Criminal Law News Naxal leader moves Delhi HC for bail May 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Naxal leader Kobad Ghandy has been moved an application at Delhi High Court seeking bail on the grounds that he has already been granted the same relief by Andhra Pradesh High Court in a case. Kobad Ghandy was arrested and jailed for allegedly setting up a base for the banned CPI(Maoist). Sixty five-year-old Ghandy, who was […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court banned CPI Congress leader Chittem Narsi Reddy CPI Delhi Police IPC Justice Sunil Gaur Maoist Maoists in Narayanapet in Mahbubnagar Naxal leader Kobad Ghandy Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Criminal Law News Brothers arrested for raping minor sent to JC February 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth and his cousin have been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days who were arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl since December 2011 after befriending her on a social networking site. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao sent 24-year-old Rajesh Singh and his cousin Naveen Singh, 22, arrested on the night of December 31, […] Read more » cousin Naveen Singh Delhi Police FIR IPC judicial custody judicial custody for 14 days Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao Rajesh Singh rape rape in delhi rape of minor raping a 17 year old girl section 34 (common intention) of the IPC section 509 (making gestures with an intent to insult a woman) sections 376 (rape) social networking site Tihar Jail
Criminal Law News “Framed” for opposing eve-teasers; HC grants bail to man January 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bail has been granted by the Delhi High court to a man who was allegedly framed in a criminal case for objecting to eve-teasing by a person in his locality. A bench of Justice G P Mittal granted bail to Delhi resident Rajkumar accused of attempting to kill and illegally restraining one of the men residing […] Read more » advocate Sugriva Dubey Bail by Delhi High court Baol culpable homicide Delhi High Court Delhi resident Rajkumar eve-teasers illegal restraint IPC Justice G.P. Mittal
Criminal Law News Taj corridor case: Supreme Court seeks Mayawati’s response January 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court decided to examine afresh a plea seeking prosecution of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 17 crore Taj Corridor scam case without sanction of the Governor. “We will examine the case,” a bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi said on the plea challenging a judgement of […] Read more » 420 (cheating) 467 (forgery of valuable security) 468 (forgery for cheating) and 471 (using forged document as genuine) of the IPC and sections 13(1)(d) [abuse of official position] read with 13(2) [punishment] Allahabad High Court IPC justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi Mayawati sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) T V Rajeshwar Taj Corridor scam case Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati
Top Law News Gangrape case: Supreme Court defers hearing over counsel row January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after two lawyers appeared before the Supreme Court claiming to represent one of the six accused in the December 16 gangrape case, the sessions Judge has been asked by the court conducting the trial to find out who the actual counsel was and if he wanted to pursue the case for transferring the trial […] Read more » advocate ML Sharma Anand did a U-turn attempt to murder Chief Justice Altamas Kabir common intention criminal conspiracy dacoity December 16 gangrape case destruction of evidence gang rape in Delhi Gang rape in India Gangrape Gangrape cas hurting in committing robbery IPC kidnapping murder rape in India sessions judge Supreme Court Supreme Court of India unnatural offences
Top Law News Court reserves order on plea for lodging of FIR against Jindal January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court reserved for January 16 its order on a plea by Zee News BSE 0.26 % Ltd for direction to the CBI to lodge an FIR against Congress MP Naveen Jindal for allegedly trying to “influence” the hearing before News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) in connection with the alleged extortion bid case. Special […] Read more » advocate Vijay Aggarwal CBI CBI Judge Dharmesh Sharma Congress MP Naveen Jindal Delhi court FIR FIR against Jindal IPC Member of Parliament MP NBSA NBSA Chairman J S Verma News Broadcasting Standards Authority plea against Jindal Power Ltd BSE -0.79 % (JSPL) Prevention of Corruption Act section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) Zee News BSE Zee News Ltd
Top Law News Court summons Digvijay Singh in defamation case November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court summoned to Senior Congress leader Digvijay Sing to face trial in a criminal Defamation case lodged against him by BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar told that the accused Digvijay Singh has been summoned for the offence under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code to face trial for criminal defamation. Let he […] Read more » BJP National Secretary Bhupinder Yadav BJP President Nitin Gadkari Comptroller and Auditor General of India Congress-led UPA government defamation case Defamation case logged against Digvijay Singh defamatory Digvijay Sing Digvijay Singh in defamation case Indian Penal Code IPC Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar MP Ajay Sancheti Rajya Sabha MP Senior Congress leader Digvijay Sing
Top Law News After 20, minor girl can get marriage declared void: HC July 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The husband of a minor girl is entitled to his wife’s custody but cannot consummate his marriage with her till she attains the age of 20 as law gives her the liberty to approach the court to get her marriage declared void. A Delhi High Court Bench gave this ruling in response to a Division […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri child marriage consent of a married girl consummation of marriage consummation of marriage with a girl below the age of 15 consummation of marriage with a girl below the age of 15 amounts to raping her Delhi High Court Bench Hindu Marriage Act HMA Indian Penal Code IPC marriage marriage of a minor girl minor marriage PCM Prevention of Child Marriage Prevention of Child Marriage Act status of marriage of a minor girl validity of marriage of a minor girl void marriage void marriages
Top Law News Six cops summoned July 7 over Ramdev crackdown June 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six policemen, named in a charge sheet filed in connection with last year’s crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his follower at Ramlila Maidan here, have been summoned by a Delhi court July 7. Metropolitan Magistrate Anil Kumar accepted the sets of charges filed by police and said: “I have perused the charge sheet […] Read more » Additional Commissioner of Police Devesh Chandra Srivastava India Penal Code IPC Metropolitan Magistrate Anil Kumar Ramdev crackdown Ramlila Maidan Supreme Court Feb 23
Top Law News ‘Hooda falsely implicated Chautalas to grab power’ June 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ajay Chautala, son of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, has told a Delhi court that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had falsely implicated him and his family in a case involving illegal appointments of junior basic teachers in the state during 1999-2000. Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Ajay Chautala made the statement […] Read more » Indian Penal Code IPC Prevention of Corruption Act Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar