criminal law

SUKHRAM GETS THREE (3) YEARS JAIL Dated : 25 Feb 2009, 1448 hrs IST, Source : PTI New Delhi: Text: A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced former union minister Sukh Ram to three years' imprisonment for amassing disproportionate assets worth of Rs 4.25 crore. The court also imposes a fine of Rs Two lakh on the former minister. However, grants bail to Sukhram on furnishing..

Delhi Court Gives Amar Singh Final Opportunity To Depose In Criminal Case Dated : 25 Feb 2009, 1221 hrs IST, Source :PTI NEW DELHI: Text: Taking a serious view of the failure of the SP general secretary to appear before it, a Delhi court on Wednesday gave Amar Singh a final opportunity to depose on Thursday in a criminal complaint filed by him in a two-year-old cheating cas..

2 Get 1-Yr Jail Term In Cheque Return Case 23 Feb 2009, 2234 hrs IST Source: Sandesh, Times New VADODARA: Text: In a nine-year-old cheque return case, a court in Vadodara on Monday sentenced two partners of a chemical company to a one-year imprisonment. According to the case details, partners SB Deshpande and Sheru Bhaskaran of Guru Nanak chemical company purchased chemi..

2002 GUJRAT RIOTS: HC Notice To Maya Kodnani, Patel Dated : 24 Feb 2009, 1421 hrs IST, Source : PTI AHMEDABAD: Text: AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notices to state minister Maya Kodnani on an application filed by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team for cancellation of her anticipatory bail in the 2002 Naroda Patia riot case. ( Watch ..

TODAY JUSTICE B.D.AHMED AND MANMOHAN OF DELHI HIGH COURT ISSUED NOTICE TO UNION OF INDIA AND STATE IN A WRIT PETITION CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF SEC 375 AND 376 OF IPC ETC.RELATING TO CHILD MARRIAGE ISSUES. THE NOTICE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE COUNSELS.ARVIND JAIN ADVOCATE ARGUED ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER MAHADEV.IT HAS BEEN PREYED THAT (a The following sections/sub-sections Ul..

Abu Salem Comes To Swati Sathe's Aid Dated : February 23, 2009 3:03 IST Source : DNA , Menaka Rao & Poornima Swaminathan Mumbai: Text There seems to be no end to trouble for Arthur Road prison officials. Three months after a judicial inquiry found the jail staff guilty of beating up at least 30 prisoners, allegedly involved in the 11/7 serial train blasts and the Aurangaba..

FIR Against Shivpal, Manoj Tewari Dated : 23 Feb 2009, 0212 hrs IST, Source : TNN LUCKNOW: Text: In the run-up to the by-election for the Bhadohi assembly constituency, where polling is slated for February 26, an FIR was lodged against senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, two sitting party MLAs and Bhojpuri film star Manoj Tewari for violation of elect..

J&K HC quashes detention of 5 PSA detenues in Kashmir Dated : 23-2-2009 Source : UNI JAMMU : TEXT : The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of five persons under Public Safety Act (PSA) in the Kashmir Valley. The court directed the authorities yesterday to release the detenues immediately, if they are not sought in any other case. The court order came on s..

Bangalore IT Park Defrauds Rs 75.8 Cr Dated : 23 Feb 2009, 0220 hrs IST, Source : S Kushala, TNN BANGALORE: Text: On paper, this tech park had 37 units functioning on its premises — all entitled to income tax concessions. What they turned out to be were nothing less than maintenance rooms located in the car park! And the tech park owner stashed away Rs 75.8 crore that he..

Lawyers Refuse To End Stir, Want Cops Suspended Dated : 23 Feb 2009, 0301 hrs IST, Source : TNN CHENNAI: Text: The get-back-to-work call by the chief justice of India (CJI) seems to have had little effect on Tamil Nadu’s lawyers. A day after the CJI stressed on the need to end the strike and avoid harassment of litigants, the state’s advocate associations reiterated that the..

“Bail in bailable offence is absolute right” The right to claim bail under Section 436 of the Criminal Procedure Code in a bailable offence is an absolute and indefeasible right and court cannot have any discretion to reject bail, the Supreme Court has held. A Bench of Justice R. V. Raveendran and Justice J. M. Panchal said, “the right to claim bail granted by Section 436 of the Code in a b..

Chargesheet Against Kasab To Be Filed "within Three Days" 22 Feb 2009, 1631 hrs IST, Sources : PTI MUMBAI : Text: Chargesheet against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 terror attacks, will be iled "within two to three days". "Within two to three days, the chargesheet into the Mumbai attacks will be filed before the metropolitan magistrate..

Madras HC pulls up police over clash with advocates Dated : 22 Feb 2009, 1430 hrs IST, Source : PTI CHENNAI: Text: The Madras High Court has sought an explanation from the city police chief on the February 19 police-lawyers clash and said it could initiate contempt proceeding on the matter. A Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice (ACJ), S J Mukhopadhaya and Justices V Dhan..

SUO MOTU CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS LIKELY Dated: 22-02-2009 Source : K.T. Sangameswaran , The Hindu CHENNAI: Text: Considering the damage on the High Court premises and the injuries to various persons in the incidents on February 19, the Madras High Court on Saturday said these may call for initiation of suo motu criminal contempt proceedings; but it can be decided after the receipt ..

Arrest Warrant For Raj Thackeray Dated : 22 Feb 2009, 0020 hrs IST, Source : AGENCIES MUZAFFARPUR (BIHAR): Text: A local court in Bihar issued an arrest warrant against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for his failure to turn up in court to respond the accusation of having hurt Bihari sensibilities by his remarks on the chhath puja festivities. First Cla..