Criminal Law News Top Law News Goutam Kundu remanded to four-day EOW custody in chitfund scam May 11, 2017 / May 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rosevalley Group chief Goutam Kundu, arrested for his alleged role in a chitfund scam, was today remanded to the custody of Economic Offence Wing of the police for another four days. Balasore’s Additional District Judge Gyanaranjan Mohanty extended Kundu’s custody with EOW on his production before him after the lapse of his earlier five-day custody […] Read more » chitfund scam Court Criminal news EOW custody featured Goutam Kundu Law Legal News
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Home Ministry to ensure Mallya’s presence on July 10: SC May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to “secure and ensure” the presence of embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, who is currently in the United Kingdom, before it on July 10 for the hearing on the quantam of punishment for contempt of court. The top court has held Mallya guilty of contempt of court […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Home Ministry Law Legal News Supreme Court Vijay Mallya
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases ‘Juveniles can’t be arrested, need not seek anticipatory bail’ May 10, 2017 / May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has ruled that a juvenile accused of committing a crime cannot be arrested and this legal position obviates the need for them to seek anticipatory bail. The ruling was given by a division bench of justices S Nagamuthu and Anita Sumanth, which had been tasked by the then Chief Justice Sanjay […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Juveniles can't be arrested without anticipatory bail Law Legal News Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Ex-minister P K Thungon acquitted in 21-yr-old DA case May 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former union minister P K Thungon, who was facing prosecution for 21 years in an alleged disproportionate assets case, has been acquitted by a Special Court which said the CBI has failed to prove its case. Special CBI Judge Pitamber Dutt absolved Thungon, former Minister of State in Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, saying […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Former union minister P K Thungon Law Legal News prosecution for 21 years in an alleged disproportionate assets case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Court summons HP CM Virbhadra Singh,wife as accused in DA case May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was today summoned as accused by special court which took cognisance of the CBI charge sheet against him for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth around Rs 10 crore. Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh was also summoned as accused. They have been asked to appear on May 22 before the court […] Read more » CBI Court Court summons HP CM Virbhadra Singh DA case featured Law Legal News Special court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Drunken drivers are like suicide bombers, says court May 8, 2017 / May 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Drunken drivers are no less than “suicide bombers”, a city court has said while sending an offender to jail for five days. It refused to let off the man on mere payment of fine, saying doing so would convey the message that he can get away by just paying some money. “Such drivers on the […] Read more » Court Drunken drivers are like suicide bombers featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Two brothers get life term for killing man May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for killing a 40-year-old man here. Additional District Sessions judge Amber Rawat also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the accused, Musa and Mohammed, who were held guilty under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. According to prosecution, Badruddin was shot […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar Two brothers get life term for murder
Criminal Law News Top Law News Plea of alibi by convicts an afterthought: SC May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of alibi raised by three of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case, saying it was an “afterthought” and could be read as an additional circumstance against them. The court said the evidence produced by them in support of their plea of alibi […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gangrape Law Legal News murder case Plea of alibi by convicts an afterthought Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Scientific evidence sealed fate of death-row convicts: SC May 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Scientific and forensic evidence like DNA, finger prints and bite marks analysis, today sealed the fate of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case as the Supreme Court termed them accurate. The top court said while while DNA report “cogently linked” each of these accused with the victim and the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Scientific evidence sealed fate of death-row convicts Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Model death: Actor Vikram Chatterjee granted bail May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court today granted bail to actor Vikram Chatterjee after he surrendered in connection with the accident involving his car in which model and TV host Sonika Chauhan was killed. Vikram, who assured the court that he would cooperate with the police in their investigation into the accident, was granted bail against a personal […] Read more » Actor Vikram Chatterjee granted bail Court Criminal news featured Kolkata Police Law Legal News Model death Sonika Chauhan
Criminal Law News Top Law News Saradha scam case: HC rejects Ramesh Gandhi’s bail plea May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calcutta High Court today rejected the bail prayer of Ramesh Gandhi who was arrested by CBI in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice Tapas Mukherjee rejected the plea. Gandhi’s counsels had prayed for bail on the ground that he has been in custody […] Read more » Calcutta HC rejects Ramesh Gandhi's bail plea Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Saradha scam case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Dec 16 gangrape: SC verdict tomorrow on appeals of 4 convicts May 4, 2017 / May 5, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The fate of four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case would be decided tomorrow as the Supreme Court would deliver its verdict on their appeals challenging the Delhi High Court judgement. A bench comprising Justices Diapk Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan would deliver the judgement tomorrow in […] Read more » Court Criminal news Dec 16 gangrape featured Law Legal News SC verdict tomorrow on appeals of 4 convicts Supreme Court
