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Kiren Rijiju defended Delhi and Bihar govts on student protests, said no protester was seriously hurt and credited police. He also cited PM Modi's plan for fast-track courts on paper leaks.

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday accused the Centre of resisting the Supreme Court's move to facilitate the quashing of FIRs against students and protesters.

If surety is found to be fake despite verification, police, court & revenue officials involved in process must face departmental inquiry for dereliction of duty, says Supreme Court.

Nagpur: The traffic police caught 122 motorists for drunk driving during a five-day crackdown from Aug 10 to 14, with Motor Vehicle Court imposing cumulative fines of Rs16.87 lakh.

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed a plea filed by four Gujarat Police officers accused of taking a minor boy from Delhi to Ahmedabad while searching for his father, observing that the policemen acted like "colonial overlords" and used the child as "bait" to force his father to surrender.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee to examine allegations of police excesses during recent student protests in Delhi.

During the hearing, the Supreme Court said the committee would examine all aspects of the matter, including allegations of police brutality, the treatment of women protesters and the use of force during the demonstrations.

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has refused to scrap hanging as the method of executing the death penalty, but said the issue can be looked at again if new scientific or medical evidence shows that another method causes less pain. The court also said the Centre can set up an expert panel to examine whether another method of execution would reduce pain and protect the dignity of death row prisoners.

The Bihar government has, however, conceded that the weapon should not have been used in a law-and-order situation. The constable has been suspended