Criminal Law News High Court acquits man of rape; notes woman called him 529 times before informing police June 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man by a trial court in a rape case, saying the woman’s testimony was “untrustworthy”, full on contradictions and she had called him 529 times between the date of alleged rape and the filing of the complaint. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra […] Read more » 529 times before informing police High Court acquits man of rape notes woman called him
Criminal Law News BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur Denies Knowledge Of Malegaon Blasts At NIA Court Hearing June 8, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Malegaon 2008 blast accused and BJP’s Member of Parliament from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur appeared before the Special NIA Court in Mumbai today at around 12:45 pm. She was absent in the previous court hearings citing health reasons. Special NIA Court is currently recording the testimony of all the witnesses in the case. Judge VS […] Read more » Denies Knowledge Of Malegaon Blasts Malegaon 2008 blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur
Criminal Law News Bihar Shelter Home Rape: Supreme Court Grants CBI 3 Months To Complete Investigation June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has granted a further period of three months to the CBI to complete its investigation in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The vacation bench of Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice MR Shah took note of interim status report filed by the CBI in this case. The bench also directed the investigating agency […] Read more » 3 Months To Complete Investigation Bihar Shelter Home Rape Justice Indu Malhotra Justice MR Shah Supreme Court Grants
Criminal Law News High Court seeks govt’s response on pleas of two death row convicts June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : The Bombay High Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the Maharashtra government on petitions filed by two convicts on death row to halt their execution scheduled on June 24. The petitions filed last week by Purushottam Borate and Pradeep Kokate, convicted in the 2007 gangrape and murder of a woman […] Read more » Bombay High Court convicted in the 2007 gangrape Purushottam Borate and Pradeep Kokate
Criminal Law News 2008 Hotel attack case: Court acquits Raj Thackeray May 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : A court in Nashik district on Wednesday acquitted Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in connection with a 2008 case of attack on a hotel by his party workers. According to the prosecution, Thackeray was accused of instigating his party workers to form an unlawful assembly and attack the hotel owned […] Read more » 2008 hotel attacks raj thackrey
Criminal Law News New Delhi : A special MCOCA court here Friday acquitted nine people accused of murdering a man in 2012. May 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: A total of 12 persons were accused of killing Haris alias Bittu Sultan Shah (25) in February 2012 in a room in Kalyan’s Bail Bazar area and then burning the body in Igatpuri near Nashik. The accused believed Shah had stolen 30 kg of charas, a narcotic substance, from them, the prosecution claimed. […] Read more » A special MCOCA court accused of murdering a man acquitted nine people in 2012 murder case
Criminal Law News 3, including parents, held guilty for killing 3-year-old girl in UP August 27, 2018 / August 27, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- Three people, including the parents, were held guilty for murdering a three-year-old girl by a court here. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar held Shamim, the father of the girl, his wife Khushnaseeb and their friend Zahir Abbas guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code […] Read more » chargesheet District and Sessions Judge featured guilty for killing 3-year-old girl
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Umar Khalid attack case: 2 prime accused sent to judicial custody August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: Patiala House court sent 2 accused who allegedly attacked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, to judicial custody till September 6. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat sent the duo, Darwesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal, to the judicial custody after they were produced before the court on expiry of their two-day police custody. […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat featured Umar Khalid attack case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Sunanda Pushkar Suicide case: Delhi Police handed over chargsheet to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor August 24, 2018 / August 24, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on thursday handed over chagesheet and witness statement to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, and several documents before a court in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. The documents included statements of various witnesses recorded in the case. The court, thereafter, posted the matter for further hearing […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal Congress leader Shashi Tharoor featured Sunanda Pushkar Suicide case
Criminal Law News Family Law News Top Law News Matrimonial Disputes: Husband’s close should not be roped on the basis Of Omnibus Allegations,SC August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that relatives of a husband should not be roped in cases of matrimonial disputes and dowry deaths unless specific instances of their involvement in the crime is made out. The bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao also cautioned the lower courts to be careful in proceeding against […] Read more » featured Justices L Nageswara Rao Justices S A Bobde matrimonial dispute Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Naxal awarded 27 months jail under Arms Act August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment JHARKHAND: A Maoist Chotan Yadav yesterday was sentenced two years and three months in jail under Arms Act. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 and if he failed to cough up the amount, the convict will have to serve six months more in jail. The 1st class Judicial Magistrate, Rajendra Prasad, sentenced the Maoist […] Read more » Naxal The 1st class Judicial Magistrate Rajendra Prasad
Criminal Law News Top Law News Uttarakhand High Court, directed the state government to set SIT in all district to probe minors’ rape, murder August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NAINITAL: Nainital High Court has ordered the state government to constitute SIT in every district in the next 48 hours to investigate the incidents of rape and murder that took place with minor girls. Concerned over rising crime against children, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari ordered yesterday setting […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma featured Justice Manoj Tiwari SIT in every district uttarakhand Uttarakhand High Court
