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Meghalaya High Court Foreign Nationals Jails Detention Indian Jail

Sentence over, still in jail: Meghalaya High Court flags 28 foreign nationals' detention

September 11, 2026 1:34 pm

The Meghalaya High Court was hearing a matter concerning foreign prisoners who had completed their sentences but continued to remain in different jails in the state.

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Bangladeshi man jailed past 6-month term: Meghalaya High Court warns compensation

September 09, 2026 6:13 pm

The Meghalaya High Court was hearing the continued imprisonment of a Bangladeshi national after his six-month sentence, warning that further detention could lead to compensation.

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Sexual assault charge, parade of accused pit AG against Bar Associations in Meghalaya

August 20, 2026 3:52 am

Meghalaya HC and Shillong Bar Associations expel Advocate General Amit Kumar, after he comments on “failure” to safeguard women.

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‘They can’t remove me as AG’: Meghalaya Advocate General on expulsion from bar rolls

August 18, 2026 8:29 pm

A "word against yours" battle is unfolding in Meghalaya after the bar associations of Meghalaya High Court and Shillong removed top law officer Amit Kumar from their rolls.

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Meghalaya High Court denies bail to teachers accused of sexually assaulting 5-year-old boy

August 01, 2026 11:24 am

Considering the gravity of the allegations and trauma suffered by the child, the Meghalaya High Court denied bail to two teachers accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old student.

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Rape charge dropped after survivor consents, records marriage, child with accused man

July 08, 2026 3:17 pm

The Meghalaya High Court cancels a rape case against a man after the survivor consented to closing the proceedings, noting that the two are now married and have a child together

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Can school cancel child’s admission for missing induction programme? Here’s what court said

June 02, 2026 2:29 pm

The Meghalaya High Court was hearing the plea filed by a mother of 5-year-old seeking restoration of her son's admission to the kindergarten class.

The court underscored that rigid application of POCSO provisions in cases of consensual adolescent relationships can lead to serious injustice.

Meghalaya High Court permits quashing of POCSO cases in ‘Romeo-Juliet’ relationships

March 31, 2026 11:03 am

The court was examining whether POCSO cases can be quashed based on consent between the accused and the victim despite the law’s strict and overriding nature, in a case involving a consensual adolescent relationship.

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'Minor discrepancies do not affect core truth’: Meghalaya High Court affirms 7-year jail awarded to man for raping girl

March 23, 2026 10:52 am

The medical report revealed signs of sexual assault on the girl, the Meghalaya High Court noted, adding that the delay in filing the FIR has no negative impact on the case.

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A ‘confession’, life term, then freedom: 22 years after the murder of her husband and son, Meghalaya High Court acquits woman

March 20, 2026 7:45 pm

The prosecution's case rests mainly on a confession allegedly made by the accused woman herself and which was recorded by the magistrate, the Meghalaya High Court noted.