Criminal Law News Curb reporting on police probes, Supreme Court urged April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan government Thursday pleaded before the Supreme Court for restraining the media from reporting on matters related to police probes in criminal cases for protecting the rights of the accused. The state government told the constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. […] Read more » Article 21 of constitution Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News One sent to jail for assaulting Bengal scientist, daughter April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court Thursday sent a man to three days’ police custody for allegedly assaulting a retired scientist and molesting his daughter. “Gautam Pal has been sent to three days’ police custody by a court here. He has been charged with several offences including non bailable ones under the Indian Penal Code,” the duty […] Read more » Bengal scientist West Bengal court
Criminal Law News Israeli embassy car blast: Kazmi opposes vehicle’s release April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, accused in the Feb 13 Israeli embassy car blast case, Thursday told a Delhi court that the damaged vehicle should not be released for inspection by an insurance surveyor. He opposed an application filed in the court seeking the vehicle’s release and said that the plea did not bear anybody’s […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Delhi court Israeli embassy car blast Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi
Criminal Law News Court issues notices on release of Maoists for Hikaka April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Odisha government on a petition seeking to restrain the release of jailed Maoists in exchange for captive BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka. A bench of justice TS Thakur and justice Gyan Sudha Misra asked the respondents to file a reply within two weeks. The […] Read more » Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of CPI BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka Justice Gyan Sudha Misra justice TS Thakur Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bihar to move Supreme Court against massacre case acquittal April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bihar will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena in Bhojpur district, a minister said Wednesday. Bihar Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes Welfare Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi said here that the government will file an […] Read more » 1996 massacre Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Patna High Court Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Several injured during clash inside Meerut jail April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A major clash broke out in the Meerut district jail this morning between the prisoners and the security personnel in which several people were injured. Policemen, who rushed inside, also fired in air to control the prisoners who torched properties inside the jail. Official sources said the clash started last evening after the jail authorities […] Read more » clash inside Meerut jail Meerut district jail security personnel
Criminal Law News Arrest warrant against Nupur Talwar extended April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special CBI court on Wednesday extended the non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued by it against dentist Nupur Talwar in connection with the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case of 2008. The court extended the warrant after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought extension of the same as the hearing resumed today. The CBI pleaded that […] Read more » Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case of 2008 dentist Nupur Talwar non-bailable warrant (NBW) special CBI court
Criminal Law News Court sets aside contempt order against IFCI CEO April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the order of a single judge holding the CEO of Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) guilty of contempt of court and slapping a Rs.3.5 lakh fine on him. Holding that no contempt of court is made out against IFCI CEO-cum-MD Atul Kumar Rai, a division bench […] Read more » CEO of Industrial Finance Corporation Delhi High Court Justice P.K. Bhasin Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Criminal Law News Trial of Geelani’s aide begins April 18, 2012 / April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Tuesday began the trial of a close aide of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and three others for allegedly running a hawala racket to fund terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir. District Judge (DJ) HS Sharma commenced the trial with recording of the statement of a formal […] Read more » Delhi court Delhi Police Inspector Kailash Singh Bisht District Judge (DJ) HS Sharma Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Criminal Law News Protests in Bihar against acquittal of massacre accused April 18, 2012 / April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hundreds of people in Bihar took to the streets Tuesday against a Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people, mostly women and children, by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena in Bhojpur district. The Patna High Court had Monday acquitted the three sentenced to death and 20 given life […] Read more » 1996 massacre Bhojpur district Patna High Court
Criminal Law News Missing nurse case: Legislator’s kin declared proclaimed offender April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Monday declared a Congress legislator’s sister Indra Bishnoi a proclaimed offender for remaining an absconder for over five months in the case of nurse Bhanwari Devi’s murder and kidnap, a lawyer said. Indira Bishnoi, sister of Luni legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi who has also been arrested in the case, is believed to […] Read more » CBI lawyer S.S. Yadav legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi Missing nurse case Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna
Criminal Law News Supreme Court to hear in July a 37-year-old case April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in July the petition by Ranjan Dwivedi – an accused in a bomb attack at then railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 – seeking quashing of charges and criminal proceedings against him, in a trial hanging for more than 37 years. An apex court bench of […] Read more » 37-year-old case Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 Supreme Court