Criminal Law News Final verdict in Salman’s Jodhpur Arms Act case on Feb 25 February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The final arguments related to the Arms Act of Salman’s infamous blackbuck case were heard on Tuesday. With this, the only focus now is on the verdict that will be pronounced and if Salman will be punished or set free. His fate now completely in the hands of the judgement. The CJM Gramin Court have […] Read more » Salman’s Jodhpur Arms Act case
Criminal Law News Black money: SIT widens probe as new names emerge February 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money today decided to widen its probe as new names of Indians with Swiss bank accounts have come up but made it clear that legal action will be taken only after verifying facts. “Definitely, the scope of investigation will be widened due to the new names. We will […] Read more » black money SIT Chairman Justice (retd) M B Shah SIT Vice-Chairman Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat
Criminal Law News Youth guilty of sexually harassing minor released February 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth convicted for sexually harassing a 15-year-old girl by stalking her and passing lewd comments at her has been released on probation by a Delhi court which noted that he was a first time offender. Additional Sessions Judge Vikas Dhull, while releasing on probation 25-year-old Sanjay Samal, said, “Having regard to the fact that […] Read more » sexually harassing minor Youth guilty of sexually harassing minor
Criminal Law News Man acquitted of charges of kidnap and rape of minor February 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of charges of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old girl after she turned hostile, saying she had lodged the complaint due to misunderstanding and under pressure from her parents. Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar absolved the man of the offences under sections 363 (kidnap) and 376 (rape) of the […] Read more » kidnap and rape of minor POCSO Act Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
Criminal Law News Nitish Katara murder case: HC rejects death plea, but enhances punishment of killers February 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea for death penalty and enhanced the sentence for Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal from life imprisonment to 25 years without remission for the murder of Nitish Katara, a friend of Vikas Yadav’s sister. The court also increased the jail term of another convict Sukhdev Pehelwan […] Read more » Justice Gita Mittal Justice JR Midha murder of Nitish Katara Nitish Katara murder case
Criminal Law News Ishrat encounter case: Suspended IPS officer PP Pandey gets bail February 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Suspended IPS officer PP Pandey was on Thursday granted bail by a special CBI court here in the 2004 case of fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others after remaining in jail for 18 months. Special Judge K R Upadhyaya granted bail to additional director general of police Pandey on executing a personal bond […] Read more » Amjad Ali Rana Ishrat encounter case Ishrat Jahan Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh Special Judge K R Upadhyaya Zeeshan Johar
Criminal Law News Two men acquitted in kidnapping and rape case February 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two youths, accused of abducting and gangraping a girl in 2009, have been acquitted by a local court as the charges against them could not be proved. However, the case of another minor boy, also allegedly involved in the offence, has been referred to juvenile court. The accused and the girl’s family are residents of […] Read more » advocate C D Deshpande kidnapping and rape case Thane Additional Sessions Judge V V Virkar
Criminal Law News Life term for man in murder case February 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for looting and murdering two persons in 2011.District and Sessions Judge Vijai Laxmi also imposed a fine of Rs 24,000 on the accused Sanoj Kumar after holding him guilty yesterday. According to district government counsel Dushyant Tyagi, Mangeram and Ompal were strangulated by […] Read more » .District and Sessions Judge Vijai Laxmi Life term for man murder case
Criminal Law News HC directs cops not to take action against girl and dad February 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a girl and her father embroiled in a cheating case, by directing police to not take coercive action against the two who claimed they were “victims of circumstance”. Justice A K Pathak also directed police to file its status report and ordered the girl and […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice A.K. Pathak
Criminal Law News 2-yr jail to man for abetting daughter-in-law’s suicide February 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 62-year-old man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a local court for harassing his daughter-in-law and driving her to commit suicide. Assistant Sessions Judge S M Mahadik convicted the accused, Gautam Yedba Kasabe, of Narpoli in Bhiwandi town here, on Saturday under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC and awarded […] Read more » 2-yr jail to man Assistant Sessions Judge S M Mahadik daughter-in-law's suicide section 306 (abetment of suicide)
Criminal Law News Court refuses to quash charges of outraging woman’s modesty January 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Only a woman can express the intention of a man who touches her, a Delhi court has observed while dismissing a plea of a man seeking quashing of charges against him for allegedly outraging woman’s modesty. The order came on a petition filed by a couple challenging a magisterial court’s order framing charges under IPC […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Bansal Court refuses to quash charges of outraging woman's modesty
Criminal Law News Nithari killings: Surender Koli’s death sentence commuted by Allahabad HC January 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The death sentence of Surender Koli, convicted in 2006 Nithari serial killings case, was on Wednesday commuted to life imprisonment by the Allahabad High Court on the ground of “inordinate delay” in deciding his mercy petition. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PKS Baghel held that execution of Koli’s death sentence […] Read more » Allahabad HC Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Justice PKS Baghel Nithari killings Surender Koli's death sentence commuted
