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BY: THE LEX TIMES The Bar Council of India (BCI) has requested Bar Associations across the country to refrain from organizing strikes, protests, or agitations against the three new criminal laws set to take effect on July 1. In a statement released on June 26, the BCI pledged to establish a committee of senior lawyers,…

BY: THE LEX TIMES A Special Court on Wednesday denied the bail application of Prajwal Revanna, a suspended Janta Dal (S) leader accused of rape, in relation to the first case registered against him at Holenarasipura police station. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing three cases against Prajwal, who is currently in police custody…

BY: THE LEX TIMES Two individuals accused of leaking the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) question paper were placed in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody on Wednesday by a special court in Patna. The accused, Baldev Kumar and Mukesh Kumar, were remanded to CBI custody after the agency took over the investigation from…

BY: THE LEX TIMES The Bar Council of West Bengal has unanimously decided to observe July 1 as ‘Black Day’ in protest against the implementation of three new criminal laws: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023. These laws, which will replace…

BY: THE LEX TIMES WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty in a US court in Saipan on Wednesday as part of a plea bargain, which will lead to his release after enduring years of legal battles. The 52-year-old Assange confessed to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national defense information during his…