Criminal Law News Apex court upholds life for Graham Staines’ killers January 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Exactly 12 years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burnt to death by a mob of Hindu fanatics in Orissa, the Supreme Court Friday upheld life terms for Dara Singh, alias Ravinder Kumar Pal, who was leading the crowd and his accomplice Mahender Hambram.While confirming the life sentences, the apex court […] Read more » Dara Singh Graham Staines' killers
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases CWG scam: Hearing on Jayachandran’s bail plea Wednesday January 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday adjourned till Jan 19 the hearing on the bail plea of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official M. Jayachandran in the Queen’s Baton Relay scam. Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the matter after the argument was concluded by defence counsel R.K. Handoo. Jayachandran, joint director (finance) in the OC, was arrested […] Read more » bail CWG scam M. Jayachandran plea
Criminal Law News Court defers framing of charges in 2008 Delhi blasts January 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday deferred till Jan 31 the framing of charges against 14 suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists for their alleged involvement in carrying out serial blasts here in 2008, in which 26 people were killed. Additional Sessions Judge Santosh Snehi Mann deferred the case and asked defence counsel to be prepared with arguments on […] Read more » 2008 blasts Delhi
Criminal Law News Goa ‘custody’ death: Victim’s kin refuse to claim body January 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The kin of a non-resident Indian chef, who died allegedly after being beaten up in police custody earlier this month, have refused to claim his body from a government morgue until the policemen responsible for his killing are punished. Police have denied the charge of custodial death. Speaking to reporters in Panaji, Cosme Fernandes, a […] Read more » 'custody' death Goa
Criminal Law News Court accepts plea by Sadhvi Pragya’s aide January 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Accepting a plea of Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh’s associate Ananth Brahmachari about being ‘harassed’ by investigators, the Delhi High Court Monday issued a notice to the centre, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta. The court has asked the three parties to appear before it April 6 with their […] Read more » Anti-Terrorist Squad Sadhvi Pragya
Criminal Law News Mirchpur violence: Jats continue to block rail tracks January 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tension prevailed in Jind district Sunday as hundreds of Jat community members continued to block the railway tracks near here for the second day, disrupting trains over their demand for a fresh CBI probe into last year’s Mirchpur caste violence in which two Dalits were killed. Members of the Jat Mahapanchayat, including many women, have […] Read more » Mirchpur violence
Criminal Law News Swamy moves court against Sibal’s attack on CAG January 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Friday moved the Supreme Court against the ”intemperate and uncalled for public attack” by Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on the ”CAG methodology”for calculating the loss in allocating 2G spectrum in 2008 at 2001 prices. Swamy said that the way Sibal has led the attack on the CAG methodology for calculating […] Read more » Communications Minister kapil sibal Subramanian Swamy
Criminal Law News Thousands offer Friday prayers at site of demolished mosque January 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Thousands of Muslims offered Friday prayers at the site of a mosque in south Delhi that was demolished by the authorities for being built on public land, as protests were held at three places in the capital, including the walled city, against the demolition.Around 1,500 people, including Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama […] Read more » demolished mosque
Criminal Law News BSP legislator accused of raping minor surrenders January 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi, accused of being involved in the gang-rape and illegal confinement of a minor girl in Banda last month, surrendered before a court Thursday, top officials said. Dwivedi, who represents the ruling party from Banda, 180 km from here, surrendered before the court of the […] Read more » Brinda Karat BSP legislator minor Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi raping
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Goa court directs FIR against minister in land scam case January 11, 2011 / January 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Goa court Tuesday directed the state police to file within 24 hours a first information report (FIR) against state Tourism and Housing Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar, who has been accused of a multi-million rupee land scam. Judicial Magistrate (first class) Shabnam Sheikh ordered police to file the FIR after the complainants – who are right […] Read more » Nilkanth Halarnkar state Tourism and Housing Minister
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Lalgarh killings: Kolkata lawyers seek CBI probe January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of Calcutta High Court Monday filed a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Jan 7 killings of villagers in West Midnapore district. The PIL also sought adequate compensation for the families of the seven who were killed and the 20 others wounded in firing […] Read more » CBI Lalgarh killings
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Sohrabuddin killing: Accused cop’s bail plea rejected January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Monday rejected the bail plea of Rajkumar Pandian, a policeman accused of involvement in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case. Justice M.R. Shah rejected Pandian’s plea. The policeman wanted bail on the grounds that co-accused and former state minister Amit Shah was given bail earlier. The Central Bureau of Investigation […] Read more » Sohrabuddin killing