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CHEQUE BOUNCE CASES TO BE DECIDED UNDER ORIGINAL JURISDICTIO

   21 October 2009 at 09:17

The Delhi High Court has directed that all outstation cases related to cheque bouncing should go back to their respective courts as they do not fall under the Capital’s jurisdiction.A bench composed of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Manmoha ..

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COURT CAN NOT DIRECT INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY IN INVESTIGATION

   21 October 2009 at 09:14

RULES SUPREME COURT-COURT CAN NOT DIRECT INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY IN INVESTIGATIONIn a ruling having long-term ramifications for criminal investigations, the Supreme Court has held a court cannot direct an investigative agency to conduct an investigation ..

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SC directs handing over of viscera of Asthana to CBI

   20 October 2009 at 20:08

The Supreme Court has directed the CBI to take possession of the viscera samples of Ashutosh Asthana, prime accused in the multi-crore PF scam, who died mysteriously inGhaziabad's Dasna jail. A special bench headed by Justice D K Jain ordered the C ..

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Probe in PF scam accused death in jail family alleges poison

   20 October 2009 at 20:03

Even as the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered probe into the mysterious death of the main accused of the mutli-crore rupees Provident Fund (PF) scam, the family members alleged some foul play in the incident. The state Jail Department has ordered ..

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SC: Quality of evidence matters, not quantity

   20 October 2009 at 20:02

The Supreme Court has ruled that it is quality and not the quantity of evidence that matters in arriving at the truth. While setting aside the judgment of Allahabad High Court acquitting three accused in a double murder case, a bench comprising Just ..

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Punjab Guv threatens defamation proceedings against CNN-IBN

   20 October 2009 at 20:00

The Punjab Governor-cum-Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh Gen (retd) S F Rodrigues sought an apology from CNN-IBN authorities and threatened to launch criminal and legal proceedings against the channel authorities if they fail to comply fo ..

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Mystery death jolts judges' scam probe

   19 October 2009 at 09:57

The death of Ashutosh Asthana, prime accused in the judges' expenses scam, has cast a shadow over the investigations into the case.Asthana died under mysterious circumstances on Saturday - he was in custody at the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad.Preliminary ..

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Madras HC asks APP to consult CoP on action against actors

   15 October 2009 at 19:21

The Madras High Court directed the Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) to get instruction from the Chennai City Commissioner of Police (CoP) on a petition filed by journalists organisations seeking direction to file case against some film artistes for ..

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Lok Sabha to discuss CrPC amendment: Law Minister

   15 October 2009 at 19:20

Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) would come up for discussion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session. Speaking to reporters, he said President Pratibha Devisingh Pa ..

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CBI submits report on exhumation of bodies to court

   14 October 2009 at 11:21

Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday fixed 14th December as the next date of hearing in the alleged double rape and murder of two women at Shopian after the CBI submitted a report on exhumation of the victims' bodies to the court and sought reason ..

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