Criminal Law News ‘High court judge can’t probe Kashmir custodial death’ October 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has turned down the state government’s request that a sitting judge of the court probe the custodial death of National Conference (NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf, official sources said on Monday. According to sources, chief justice KM Kalifullah has told the state government that it is not within his […] Read more » chief justice KM Kalifullah high court judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court Kashmir custodial death NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Give Raj Bala’s autopsy report to her family: Supreme court October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed Delhi Police to give the post-mortem examination report of Raj Bala to her family. The Haryana resident was injured in the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s gathering at Ramlila ground in Delhi in June and died earlier this week after being hospitalised for 114 days. Raj Bala […] Read more » Baba Ramdev Delhi Police Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Raj Bala's autopsy report senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Corrupt IAS officer in Bihar to be prosecuted September 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Corrupt IAS officer in Bihar to be prosecuted A suspended Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, whose house was confiscated and turned into a primary school, will be prosecuted for having assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official said Thursday. An official in the Chief Minister’s Office here said the central government has cleared the proposal of the Bihar government […] Read more » Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Corrupt IAS officer in Bihar be prosecuted Patna High Court Shiv Shankar Verma
Criminal Law News Sex scandal: Achuthanandan’s plea for CBI probe dismissed September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala high court Tuesday dismissed leader of opposition VS Achuthanandan’s plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Kozhikode ice cream parlour sex case, allegedly involving state minister PK Kunhalikutty. The court had earlier this month asked Kerala police to submit their case diary and investigation report in the sex scandal […] Read more » Chief Justice J Chelameswar Kerala High Court PK Kunhalikutty Sex scandal VS Achuthanandan
Criminal Law News Include Rajasthan minister’s name in FIR: Court September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Include Rajasthan minister’s name in FIR: Court ACJM Court of Rajasthan, here Friday ordered the police to include the name of Rajasthan’s Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna as an accused in the FIR lodged in the disappearance of a nurse who allegedly featured in a compromising position with the minister on a CD. Amarchand, husband of the auxiliary nurse and midwife Bhanwari Devi, […] Read more » ACJM additional chief judicial magistrate Bhanwari Devi Bhanwari Devi Case Bhanwari Devi Rape & Murder Case Mahipal Maderna Rajasthan’s Water Resources Minister
Criminal Law News Death warrant for killer of 4 year-old-girl September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jamshedpur, A local court issued death warrant for a youth who was given capital punishment almost seven months ago for raping and killing a four-year-old girl from his neighbour in this industrial city last year, for his failure to file appeal in the Supreme Court within the stipulated time frame, Official Sources said today. […] Read more »
Criminal Law News 3 sentenced to life for killing boy for Rs 70, cell phone September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 3 sentenced to life for killing boy for Rs 70, cell phone NEW DELHI: Three youths have been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a class X student after robbing him of a paltry Rs 70 and his cell phone. Punishing the trio, the court relied on the testimony of Sapna, a ninth-grader and a cousin of the deceased who was present with him during the time […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Three convicted for killing shoe baron September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jharkhand, Jamshedpur court Saturday convicted three people for killing Ashish Dey, owner of footwear brand Sreeleathers four years ago. Additional District Judge Pankaj Kumar convicted Jitendra Singh, Amlesh Singh and Vinod Singh. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced Monday. Jharkhand, Jamshedpur court Saturday convicted three people for killing Ashish Dey, owner of footwear brand […] Read more » Ashish Dey Ashish Dey Murder Case
Criminal Law News Men need to change to stop violence against women: Meira Kumar September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calling for a change in the mindset of men to stop physical and sexual violence against women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday said about 76 percent of women were victims of both forms of abuse. Inaugurating a regional seminar for Asian parliaments on ‘Preventing and Responding to Violence against Women’ here, Meira Kumar […] Read more » against women Inter-Parliamentary Union Meira Kumar stop violence
Criminal Law News Madhya Pradesh top official in dock over dinner September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Madhya Pradesh top official in dock over dinner The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta has registered a case against state Chief Secretary Avni Vaishya for organising a dinner for about 250 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers at the taxpayers’ money. Officials have denied the charge. Complainant Ajay Dubey, a member of Transparency International, alleged that a sum of Rs.1.5 lakh was routed from public funds […] Read more » GAD general administration department Madhya Pradesh top official
Criminal Law News Honour killing: Five awarded death sentence September 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced five people to death in a 2008 honour killing case. Additional Sessions Judge Bimla Kumari awarded death sentence to Mohammad Saleem, Shaheen Abbas, Shahid Wasim, Shaheen Zargam Ali and Sabbir Kasim holding them guilty of murder and also imposed a fine of Rs.20,000 on each. “The case of the prosecution […] Read more » honour killing
Criminal Law News Tension in Mohammadi after killing of 2 lawyers, Lawyers on strike September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lakhimpur Kheri/Lucknow, Sep 4 Tension prevailed in Mohammadi tehsil of the district today, a day after two lawyers were gunned down by lekhpals during a clash. Almost all the lawyers of district, civil and other lower courts in the state has called for indefinite strike against the killing from tomorrow. State Special Director […] Read more »