Criminal Law News Six awarded life imprisonment in murder case May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rigorous life imprisonment has been awarded by a court to six persons for killing a tribal man and his daughter about nine years ago in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. Additional District Judge of Kuchinda, Padma Charan Das, yesterday convicted Lalit Topno, Methail Hembrum, Gaji Kujur, Ranjit Bag, Rajendra Bahala and Salim Kisan and awarded life term to […] Read more » Gaji Kujur killing a tribal man Lalit Topno Methail Hembrum murder case Odisha's Sambalpur district Rajendra Bahala Ranjit Bag rigorous life imprisonment Salim Kisan
Criminal Law News Bhullar’s wife moves SC for stay on execution of death penalty May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: 1993 Delhi blast convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s wife on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking stay on execution of his death sentence till her review plea against its verdict is decided. She submitted in her plea that she has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict of April 12 in which the court had rejected […] Read more » death penalty death sentence death sentence to life imprisonment Delhi high court in 2002 Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's wife Khalistan Liberation Force President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court Youth Congress president M S Bitta
Criminal Law News HC quashes life sentence in murder case,gives 8 yrs to convict May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hearing an appeal, the Bombay high court has quashed and set aside a judgement of a lower court which had awarded life sentence to a man in 2008 for killing his brother with a sickle over property dispute. Instead, the high court, found the appellant guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section […] Read more » Bombay High Court culpable homicide Haridas in Harsul police station in Nashik district Haridas Mahale judgement of a lower court Life sentence section 304 part I IPC
Criminal Law News Man gets death penalty for killing three siblings May 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has awarded death penalty to a man for abducting and killing three three minor siblings in February 2011 in Ratnapur town of the district here in Bilaspur. First additional district and sessions judge Neeta Yadav yesterday sentenced – Manoj Suryawanshi – to death for abducting and killing the children from his neighbourhood. According […] Read more » abducting and killing abducting and killing of minor Bilaspur death penalty rape of minor Ratnapur town Suryawanshi
Criminal Law News Railway bribery: CBI gets custody of 3 more men May 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three persons, arrested in the sensational bribery case involving Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s nephew and a Railway Board member, were on Sunday remanded in CBI custody till May 7 by a Delhi court even as the agency arrested one more accused taking the total number of those apprehended to nine. CBI told the court […] Read more » Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla CBI CBI court CBI custody criminal conspiracy under the IPC GG Tronics India Pvt Ltd Prevention of Corruption Act Railway Board as Member Railway Board member Railway bribery Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal
Criminal Law News Youth gets bail in rape case, wants to marry victim May 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bail has to a 20 year old youth granted by the Bombay High Court for allegedly raping a 16 year old girl after both of them told the court that they were in a relationship and would like to get married. The accused was arrested on February 21 this year by the Nalasopara police after […] Read more » bail in rape case Bombay High Court Justice Sadhana Jadhav Nalasopara police prima facie case for bail rape case rape of a minor rape under IPC sexual relationship
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Geetika suicide: Court fixes May 10 for order on framing charges May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today reserved, for May 10, its order on framing of charges against former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his employee Aruna Chaddha, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma. District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria reserved the order on framing of charges against Kanda and […] Read more » Geetika suicide
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Aarushi case: Court rejects defence request to summon 13 witnesses May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court trying the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Saturday rejected the defence counsel’s request to summon the then CBI joint director Arun Kumar and 12 other witnesses included in the original list but not brought to depose, the lawyer said. Defence counsel Manoj Sisodia said that he made the request since the Central Bureau of […] Read more » Aarushi case Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case Defence counsel Manoj Sisodia
Criminal Law News CBI has exposed many in railways for corruption May 5, 2013 / May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on CBI has exposed many in railways for corruption The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exposed at least 17 cases of corruption by railway staff over the past 20 months, according to the agency. The latest case was in April when A.K. Bora, then chairman of Railway Recruitment Board, Northeast Frontier Railway, Guwahati, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined Rs.3,000. This […] Read more » CBI exposure in railways corruption railways corruption
Criminal Law News Delhi Police chief gets HC notice on advocates’ complaint May 5, 2013 / May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment he Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner and the Gandhi Nagar police station chief on a plea filed by two lawyers who alleged verbal abuse and physical assault on them by city police officials. Justice Sunil Gaur, seeking response from the police chief and the Gandhi Nagar station house officer […] Read more » Delhi Police chief gets HC notice HC NOTICE to elhi policecheif Justice Sunil Gaur
Criminal Law News 26 yrs on, HC orders fresh probe into tribal activist’s murder May 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Twenty-six years after an activist was murdered for fighting a battle against the land mafia of Vasai-Virar belt in neighbouring Thane district, the Bombay High Court has ordered a fresh probe. The real culprits were not put on trial and instead a wrong accused was put behind the bars, the Court said. Yadav Mhatre, actively […] Read more » activist's murder Adivasis (tribals) Atmaram Yadav Baban Gharat Baban Patil. Dilip Tumbda Govind Patil Kanti Dhumal Kisan Kisan Patil land mafia Mahadev the Bombay High Court tribal activist's murder Vasai-Virar belt in neighbouring Thane district
Criminal Law News CBI gets transit remand of Rly board member in graft May 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment MUMBAI: A special court here on saturday granted the CBI two days’ transit remand of a Member of the Railway Board in an alleged graft case involving Railway Minister P K Bansal’s nephew. Mahesh Kumar, recently promoted as Member (Staff) of the Railway Board from the post of Western Railway General Manager, was arrested late […] Read more » Anti Corruption Wing of CBI CBI court Indian Penal Code Mahesh Kumar Member of the Railway Board P K Bansal Railway Minister P K Bansal Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew the Prevention of Corruption Act Western Railway General Manager