The Supreme Court makes it mandatory for arrests under customs and GST laws to meet the same standards of constitutional ...

Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and ...

A Guatemala appeals court overturned the house arrest decision of journalist José Rubén Zamora on March 4, according to a statement published by Amnesty International on Wednesday. Following the ...

Since March 4, at least 22 individuals have been detained by authorities, raising concerns over due process and human rights ...

Guatemala: International organizations demand freedom for Jose Rubén Zamora and urgent guarantees of due process ...

The fate of the Armenian leadership of Karabakh (Artsakh), who were arrested in September 2023, after Azerbaijani forces ...

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of arrest provisions under the GST and Customs laws but also extended safeguards against arbitrary arrests to these Acts. A bench of CJI ...

It held that subsequent legislative changes in the years 2012, 2013 and 2019 had aligned the provisions with constitutional safeguards, thereby addressing concerns about arbitrary arrests.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that customs and GST officials cannot arbitrarily arrest alleged tax evaders without recording the reasons for such action and furnishing to the offender the ...

Over 280 pleas challenging these provisions were dismissed. The court confirmed that anticipatory bail could be granted in appropriate cases and clarified safeguards against arbitrary arrests. This ...

However, the court rejected any justification for arbitrary arrests, emphasising that the right to arrest cannot be equated with the framing of charges and must be exercised sparingly. The Supreme ...

Upon arrival, they found Avernia, who became agitated and threatened officers. During the arrest, she attempted to bite an officer and kicked another, causing a laceration. Avernia was found with ...