Criminal Law News Top Law News 3 transgenders acquitted in attempt to murder case July 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three transgenders have been acquitted by a city court in a case of attempt to murder after the complainant refused to acknowledge the incident. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey granted the relief to the accused noting there was no eyewitness to the incident except the complainant himself, who denied the prosecution story altogether. “In view […] Read more » 3 transgenders acquitted in attempt to murder case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Weapons not for showing off, but self defence: Delhi HC July 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment One does not have a fundamental right to keep a weapon and its possession nowadays is more for “showing off” as a “status symbol” than for self defence, the Delhi High Court has said. The observation by Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva came while rejecting a private company official’s plea for an arms licence, a request which […] Read more » Delhi HC License to hold an arm self defence weapons weapons for self defence Weapons not for showing off
Criminal Law News Top Law News Byculla jail death: Court extends police custody of 6 accused July 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A metropolitan magistrate’s court here today extended till July 14 the police custody of six personnel of Byculla prison, arrested in connection with the death of a woman inmate. The accused– Manisha Pokharkar, Wasima Shaikh, Shital Shegokar, Surekha Gulve, Aarti Shingne and Bindu Naikade– were produced in the court as their police remand ended today. […] Read more » Byculla jail death Court Court extends police custody of 6 accused in byculla death Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News “Can’t deny rape victims justice for lack of medical proof” July 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice cannot be denied to the victims of sexual offences for lack of medical evidence and a woman’s oral testimony can be relied upon, the Delhi High Court said today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the amendments made in the rape law in 2013 after the […] Read more » Can't deny rape victims justice for lack of medical proof Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence: Delhi HC July 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Offensive statements on the social media like Facebook, whether private or public and intended to humiliate someone belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe communities, would be a punishable offence, the Delhi High Court has said. However, generalised statements against all and sundry and not against a specific individual from SC/ST community would not […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court holds six persons guilty of murder in 2005 Umerpur case July 3, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has held six persons guilty of murdering a man here and reserved its order on providing the quantum of sentence till July 7. Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar held six persons, Bablu, Vinod, Rajender, Harpal, Sanjay and Krishan Pal, guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the […] Read more » Court Court holds six persons guilty of murder Criminal news featured Law Legal News Umerpur case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Man gets seven years in jail in two molestation cases July 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court here today sentenced a 33-year-old man to seven years in jail in two cases of molestation. Ayyaz Ansari alias ‘Kanya’ or ‘one-eye molester’ had been sentenced to life imprisonment in April this year for raping a minor girl in yet another case. He had acquired the moniker ‘serial molester’. In 2013, suburban […] Read more » Ayyaz Ansari Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets seven years in jail in two cases of molestation
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-BDO, 2 others sentenced to 2-year in jail for graft June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A vigilance court in Kalahandi district today sentenced an Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer and two others to two years’ rigorous imprisonment for causing Rs 2.94 lakh loss to the state exchequer in the purchase of water coolers. Special vigilance judge Chitranjan Dash also slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 each on the three for […] Read more » 2 years in jail for graft Court Criminal news featured Kalahandi Law Legal News OAS Odisha Administrative Service
Criminal Law News Top Law News 17 SIMI men get 3 yrs jail for hurting religious feelings June 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bhopal court today sentenced 17 activists of outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India to three years in jail for hurting religious feelings and committing other penal offences. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each on convicts Abu Faizal, Majid Nagauri, Sajid alias Guddu, Irfan Nagauri, Umair Sadique, Mohammad […] Read more » 17 SIMI men get 3 yrs jail for hurting religious feelings Bhopal court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Students Islamic Movement of India
Criminal Law News Top Law News Four convicted in Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today convicted four persons in connection with the murderous attack on AMIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in 2011. The VII Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge T Srinivas Rao convicted the four under relevant sections of the IPC and the Arms Act. However, prime accused Mohd Bin Omer Yafai alias Mohammed Pahalwan, who allegedly masterminded […] Read more » AIMIM Akbaruddin Owaisi attack case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases MP sedition case: Conditional bail to 15 accused; IO removed June 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Burhanpur court granted conditional bail to 15 persons, arrested on sedition charges for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the Champions Trophy, even as the Madhya Pradesh Police today removed from field duties the Investigating Officer of the case. The conditional bail was granted yesterday by the court of first Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev […] Read more » Burhanpur court Court featured Law Legal News MP sedition case sedition charges for celebrating Pakistan's victory over India
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court permits Indrani to lodge plaint against prison officials June 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today allowed Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea to lodge her complaint against Byculla Prison officials here after she was allegedly beaten and threatened of sexual assault for protesting over the death of a woman convict there. Indrani, who has been booked for rioting in the women’s prison here along […] Read more » CBI court Court Court permits Indrani to lodge plaint against prison officials featured Indrani Mukerjea.legal news Law Sheena Bora murder case
