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Wearing short skirts, dancing provocatively or making gestures cannot be considered "obscene" acts per se that could annoy the public, the Bombay High Court has said, dismissing a police case regarding an event held in the banquet hall of a resort in

A police station is not included as a prohibited place as defined under the Official Secrets Act, and hence, shooting a video inside a police station cannot be an offence, the Bombay High Court said.

The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The Maharashtra government will not arrest former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh till June 22 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bombay High Court was told on Monday.

Taking a strict note of the Mumbai Police's failure to find a minor girl who was reported missing from the city five years ago, the Bombay High Court said that if the police department did not straighten its act soon, it would not hesitate in initiating punitive action against it.

Gujarat's prohibition policy has not yielded "positive results", the state High Court observed, adding either it is not effective or something is wrong with the implementation of the law.

This could very well be the end of moral policing in the city - Mumbai Police, who had recently come under a hail of criticism for harassing citizens with the dreaded Section 110 (public indecency) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, have decided they will no longer take action against anyone under that provision.

The city police today informed the Bombay High Court that no evidence has been found disclosing violation of the Black Magic Act by self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa.

The village official in Raigad district, who helped Mumbai Police team locate the spot where Sheena Bora was allegedly buried, today said when he first spotted the body in 2012 it was just a skeleton with no flesh.

Faced with widespread outrage after mid-day reported on couples being picked up from hotel rooms in a raid at Madh and Aksa, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has issued a circular to his men, asking them to avoid trampling all over citizens' privacy, or face legal action

Two activists from the Pune-based Kabir Kala Manch handed themselves over to the police to face the law after they were charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA two years ago. Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali were taken away by the police after they arrived at the gates of the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday morning.

Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.

Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...

Wearing short skirts, dancing provocatively or making gestures cannot be considered "obscene" acts per se that could annoy the public, the Bombay High Court has said, dismissing a police case regarding an event held in the banquet hall of a resort in

A police station is not included as a prohibited place as defined under the Official Secrets Act, and hence, shooting a video inside a police station cannot be an offence, the Bombay High Court said.

The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The Maharashtra government will not arrest former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh till June 22 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bombay High Court was told on Monday.

Taking a strict note of the Mumbai Police's failure to find a minor girl who was reported missing from the city five years ago, the Bombay High Court said that if the police department did not straighten its act soon, it would not hesitate in initiating punitive action against it.

Gujarat's prohibition policy has not yielded "positive results", the state High Court observed, adding either it is not effective or something is wrong with the implementation of the law.

This could very well be the end of moral policing in the city - Mumbai Police, who had recently come under a hail of criticism for harassing citizens with the dreaded Section 110 (public indecency) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, have decided they will no longer take action against anyone under that provision.

The city police today informed the Bombay High Court that no evidence has been found disclosing violation of the Black Magic Act by self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa.

The village official in Raigad district, who helped Mumbai Police team locate the spot where Sheena Bora was allegedly buried, today said when he first spotted the body in 2012 it was just a skeleton with no flesh.

Faced with widespread outrage after mid-day reported on couples being picked up from hotel rooms in a raid at Madh and Aksa, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has issued a circular to his men, asking them to avoid trampling all over citizens' privacy, or face legal action

Two activists from the Pune-based Kabir Kala Manch handed themselves over to the police to face the law after they were charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA two years ago. Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali were taken away by the police after they arrived at the gates of the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday morning.

Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.

Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...