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Criminal Law News


Desirability of Speaking orders.

   09 July 2010 at 10:50

State of rajasthan vs Rohitas & Others: Cr.Appeal No.361 of 2008: The absence of reasons will render any judicial order not sustainable.Every order must set forth its reasons, however brief it is, indicating an application of mind to the matter ..

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Bail plea of judge couple rejected in dowry harassment case

   04 July 2010 at 01:13

Bail plea of judge couple rejected in dowry harassment case PTI Thursday, July 1, 2010 17:36 IST Tikamgarh (MP): Anticipatory bail plea of a judge couple and their son in a dowry harassment case was rejected by a local court here. The family had app ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   1246 Views


Akshardham temple attack: Death for three confirmed

   03 June 2010 at 11:18

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the POTA court verdict on the three accused in the 2002 Akshardham terror attack case.The special POTA court had given death penalty to the accused.The POTA court had convicted six persons for providing logist ..

Posted in Criminal Law  2 comments |   849 Views


Lawyers body says DV Act applies to women kin too

   02 June 2010 at 10:48

Lawyers body says DV Act applies to women kin too At a time the Delhi high court is deliberating if women can be prosecuted under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act,an influential lawyers body has waded into the debate. Joining issue with a petitione ..

Posted in Criminal Law  10 comments |   1607 Views


3.8 million and counting: Moily demands special courts for cheque dishonour cases

   30 May 2010 at 21:35

That the credibility of a cheque has eroded over the last few years is no secret. The Law Commission’s 213th report on the Fast Track Magisterial Courts for Dishonoured Cheque Cases reports over 38 lakh (3.8 million) cases relating to the dish ..

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Special Courts For Cheque Bounced Cases Veerappa Moily

   27 May 2010 at 11:50

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Anomalies force Govt to amend rape law

   25 May 2010 at 18:45

An illiterate, poor father's petition in the Delhi high court has forced the Union government to agree to bring wide-ranging reforms in rape laws that will treat sex with any women less than 18 years of age as rape. Mahadev, whose daughter w ..

Posted in Criminal Law  4 comments |   1238 Views


No compromise on human rights

   12 May 2010 at 17:32

The criminal justice system is founded on a slew of jurisprudential principles that protect the rights of suspects and accused. These include the right against self-incrimination, the right to remain silent, and the right against providing informati ..

Posted in Criminal Law  2 comments |   589 Views


Death Penalty to Kasab

   07 May 2010 at 10:30

AJMAL Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from Pakistan responsible for the 26/11 strikes, has been sentenced to death. Special judge M L Tahilyani, referring to the Kandahar experience — where the NDA government had to release dreaded terrori ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   503 Views


Forced narco tests illegal: SC

   06 May 2010 at 22:15

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held as unconstitutional narco-analysis, polygraph and brain electrical activation profile or brain-mapping tests, in a blow to cops who were increasingly using the procedures as investigation tools. In an order ..

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