What Supreme Court’s proposed regulations for AI use in courts mean

What Supreme Court’s proposed regulations for AI use in courts mean

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The Supreme Court’s proposed “Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Courts, 2026” may well be one of the most consequential judicial reform initiatives in recent years. Released during the tenure of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, the draft framework is not merely a technology policy but also an attempt to answer a question that courts across the world are grappling with: how should the justice system harness the benefits of AI without compromising judicial independence, due process, fairness, and human judgment? India is among the first major jurisdictions attempting to create a comprehensive judicial AI governance architecture. (HT PHOTO) What makes the draft particularly noteworthy is that it neither treats AI as a threat to be resisted nor as a miracle solution to judicial delays. Instead, it adopts a carefully balanced approach of encouraging innovation while imposing clear red lines around areas where machines cannot be allowed to intrude. The regulations apply not only to the Supreme Court and high courts but also to district courts, tribunals, and statutory adjudicatory bodies …

Supreme Court declines to expunge Delhi High Court’s observations in Vinesh Phogat case

Supreme Court declines to expunge Delhi High Court’s observations in Vinesh Phogat case

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The Supreme Court headed by Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar declined to expunge the observations made by the Delhi High Court on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in the Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat case on Thursday. The WFI had moved the SC challenging the Delhi HC May 22 judgement that allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to compete in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials in New Delhi on May 30. The bench noted that the plea moved by WFI had become infructuous since Vinesh had already competed in the trials following the Supreme Court judgement on May 29. Vinesh, however, lost to Meenakshi in the 53kg semifinal. The Bench also clarified that disposal of the regulatory body’s plea would not mean the top court’s affirmation of it. WFI x Vinesh Phogat UPDATE🚨 Supreme Court says the plea filed by Wrestling Federation of India against the Delhi High Court order allowing wrestler Vinesh Phogat to compete in selection trials has become ‘infructuous’ (ineffective or moot) due to subsequent developments.… pic.twitter.com/umcJ2RcqsC — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) June …

Punjab: Court’s no to CBI’s speedy trial plea against suspended DIG Bhullar

Punjab: Court’s no to CBI’s speedy trial plea against suspended DIG Bhullar

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A special CBI court in Chandigarh has declined the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea seeking immediate day-to-day trial proceedings in the corruption case against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and co-accused Kirshanu Sharda. The court also dismissed Bhullar’s application seeking copies of documents not relied upon by the prosecution and electronic data collected during the investigation. Suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar The orders were passed on May 25 in the case registered by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch, Chandigarh. According to the CBI, the FIR was registered on October 16, 2025, on the basis of a complaint by Akash Batta alleging that the accused demanded ₹8 lakh as bribe and later accepted ₹5 lakh. A chargesheet has already been filed. In one application, the CBI sought expeditious commencement of the trial and day-to-day proceedings under Section 4 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The agency argued that the Punjab and Haryana high court and later the Supreme Court, while declining Bhullar’s bail plea, had observed that key witnesses were yet to …

Centre fears ‘divergence of views’ among High Courts on new transgender law; asks SC to transfer cases to itself

Centre fears ‘divergence of views’ among High Courts on new transgender law; asks SC to transfer cases to itself

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The petitioners, including activists like Laxminarayan Tripathi and others, said the Act disregarded transgender identity as an “authentic human identity, freely chosen”. File photo | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The Centre urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) to transfer petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 from about four different High Courts to the apex court. Appearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tishar Mehta said the High Court are returning to work from summer recess in the first week of June. The Supreme Court is already seized of several petitions challenging the 2026 Act, but it is is only partially working during June. Mr. Mehta, appearing for the Union government, said the High Courts may pre-empt the apex court by separately taking up the petitions before them and pass order. Mr. Mehta said the apex court should shift the cases pending in these High Courts to itself in order to avoid “divergent views” on the same …

What is the Supreme Court’s clarification on sedition law? | Explained

What is the Supreme Court’s clarification on sedition law? | Explained

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The Supreme Court has allowed sedition cases to resume, but only if the accused agrees. What does this mean for Section 124A, which was put on hold in 2022? Here’s a breakdown of the law, the controversy, and the latest developments. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Autopsy by AIIMS Delhi doctors, notice issued to mother-in-law: MP high court’s observations in Twisha Sharma case

Autopsy by AIIMS Delhi doctors, notice issued to mother-in-law: MP high court’s observations in Twisha Sharma case

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The Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday directed that a second autopsy be carried out by a specialised team from AIIMS Delhi in the Twisha Sharma “dowry” death case, along with several other observations in the matter. The woman in her 30s, originally from Noida in Uttar Pradesh, was found dead on May 12 at her matrimonial home in Bhopal. (Instagram) The woman in her 30s, originally from Noida in Uttar Pradesh, was found dead on May 12 at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Bagh Mugalia Extension area. However, her family alleged foul play and pointed to injury marks on her body. They claimed she had told them that her husband had assaulted her. Key observations by MP high court in Twisha Sharma death case A single bench of the high court directed the state government to immediately arrange for a specialised group of doctors from the AIIMS Delhi to be flown to Bhopal for a second post-mortem examination. The order came two days after Judicial Magistrate First Class Anudita Gupta in Bhopal turned down …

‘Kejriwal tried to lower court’s authority, will not surrender to villification’: HC judge Swarana Sharma’s top quotes

‘Kejriwal tried to lower court’s authority, will not surrender to villification’: HC judge Swarana Sharma’s top quotes

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Delhi High Court judge Swarna Kanta Sharma on Thursday initiated criminal contempt proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, stating that he has “attempted to lower the authority of this court.” She questioned Kejriwal’s authority to question the court, adding that the order is not “written in anger” but is the result of actions of contemnors. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma has been accused by former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of being potentially biased. (ANI) The HC judge initiated proceedings against Kejriwal, along with Manish Sisodia and former MLA Durgesh Pathak, alleging that they carried out a social media “campaign of vilification.” Justice Sharma said that she would not hear the CBI’s appeal against the trial court order discharging former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal and others in the excise policy case, following the initiation of contempt proceedings. She observed that the law does not permit a judge who has initiated contempt proceedings in relation to a matter to continue hearing that very matter. Arvind Kejriwal was earlier seeking the recusal of Justice Sharma from hearing …