Criminal Law News Tejinder Singh files defamation case against army March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh has filed a defamation suit against the Army for alleging in a press release that he offered a bribe to Army chief VK Singh. Defence minister AK Antony too had told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the man accused by General VK Singh was Tejinder Singh. Tejinder Singh’s lawyer […] Read more » Army chief VK Singh defamation case Defence Minister AK Antony Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh
Criminal Law News Godhra riot case: Supreme Court affords Modi relief March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a big relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Nanavati Commission to summon him regarding his alleged role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The apex court also said that it would look into the plea whether report of the Special Investigating Team, appointed […] Read more » Godhra riot case Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: CBI gets notice on Talwars’ plea March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by murdered teenager Aarushi’s mother Nupur Talwar seeking review of its order rejecting her plea challenging the special CBI court decision of not accepting the investigating agency’s closure report and ordering that the parents be made accused in the […] Read more » Aarushi case Central Bureau of Investigation Justic A.K. Patnaik Supreme Court
Criminal Law News CBI recovers weapon used in Shehla Masood murder March 26, 2012 / March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today said that the weapon used in the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood has been recovered at the instance of Saqib Ali who is accused of hiring contract killers to murder her. A CBI spokesperson said in New Delhi that the weapon, a country-made bullet, was recovered at the instance of Ali […] Read more » CBI Saqib Ali Shehla Masood murder
Criminal Law News 3 police officials booked for helping bank robbery accused March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab Police has arrested three police officials for allegedly helping a bank robbery accused and insulting the judicial court proceedings, police today said. Faridkot District Police registered a criminal case against ASI Harbans Singh, head constable Amrik Singh and local jail official Jiwanjot Singh under section 225-B, 228, 219 and 120-B IPC and arrested them. […] Read more » 3 police officials bank robbery accused head constable Amrik Singh local jail official Jiwanjot Singh
Criminal Law News Supreme Court to hear the plea tomorrow in 2002 Gujarat communal riots March 26, 2012 / March 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to Justice Nanavati Commission to summon Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged role in the 2002 communal riots. A bench comprising Justices D K Jain and Anil R Dave had issued notices to Mr Modi and Justice Nanavati Commission on a petition, filed by […] Read more » 2002 Gujarat communal riots Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Justice Nanavati Commission Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Katara murder: Court sets up panel to probe convicts’ hospital visits March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking serious note of allegations that Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav, who visited AIIMS for treatment, left the hospital Diwali night without informing the staff, the Delhi High Court Friday set up a panel to probe if his visit was justified. Acting on the complaint of Katara’s mother Neelam, a division bench of Justice […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice V.K. Shali Katara murder Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav
Criminal Law News Court reserves order on lodging case against Digvijay March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Friday reserved its orders on a plea for lodging a criminal case against senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh for allegedly beating a man, caught after purportedly trying to attack party spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi with a shoe last June. Sunil Kumar Sharma, who had allegedly tried to attack Dwivedi on June 6 […] Read more » Congress leader Digvijay Singh Delhi court Justice D.V. Sharma Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja party spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi
Criminal Law News Three get life term for former JNU student leader’s murder March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Friday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for the murder of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) leader and former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Chandrasekhar in Bihar’s Siwan 15 years ago. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Dhirendra Kumar Pandey sentenced Dhruv Kumar Jaiswal, Sheikh Munna and Illyas Warsi, […] Read more » Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) leader former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Chandrasekhar judge Dhirendra Kumar Pandey
Criminal Law News ‘Pakistani’ submits documents to prove innocence March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man, accused of of entering India illegally as a Pakistani spy, submitted documents in a Delhi court Thursday to support his claim that he returned to India to settle. Imran submitted documents claiming that he was a native of Gujarat and returned to India for permanent settlement before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav. The […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Delhi court Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency
Criminal Law News Madhur Bhandarkar to face trial in rape case March 23, 2012 / March 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday rejected the application of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar to stay the process against him in a Mumbai metropolitan court in the Preeti Jain rape case. “Justice R.C. Chavan today (Thursday) refused to stay the trial against Bhandarkar, stating that he will now have to face criminal trial,” Jain`s lawyer S. Kunjuraman […] Read more » Bombay High Court filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar Justice R.C. Chavan Preeti Jain rape case
Criminal Law News Kin of deceased man vandalise Noida government hospital March 22, 2012 / March 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Doctors at the Noida district hospital went on strike for nearly 14 hours Wednesday after the kin of a deceased man assaulted them Tuesday night. According to sources in the hospital, two accident patients – Virendra Kumar (29) and Khushboo (23) – were brought to the hospital at around 10.30 p.m. Tuesday by the staff […] Read more » Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) N.P. Mishra the deceased Virendra's body Noida government hospital