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Purpose of rehabilitative sentencing is to reform offender as a law abiding citizen: HC grants bail to 20-year-old boy in POCSO case

Purpose of rehabilitative sentencing is to reform offender as a law abiding citizen: HC grants bail to 20-year-old boy in POCSO case

A2Z Legal Knowledge - December 31, 2020

A single judge Bench consisting of  Justice Smt. Bharati Dangre  of  Bombay High Court , in the case of  Shubham Suresh Thorat  v.  State Of Maharashtra   (dt. 22.12.2020), granted bail to a 20-year-old boy accused under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) observing that:  purpose of rehabilitative sentencing is to reform the offender as a person so that he may become a normal law abiding member of the community once again  and   is given an opportunity to once again come back to the mainstream life. Factual Backg…

TRP Manipulation Scam: Court sends Ex-BARC CEO, Partho Dasgupta in Judicial Custody

TRP Manipulation Scam: Court sends Ex-BARC CEO, Partho Dasgupta in Judicial Custody

A2Z Legal Knowledge - December 31, 2020

On Wednesday, a Court remanded Partho Dasgupta, a former CEO of rating agency BARC who has been arrested in the Television Rating Points (TRP) scam, in 14 days' judicial custody. Dasgupta, who was produced before the court after his police custody ended, also filed a bail application. His lawyer Kamlesh Ghumre argued that Dasgupta was CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council but there was a board of directors and a disciplinary committee above him. He was not the "whole and sole of the BARC," the lawyer said, adding that he…

In a first, Supreme Court Bar Association Election to be held on Online Platform of NSDL

In a first, Supreme Court Bar Association Election to be held on Online Platform of NSDL

A2Z Legal Knowledge - December 31, 2020

In view of the pertaining COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has decided to hold its annual election through Online Medium of NSDL. The Election Committee that if polls are to be held in January 2021, it better be Online after reviewing the present situation concerning the Coronavirus.\ The Association (SCBA) elect the Office Bearers of the Executive Committee to govern the Top Court Bar via annuals polls. In the minutes of meeting, the Committee decision was mentioned as: "A decision has been taken that the third…