Criminal Law News High Court issues notice to cops on section 144 of CrPC at India Gate January 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court asked the city police to explain as to how a special executive magistrate can be vested with the power to impose prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC for up to six months despite the same being contrary to the fundamental rights of citizens. “Issue notice (to Delhi Police). You file your counter within two weeks […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Court fundamental rights of citizens public tranquillity section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code section 144 of CrPC smooth traffic flow
Criminal Law News Delhi Gang rape victim a 23 year old girl has got dead in Singapore December 29, 2012 / December 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Gang rape victim a 23 year old girl has got dead in Mount Elizabeth Hospital here in Singapore early this morning. The victim was brutally gang raped and assaulted in Delhi. The girl, who was admitted to the well-known multi-organ transplant facility in Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday morning in an extremely critical condition, breathed her last […] Read more » brutally gang raped and assaulted chief executive officer Dr Kelvin Loh death of girl Delhi Gang rape victim Delhi gang-rape Indian High Commissioner T C A Raghavan Mount Elizabeth Hospital President Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rape in India Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi Sexual assault Singapore
Criminal Law News Six Bangladeshis sentenced to 10 yrs imprisonment December 27, 2012 / December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fast track court sentenced six Bangladeshi nationals to rigorous imprisonment for ten years for dacoity and violation of Foreigner’s Act. Fast track court judge zR.K.Sahoo, while convicting the six Bangladeshi nationals, also imposed a penalty of Rs 3000. In case of inability to pay the fine, the convicts would have to undergo an additional jail term […] Read more » Abdul Basar Mulla Asad Ulla Babu Khan Bangladeshi nationals Fast track court Fast track court judge zR.K.Sahoo Foreigners Act Puz Khan Sk. Teliar violation of Foreigner's Act
Criminal Law News Woman gets jail for possessing drugs December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for possessing 15 grams of heroin by a Delhi court. Special Judge M K Nagpal gave her milder punishment saying she has to take care of her three minor children, including an four-month-old infant, who has been living with her in custody since her arrest […] Read more » Defence Colony police Delhi court Delhi resident Mohinoor drugs Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act rigorous imprisonment Special Judge M K Nagpal
Criminal Law News High Court suo motu junks closure report in gangrape case December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking suo motu cognisance of a gang-rape case of 2008, the Delhi High Court has set aside a magisterial court’s decision to accept the police report to close the case against the two alleged rapists. Justice P K Bhasin set aside the magisterial court order while dismissing the pleas of the two accused, who had […] Read more » Delhi High Court FIR gang-rape case Justice P.K. Bhasin magisterial court section 376(2)(g) of IPC suo motu cognisance
Criminal Law News High Court upholds conviction of man for stabbing the girl he loved December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of a 35-year-old businessman for stabbing a girl, who had rejected his proposal for marriage, saying that the five-years’ rigorous imprisonment imposed on him was not “too harsh” as pleaded by him. According to Justice R C Chavan, “Considering the genesis of the incident and the manner in which […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice R.C. Chavan one-sided love rigorous imprisonment stabbing a girl suburban Andheri Vijay Chavan
Criminal Law News Accused refuse TIP, lawyers join protests December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi gangrape case, three of the six accused again refused to undergo test identification parade, with two of them telling a court here that they committed a heinous crime and deserved to be hanged even as they were remanded in 14 days’ judicial custody. Amid a wave of protests against the incident, the lawyers’ body at […] Read more » 14 days judicial custody 300 protesters 376 (2)(g) (gang rape) 377 (unnatural offences) 394 (hurting in committing robbery) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC Accused Pawan Gupta and Vinay Akshay Thakur Aurangabad district in Bihar custodial interrogation Delhi gangrape case gang-rape victim inhuman and barbaric Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar sections 365 (kidnapping or abducting) six accused south Delhi test identification parade Tihar Jail
Criminal Law News Another accused detained in Delhi gang-rape case December 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the outrage across the country grew over torture and rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist, the Delhi police detained the fifth accused in the heinous incident in a late night raid on Thursday. Yesterday the police detained the fifth accused, named Raju, in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. Five days ago the girl was tortured and raped here […] Read more » a gang of six men Ballia in Uttar Pradesh crime in delhi Delhi police detained the fifth accused fifth accused heinous incident in Badaun intensive care unit (ICU) protest march protest on india gate Raju rape case rape case in delhi rape in bus Safdarjung Hospital torture and rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist Uttar Pradesh ventilator
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Court not to hear Zee editor’s plea to monitor probe December 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi, court will hear Zee news editor Sudhir Chaudhary’s plea for monitoring the investigation into the case of alleged extortion bid lodged against the news channel by Congress MP Naveen Jindal’s firm. In this Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Mukesh Kumar told that he will hear the matter on Thursday as there was shortage of time for hearing it […] Read more » Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Mukesh Kumar Congress MP Naveen Jindal Congress MP Naveen Jindal's firm Delhi Police Naveen Jindal Prithvi Jindal Sitaram Jindal Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary
Criminal Law News Samjhauta Exp accused remanded in NIA custody in Malegaon case December 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A prime suspect ‘Dhan Singh’ in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, has remanded in the custody of National Investigation Agency till December 28 in the 2008 Malegaon blast case by the special NIA court. The NIA told the court that it recently arrested Rajender Chaudhary in Samjhauta case, and he had confessed that he and […] Read more » advocate JP Mishra Dhan Singh lawyer of Dhan Singh Malegaon blast case National Investigation Agency Ramchandra Kalasangraha Samjhauta Express blast case special NIA court Special Public prosecutor Rohini Salian Swami Aseemanand vakalatnama
Criminal Law News Delhi woman’s friend identifies one rapist among arrested December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The male friend of Girl who was tortured and raped in a running bus, has identified one of the accused as the rapist during a test identification parade (TIP) held in Tihar Jail. Mukesh, a driver-cum cleaner and brother of Ram Singh, one of the co-accused of the gang-rape case, was identified as the rapist by the 28-year-old man, […] Read more » a physiotherapy student Saket court test identification parade (TIP) Tihar Jail
Criminal Law News Man jailed for 7 yrs for hurting another grievously December 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi court sentenced a man to seven years in jail by a for inflicting grievous injures to a person with an iron rod with an intention to kill him two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar-II held Delhi resident Sarajuddin guilty of assulting his neighbour Nishar Ahmed and said “in view of this court, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar Delhi court intention to kill jailed for 7 yrs