Criminal Law News Patna HC reopens twin murder case against former JD(U)MP Prabhunath August 19, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna High Court has reopened a case of double murder in which Prabhunath Singh, a former MP of the JD(U) in Bihar, was acquitted by the lower court on October 24, 2008. The High Court initiated suo moto criminal revision of the judgment of lower court Judge Manmohan Chaudhary acquitting Parbhunath Singh and six others.During […] Read more »
Criminal Law News HC defers Shopian case hearing August 19, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jammu & Kashmir High Court deferred the hearing of the Shopian rape and murder case for a week following objections by the bar association to the state government’s request to have it investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Mohammad […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Court convicts four in Buddha Jayanti rape case August 17, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court Monday convicted four members of President’s Bodyguards (PBG) in the six-year-old Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case. Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria held Harpreet and Satendra guilty of gang rape, kidnapping and robbery under the various provisions of the Indian Penal Code.The court also held Kuldeep and Manish of guilty of kidnapping […] Read more »
Criminal Law News HC pulls up D.Police for detaining Good Samaritan August 16, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court pulled up Delhi Police for detaining a man who had helped someone injured in a roadside brawl, and ordered a vigilance inquiry into the incident. Taking suo moto cognisance of a report, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said, “Why can’t your officer, who is […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Anti-ragging Bill introduced in HP assembly August 16, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Educational Institutions Bill, 2009, introduced in the assembly is passed.The Bill, introduced state education minister Ishwar Dass Dhiman, makes ragging a cognisable, non-bailable and compoundable offence with the permission of the court and will be deemed to have come into force from March 25 this year. The minister also introduced the Baddi University […] Read more »
Criminal Law News Bail application of Vikas and Vishal dismissed August 7, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail applications of Vikas and Vishal Yadav, who are serving life sentence for killing Nitish Katara. Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Death for three in 2003 Mumbai bomb blasts case August 7, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Prevention of Terrorism Act court on Thursday sentenced to death all the three persons convicted in the bomb blasts case of 2003. The explosions claimed 54 lives and injured 244 people. The case comprises blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar on August 25, 2003, the blast aboard a bus at […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Tragedy of Bhopal gas, Court asks CBI to arrest W. Anderson August 3, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Bhopal ordered the CBI to arrest former Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson, and produce him without delay, prompting survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to celebrate on the streets. Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News HC seeks UP Govt help on child definition August 3, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court has sought the assistance of Attorney General and Uttar Pradesh government on the issue relating to the discrepancy in law in the definition of child in case of kidnapping and rape. The Lucknow Bench issued notices to the Attorney General and Advocate General, asking them to submit their respective explanations, assigning reasons […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Court revokes MCOCA in Malegaon case August 1, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major blow to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act court on Friday revoked the application of MCOCA in the Malegaon blast case of September 29, 2008. He said the court’s order was in response to two bail petitions by the accused Purohit and Ajay Rahirkar. MCOCA was applied […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Rita Bahuguna gets bail July 30, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pradesh Congress president (UP) Rita Bahuguna Joshi was granted bail by a Moradabad court in a case against her for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati. Joshi has been granted bail by the district court on two sureties of Rs.20,000 each. Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Bail for Muthalik July 29, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, who was arrested in connection with the communal violence that took place here on July 2, was granted bail by the second Judicial Magistrate First Class court here on Tuesday. Read more » Law News Legal News