Criminal Law News Top Law News Drunk drivers are like suicide bombers: Court June 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Drunken drivers are no less than “suicide bombers”, a sessions court has said while refusing to show leniency to such a person by upholding his five-day jail term. “Drunken driving is not just a prescribed offence but even a severe social menace. A person driving vehicle after consumption of liquor puts not only his own […] Read more » Court Drunk drivers are like suicide bombers featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Stepfather acquitted of charge of raping minor girl June 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A stepfather, accused of raping an 11-year old girl, has been acquitted by a city court saying the victim kept changing her stand during trial and her statement could not be relied upon. Additional Sessions Judge Balwant Rai Bansal, while acquitting the man, a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) employee, of the offences of rape and […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Stepfather acquitted of charge of raping minor girl
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court cancels builder’s bail in murder case June 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has cancelled bail granted to a builder, arrested for allegedly murdering a financier by throwing him down from the fifth floor of an apartment. District Judge A S Jayachandra said the bail granted to accused Sunil Uppal by an additional sessions judge (ASJ) was based on irrelevant material and the order suffered […] Read more » Court Court cancels builder's bail Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Indrani alleges she was beaten up in Byculla jail, moves court June 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea, recently booked for rioting in a women’s prison here along with other inmates, today moved a court here alleging that she was beaten up by jail officials when the prisoners protested the death of a convict. Taking note of her complaint, a CBI court, which is hearing the […] Read more » CBI court Court Criminal news featured Indrani Mukerjea Law Legal News Sheena Bora murder case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court convicts five person for acid attack on girl June 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Aurangabad court today held five persons guilty of killing a girl last year by throwing acid at her. Additional District and Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Mishra convicted prime accused Mohammad Azhar and four others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and POSCO for the acid attack on the girl on June 23, […] Read more » Court Court convicts five person for acid attack on girl Criminal news featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi HC allows 40-year-old rape convict to walk free June 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a lenient view towards a 40-year-old man undergoing 10-year-jail term in a rape case, the Delhi High Court has set him free by reducing his sentence to seven years already spent by him behind bars. The court ordered his immediate release considering that the conduct of the convict, who has a wife and two […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured HC allows 40-year-old rape convict to walk free Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Sanjay Singh June 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Sasaram court today held five Maoists guilty for killing the then District Forest Officer (DFO) of Rohtas, Sanjay Singh, 15 years ago. District and Sessions Judge Prabhunath Singh convicted the five accused Maoists, Nirala Yadav, Ram Bachan Yadav, Nitish Yadav, Sudama Uraon and Lalan Singh Kharwar. The judge convicted them under sections of Prevention […] Read more » Court Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Criminal news District Forest Officer featured Law Legal News POTA Prevention of Terrorism Act Sanjay Singh
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Naroda Gam riot: witness says he didn’t see Kodnani, Bajrangi June 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A witness told a special court hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case here today that he did not see former Gujarat minister Mayaben Kodnani, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi or VHP leader Jaideep Patel in the mob that killed 11 persons on February 28, 2002. Dhaval Patel, a defence witness, testified before the court […] Read more » Bajrangi Court featured Kodnani Law Legal News Naroda Gam riot
Criminal Law News Top Law News Delhi court refuses leniency in negligent driving case June 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court here has refused to show leniency to a truck driver, jailed for causing the death of a 24-year-old man with negligent and rash driving. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit dismissed the appeal by Rohtak resident Jitender against a magisterial court’s order by which he was given a one-and-a-half-year jail term. Jitender had […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News negligent driving case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Prajapati case: Allahabad HC grants 2 weeks to UP govt to file reply June 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today granted two weeks to the Uttar Pradesh government to file its reply on a petition questioning the cognisance of offence under POSCO Act against former minister Gayatri Prajapati in a gangrape case. The matter will be heard after two weeks. A vacation bench of Justice S N Shukla here passed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court Criminal news featured gangrape case Law Legal News POSCO Act Prajapati case UP government
Criminal Law News Top Law News Testimonies of children nail man in wife’s murder case June 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Testimonies of two minor children nailed the fate of a man, with a Delhi court convicting him for killing his wife as he suspected her fidelity. Besides the deposition of the man’s son and daughter, the court also relied on the DNA report and the convict’s conduct of absconding after committing the crime. The court, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases EC bribery case: HC refuses bail to alleged middleman June 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed the bail plea of alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrashekar, arrested in the Election Commission bribery case involving AIADMK (Amma) faction leader T T V Dhinakaran. Turning down Chandrashekar’s plea, Justice S Muralidhar observed that the police had seized fake Rajya Sabha member ID cards from him which is a “serious […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court EC bribery case featured Law Legal News