Top Law News The Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL seeking consecutive jail terms in cases of corruption and terrorism November 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear after four weeks the PIL seeking various jail terms awarded to a convict under special laws on corruption and terrorism to run consecutively, as in countries like the US, and not concurrently. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde considered the submissions by lawyer and […] Read more » Chief Justice S A Bobde Code of Criminal Procedure FCRA Fugitive Economic Offenders Act PMLA the Black Money and Imposition of Tax Act the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act the Prevention of Corruption Act PCA the Prevention of Money Laundering Act the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act The Supreme Court Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Criminal Law News Death for Child Rape : Lok Sabha Passes Criminal Law Amendment Bill July 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Monday, July 30, the Lok Sabha passed Criminal Law(Amendment) Bill making rape of girl below the age of twelve years an offence punishable with death. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of Indian Penal Code(IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure, Evidence Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). It replaced the Ordinance […] Read more » Child Rape Code of Criminal Procedure Criminal Law(Amendment) Bill death Evidence Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). Indian Penal Code(IPC) Lok Sabha punishable
Top Law News No blanket order on FIR under IPC sections 172-188: High Court May 28, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has refused to pass a blanket order, directing the Tamil Nadu government and the police not to register a First Information Report (FIR) or a chargesheet for offences such as obstructing public servants from discharging their duties. The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose recently disposed […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC featured First Information Report IPC Madras High Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Can’t frame guidelines on FIRs for dowry harassment cases: SC November 30, 2017 / November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it does not intend to frame guidelines for the police regarding registration of FIRs on subjecting a married woman to cruelty for dowry, as the process has to be governed by statutory provisions. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, apparently […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure Court dowry harassment cases featured Indian Penal Code Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News SC to decide if courts can add word ‘rigorous’ to life term January 23, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for the convicts by adding the word “rigorous” (harsh) to life sentence as the law does not provide for this. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and R K Agrawal considered a submission which said […] Read more » Code of Criminal Procedure Court featured Law Legal News life imprisonments Supreme Court
Top Law News Delhi HC to examine plea challenging amended CrPC May 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today agreed to examine the challenge to the amended provision in Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by which no prior sanction is required to prosecute a public servant who is accused in cases of alleged offences against women. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to […] Read more » amended Code of Criminal Procedure Court Criminal news CrPC Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Currency row: Himachal to drop charges against Karmapa April 24, 2012 / April 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday decided to drop a criminal case connected to the seizure of large amounts of foreign currency against him. The Karmapa had been charged under penal provisions related to conspiracy. Nine others were booked under various […] Read more » 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje Code of Criminal Procedure criminal case Currency row Gyuto Tantric University Himachal Pradesh government Indian Penal Code magistrate K.R. Bharti Section 321
