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Criminal Law News

War and Peace: High court didn’t refer to Tolstoy’s book but that of Biswajit Roy

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On Thursday, the Bombay High Court said that during the trial of Bhima Koregaon violence case accused Vernon Gonsalves on Wednesday, it did not refer to the literary classic ‘War & Peace’ by Leo Tolstoy but a book called ‘War & Peace in Junglemahal’ by Biswajit Roy, a Kolkata-based journalist. The Court said that it was […]

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Court, Judiciary & Legal System

Why keep ‘objectionable’ book like War and Peace at home? Judge asks activist

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On Wednesday, the High Court of Bombay asked activist Vernon Gonsalves to explain the “objectionable material” like a copy of Leo Tolstoy’s War & Peace found at his home after the Pune police opposed his bail citing “highly incriminating evidence” in the form of “books & CDs with objectionable titles” recovered from his possession. Justice Sarang […]

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