Criminal Law News Rape case: Conduct of Farooqui’s wife questioned January 25, 2016 / January 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today questioned the conduct of the wife of film-maker Mahmood Farooqui, who is facing trial for allegedly raping a US researcher, saying it was unusual of her not to confront her husband after she got to know about the alleged assault. “A wife cannot keep mum for so long when there are […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case Rape case: Conduct of Farooqui's wife questioned
Criminal Law News Man freed in rape case as woman says relations were consensual January 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A man, accused of raping a woman on the false promise of marriage, has been acquitted after the alleged victim told aDelhi court that the physical relations between them were consensual and now they are happily married. The court also absolved the man’s aunt of charges of abetting the woman’s kidnapping and rape, saying the […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Man freed in rape case as woman says relations were consensual rape case
Criminal Law News PIL on marital rape: Delhi HC seeks govt”s response January 11, 2016 / January 12, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The controversial issue of marital rape was again raked up today before the Delhi High Court, which sought the government’s response on a PIL challenging a provision in the penal law which does not consider sexual intercourse of a man with his minor wife as rape. The issue came up before a bench of Chief […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law PIL on marital rape: Delhi HC seeks govt''s response rape case
Criminal Law News Bombay HC hears actor Shiney Ahuja’s appeal in rape case January 10, 2016 / January 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has taken up for final hearing an appeal filed by Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja against his conviction in a rape case. The appeal came up for hearing on January 8 before Justice Abhay Thipsay, who heard briefly the arguments of Shiney’s lawyers Ashok Mundargi and Manoj Mohite. The lawyers said that […] Read more » Bombay HC hears actor Shiney Ahuja's appeal in rape case Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case Shiney Ahuja
Criminal Law News Man gets life imprisonment for raping tribal girl January 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Malegaon (Nashik) court here has awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping a 10-year-old tribal girl in 2011. Additional District and Sessions Judge Shirish Gadge yesterday sentenced Vijay Sudam Wagh to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 2.26 lakh on him for raping the minor girl on December 19, 2011, at […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News Man gets life imprisonment for raping tribal girl rape case
Criminal Law News Man gets 7-year RI for rape December 30, 2015 / December 31, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court has sentenced a man to seven-year rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl in Churah tehsil of Chamba district in March this year. Special Judge, Chamba, Padam Singh has convicted accused Des Raj, a resident of village Kathla falling in Churah tehsil of Chamba district, for offences under sections 376 (rape), 342 (unlawful […] Read more » chamba Court Criminal news featured Haryana Law Man gets 7-year RI for rape rape case
Criminal Law News Youth gets 10 years jail for raping six-year-old December 24, 2015 / December 25, 2015 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on Youth gets 10 years jail for raping six-year-old A 24-year-old youth has been sent to jail for 10 years by a Delhi court for raping a six-year-old girl. The court said the allegation of sexual assault was also corroborated by the deposition of the victim’s relative, who had lodged the complaint and the medical evidence. “Accordingly, it is held that the testimony of the […] Read more » Court Criminal news Delhi featured Law rape case Youth gets 10 years jail for raping six-year-old
Criminal Law News Dec 16 case; SC rejects plea against release of juvenile December 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal against the release of the juvenile offender in the December 16 gang rape case, saying “there has to be a clear legislative sanction” in this regard. “If anything has to be done, it has to be done according to the law. We have […] Read more » Court Criminal news Dec 16 case Dec 16 case; SC rejects plea against release of juvenile featured Law Legal News rape case Supreme Court
Criminal Law News ‘Jurm jeet gaya’, says distraught family of Dec 16 gangrape December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “Crime has won and we have lost (Jurm jeet gaya, hum haar gaye)” was the immediate reaction of the family of the December 16 gangrape victim, after the Delhi High Court today refused to stay the release of the juvenile convict, who is now a major and due to be set free on Sunday. “Despite all […] Read more » 'Jurm jeet gaya' Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law rape case says distraught family of Dec 16 gangrape
Criminal Law News Public prosecutor in Park Street gangrape case removed December 12, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment West Bengal Government has removed Sarbani Roy from the post of Public Prosecutor in the Park Street gangrape case after accusing her of going beyond her jurisdiction and acting without consulting the government. State’s Law Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya told PTI today that the Public Prosecutor (PP) went beyond her jurisdiction in pleading with the judge […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Public prosecutor in Park Street gangrape case removed rape case
Criminal Law News Two persons were sentenced for life in rape case December 12, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Ballia (UP) court here in a 10-year-old rape case. Additional District Judge Vinod Kumar held the duo guilty yesterday and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on them. In June 2005, a Dalit woman was raped by Pramod Gupta and Satish in Nagra area, […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News rape case Two persons were sentenced for life in rape case
Top Law News Danish woman gangrape: Accused claim innocence December 11, 2015 / December 12, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Two of the accused, who are facing trial for allegedly gangraping a 52-year-old Danish woman here last year, today claimed innocence in a Delhi court saying the police has falsely implicated them in the case. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Kaveri Baweja recorded the statements of accused Mahender and Arjun in which they both denied the […] Read more » Criminal news Danish Danish woman gangrape Danish woman gangrape: Accused claim innocence delhi high courtlegal news featured Law rape case
