Criminal Law News Supreme Court decries abuse of court process by criminals April 2, 2012 / April 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Haryana-based black-marketeer sentenced to a one-year jail term kept filing petitions in various courts for over 12 years to delay his surrender. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the man’s petition, voiced anguish at criminals repeatedly approaching courts by moving “misconceived and untenable” petitions to frustrate the course of justice, and even succeeding on some […] Read more » criminals Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Police kept eyes closed during 1984 riots, CBI tells court April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Saturday told a Delhi court hearing a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that police kept their eyes closed during the carnage. While advancing the final arguments, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) counsel RS Cheema said: “This was a case where the police acted in a […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots Additional Sessions Judge JR Aryan CBI Congress leader Sajjan Kumar
Criminal Law News Terror charge plea against Ghandy to come up April 9 April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A chief metropolitan magistrate here Saturday took a police plea for considering the second set of formal charges filed against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy over terror charges. The case would now come up April 9. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav said that a sessions court had found prima facie evidence against him for terror charges […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Criminal Law News Israeli car blast: Kazmi seeks to know name of interrogators April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for alleged involvement in the Israeli embassy car blast case, Saturday moved an application in court, seeking the names of the interrogators who quizzed him during his custody. Kazmi’s counsel Gajinder Kumar moved the application asking details of the interrogators. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vinod Yadav asked police to […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vinod Yadav Israeli car blast Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan
Criminal Law News 19 cops given life in staged shootout case after 20 years March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As many as 19 policemen were sentenced by a CBI court here Thursday to life imprisonment in the case of killing of a gurdwara sewadar in a staged shootout in 1992. Seventeen of the cops will serve the sentence since two have already died of natural causes. The case goes back to 1992, when the […] Read more » CBI court killing of a gurdwara sewadar shootout in 1992 Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court slams Punjab government for ‘drama’ in Rajoana case March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday criticized the Punjab government for enacting a “drama” to frustrate the execution of death sentence awarded to Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana in the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya observed: “We would have liked […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Rajoana case Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Delhi cops told not to harass Northeasterners and Ladakhis March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police not to harass people from the Northeast and Ladakh because of their facial similarity with Tibetans who have been protesting the visit of China President Hu Jintao. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also directed the city […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Ladakhis Northeasterners
Criminal Law News Katara murder: Two cops guarding Vikas Yadav suspended March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that two security personnel were suspended and an inquiry initiated against them for allegedly allowing Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav leave his hospital room on the Diwali night last year. Placing the medical records of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) before the court, advocate […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice V.K. Shali Nitish Katara murder convict case Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav
Criminal Law News Centre stays Rajoana hanging: Badal March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Wednesday stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana for the Aug 31, 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. The execution was scheduled Saturday. This was revealed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal here after their meeting with President […] Read more » 1995 assassination Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Judicial custody of high court blast accused extended March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Wednesday extended judicial custody of two accused in the 2011 Delhi High Court blast and deferred the hearing for taking cognisance of the charge sheet to next month. Special NIA Judge H.S. Sharma listed the matter for scrutiny of documents of the chargesheet for April 18 and extended […] Read more » 2011 Delhi High Court blast special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Special NIA Judge H.S. Sharma
Criminal Law News AMRI case: Two directors get bail after 111 days in custody March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After spending 111 days in custody, two directors of the fire-ravaged AMRI Hospital were today granted bail by the Calcutta High Court which observed that day-to-day affairs of the hospital were not run by them. A division bench comprising justices Ashim Kumar Roy and Asim Kumar Ray granted the bail prayers of RS Goenka and […] Read more » AMRI case Calcutta High Court justice Ashim Kumar Roy Justice Asim Kumar Ray
Criminal Law News Rajoana to hang Saturday, rules court March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, is to hang as scheduled on March 31, a Chandigarh court ruled Tuesday as opposition began building up in some places in Punjab to protest the hanging. As per the court’s orders, Rajoana has to […] Read more » 1995 assassination case Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana Chandigarh court