Criminal Law News Mere suspicion cannot take the place of proof: Delhi Court April 14, 2016 / April 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Mere suspicion cannot replace legal proof and the state is duty bound to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubts, a Delhi court has observed while acquitting a man in a murder case. “Court has onerous duty to ensure that mere conjectures or suspicion do not take the place of legal proof. State is duty-bound […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News Medical student acquitted in a 2006 cheating case April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A medical student accused of sending another person to appear in the 2006 medical entrance examination on his behalf has been acquitted of charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating by a Delhi court, giving him the benefit of doubt. Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Agarwal let off the student saying the prosecution could not prove there was […] Read more » cheating case Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Medical Exam
Criminal Law News Merc hit-and-run: JJB to if boy to be tried as adult April 13, 2016 / April 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Juvenile Justice Board would be competent to decide on the controversy over whether the teenager accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case should be tried as a major since he was just four days shy of his 18th birthday on the day of the accident, legal experts say. “Since the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured JJB Juvenile Justice Board Law Legal News Merc hit-and-run
Criminal Law News Driver sentenced to life for raping minor April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced a driver to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl last year here. Mahila Court Judge N Thirunavukkarasu sentenced Kannan of Namakkal district to life for raping the girl and ordered the state government to grant Rs one lakh to her as ex-gratia. The prosecution case was that Kannan (23) […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case
Criminal Law News Delhi Court extends detention of 4 ISIS operatives April 12, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended by a month the period of detention of four suspected ISIS operatives after the NIA submitted that the larger conspiracy of the outfit in India and abroad, including recruitment of resident and non-resident Indians, was yet to be ascertained. District judge Amarnath extended the period of detention of accused — […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured ISIS Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Pratyusha case: Bombay HC grants Rahul interim protection from arrest April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today granted interim protection from arrest till April 18 to actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, who has been booked for abetting the suicide of his girlfriend and TV star Pratyusha Banerjee. Justice Mridula Bhatkar also directed Rahul to appear before Bangurnagar police station in suburban Goregaon from tomorrow onwards till April 18 […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Pratyusha case Rahul Singh
Criminal Law News Court awards death sentence to man in rape and murder case April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A 47-year old man was on Tuesday awarded death sentence by a Giridih court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl in 2011. Giridih District and Additional Sessions Court Judge Sunil Kumar found Mathura Yadav guilty of the crime that took place at Badidih village. The court also awarded a two-year rigorous prison term to […] Read more » Court Criminal news death sentence featured Law murder case rape case
Criminal Law News Maoists get life sentence for killing policemen in blast April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Five Maoists were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing 11 policemen and injuring 58 others in a landmine blast in this district five years ago. Pronouncing the verdict, the Lohardaga district judge (1), Anil Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them for committing the crime […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Maoists
Criminal Law News Murthal: Haryana Police add gangrape to FIR April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment After rejecting reports of gangrapes at Murthal during the Jat stir for reservation, the Haryana Police has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the section on gangrape had been added to the FIR in the case. The move comes after the police received two anonymous letters from women stating that they had been […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured FIR Gangrape Haryana Haryana Police Law Legal News Murthal
Criminal Law News 4 sentenced to one year in prison for cow slaughter April 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Indore court here today sentenced four persons to rigorous imprisonment for one year for cow slaughter. Judicial Magistrate Arun Kumar Kharadi convicted Niyazuddin (29), Irfan Sheikh (30), Shoaib (19) and Ibrahim (30) and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each on them, said District Prosecution Officer Mahendra Kumar Chaturvedi. He said on April 14, 2015, the […] Read more » Court cow slaughter Criminal news featured Indore Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Pratyusha suicide: Rahul moves HC to seek pre-arrest bail April 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Television producer Rahul Raj Singh, accused of abetting suicide of his actress girlfriend Pratyusha Banerjee, today approached the Bombay High Court seeking pre-arrest bail. On April 7, a sessions court here had rejected Rahuls anticipatory bail application, following which the producer filed a plea in the high court. Rahuls bail plea is likely to be […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Pratyusha suicide Rahul Raj Singh
Criminal Law News Professional drivers not complying with traffic laws: Court April 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Stringent punishment should be imposed on professional drivers who drive commercial vehicles as they seem to be irresponsible and pose a serious threat to life, a Delhi court has observed in a case of drunken driving. The court made the observation while sending a 27-year- old youth to three days in jail for driving under […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi court featured Law Legal News
