Criminal Law News Supreme Court upholds Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli’s death sentence February 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court upholds Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli’s death sentence The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence to Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli for murdering 14-year-old Rimpa Haldar, one of his first victims in the serial rape-cum-killing episode six years back, saying the case was “horrifying” and “barbaric”. A bench of justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra confirmed the death sentence to […] Read more » death sentence Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli
Criminal Law News ‘Cultural protest’ against Binayak Sen’s jail Tuesday February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on ‘Cultural protest’ against Binayak Sen’s jail Tuesday Director Aparna Sen, musician Rabbi Shergill and writer Ashok Vajpeyi will be among those who will gather Tuesday for a “cultural protest” against the life term of human rights activist Binayak Sen.Sen, whose bail plea was rejected by the Chhattisgarh High Court Feb 10, is at present held in a jail in Raipur. He was […] Read more » Binayak Sen
Criminal Law News Governments get notice on Afzal Guru’s transfer plea February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a petition by Afzal Guru, on death row for his role in the 2001 parliament attack, seeking his transfer from Tihar Jail to a prison in Srinagar. The Supreme Court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha issued notice after the […] Read more » Afzal Guru Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Aarushi murder: CBI slammed for closure when evidence points to parents February 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI special magistrate was very critical of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for filing a closure report in the Aarushi Talwar murder case when ‘the available evidences on record’ pointed towards her parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, to make them ‘culprits prima facie’. In her 21-page order, magistrate Preeti Singh said: ‘On the […] Read more » Aarushi murder CBI
Criminal Law News Binayak Sen’s bail plea rejected February 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Chattisgarh has rejected the bail application of Dr Binayak Sen. He was sentenced to life in prison in December after he was convicted of sedition on the basis of his alleged links to Naxals in the area. Binayak Sen’s wife, Ilena expressed her disappointment at today’s court order. She told NDTV, “We […] Read more » bail plea Binayak Sen
Criminal Law News High court reserves order on Binayak Sen’s bail plea February 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chhattisgarh High Court Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen even as the state government opposed it on the grounds of his links with the Maoists.Sen is at present lodged in a jail in Raipur capital city following his sentencing to life term by a trial court Dec […] Read more » bail plea Binayak Sen
Criminal Law News Talwar couple to be tried for daughter’s murder February 9, 2011 / February 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were today made an accused in the murder of their teenage daughter Aarushi by a special CBI court which rejected the agency’s closure report in the over two-year old double-murder case. Judge Preeti Singh took cognisance of CBI’s closure report and issued summons to the parents to appear before her on […] Read more » Aarushi murdercase Dr Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar
Criminal Law News Nithari case: Supreme Court pulls up CBI February 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for making excuses to get an adjournment on a petition by Surendra Koli, sentenced to death in the Nithari serial killing case of 2006. An apex court bench of Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra chided the investigating agency when it […] Read more » CBI Nithari case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Court verdict on Aarushi case closure report Wednesday February 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday its ruling on the investigating agency’s closure report in teenager Aarushi Talwar’s murder case.The CBI said before the court that it had not found any substantial evidence in the case and a closure report was its only option. “The fingerprints found on the wall also could […] Read more » Aarushi case
Criminal Law News Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a committee to investigate the shocking case of a Dalit minor who was brutally attacked for resisting rape in Uttar Pradesh, a state where, activists say, the situation for women, ruled by a woman chief minister, is going from bad to worse. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said: […] Read more » National Commission for Women NCW chairperson Girija Vyas Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News High court to decide on Kasab death sentence Feb 21 February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday set Feb 21 as the date when it will pronounce its verdict on the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The court announced that it will give its verdict Feb 21 confirming or commuting the death penalty of […] Read more » death sentence High Court Kasab Mohammed Ajmal Kasab Pakistani terrorist
Criminal Law News Delhi serial blasts: Charges to be framed Feb 21 February 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday found sufficient evidence to put to trial 13 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in the 2008 serial blasts in New Delhi, in which 26 people were killed. Charges against them would be framed Feb 21. Additional Sessions Judge Santosh Snehi Mann said there was sufficient evidence to put the 13 […] Read more » Delhi serial blasts