Criminal Law News Man gets death sentence for rape and murder of minor girl February 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man who had raped a girl has got awarded for death sentence by a district court for rape and murder of a 7 year old girl. District and session judge Sushma Khosla sentenced the accused Dilip Bankar after medical examinations confirmed that he was absolutely normal and in full senses at the time of […] Read more » Baghmugalia complete medical examination death sentence District and session judge Sushma Khosla Gwal Mohalla of Roshanpura High Court High Court order rape and murder rape and murder of minor girl raped a girl
Criminal Law News High Court stays trial court summons against MP, his brother February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The summons issued by the trial court against Congress MP Mahabal Mishra and his brother has been stayed by the Delhi High Court for their alleged role in the kidnapping and rape of a minor girl in 2006. The relief came hours after a fast-track court in Dwarka issued fresh summons directing Mishra, West Delhi MP from and his family […] Read more » Congress MP Mahabal Mishra Delhi High Court Delhi Police Devender fast-track court in Dwarka High Court kidnapping and rape of a minor girl Mahabal Mishra Pradeep Sehrawat Satinder Sunil Surendra trial court West Delhi locality West Delhi MP
Criminal Law News NIA opposes Sadhvi Pragya Singh’s bail February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Investigation Agency, probing the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it was opposing the bail plea of prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who has sought the relief on medical ground. Sadhvi who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 had sought bail on medical ground to undergo […] Read more » 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case Bombay High Court High Court Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit Maharashtra ATS National Investigation Agency NIA relief on medical ground Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail
Top Law News High Court orders framing of charges against ex-Union Minister February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Setting aside a trial court order discharging former Union minister P K Thunganin a 14-year-old disproportionate assets (DA) case, the Delhi HC has ordered framing of charges against him and “expeditiously” proceed with the case. Justice Sunil Gaur directed the accused to appear before the trial court on February 14 for framing of charges, saying “certainly prima facie […] Read more » CBI chargesheet charges against ex-Union Min charges against Union Minister disproportionate assets (DA) case High Court prima facie Union minister P K Thunganin urban development
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Tamil Naddu govt’s petition against Alagiri’s son January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Union minister M K Alagiri’s son Durai Dayanidhi in the alleged multi-crore granite quarrying scam. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi also refused to interfere with the Madras High Court decision quashing […] Read more » alleged multi-crore granite Dayanidhi Dayanidhi and Nagarajan High Court illegal granite mining IPC section Madras High Court Madurai collector U Sahayam Melur in Madurai district Olympus Granites Pvt Ltd section 120(b) (criminal conspiracy) section 420 (cheating) section 447 (criminal trespass) Union minister M K Alagiri Union minister M K Alagiri 's son Durai Dayanidhi
Criminal Law News Top Law News High Court directs suspension of additional SP January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The state government has been asked by the Rajasthan High Court on January 16 to suspend an additional superintendent of police for not filing a proper charge sheet in a case of gang rape of a 13-year-old girl. A single judge bench of the court directed IG Bharatpur to initiate action against the ASP in […] Read more » ASP Bhanwarlal ASP in the gang-rape case CrPC Section 164 Delhi gang-rape Delhi Police Government High Court judge IG Bharatpur Justice MN Bhandari Rajasthan High Court Shrivastav SP Bhanwar Lal state government sub-inspector superintendent of police trial court
Criminal Law News HC acquits retd Brig, wife from running brothel January 14, 2013 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that there were contradictions in the prosecution evidence, the Bombay High Court has acquitted a retired Army Brigadier and his wife from the charges of running a brothel in the garb of a massage parlour in Pune. The judgement was delivered recently by Justice P D Kode, who observed that there was no merit […] Read more » Army Brigadier Bombay High Court brothel in the garb Defence lawyer defence lawyer Mukhtar Khan High Court Justice Kode Kendriya Vidyalaya Kendriya Vidyalaya School in Pune massage parlour massage parlour in Pune Mukhtar Khan Pune rigorous imprisonment School in Pune
Criminal Law News Judge refuses to recuse self from Naroda Gaam case January 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Trial Court for the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre rejected an application by former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and two others where they had sought recusal of the trial judge, Jyotsana Yagnik. Yagnik is the judge who convicted the three in another 2002 riots case, Naroda Patiya, and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The […] Read more » 2002 riots case Babu Patel alias Bajrangi former BJP minister Maya Kodnani Gaurang Vyas High Court Kishan Korani life imprisonment Naroda Gam Naroda Gam case Naroda Gam case by Chief Justice of the HC Naroda Gam massacre Naroda Patiya S H Vora Special Trial Court undergoing trial in the case
Top Law News High Court pulls up Maharashtra officers January 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on Maharashtra administration officers for failure to decide representations made to them by the members of public, saying this apathy had given rise to a number of litigations resulting in waste of precious time of the courts. Justices A M Khanvilkar and R Y Ganoo observed this […] Read more » Bombay High Court Collector direction failure to decide representation High Court Institution or pendency Justices A M Khanvilkar and R Y Ganoo Maharashtra administration officers
Top Law News High Court reprieve for woman, her parents in harassment, death case December 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Notices has been quashed by the Bombay High Court which were issued by a lower court against the three after observing that the deceased died due to natural reasons, to rescue of a woman and her parents, accused of causing mental harassment and death of her father-in-law, Justice K U Chandiwal was hearing a petition filed by […] Read more » Amit and Deeksha Bombay High Court death death of father Deeksha Bhandari Delhi Police High Court hyper-sensitivity hyper-tension Justice K U Chandiwal mental harassment natural reasons North Rohini police station police authorities Pradeep kumar Bhandari
Top Law News DA case: High Court dismisses Y S Jaganmohan Reddy’s bail plea December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bail petition of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy has been dismissed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in connection with the case of alleged disproportionate assets involving him. Jagan earlier moved the High court contending that he is entitled to bail as a matter of right in view of the fact that the CBI […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court CBI CBI on corruption charges Chanchalguda Central Prison High Court industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad judicial remand Kadapa MP Supreme Court VANPIC YS Rajasekhara Reddy YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News Delhi High Court dismisses PIL against Sachin’s nomination to RS December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL challenging cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court. According to division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, “The petition is dismissed” Earlier, Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra, who appeared on behalf of the Centre, had said that Tendulkar’s nomination […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra Article 80 of the Constitution Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Delhi High Court High Court Rajya Sabha Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia Sachin Tendulkar