criminal law

Former Union Minister Sukhram Convicted In DA Case Dated : Friday, February 20, 2009 12:02 IST Source : PTI New Delhi: Text Former Union Communications minister Sukhram was on Friday convicted by a Delhi Court for amassing Rs 4.25 crore of disproportionate assets that included seizure of Rs 2.45 crore from his residence here. Special CBI Judge V K Maheshwari held the 82-year..

Nithari Killings: Jessica Judge RS Sodhi To Defend Pandher Dated :19 Feb 2009, 2049 hrs IST, Source :IANS New Delhi: Text: Stressing that mere knowledge of a happening was not enough to convict anyone of murder, retired Delhi High Court judge R.S. Sodhi, who has sent many a criminal to the gallows, on Tuesday agreed to defend Moninder Singh Pandher, held guilty of rape and mu..

CBI Registers Case Against Bank Manager, 3 Others For Cheating Dated : 19-02-2009 Source : Bureau Report New Delhi : TEXT : The CBI has registered a case against a former manager of State Bank of India based in Chennai along with three businessmen for allegedly cheating the bank to the tune of Rs six crore. The case was registered against S Durai, former SBI manager at Saligr..

Allahabad HC Directs CMO Kushambi To Appear In Court Dated: 19-02-2009 Source : UNI Lakhnow : TEXT: Taking a serious note of submitting an unfair and erroneous opinion in a criminal case, the Allahabad High Court directed the members of Medical Board, including Dr D R Verma, CMO Kaushambi, to appear before the Court on February 26 and explain as to how they have given the said o..

CBI Conducts Brain Mapping Tests On Aarushi's Parents Dated : 19 Feb 2009, 1755 hrs IST, Source : PTI NEW DELHI: Text: Already facing flak for its investigations in Aarushi double murder case, the CBI has quietly conducted a narco analysis and brain mapping tests on the parents of the 14-year-old girl recently, a scientific procedure to which it was opposed in July last y..

POILCE, LAWYERS CLSH OUTSIDE MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 19 Feb 2009, 1809 hrs IST, Source: IANS CHENNAI: Text: Pitched battles were fought outside the Madras high court on Thursday afternoon after the police arrested 17 lawyers for attacking Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy. As police used baton on lawyers who were protesting and shouting slogans, about 30 lawyers and..

HC Judge Declines To Hear Plea Against Bail For Godhra Accused Kodnani, Patel Dated:19 Feb 2009, 1503 hrs IST, Source: PTI AHMEDABAD: Text: Justice A S Dave of Gujarat High Court declined to hear the petition of Special Investigation Team (SIT) challenging anticipatory bail granted to state minister Maya Kodnani and former VHP leader Jaydeep Patel in the 2002 riot cases. W..

DELHI POLICE FIRST TO MAKE CHANGES AS PER NEW CR.P.C RULES Dated:19 Feb 2009, 0720 hrs IST, Source: TNN NEW DELHI: Text: In tune with the recent changes in Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the Delhi Police has simplified and introduced transparency in chargesheets. Top cop YS Dadwal has directed officers to include the name of accused arrested or granted bail or against whom..

Purohit Obtained Explosives For Malegaon Blast: Co-Accused Dated: 18 Feb 2009, 2323 hrs IST, Source: PTI Text: MUMBAI: Arrested Army officer Prasad Purohit had allegedly obtained the explosives used in the 2008 Malegaon blasts and supplied them to two other accused, Rakesh Dhawade, another accused, has said in his confession. "In August 2008 Purohit told me that two pers..

Pappu Yadav Gets Bail In CPI-M MLA Murder Case Dated:18 Feb 2009, 1918 hrs IST, Source: PTI Text: PATNA: The Patna High Court on Wednesday granted bail to high-profile RJD Lok Sabha member from Madhepura Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar over a decade ago. A division bench comprising Justice Shi..

Madras HC Orders Notice On Gold Quest Scam Dated:17-02-2009 Source: UNI CHENNAI: Madras High Court ordered notice on a petition alleging the investigating officers of CB-CID were colluding with the accused in the famous multi-crore Gold Quest Case for monetary benefits and seeking transfer to the CBI the investigation in the multi-level marketing scam in which gullible public were chea..

Delhi HC Rejects Thounaojam's Bail Plea On Allegations Of Abetting Terrorism Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI DELHI: The Delhi High Court declined to grant bail to Thounaojam Shyam Kumar, who had contested two assembly elections in Manipur, as he was accused of abetting terrorism. Refusing to grant a regular bail to the petitioner, Justice S Muralidhar directed him to surrender as his ..

P&H HC Dismisses Punjab Govt's Plea To Cancel DGP Virk's Bail Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI CHNDIGADH: Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice H S Bhalla dismissed the plea of the Punjab government to cancel the regular bail granted in a corruption case to former state police chief Sarbdeep Singh Virk, presently posted as DGP in Mumbai as head of the Maharashtra Police Housing Corporation..

Serial Killer Umesh Reddy Sentenced To DEATH By Karnataka HC Dated: 18 Feb 2009, 1844 hrs IST, Source: PTI Text: BANGALORE: Serial killer Umesh Reddy, who has been charged with ghastly rapes and murders of several women, was sentenced to death by the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday. Reddy, an ex-police constable, gained notoriety for his sex crimes, raping women even aft..

HARI MASJID CASE: Farooq Mhapkar acquitted Dated: 18 Feb 2009, 1237 hrs IST, Source : PTI Text: MUMBAI: Farooq Mhapkar, accused in the 1993 Hari Masjid rioting case here, was today acquitted by a sessions court. Mhapkar was acquitted after the court observed that the prosecution has failed to prove its case. Seven people were killed inside Hari Masjid in south Mumba..