criminal law

The Supreme Court on Monday has sought a detailed report from all state governments on custody deaths and steps taken by them to prevent them. Though the issue has been pending before the apex court for long, only a few states have responded to the notice on the issue of custody death and torture. Senior advocate Abhishekh M Singhvi, who is assisting the court as an amicus curiae (friend o..

The Delhi High Court has expressed its concern over the functioning of trial courts and observed that there were several instances where wrongs were being committed in the trial procedure. A bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Aruna Suresh pulled up the presiding officer of the lower judiciary for not observing procedures in a case of rape-cum-murder and asked the Judge to conduct t..

New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The CBI today submitted its second status report on its investigations into the Rs 23 crore Uttar Pradesh Provident Fund(PF) scam. This report details the agency's examination of over 10 High Court judges and nearly two dozen district judges, official sources said today. The report which was submitted to the Supreme Court claims to have found some alleged misappropria..

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) An Indian citizen convicted in the US for a crime can again be subjected to trial in India if any of his alleged criminal acts is triable under the local laws, the Supreme Court has ruled. The apex court rejected Jitendra Panchal's plea that since he was already convicted and sentenced to imprisonment by a US Court for being in possession and distribution of "hashish", t..

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court today favoured establishing exclusive jails in all states for terrorists and militants to avoid security threat in overcrowded prisons. "There should be a separate prison in all states for terrorists and militants," a Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam said when it was alleged that militants get help from jail staff ..

The government cannot arm common men or those associated with Salwa Judum, a people's movement to combat naxalism in Chhatisgarh, to curb the unlawful activities of naxalites, the Supreme Court said. "We do not underestimate the enormity of the problem (naxalism). But state should not encourage the commonman by arming them to fight naxalites," a Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan..

Warning that custodial deaths if left unchecked would lead to anarchy and barbarism, the Supreme Court has called for stern measures to combat the menace as otherwise the people's confidence in the country's criminal justice system will be destroyed. "Unless stern measures are taken to check the malady of the very fence eating the crops, the foundations of the criminal justice delivery system..

Supreme Court has allowed market regulator SEBI to interrogate Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju, ending more than three weeks of wait to access the kingpin of the accounting fraud in the IT Company. SEBI would be probing if there was any insider trading angle to the fraud since Raju had disclosed falsifying profits for years which would have helped inflate share prices. SEBI is expected to s..

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 appearing in the courts. We would intensify our agitation further until the revocation of the amendments," Secretary Delhi Bar Association Jaive..

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 Metro station and pulled up the police for its role. "It is inconceivable how, even if one were to take what is stated in the First Information Report ..

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 of detainees/undertrial prisoners or suspects tarnishes the image of any civilised nation and encourages the men in `Khaki' to consider themselves t..

NEW DELHI: A day after the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) Amendment Act 2008 got presidential nod, minister for women and child development Renuka Choudhary challenged her own government's decision by announcing that she would like to examine the amendments. The controversial amendments say that the police, instead of arresting an accused, will be obliged to issue him a "notice of appearan..

CHENNAI: Headlines such as "police arrest youth for sexual harassment," "robber caught by police," that often occupy print media space are expected to become a thing of the past once the CrPC (Amendment) Act 2008 is implemented. Policemen in Tamil Nadu, one of the states with the lowest crime rates, are mincing no words in expressing their anger at the new amendment that takes away the power ..

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 Distribution System(PDS) for blackmarketing from Uttar Pradesh. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam told the..

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 the request before a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on behalf of SEBI. The bench has posted the matter for mentioning Tuesday..