Top Law News Can’t discard case in absence of independent witnesses: Court January 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A case of the prosecution cannot be discarded if people are not willing to become witnesses, a Delhi court has said while refusing to set aside the jail term awarded to a man for snatching a woman’s mobile phone. Additional Sessions Judge S K Sharma, while dismissing the appeal of the convict against a six […] Read more » absence of independent witnesses Additional Sessions Judge S K Sharma Court discard case featured independent witnesses witnesses
Top Law News Depute senior officer to trace missing witnesses: Bombay HC August 25, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Director General of Police to depute a senior officer not below the rank of Deputy Director General of Police to trace the 11 missing former inmates of Thane Central prison, who were witness to custodial death of a fellow inmate in 1996. The direction was given by […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News witnesses
Criminal Law News ‘Accused would hinder probe can’t be ground for bail’ January 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a case the Bombay High Court has observed that the bail cannot be rejected to an accused only on the grounds that he would interfere in the investigation and influence witnesses. Justice R C Chavan, while granting bail to an advocate Deepak Sharma observed that the sessions court could not have rejected bail only […] Read more » advocate Deepak Sharma Bhandup police Bombay High Court influence investigation investigation and influence witnesses Justice R.C. Chavan witnesses
Top Law News Witnesses turning hostile disturbing trend: SC August 5, 2012 / August 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the recent trend of witnesses turning hostile in high profile cases, saying this “major disturbing” factor faced by courts is eroding people’s faith in the judicial system. “Witnesses turning hostile is a major disturbing factor faced by the criminal courts in India”. “Reasons are many for the witnesses […] Read more » gullible witnesses Hostile Witness hostile Witnesses witness becomes hostile witnesses witnesses becomes hostile witnesses turn hostile Witnesses turning hostile
High Profile Cases Ready to name more witnesses, Gujarat cop tells probe panel May 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat’s senior IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt told the Nanavati-Mehta commission that he could name other witnesses who would vouchsafe his presence at a crucial meeting called by Chief Minister Narendra Modi Feb 27,2002 in addition to the names he mentioned in his affidavit made before the Supreme Court. “I will give the names of […] Read more » Chief Minister Narendra Modi Gujarat cop IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt Nanavati-Mehta commission ready witnesses
Top Law News If prosecution case solid, hostile witnesses don’t matter: Court October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that even if all witnesses turn hostile a trial court can convict and sentence the accused, if the prosecution is successful in establishing their guilt. If the prosecution case is strong then ‘eye witnesses turning hostile, do not, in any way, create a dent in the case of the prosecution’, […] Read more » case Court don't hostile matter prosecution solid witnesses
Top Law News Gulberg society massacre witnesses’ plea rejected October 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Thursday rejected a petition by witnesses of Gulberg society massacre in Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat riots, seeking to summon some government officials as witnesses and cross-examine them. Pleading that former MP Ehsan Jafri had talked with some top officials and highly-placed people to seek their help before he was killed […] Read more » Gulberg massacre plea rejected society witnesses
Top Law News Don’t doubt cops who appear as witnesses, courts told July 26, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday said that courts should not doubt the evidence given by police officers as witnesses in a case. The court’s observation was made while upholding life imprisonment awarded to a man, for killing his wife two years back, on the basis of statements of police personnel. A division bench of Justice […] Read more » cops doubt witnesses
