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Lawyers on strike to protest CrPC changes on arrest provisions

   04 February 2009 at 14:05

Lawyers of district courts across the country on Tuesday went on strike to protest changes in the CrPC which allow police not to arrest accused in offences punishable up to seven years in jail."Lawyers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari have abstained from ..

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HC stays obscenity case against couple

   04 February 2009 at 10:40

On couple's plea HC stays case against them for obscenity New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Coming to the rescue of a newly married couple, the Delhi High Court Monday stayed criminal proceeding against them on the charge of committing an obscene act at a Metr ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   184 Views


SC for stern measures to deal with custody deaths

   04 February 2009 at 10:38

The Supreme Court has ruled that custody deaths should be dealt with in a "stern" manner otherwise such incidents would destroy the very foundation of the criminal justice system leading to anarchy and barbarism."Police excesses and the maltreatment ..

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Renuka Choudhary to fight the Cr.PC amendments

   03 February 2009 at 18:22

NEW DELHI: A day after the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) Amendment Act2008 got presidential nod, minister for women and child developmentRenuka Choudhary challenged her own government's decision byannouncing that she would like to examine the amendm ..

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Cr.PC amendment will embolden criminals allege police

   03 February 2009 at 18:09

CHENNAI: Headlines such as "police arrest youth for sexual harassment,""robber caught by police," that often occupy print media space areexpected to become a thing of the past once the CrPC (Amendment) Act2008 is implemented. Policemen in Tamil Nadu, ..

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SC declines to give urgent hearing in wheat allotment scam

   02 February 2009 at 18:52

New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to give an urgent hearing to an application seeking directions to CBI to conduct investigation de novo (fresh) into Rs 1 lakh crore scam involving alleged diversion of wheat allotted for Public ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   167 Views


SEBI seeks SC permission to interrogate Raju

   02 February 2009 at 18:49

Market regulator SEBI is seeking the Supreme Court's permission to interrogate Satyam'sdisgraced founder Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju inconnection with the Rs 7,800-crore fraud in the IT company.Solicitor General G E Vahanvati submitted t ..

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SC declines early hearing in UP Food grains scam

   02 February 2009 at 18:48

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an early hearing to the plea seeking CBI inquiry into the alleged diversion of food grains meant for BPL families in Uttar Pradesh to Bangladesh and Nepal during 2001-2004.However, a Bench headed by Chief Justice ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   247 Views


Pak to share Mumbai report once vetted by law ministry: Gilani

   02 February 2009 at 10:17

Islamabad, Feb 1 (PTI) Pakistan will share the findings of its probe into the Mumbai attacks with India and the rest of the world once the report of an investigation team is vetted by the law ministry, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today.He ..

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Court extends judicial custody of Rajus till Feb 7

   02 February 2009 at 10:16

Hyderabad, Jan 31 (PTI) A magistrate court today extended till February 7 the judicial custody of Satyam's disgraced founder Ramalinga Raju, its former managing director B Rama Raju and ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas.The 6th additional chief metropolitan ..

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