Criminal Law News Naxal convicted, gets seven years in jail November 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An accused from Naxal involved in attack on a police team in Bhamragarh tehsil in 2010 has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by the District Court here. According to police, a shoot-out took place between the police and the Maoists in the forest between Pidmili and Piddur in on July 4, 2010 when the […] Read more » Bamu alias Monu Dewa Miccha Cobra jawans Indian Arms Act Naxal Pidmili and Piddur Special Anti-Naxal Squad village Bhusewada
Criminal Law News Man, parents acquitted by High Court in dowry murder case November 26, 2012 / November 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man and his parents who had been sentenced to life imprisonment by the lower court have been acquitted by the Bombay High Court for allegedly murdering his wife for dowry. Kiran Patil and his parents Dinkar and Ushabai Patil have been acquitted by the Aurangabad bench of the High Court acquitted, rejecting the prosecution’s […] Read more » allegedly murdering assaulted Aurangabad bench of the High Court Bombay High Court burn injuries dowry dowry harassment dowry murder case Justices Sunil Deshmukh and A H Joshi Kiran Patil and his parents Dinkar and Ushabai Patil life imprisonment
Criminal Law News Death penalty of wife, kids’ killer reduced to life term November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The death penalty to life term of a businessman has been reduced by the Delhi High Court who killed his wife and two kids, observing that despite the shocking crime it cannot be said that the convict is “irredeemable as a human being”. A division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Pratibha Rani […] Read more » irredeemable as a human being Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Pratibha Rani
Criminal Law News Chadha brothers’ murders: Case shifted to Crime Branch November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the arrest of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari who are the key witness in the double murders of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother, the probe has been transferred to the crime branch. Delhi’s south district police were investigating the case earlier. “Seven people have been arrested in connection with the case. Further investigations will […] Read more » Crime Branch of Delhi Police Delhi's south district police double murders of liquor baron FIR Police Chhaya Sharma Ponty Chadha Ponty Chadha and his brother Sukhdev Singh Namdhari
Criminal Law News Abu Jundal tells court that he wants free legal aid from NGO November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aurangabad arms haul case accused Zaibuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, sought free legal aid from Jamait-ul-Ulema, a prominent NGO, when he was produced before a special court here through video conference. Jundal is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail and was produced in the Mumbai court through a video conference. When the judge asked Jundal […] Read more » 26/11 Mumbai terror Abu Jundal Aurangabad arms haul case Jamait-ul-Ulema prominent NGO Tihar Jail Zaibuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal
Criminal Law News IPS officer killing case: Accused applies for bail November 23, 2012 / November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on IPS officer killing case: Accused applies for bail The lone accused in the IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh killing case moved a bail application in the Special CBI Court. Mahendra Morya, counsel of the accused, Manoj Gurjar, filed the plea in the Special Court presided over by Judge Anupam Srivastava. CBI, which probed the killing, has produced its evidence in the trial court. […] Read more » IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh special CBI court
Criminal Law News Court to decide on framing charges against Kalmadi November 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has given its order on framing of charges against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and 10 others in a Games-related graft case. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh had earlier reserved his order on framing of charges for tomorrow after hearing the CBI and defence counsel arguments on it. […] Read more » charges against Kalmadi cheating (Section 420) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee criminal conspiracy under Section 120(B) Delhi court Director General (Procurement) Surjit Lal forgery (Section 468 & 471) of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act Joint Director General (Sports) A S V Prasad OC's Director General V K Verma Suresh Kalmadi Treasurer M Jayachandran
Criminal Law News 4 Ponty Chadha’s guards remanded to police custody November 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Liquor baron Ponty Chadha’s four guards, who were arrested for allegedly entering a disputed farmhouse in south Delhi and thrashing some men there, were today remanded to five days of police custody by a Delhi court. The four persons identified as Bhupender, Rajpal, Uday and Anand were produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Garg who sent […] Read more » Bhupender Chhattarpur in south Delhi Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Garg Ponty Chadha Rajpal remanded to police custody Uday and Anand
Criminal Law News 2G case: RBI Governor D Subbarao deposes in court November 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a Delhi court RBI Governor D Subbarao deposed as a prosecution witness in the 2G case, saying he had questioned in 2007 the spectrum fee of around Rs1600 crore for pan-India licence. From April 2007 to September 2008 Subbarao was the finance secretary, is a key witness in the case in which former telecom minister A […] Read more » 2007 the spectrum fee 2G case Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal Bollywood producer Karim Morani finance secretary former Telecom Minister A. Raja Kalaignar Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd RBI Governor D Subbarao Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini telecom secretary D S Mathur
Criminal Law News Ex-Army personnel gets life term for killing son November 19, 2012 / November 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired armyman gets life for killing son. A Delhi court sentenced to a retired armyman for imprisonment of life for killing his son when he was asked not to fight with victim’s mother. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta handed down the jail term to Shish Ram (66) for killing his son, holding that the deceased was […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta cruel and unusual manner Ex-Army life term life term for killing son Retired armyman
Criminal Law News Stock Guru scam: Court extends Ullhas PC, to be taken to Goa November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police told that he has to be taken to Goa, Mumbai and Ratnagiri to recover documents, hard disks and other evidence after when the police custody of Ullas Prabhakar, an accused in the multicrore Stock Guru Scam case, has extended by the court. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pulastya Pramachala extended Ullas’ police custody till […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pulastya Pramachala Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing Goa Inspector Raj Kumar Mumbai and Ratnagiri Raksha alias Priyanka
Criminal Law News Family Law News Dowry death: Husband, in-laws awarded 7 yr prison November 16, 2012 / November 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Dowry death: Husband, in-laws awarded 7 yr prison In Kapurthala district Parents and a man was sentenced to seven years in prison by a local court in a three-year-old dowry death case. Additional Session Judge J S Bhinder, while observing that, “perpetrators of crime against women did not deserve any leniency”, sent Lakhwinder, his mother Kuldip Kaur and father Amarjit Singh to prison […] Read more » 7 yr prison Additional Session Judge J S Bhinder Amarjit Singh Bhulath in Kapurthala district In Kapurthala district Kuldip Kaur Lakhwinder local court Salempur village of Tanda three-year-old dowry death case