Criminal Law News No mercy for kidnappers of children: Supreme Court December 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it was incumbent upon it and subordinate courts to award severe punishment to those involved in kidnapping children for ransom as they deserved no mercy. “We are of the view that in cases where young children are kidnapped or abducted for ransom, no leniency be shown in awarding sentence. On […] Read more » Justice J. Chelameswar Justice P. Sathasivam No mercy for kidnappers of children Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Maderna sent to CBI custody till Dec 9 December 4, 2011 / December 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna and a Congress legislator’s brother were arrested for alleged involvement in the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, a court in Jodhpur sent the two to Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) custody till Dec 9. “Maderna and Parasram Bishnoi were produced in the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court […] Read more » court in Jodhpur Maderna sent to CBI custody till Dec 9 nurse Bhanwari Devi
Criminal Law News Supreme Court admits plea against Varun Gandhi’s election December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition seeking the overturning of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi’s election from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in 2009 on the ground that he delivered inflammatory speeches in the run-up to the polls. An apex court bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and S.S. Nijjar admitted the […] Read more » BJP MP Varun Gandhi's election Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Sohrabuddin case: Supreme Court asks for call details December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Gujarat government to make available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) details of phone calls made between senior police officers and other functionaries of the state during the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. The direction came from the supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Sohrabuddin case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Dey murder: reporter to remain in police custody December 1, 2011 / December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Thursday extended till Dec 5 the custody of Jigna Vora, the woman journalist detained last week in the killing of fellow crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey, an official said. Public Prosecutor Dilip Shah, while moving the remand application before Special Judge S.M. Modak of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, […] Read more » Dey murder Judge S.M. Modak Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
Criminal Law News Gujarat should distance itself from law abusers: Supreme Court December 1, 2011 / December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat government should distance itself from those accused of committing abuse of law in the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, the Supreme Court was told Wednesday. Senior counsel Gopal Subramanium, appointed by the court for its assistance, said this during the hearing on a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Seven ex-students get three-year jail for junior’s death November 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seven former students of the B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) here were Tuesday awarded three years’ imprisonment by a Punjab court for driving a first year student to death due to merciless ragging in 2005. Additional District and session Judge S.K. Singla also slapped a fine on the convicts and acquitted four others, […] Read more » B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Judge S.K. Singla Punjab court
Criminal Law News Rs.5 lakh solatium for Tamil Nadu women raped by cops November 29, 2011 / November 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday announced a solatium of Rs.5 lakh for each of the four tribal women, who were allegedly raped by policemen in Villupuram district, and suspended five uniformed men. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said she had ordered payment of Rs.500,000 each to the four tribal Irula women who […] Read more » Rs.5 lakh solatium Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu women raped by cops
Criminal Law News Two held for kidnapping, killing lawyer’s son November 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 28-year-old employee of the Bureau of Indian Standards, the son of a senior advocate, was abducted and murdered by two acquaintances after they failed to extort money from him. They have been arrested, police said. Rohit Ahlawat was found dead in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh. Mohammad Adanil and Mehboob Alam were arrested from Rajasthan […] Read more » IP Estate police station killing lawyer's son Tees Hazari Court
Criminal Law News Kasab death penalty: Expedite process, say lawyers November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hanging 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab may be sooner said than done. While some from the Mumbai’s lawyer fraternity said a fair process is vital, other feel that death sentence cases such as these should be speeded up. “I feel a high profile terrorism case such as this should be fast-tracked, not only in the […] Read more » Bombay High Court judge M.L. Tahaliyani Kasab death penalty
Criminal Law News Court upholds life term for nurse’s rapist November 24, 2011 / November 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday upheld the life sentence awarded to a man who gouged out an eye of a nurse working with him at the Shanti Mukund Hospital in east Delhi before raping her in 2003. Upholding the life term awarded to Bhura Singh for raping the nurse, a bench of Justice Anil Kumar […] Read more » Court upholds life term for nurse's rapist Delhi High Court Justice Anil Kumar Justice V.K. Shali
Criminal Law News Vikas Yadav gets one day’s leave from jail November 22, 2011 / November 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rejecting a four-day leave plea by Vikas Yadav, undergoing life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case of 2002, the Delhi High Court Tuesday granted him one day’s custodial parole for signing some legal papers. The court has asked him to fix a date for the parole. “Yadav’s lawyer needs to inform the jail authorities […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Pratibha Rani said Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Nitish Katara murder case