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Madras HC grants bail to former CMD, AGM of Indian bank

   10 June 2009 at 08:24

The Madras High Court today granted bail to former Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Bank M Gopalakrishnan and former Assistant General Manager(AGM) of the bank A V Shanmugasundaram, who were sentenced for 14 years rigorous imprisonment ..

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Mahrashtra: CBI arrests sitting MP from Osmanabad in murder

   08 June 2009 at 17:55

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and sitting MP from Osmanabad Padam Singh Patil in connection with murder of congress leader Pavan Raje Nimbalkar.The CBI took custody of Patil when he ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   247 Views


Governor clears prosecution of Kerala CPI(M) leader

   08 June 2009 at 13:02

Rejecting the State Cabinet’s clear advice to the contrary, Kerala Governor R.S. Gavai on Sunday conveyed his permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijay ..

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SC upholds conviction, sentence of 10 under TADA

   08 June 2009 at 10:57

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of ten people under TADA, involved in the killing of nine others belonging to the rival gang of liquor vendors in Ahmedabad on Aug 3, 1992.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and ..

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Gujarat HC issues notices to SIT

   07 June 2009 at 17:30

The Gujarat High Court issued notices to Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the state government in response to an application filed by Kalubhai Hirabhai Malival, a BJP MLA from Lunavada, challenging the investigation being ..

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SENSATIONAL 2000 CRORE CHEATING

   07 June 2009 at 17:19

Master conman Ashok Jadeja might have cheated the entire members of Sansi community, a denotified nomadic tribe spread over north and western states of the country, off around Rs 2000 crore, Deputy Superintendent of Police (CID) R K Patel said today, ..

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SC upholds conviction, sentence of 10 under TADA

   07 June 2009 at 17:18

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of ten people under TADA, involved in the killing of nine others belonging to the rival gang of liquor vendors in Ahmedabad on Aug 3, 1992.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   239 Views


J&K HC directs J&K govt to register FIR in Kashmir Bar Assoc

   07 June 2009 at 17:16

Seeking direction from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to the stat government to register a case in connection with the killing and alleged rape of two women at Shopian in south Kashmir, the Kashmir Bar Association (KBA) has prayed that an investiga ..

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Vienna gurdwara attack: Detained suspect released

   06 June 2009 at 12:32

One of the six suspects, detained in connection with the attack on two visiting Indian Sikh preachers in Vienna last month, has been released due to lack of evidence."The man has been released because there has not been enough evidence against h ..

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Dowry death not applicable if harassment is over a year: SC

   05 June 2009 at 19:09

If a woman dies one year or so after an alleged harassment by husband and in-laws, it cannot be treated as a cruelty for dowry and the accused cannot be convicted for causing dowry death, the Supreme Court has ruled. "Some harassment which had ..

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