http://m.bhaskar.com/news/referer/521/JHA-MAT-latest-kodarma-news-023003-1353279-NOR.html?referrer_url=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FjHbEzmfTbX जेल में बंद युवक का अनशन जारी, स्वास्थ में आई गिरावट Bhaskar News Network | Feb 15, 2015, 02:30:03 AM IST दहेजप्रताड़ना मामले में जेल भेजे गए गिरिडीह के बरगंडा निवासी सुजीत कुमार द्वारा पिछले 11 दिनों से अनशन पर रहने के कारण उनकी हालत बिगड़ती जा रही है। अनशन के बाद से ही जेल प्रशासन ने उन्हें सदर अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया है, जहां उन्हें नियमित रूप से स्लाइन चढ़ाई जा रही है। मगर अन्न नहीं ग्रहण करने के कारण उनकी हालत दिनोदिन खराब होती जा रही है। शनिवार को एसडीओ लियाकत अली ने सदर अस्पताल में उनसे उससे अनशन समाप्त करने की अपील की। मगर सुजीत ने कहा कि न्याय मिलने तक अनशन जारी रखेंगे। उन्होंने अपनी बेगुनाही की बात दुहराते हुए कि उनकी प|ी द्वारा उनपर झूठा मुकदमा … [Read more...] about Sujit Kumar Singh of Jharkhand on hunger strike in jail protesting against false IPC 498A case
Anticipatory Bail
Mumbai High court gives anticipatory bail in IPC 376 ‘technical’ rape allegation
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pre-marital-sex-not-shocking-every-breach-of-promise-to-marry-is-not-rape-Bombay-HC/articleshow/45663907.cms The important parts of the judgment which relate to merits of the case are below: Seema, who claimed she was pregnant with Rahul's child, said despite promising to marry her, he had married another girl. Rahul claimed the relationship was consensual, and they could not marry as they belonged to different religions. Rahul and Seema, both lawyers, knew each other since 1999 and had a physical relationship since 2006. Seema claimed he had promised to marry her. In 2009, when he said he could not, she had tried to commit suicide. They continued physical relations even after that. … The HC gave examples of what could be an offence under Section … [Read more...] about Mumbai High court gives anticipatory bail in IPC 376 ‘technical’ rape allegation
Anticipatory Bail
Sec 498A is non-bailable offence, which means granting of bail is not a right of the accused. Section 438 covers grant of bail for non-bailable offence. Read about anticipatory bail here:http://ipc498a.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/what-is-anticipatory-bail/More info on AB here: http://ipc498a.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/sc-explains-anticipatory-bail-2009/ FIR no pre-requisite for AB Read link below for actual judgment that FIR is not required to get AB. From same website: "The filing of a First Information Report is not a condition precedent to the exercise of the power under Section 438. The imminence of a likely arrest founded on a reasonable belief can be shown to exist even if an F.I.R. is not yet … [Read more...] about Anticipatory Bail