Criminal Law News Gangrape case:Danish woman appears in court July 1, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 52-year-old Danish woman, who was allegedly gangraped by eight persons in Delhi last year, today appeared in a Delhi court which commenced recording of her statement. The woman came to the court from Denmark in pursuance of summons issued earlier and her statement is being recorded before Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja in an […] Read more » Criminal news Danish woman appears in court featured gangrape case Gangrape case:Danish woman appears in court Law Ministry of External Affairs news
Criminal Law News Journalist acquitted in friend’s death case June 30, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today acquitted journalist Priyabhansu in connection with the mysterious death of his girlfriend Nirupama Pathak, also a journalist, five years ago. Following the trial, the court of Additional District and Session Judge Arun Kumar Singh acquitted Priyabhansu in the death case of Nirupama, who was found dead in her house on April […] Read more » Additional District and Session Judge Arun Kumar Singh Criminal news featured Jharkhand High Court Journalist acquitted in friend's death case journalist Priyabhansu Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Acid attack accused let off as victim untraceable June 29, 2015 / June 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment An acid attack accused has been acquitted as the victim remained untraceable with a Delhi court saying that the “sword” of the case could not be kept “hanging on the accused for eternity”. Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mor, while granting the accused benefit of doubt, said that the prosecution has failed to discharge the onus placed […] Read more » Acid attack accused let off as victim untraceable Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mor new section 326
Criminal Law News The Bombay High Court orders life sentence to man for killing wife’s lover June 27, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Relying on the testimony of three eyewitnesses, the Bombay High Court has confirmed the life sentence imposed by a sessions court on a 34-year-old man hailing from Sangli district of Maharashtra for stabbing to death his wife’s paramour almost a decade ago. “We believe the testimony of eyewitnesses who saw Suresh Patil fatally injuring Bhagwan […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Justice P V Hardas Law news The Bombay High Court orders life sentence to man for killing wife's lover
Criminal Law News HC favours granting bail to jailed professor on health grounds June 26, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today said it was inclined to grant bail to former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, arrested for alleged Maoist links, on humanitarian grounds and his medical condition. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A K Menon had taken suo moto (on its own) cognizance of a […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Court Delhi University DU featured HC favours granting bail to jailed professor on health grounds Justice A K Menon Law Legal News news professor G N Saibaba
Criminal Law News Two get life term in murder case June 26, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court sentenced two persons to life imprisonment after convicting them in a murder case and also imposed a fine on them. Additional District Sessions Judge Tejbhadur Singh convicted Gaurav and Rahul for murdering Sachin, a worker at sugar mill at Mantri village in the district on January 8, 2012. The duo were was […] Read more » Additional District Sessions Judge Tejbhadur Singh featured Legal News life imprisonment murder case Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar court news Two get life term in murder case
Criminal Law News Petition seeks probe into death of witness in Salman’s case June 25, 2015 / June 25, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Petition seeks probe into death of witness in Salman’s case A petition filed today in the Bombay High Court sought a probe by Maharashtra government and police into the circumstances leading to the death of a key eyewitness in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which Bollywood actor Salman Khan was convicted last month. The petition, filed by Pune-based activist Hemant Patil, said, “Legal action should […] Read more » Bollywood Bombay High Court featured Hit-and-run case Law Legal News Petition seeks probe into death of witness in Salman's case Salman Khan
Criminal Law News JD(U) MLA sent to jail June 25, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court has remanded influential JD(U) MLA Anant Singh to 14 days’ judicial custody in connection with a kidnapping case at Bihta. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Danapur Tribhuvan Nath late last night remanded Singh to 14-day judicial custody, in the case at Bihta in rural Patna in last year. As Singh, MLA from […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Danapur Tribhuvan Nath Criminal news featured JD(U) MLA sent to jail JDU MLA Anant Singh judicial custody kidnapping case Law Legal News news
Criminal Law News HC to hear PIL on journalist in August June 24, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today fixed first week of August as the next date of hearing on a PIL seeking directions for a CBI probe into the killing of a Shahjahanpur-based journalist. The date was fixed by a vacation bench of justices Arun Tandon and Anil Kumar after Additional Advocate General Bulbul Godiyal submitted that […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Criminal news featured HC to hear PIL on journalist in August journalist Jagendra Singh Justice Anil Kumar justice Arun Tandon Law Legal News murder UP government
Criminal Law News Triple life term to man for kidnapping, killing boy June 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a unique case, the Bombay High Court awarded one more life sentence to a murderer after a trial court sentenced him to double life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old school boy here in 2011. Upholding the trial court verdict of double life sentence for the murderer of Kush Kataria, the Nagpur bench […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured justice Arun Chaudhari justice P N Deshmukh killing boy Law Legal News Nagpur bench news Triple life term to man for kidnapping
Criminal Law News Two get lifer in a murder case in Indore June 22, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced two youths to life imprisonment for murdering a retired bank official and looting valuables from his house in 2012. Special Sessions Judge Satyendra Joshi convicted Anirudhha Patil (21) and Rakesh Pal (23) under sections 302 (murder), 392 (robbery) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) after examining 22 prosecution […] Read more » featured imprisonment Indore court Law Legal News murder Special Sessions Judge Satyendra Joshi Two get lifer in a murder case in Indore
Criminal Law News No bail to Fr woman accused in Chilean killing: HC June 22, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today refused to grant interim bail to a French woman facing extradition to Chile for her alleged participation in the assassination of Chilean senator Jaime Guzman Errazuriz on April 1, 1991. Vacation judge Justice R K Gauba did not pass any interim order, saying the matter has to be heard by the […] Read more » advocate A S Chandhiok Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News news No bail to Fr woman accused in Chilean killing: HC Vacation judge Justice R K Gauba