Criminal Law News Samjhauta Exp accused remanded in NIA custody in Malegaon case December 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A prime suspect ‘Dhan Singh’ in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, has remanded in the custody of National Investigation Agency till December 28 in the 2008 Malegaon blast case by the special NIA court. The NIA told the court that it recently arrested Rajender Chaudhary in Samjhauta case, and he had confessed that he and […] Read more » advocate JP Mishra Dhan Singh lawyer of Dhan Singh Malegaon blast case National Investigation Agency Ramchandra Kalasangraha Samjhauta Express blast case special NIA court Special Public prosecutor Rohini Salian Swami Aseemanand vakalatnama
Criminal Law News Delhi woman’s friend identifies one rapist among arrested December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The male friend of Girl who was tortured and raped in a running bus, has identified one of the accused as the rapist during a test identification parade (TIP) held in Tihar Jail. Mukesh, a driver-cum cleaner and brother of Ram Singh, one of the co-accused of the gang-rape case, was identified as the rapist by the 28-year-old man, […] Read more » a physiotherapy student Saket court test identification parade (TIP) Tihar Jail
Top Law News Rapes in India rise by 873 percent from 1953 December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to the CPI-M’s “People’s Democracy” latest edition which has been released recently, “The number of rapes in India shot up from 1953 to 2001 by a staggering 873 percent.” “Sexual crimes against women have been rising alarmingly all across the country,” it said in the wake of the brutal gang-rape of a young woman in […] Read more » cognizable crimes CPI-M's "People's Democracy gang-rape of a young woman in a bus Home Secretary R K Singh rapes in India Sexual crimes against women
Top Law News CRPF kills villagers in Odisha: rights body December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Odisha five men killed by the CRPF as Maoists were “daily wage earners and church functionaries”, said by the Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO). The killings took place near Bhaliaguda village in Gajapati district, CDRO told in a statement. It said an investigation by a six-member team showed that the men allegedly killed by […] Read more » (CRPF) Bhaliaguda village in Gajapati district Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO) Maoists Maowadi Odisha Odisha Maowadi Party
Top Law News Call centre employee awarded compensation December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A call centre employee, has been awarded Rs 3.70 lakhs as compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), he had suffered multiple fractures in a road mishap involving a Blueline bus. MACT Presiding Officer Dinesh Bhatt ordered Oriental Insurance Company Limited, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay the sum to the victim. […] Read more » Compensation compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) Oriental Insurance Company Limited Sarai Rohilla
Criminal Law News Man jailed for 7 yrs for hurting another grievously December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi court sentenced a man to seven years in jail by a for inflicting grievous injures to a person with an iron rod with an intention to kill him two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar-II held Delhi resident Sarajuddin guilty of assulting his neighbour Nishar Ahmed and said “in view of this court, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar Delhi court intention to kill jailed for 7 yrs
Criminal Law News Three get death for honour killing in Punjab December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Punjab three people, including a woman has sentenced to death by court on a two-year-old case of honour killing of a young couple. The court awarded death sentence to Paramjit Kaur, mother of the slain woman, and her two relatives. Rakesh Kumar, 20, and Pooja, 19, were found murdered in Ferozepur district, over 250 km from […] Read more » 250 km from Chandigarh Ferozepur district killing of a young couple Pooja 19 Punjab Rakesh Kumar 20 sentenced to death
Criminal Law News Five fast track courts approved for Delhi rape cases December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court in Delhi gave its approval to the setting up of five fast-track courts to deal with cases of sexual assault on women. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw while taking suo moto cognizance of a woman’s gang-rape in a bus told that they “immediately accepted” Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Deputy Commissioner of Police Chhaya Sharma
Criminal Law News Human Rights Delhi gangrape: Protests held across the country December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Over the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student all angry protests erupted across India with the national capital being the epicentre of demonstrations outside Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s residence, Police Headquarters and at India Gate. BJP’s Delhi unit also staged protests at Jantar Mantar. Water cannons had been used by the Police to disperse the protesters outside Dikshit’s […] Read more » All India Democratic Womens' Association (AIDWA) All India Students' Association (AISA) BJP Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit gang-rape of a 23-year-old student Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Home Secretary R K Singh Hyderabad India Gate Jantar Mantar Mumbai and Chennai people gathered at on India Gate Police Headquarters Raisina Hills slogan-shouting people staged protests in Bangalore
Criminal Law News High Court takes suo motu cognisance of gang rape, pulls up police December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on High Court takes suo motu cognisance of gang rape, pulls up police Taking suo motu cognizance of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus, the Delhi high court pulled up the city police asking how the offence remained undetected. “This incident is of great concern for all the citizens of the capital city as it relates to the safety particularly of women and girl […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Court gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl police commissioner suo motu cognizance Supreme Court order
Criminal Law News Gangrape in bus: Four days PC for two, third in JC for TIP December 19, 2012 / December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three other accused arrested for allegedly gangraping a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus here on Sunday night were produced before a Delhi court which sent two of them to four-day police custody while the third was sent to 14-day judicial custody. Vinay Sharma, an assistant gym instructor and Pawan Gupta, a fruit seller have […] Read more » 23-year-old girl a fruit seller an assistant gym instructor Central Jail gangraping Metropolitan Magistrate Munirka in south Delhi Namrita Aggarwal Pawan Gupta Ram Singh test identification parade Tihar Tihar Jail Vinay Sharma
Top Law News High Court seeks MoEF response on Adarsh plea December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has been directed by the Bombay High Court to file its reply to a plea by the controversial Adarsh housing society to transfer its petition challenging the demolition order to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). A division bench of acting Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice […] Read more » Bombay High Court Coastal Regulation Zone green tribunal Green Tribunal Act National Green Tribunal Union government Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)