Criminal Law News Ishrat Jahan shootout: ‘Now no one can call me a terrorist’s father’ November 21, 2011 / November 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gopinathan Pillai, the father of Pranesh Kumar Pillai alias Javed Shaikh who was killed allegedly by police in a staged shootout in Ahmedabad in 2004, said Monday he is a much relieved man in the wake of the Special Investigation Team telling the Gujarat High Court that the shootout was not genuine. Gopinathan Pillai and […] Read more » college student Ishrat Jahan Gujarat High Court Ishrat Jahan shootout
Criminal Law News Dumping waste in open a criminal offence in Kerala November 21, 2011 / November 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Dumping waste in open a criminal offence in Kerala A division bench of the Kerala High Court Monday directed the state police to register criminal cases against all those who dump waste on the streets. The bench of Justice CN Ramachandran Nair and Justice PS Gopinathan asked all the local self-governing bodies in the state to ensure that no garbage was dumped in the […] Read more » Dumping waste in open a criminal offence in Kerala Justice CN Ramachandran Nair Justice PS Gopinathan Kerala High Court
Criminal Law News Death sentence to two youths for rape, murder November 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Death sentence to two youths for rape, murder A local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district Saturday sentenced two youths to death for raping and killing a teenaged girl, and later beating her father also to death, a lawyer said. Additional District and Sessions Judge Buddhiram Yadav sentenced Ram Avtar and Arvind Kumar, natives of Piyaroakbarpur village, to death. ‘Avtar and Arvind, now […] Read more » Death sentence to two youths for rape murder Judge Buddhiram Yadav lawyer S.P. Rai local court in Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Bhatta-Parsaul rape: Court orders FIR against 30 cops November 19, 2011 / November 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A noida court on Friday ordered that FIRs be registered against five senior police officers and 25 constables for raping and robbing a woman in Bhatta village on May 7. The FIRs have been filed against former circle officer of Dankore Uday Veer Singh Khokhar, ex-station officers (SO) Anuj Chaudhary, Inder Kumar Badola, Rajeev Kumar, […] Read more » Bhatta-Parsaul 'rape' Court orders FIR against 30 cops lawyer Ved Prakash Sharma noida court
Criminal Law News Class 10 student rapped for uploading classmate’s obscene photo November 19, 2011 / November 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Class 10 student rapped for uploading classmate’s obscene photo The Delhi High Court Friday came down heavily on a class 10 student, who had uploaded a morphed “obscene” picture of one of his female classmates on social networking site Facebook, as well as his parents. After Justice Hima Kohli reprimanded the student of a private school in Vasant Kunj area of south Delhi, who […] Read more » Class 10 student rapped Delhi High Court Justice Hima Kohli uploading classmate’s obscene photo
Criminal Law News Sadhvi Pragya files fresh bail plea November 18, 2011 / November 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two months after the Supreme Court rejected her bail plea, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, has once again sought bail on “grounds of parity”, her lawyer said in Mumbai on Friday. Three other co-accused in the same case – Shivnarayan Kalsangra, Shyam Sahu and […] Read more » Malegaon blast case Sadhvi Pragya files fresh bail plea Special Judge YD Shinde Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Strong proof against 13 cops in Sohrabuddin killing: Shah November 18, 2011 / November 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thursday washed his hands off the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case and told the Supreme Court that there was “good evidence” against 13 policemen for their involvement in the killing. The apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.P. Desai was told that then deputy inspector general of police “Geetha Johri did […] Read more » Gujarat's Additional Advocate General Tushar Mehta Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Sohrabuddin killing
Criminal Law News Srilakshmi appears before CBI in illegal mining case November 17, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Srilakshmi appears before CBI in illegal mining case IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, who was accused number four in the CBI’s FIR in the illegal mining case involving former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, appeared before the investigating agency this morning. Srilakshmi was being questioned by the CBI sleuths since morning, sources said. She was currently Commissioner for Family Welfare and was Secretary for […] Read more » CBI Chanchalguda Jail IAS officer Y Srilakshmi illegal mining case
Criminal Law News Court awards death penalty to eight in triple murder November 17, 2011 / November 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Uttar Pradeshs Mathura district Wednesday awarded capital punishment to eight people and life sentence to 27 in a two-decade-old triple murder carried out on the orders of a village panchayat, a lawyer said. Additional district and session judge A.K. Upadhyay pronounced the judgment in the murder of a young couple – […] Read more » death penalty to eight in triple murder judge A.K. Upadhyay local court in Uttar Pradeshs Mathura district
Criminal Law News Seven Malegaon blasts accused post bonds, out on bail November 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four years after they were arrested for alleged involvement in the 2006 Malegaon blasts that killed 37 people, seven out of the nine accused in the case walked out of jail Wednesday after posting bail bonds of Rs.50,000 each, a social organisation’s official said. They were granted bail Nov 5 by Special Judge Y.D. Shinde […] Read more » lawyer Jalil Ahmed Malegaon blasts Special Judge Y.D. Shinde
Criminal Law News Manu Sharma granted parole, barred from nightclubs November 16, 2011 / November 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted parole to Manu Sharma, who is serving a life sentence here for killing ramp model Jessica Lall, to attend his brother’s marriage for five days. However, the court barred him from visiting nightclubs and discotheques. Justice V.K. Shali said: “He is allowed to attend his brother’s marriage which will […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Shali killing ramp model Jessica Lall
Criminal Law News Supreme court told about Gujarat panel on shootout deaths November 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Monday that the Gujarat government has set up a special task force to probe the cases of alleged staged shootout killings and its investigation would be monitored by an authority headed by retired supreme court judge M.B. Shah. The court was hearing petitions by columnist B.G. Verghese and poet, lyricist and […] Read more » Gujarat panel on shootout deaths judge M.B. Shah Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court