Tag: Criminal news

Criminal Law News Top Law News

BJP leader Jayprakash Majumdar seeks bail from HC

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Senior West Bengal BJP leader Jayprakash Majumdar, arrested over alleged cheating charges, applied for bail in the Calcutta High Court today claiming he has been framed. The petition was moved before the court of Justice Joymalyo Bagchi, but was adjourned for the day as the state government prayed for time stating that it wanted to […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

SC denies bail to Asaram in sexual assault case

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court today refused to grant regular and interim bail on medical grounds to religious figure Asaram in a sexual assault case registered in Rajasthan. The bench headed by Chief Justice S Khehar also rejected an interim bail plea on health grounds in another sexual offence case lodged in Gujarat. “The instant plea is […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Court comes to rescue of old woman, asks son to vacate house

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Coming to the aid of a 74-year- old widow, who was harassed by her son and daughter-in-law, a Delhi court has asked the couple to vacate her house, saying there is rampant abuse and misuse of the domestic violence and dowry laws to “silence and arm-twist the aging parents”. “Life is not a ladder but […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Bombay HC seeks reply of Jiah’s mother on contempt plea against her

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Bombay High Court today issued notice to Rabiya Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, and sought her response to a contempt plea filed against her by actor Sooraj Pancholi’s parents Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi. Wahab and Pancholi had filed the contempt petition against Rabiya in December last year. In the plea, they […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

13 get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A court in Bihar’s Darbhanga district today awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 13 persons and imposed a penalty of Rs 21,000 on each after finding them guilty of killing a villager three years ago. Additional Districts and Sessions Judge (ADJ) – IV Brajesh Kumar Malviya passed the order convicting all 13 in the murder of […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News High Profile Cases

Salman Khan records statement in blackbuck poaching case

/ by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Actor Salman Khan today recorded his statement in a court here in the alleged blackbuck poaching case and pleaded not guilty. 51-year-old Khan was asked 65 questions by Chief Judicial Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit. He pleaded innocence in the case. “Khan has not committed any crime. After the film shooting, he used to remain in […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Bhangor violence accused sent to 8-day CID custody

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A sub-divisional court today remanded a woman CPI(ML) Red Star leader and two others, arrested for allegedly inciting violence in the Bhangor area over the construction of a Power Grid sub-station, to CID custody till February 3. The Baruipur sub-divisional court remanded Sarmishta Choudhury and two others to CID custody for eight days on the […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Transport scam: Case in SC, trial court to hear in Mar

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Arguments on the appointment of special public prosecutor (SPP) in the Rs 100 crore transport scam case would be heard by a special court in March as the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry put up the matter for March 27 after the court was told that the case is […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Salman Khan exempted from personal appearance in poaching case

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A Jodhpur court here today exempted Salman Khan and other co-accused from personal appearance in the alleged blackbuck poaching case and posted the matter to January 27. Chief Judicial Magistrate (District) Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit had summoned Salman and four others co-accused Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam, and Sonali Bendre for today for recording of their […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Rape accused gets bail,Court says physical relation consensual

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A man accused of raping a 26-year -old woman on the pretext of marriage has been granted bail by a Delhi court, which said the complainant had consented for physical relations and knew the consequences of her act. Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi released the accused on bail noting that the complaint was lodged […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Bombay HC upholds life sentence to man for murder of minor daughter

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to a 29-year-old man for murdering his minor daughter, relying on the evidence of the victim’s mother who is an eye-witness. A division bench headed by Justice V K Tahilramani recently dismissed an appeal filed by convict Mohammad Naim Nabi Khan challenging a […]

Read more »

Criminal Law News Top Law News

Four robbers awarded 7 yr imprisonment

by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Four persons were awarded seven year imprisonment each by a local court here for looting a bank branch in 2012. The sentence was given by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hisar, Vimal Kumar yesterday who found them guilty. Four robbers had looted Rs 3.31 lakh from the Kaimari road branch of Punjab National Bank in […]

Read more »