Criminal Law News Man sentenced to life for acid attack on lover June 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that acid attack is one of the most horrifying forms of gender-based violence which is increasing in the country, a Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to a man for throwing acid on his lover, leading to her death. Additional sessions judge Rajesh Kumar Goel handed down the jail term to Delhi resident Ajay […] Read more » acid attack Additional sessions judge Rajesh Kumar Goel Ajay Bharti Delhi crime Man sentenced to life for acid attack New Delhi news todays news todays top news Top news
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Gadkari files defamation case against Kejriwal February 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP leader Nitin Gadkari filed a defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal, who has resigned as Delhi chief minister, in a court here on Tuesday and said that Kejriwal has tarnished his image by calling him corrupt. The complaint was filed before metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha. The complaint said that on Jan 31 “Kejriwal has deliberately […] Read more » defamation case against Kejriwal Gadkari files defamation case against Kejriwal
Criminal Law News Sexual harassment cases dealt with, AIR to HC November 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment All India Radio (AIR) Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that cases of sexual harassment that some radio presenters of FM Gold channel complained of have been dealt with. In an affidavit filed by the Director General (DG) of AIR, it was stated that the complaints have been dealt with as per Vishakha Guidelines, and […] Read more » AIR All India Radio Chief Justice N.V. Ramana Sexual harassment cases
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases ‘Dec 16 rape convicts’ counsel making false statements before SC’ November 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday said the counsel appearing for two convicts in the Dec 16 gang rape case was making “false statements” before the Supreme Court. A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal and Justice Pratibha Rani said advocate M.L. Sharma, representing Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh in the case, misled the apex court […] Read more » Dec 16 rape case Dec 16 rape convicts Justice Chandrachur Justice D.Y. Chandrachur Justice Pratibha Rani Justice Reva Khetrapal PIL petitioner advocate M.L. Sharma
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi gangrape: Convicts invoke Mahatma to oppose death penalty November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, two of the convicts on death row for the brutal torture and gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student on December 16 contested the trial court’s sentence today, telling the Delhi High Court even the father of the nation was against capital punishment. Commencing the arguments for convicts Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna Advocate A P Singh delhi gangrape Justice Pratibha Rani justices Reva Khetrapal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Maid’s death: BSP leader, wife sent to four days’ judicial custody November 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday sent Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh and his wife, arrested for allegedly torturing their maid to death, to four days’ judicial custody. Dhananjay Singh, who represents Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested and booked for destruction of evidence and violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice […] Read more » BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh four days' judicial custody Jagriti maid death case Maid's death Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha
Criminal Law News Top Law News NHRC seeks reports on Odisha girl’s death November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission has asked Odisha and Puducherry authorities to submit reports within four weeks on the death in Puducherry of a teenaged girl labourer from Odisha, a petitioner said Sunday. The commission directed the chief secretary of Odisha and director general of police of Puducherry to submit their action-taken reports on the […] Read more » Odisha girl's death
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi Police here to help northeast people November 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police is always there to help people from northeast India, Joint Commissioner of Police Robin Hibu said here. “People come here for study, job or tourism or business. We have massive responsibility. We try to reach out to them through email or sms. We want to tell them, ‘Don’t be lonely and we […] Read more » Delhi Police help northeast people
Criminal Law News Top Law News There were others there: Talwars’ lawyer in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case November 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, defence counsel for the Talwar dentist couple Friday told a court here that contrary to the CBI theory the blood stains on a whiskey bottle could not be of Aarushi’s parents. The Talwars, parents of the 14-year-old victim and who are accused in the case, are represented by lawyer […] Read more » Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
Criminal Law News Top Law News No bail for woman accused of torturing maid November 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Friday rejected the bail plea of a woman who was arrested for allegedly torturing and illegally confining her teenaged domestic help in her house at Vasant Kunj, in south Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash dismissed the bail plea of the accused 50-year-old Vandana Dhir, who is under judicial custody. Dhir and […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash woman accused of torturing maid
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Counsel of Dec 16 gang-rape convicts ‘running away’ November 9, 2013 / November 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday expressed displeasure over the absence of counsel for convicts in the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape death sentence confirmation case, saying they are “running away” from court and avoiding proceedings. “It is a very unfortunate situation, we are extremely pained. That is what we can say,” a division bench of Justice […] Read more » absence of counsel ML Sharma Dec 16 gang-rape convicts Justice Reva Khetrapal running away of Dec 16 gang-rape convicts councel
Criminal Law News Top Law News December 16 gang-rape convicts sought kill:HC November 8, 2013 / November 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police on Thursday told the Delhi High Court hearing the confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape case that a conspiracy was hatched to commit rape and then kill the victim. Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, appearing for police, also told a division bench of Justice […] Read more » December 16 gang-rape case convicts December 16 gang-rape convicts Justice Pratibha Rani Justice Reva Khetrapal special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan
