Criminal Law News HC to the rescue of pregnant girl September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC to the rescue of pregnant girl Coming to the rescue of a pregnant minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her neighbour in capital , the Delhi HC directed the city government to provide protection to the girl. Court directed adequate medical arrangement for safe delivery of child. Delhi police for delay in tracing her, Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Former MP gets bail in murder case September 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna HC granted regular bail to a former LJP MP facing life-term in connection with the killing of a former Bihar minister. Surajbhan Singh was facing life imprisonment for his involvement in the murder of former minister and RJD leader Brij Bihari Prasad. He was killed in judicial custody in 1998. Justices Chandra Mohan Prasad […] Read more »
Criminal Law News HC lets off Pandher in one Nithari case September 14, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad HC found no evidence in one case against Moninder Singh Pandher, the key accused in the sensational killings of at least 18 young girls and boys in Nithari in Noida(UP). Court gave a clean chit to Pandher, who was awarded death sentence by the special trial court of the CBI, it upheld the same […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Jammu-Kashmir HC grants bail to 4 police officials in Shopian case September 11, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu and Kashmir High Court granted bail to four police officials arrested for alleged destruction of evidence in Shopian’s rape-murder case and made some harsh observations against the police team probing the incident. Justice Sunil Hali, who had heard two separate bail applications moved by the police officers, granted bail to SP Javed Iqbal Mattoo, […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Patna HC stays summons proceedings against Nitish kumar September 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna High Court stayed the summons issued against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by a subordinate court in connection with the murder of a Congress worker over 18 years ago. Justice Sima Ali Khan ordered stay on the summons against Mr. Nitish Kumar issued by a court on August 31 on a writ petition filed […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Court issues warrant against Bal Thackeray September 8, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bihar court has issued a arrest warrant against Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray for allegedly making uncharitable and inflammatory remarks against Biharis in ‘Saamna’. Bhojpur Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Pati Tiwari ordered issuance of the warrant against the Shiv Sena founder after Thackeray failed to appear before him in compliance with his July 7 […] Read more »
Criminal Law News SC grants bail to BMW case convict September 5, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court granted bail to Rajiv Gupta who was convicted by the Delhi High Court for destroying evidence in BMW hit-and-run case. The main accused of this case Sanjeev Nanda sentenced to two years imprisonment. A Bench comprisng Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan allowed the plea by Gupta […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Contract killer’s death penalty converted to life imprisonment September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Contract killer’s death penalty converted to life imprisonment Delhi HC converted the sentence of a contract killer who had killed a witness six years ago from death penalty to life imprisonment on the grounds that the case did not fall in the category of rarest of the rare. Mani Gopal had murdered the witness, an eunuch, inside the Tis Hazari court premises in […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Bail for men accused of attack on Rita Bahuguna’s house September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A district court gave bail to five men accused of ransacking and setting on fire Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna’s house as police failed to provide any evidence against the accused. Guddu Yadav, Shiv Kumar Singh, Inder Singh, Zameel Khan and Susajit Tiwari – were granted bail on sureties of Rs.20,000 each. Joshi’s house […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Three convicted for attacking Sikh family in 1984 riots August 23, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court convicted three people for attempting to murder three members of a Sikh family during the 1984 riots here following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. Additional Sessions Judge Surinder S. Rathi held Mangal Sen alias Billa, Brij Mohan Verma and Bhagat Singh guilty of attempt to murder, rioting, and dacoity in […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Two of President’s Bodyguard get life for 2003 rape N.Delhi August 23, 2009 / August 23, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court awarded life imprisonment to two members of the President’s Bodyguard in the sensational 2003 Buddha Park gang rape case. Assistant Sessions Judge SK Sarvaria awarded life imprisonment to Harpreet Singh and Satender Singh for raping a 17-year-old student of a Delhi University college, Two other members, Kuldeep Singh and Manish Kumar, were […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Hanging of man who raped, killed his daughter stayed August 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court stayed the scheduled hanging of a man, convicted of raping and killing his four-year-old daughter, at the Ambala Central jail in Haryana Friday. A bench of Justice DK. Jain and Justice HL. Dattu suspended the hanging on a plea of the convict, Neel Kumar, 25, who had been ordered to be sent […] Read more »