Criminal Law News Judge refuses to recuse self from Naroda Gaam case January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Trial Court for the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre rejected an application by former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and two others where they had sought recusal of the trial judge, Jyotsana Yagnik. Yagnik is the judge who convicted the three in another 2002 riots case, Naroda Patiya, and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The […] Read more » 2002 riots case Babu Patel alias Bajrangi former BJP minister Maya Kodnani Gaurang Vyas High Court Kishan Korani life imprisonment Naroda Gam Naroda Gam case Naroda Gam case by Chief Justice of the HC Naroda Gam massacre Naroda Patiya S H Vora Special Trial Court undergoing trial in the case
Criminal Law News Cheating: TDP MLA surrenders before Hyd court January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the connection with the case of forgery and cheating TDP MLA Suman Rathod surrndered before Miyapur court. Rathod, who represents Khanapur constituency, is accused, along with others, of forging documents and fradulently selling a 400 square yards plot of land at Kukatpally Housing Board colony. According to the prosecution, the accused passed off the […] Read more » 14 days judicial custody Assistant Public Prosecutor Ravinder Reddy case of forgery and cheating Cyberabad police forging documents and fradulently selling a 400 square yards plot Khanapur constituency land at Kukatpally Housing Board Miyapur court pocketed Rs 45 lakh Rathod surrender Rathod surrnder Supreme Court TDP MLA Suman Rathod the police
Criminal Law News CBI wants to examine Zahida afresh in Shehla murder January 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the trial of RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case is underway, CBI today sought permission from the special court here to examine the main accused Zahida Parvez and co-accused Saba Farooqui in the judicial custody. In the application to special CBI judge Anupam Srivastava, Additional Superintendent of Police (CBI) A G L Kaul said […] Read more » accused Zahida Parvez Additional Superintendent of Police (CBI) A G L Kaul Bhopal residence CBI CBI judge Anupam Srivastava human blood human DNA human hair RTI activist Shehla Masood Shehla Masood murder Shehla Masood murder case trial of RTI activist Shehla Masood trial of RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case Zahida
Criminal Law News Judicial custody of Namdhari, others extended January 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judicial custody of sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief S S Namdhari and nine others, arrested for their alleged roles in the murder of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother in a shootout, was extended till Friday by a Delhi court. By a day the judicial custody of Namdhari has been extended by the Metropolitan […] Read more » Anand Singh Bisht Arms Act assault attempt to murder Bhupender Singh chief S S Namdhari Crime Branch Crime Branch of Delhi Police criminal conspiracy dacoity destruction of evidence Duty Magistrate Aggarwal illegal confinement judicial custody kidnapping Mathura Singh Mehra Metropolitan Magistrate Anu Aggarwal Namdhari Ponty Chadha Murder PSO Sachin Tyagi Punjab Rajpal Singh Satnam Singh trespass Uday Raj Singh Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Uttarakhand minority panel
Criminal Law News Gangrape: Case fixed for Jan 14 for scrutiny of documents January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi For the scrutiny of documents filed with the charge sheet in the case of the December 16 gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old girl, a court has fixed a date which is January 14. The five accused — bus driver Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur — […] Read more » 120-B (conspiracy) 201 (destruction of evidence) 23-year-old girl 307 (attempt to murder) 34 (common intention) 376 (2)(g) (gangrape) 377 (unnatural offences) 394 (hurting in dacoity) 395 (dacoity) 396 (murder in dacoity) 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the IPC a minor accused Akshay Thakur bus driver Ram Singh Delhi Gang rape case Delhi Police gang rape gang rape in Delhi his brother Mukesh Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal murder negligent Pawan Gupta Safdarjung Hospital sections 302 (murder) Singapore hospital Vinay Sharma
Criminal Law News CWG:Court to frame charges against Kalmadi and others on Feb 4 January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Charges against sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi shall be fixed by a Delhi court on February 4, for allegedly cheating, conspiring, abusing his official position and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to public exchequer in a games-related graft case. Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur is slated to frame charges against Kalmadi and […] Read more » abusing charge-sheeted by the CBI Charges against Suresh Kalmadi charges against the accused cheating conspiring CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi Director General (Procurement) Surjit Lal Director General V K Verma games-related graft case Indian Penal Code Joint Director General (Sports) A S V Prasad public exchequer Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act Treasurer M Jayachandran
Criminal Law News Top Law News Why Police Commissioner not made accountable: High Court January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Why only a junior police officer was suspended in connection with the gangrape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi?” a strong exception has been taken by the Delhi high court Court has also mentioned that “Why senior cops, including the Police Commissioner, have not been made accountable.” “Why only ACP, why not DCP, why […] Read more » 67 PCR vans 67 PCR vans deployed in South district ACP consequential order counsel of police Dayan Krishnan DCP Delhi Police Delhi Police Commissioner gang rape gangrape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi Justice VK Jain New Delhi gang rape case PCR vans senior cops South district why not DCP Why only ACP
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Order on in camera trial, media restraint in rape case upheld January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition which challenged the order for in camera hearing and a ban on media reporting of the December 16 gangrape case was dismissed on Wednesday by the district judge who said it was “mandatory” to hold in camera proceedings in a case of rape and related offences, and that the magistrate had been “duty […] Read more » advocates D K Mishra and Poonam Kaushik Ballia (UP) December 16 gangrape case December 16 gangrape case was dismissed Delhi Delhi Gang rape case dismissed rape case district judge district judge R K Gauba gang rape Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal Saket courtroom Section 327 of the Code of Criminal Procedure section 327(2) and (3) (in camera trial of rape cases) CrPC section 327(2) of CrPC
Criminal Law News Delhi gangrape: Court upholds ban on reporting by media January 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi a court upheld a magisterial court order for in camera proceedings in the case of December 16 gang rape of 23-year-old girl and restraining media from reporting it. District and Sessions Judge R K Gauba said there was nothing “illegal” or “improper” in the January 7 order of the magistrate. According to the […] Read more » 120-B (conspiracy) 201 (destruction of evidence) 307 (attempt to murder) 34(common intention) 376 (2)(g) (gangrape) 377 (unnatural offences) 394 (hurting in dacoity) 395 (dacoity) 396 (murder in dacoity) 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) CrPC Delhi Police District and Sessions Judge R K Gauba Gangrape in Delhi illegal or improper Metropolitan Magistrate public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan rape in delhi section 327(2) CrPC sections 302 (murder)
Criminal Law News Human Rights Top Law News Delhi High Court to take up harassment cases January 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi all cases of sexual harassment which are pending will be heard in Delhi High Court on a “priority basis”. This follows a directive from high court Chief Justice D. Murugesan. A circular which is issued by him has mentioned that “Chief Justice has desired that considering the large pendency of cases related to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Chief Justice of India Delhi court Delhi rape Delhi rape cases gang-rape of a young woman rape cases. rape case sexual harassment Singapore
Criminal Law News Youth gets 7-yr jail for robbing man of Rs 700 January 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth has landed behind bars for seven years for robbing a man of Rs 700 at knife point with a Delhi court observing that if proper punishment is not awarded to convicts, society’s faith in country’s legal system would be shaken. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ramesh Kumar sentenced Delhi resident Anil to jail term […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ramesh Kumar Probation of Offenders Act robbing a man robbing for Rs 700
Criminal Law News Youth gets 7 yrs jail for raping 55-yr-old woman January 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth has been sent to jail for seven years for raping a 55-year-old woman two years ago by a Delhi court which said his crime has the potential to affect the entire society. District Judge PS Teji sentenced Delhi resident Arvind to seven years rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 […] Read more » 7 yrs jail for raping Bihar to Delhi District Judge PS Teji girl or woman rape rape cases rape in India raping a 55-year-old woman