Criminal Law News SC upholds Memon death sentence, blames Pakistan March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Death sentence has been awarded to Yakub Memon by the Supreme court here in Delhi today. Yakub was the person who involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blast conspiracy with Dawood Ibrahim and other absconders in the conspiracy and blamed Pakistan for involvement. A bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan noted that the conspiracy […] Read more » 1993 mumbai serial blast B S Chauhan Dawood Ibrahim death penalty death sentence justices P Sathasivam mumbai blast Mumbai serial blast conspiracy Supreme Court TADA court Yakub Memon
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 1993 blasts: SC verdict on Sanjay Dutt fate tomorrow March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, due on 1993 Mumbai blasts will be keenly watched by Bollywood as fate of one of its superstars Sanjay Dutt, who was sentenced to six year jail term by a TADA court, will be decided. The apex court will pronounce its verdict on a bunch of appeals and cross-appeals filed by […] Read more » 1993 blasts 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombing case AK-56 rifle engineered by fundamentalist elements Sanjay Dutt SC verdict on Sanjay Dutt series of blasts in Mumbai Supreme Court TADA court
Criminal Law News Man molests girl in moving DTC bus, denied bail March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A government employee who allegedly sexually harassed a 20-year-old woman co-passenger in a moving DTC bus last month has been denied bail by a Delhi court which said the charges were “grave and serious” and the man had targeted the victim who is his daughter’s age. Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba denied bail to Devi Dayal […] Read more » DTC bus gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student Jawaharlal Nehru stadium Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba new anti-rape ordinance Rohini in north west Delhi Section 354 A of IPC sexual harassment in DTC bus sexual harrasment of girl
Criminal Law News IIM prof Amrita Pancholi murder: life term to driver March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Life Imprisonment has been given as a reward by a local court to Anil Patel, the driver of slain IIM professor Amrita Pancholi, for murdering her in 2009. “The additional district judge Ashish Dixit also handed down two-year jail term to Patel’s accomplice Bhavesh Soni on the charges of keeping the custody of valuables stolen from […] Read more » IIM prof Amrita Pancholi murder IIM professor Amrita Pancholi life imprisonment Life Imprisonment by court murder section 394 of IPC and section 397 of IPC sections 302 (murder) of IPC
Criminal Law News Order on cognisance of chargesheet in additional spectrum case March 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court in New Delhi is likely to pronounce its order on taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed against Airtel, Vodafone and others for alleged irregularities in the allocation of additional spectrum to them during the NDA regime. Special CBI Judge OP Saini, who is exclusively trying the 2G spectrum allocation scam […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam case additional spectrum case Bharti Cellular Ltd CBI Hutchison Max Pvt Ltd NDA Order on cognisance of chargesheet Prevention of Corruption Act Vodafone India Ltd
Criminal Law News Swiss rape case: 6 accsd remanded in police custody March 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment All the six accused has been remanded by the police here by the order of Madhya Pradesh court for the allegedly gang rape of a Swiss Woman. The victim along with her husband has decided to stay in the country after the court order to identify the culprits. The March 15 incident rocked the Madhya […] Read more » Ambassador Linus von Castelmur Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Congress Legislature Party Deputy Inspector General D K Arya Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta Madhya Pradesh Assembly Madhya Pradesh court rape of a Swiss Woman
Criminal Law News Courts should encourage settlement of matrimonial disputes: SC March 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a criminal case Supreme court observed that a case of torture filed by a woman against her husband and in-laws should be quashed if the warring spouses come to an agreement for out-of-court settlement It said that courts should encourage settlements of matrimonial disputes, particularly in view of “outburst” of such cases in recent times. […] Read more » case of torture criminal cases encourage settlement Madhya Pradesh High Court matrimonial disputes Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Hyd blasts: NIA granted 4 days’ custody of two IM operatives March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi: The NIA has been granted by the court for four days custody of two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives to further interrogate them in connection with the Hyderabad twin blasts that left 16 dead. During an in-chamber hearing, District Judge I S Mehta allowed the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea seeking custody of Syed Maqbool and […] Read more » Amir Reza Khan Ariz Khan Asadullah Akhtar August 2012 Pune blast case Bangalore Central Jail Delhi High Court Dr Shahnawaz Alam Hyderabad blast: Hyderabad twin blasts IM operative Obaid-Ur-Rehman Imran Khan Indian Mujahideen operatives' Iqbal Bhatkal Mirza Shadaab Beg Mohd Khalid Mohd Sajid Mohsim Chaudhary National Investigation Agency NIA Obaid-Ur-Rehman Syed Maqbool
Criminal Law News 7/11 blast accused withdraws bail plea after IG varsity report March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bail plea has withdrawn by Eheshyam Siddiqui before the Bombay High Court after the Indira Gandhi Open University filed a report stating that an under trial accused is not required to do field work to submit a project report. The report was submitted to the court. Etheshyam Siddiqui is an accused of the 2006 serial […] Read more » 2006 blast 7/11 train blasts Adv Sharif Sheikh Bachelors of Tourism Bombay High Court Etheshyam Siddiqui Human Rights diploma Indira Gandhi Open University July 11 NGO Jamiat-Ulama-e-Maharashtra
Criminal Law News ‘Kanimozhi did not take interest in KTV’s affairs’ March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi a prosecution witness told here in court that DMK MP Kanimozhi, facing trial in the 2G spectrum case, was not actively involved in the day-to-day affairs of Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd which had allegedly received Rs 200 crore from a partnership firm of Swan Telecom. Kalaignar TV Director P Amirtham deposed in the […] Read more » CBI court Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi Cineyug Films Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd Delhi High Court DMK MP Kanimozhi Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd KTV's affairs Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani
Criminal Law News HC stays trial against TV serial producer March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment stay on trial court proceedings against TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi has been ordered by the Delhi High Court, accused in the dowry death case of his wife, on a plea for trying him for murder charge. Justice Kailash Gambhir in his order told that the trial court proceedings are stayed till further orders and posted […] Read more » Delhi High Court dowry death Dr L C Gupta Justice Kailash Gambhir murder charge Section 304 of IPC trial against TV serial producer TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi
Criminal Law News Man gets death penalty for raping, killing minor girl March 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been rewarded with the sentence to death by a fast track trial court for the raping and killing an eight year old girl last month near state’s home minister Uma Shankar Gupta’s residence. The sentence was awarded by District and Session Judge Sushma Khosla in just nine working days to Nandkumar Tamoli […] Read more » Bhopal Utsav Mela District and session judge Sushma Khosla fast track trial court raping and killing section 201 section 302 of Prevention of Sexual Offences against Children Act 2012 section 366 of Prevention of Sexual Offences against Children Act 2012 section 376 (2)H of Prevention of Sexual Offences against Children Act 2012 sections 363 of Prevention of Sexual Offences against Children Act 2012 sentence to death