criminal law

CJI: KASAB NEEDS A LAWYER FOR PRPER TRIAL 12/18/2008 Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan underlined the need of providing a lawyer to a convict to defend himself and for a proper trial by court. He was referring to the lone arrested terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Ajmal Amir Kasab. ‘I don’t think he will go undefended. Even for helping the court for a proper trial, assistance o..

GA. JUDGE JAILS MUSLIM WOMEN OVER HEAD SCARF Wednesday Dec. 17, … ATLANTA:– A Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint said Wednesday that she felt her human and civil rights were violated. A judge ordered Lisa Valentine, 40, to serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court, said police in Douglasville, a city of about 20,000 ..

U.N. COURT CONVICTS BABOSORA FOR RAWANDA GENOCIDE Thu Dec 18, 5:04 am (Reuters) – A U.N. court convicted former army colonel Theoneste Bagosora Thursday of genocide in Rwanda in 1994 and sentenced him to jail for life. "Colonel Bagosora is guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and war crimes," the court said. The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ..

SC NOTICE TO NITISH GOVT IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE The Supreme Court issued notices to state of Bihar and others on a petition seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Nitish Kumar government for not complying with the directions of Patna High Court directing the state government to appoint a Special Public Prosecutor having standing of more than 10 years to conduct double murder..

INDIAN STUDENT GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR KILLING FRIEND IN UK Agencies Posted: Dec 17, 2008 at 1453 hrs IST London: Indian student Nagaraja Kumar Nalluri, who wrote 'I love you' in his own blood after killing a fellow student from Andhra Pradesh in Birmingham, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. In the sensational murder on May 6 that hit headlines, 23-year-old Samrajya Jyothirmai ..

MP HC ORDERS GUJRAT GOVT TO DESTROY WASTE STORED TT UNION CARBIDE PLANT 12/17/2008 The Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the Gujarat government to destroy 350 metric tonnes of poisonous chemical reside stored in containers on the premises of the Union Carbide plant that was closed after the 1984 Gas Tragedy. While hearing a public interest plea by Mr Alok Pratap Singh, Chief Justice Anang ..

KERALA HIGH COURT : CBI SEEKS CHANGE OF JUDGE IN SR ABHAYA CASE The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an application before Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court seeking transfer of the hearing of the bail applications of the three Catholic clerics accused in the Sr Abhaya murder case. CBI, which is investigating the case, submitted that the conduct of Justice K Hema, who was hear..

RIZWAN CASE : INDUSTRIALIST ASHOK TODI'S BAIL PLEA REJECTED 17 Dec 2008, 1143 hrs IST, PTI Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text: KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of industrialist Ashok Todi, main accused in the Rizwanur Rahman case. ( Watch ) Hearing his bail plea after a division bench differed on the issue, Justice B P Se..

CHINA SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR AUGUST ATTACK 17 Dec 2008, 1540 hrs IST, AP BEIJING: China on Wednesday sentenced two people to death for an audacious attack in the far-west region of Xinjiang that killed 17 police and wounded 15 others days before the start of the Beijing Olympics. The Xinhua News Agency said the sentences were handed down by the Kashgar Intermediate People's Cou..

MADRAS HC ORDERS COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST INSPECTOR 12/17/2008 Madras High Court ordered the Commissioner of Police (CoP), here to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the Nungambakkam station Inspector of Police for not complying the order of the court on a land dispute case. While allowing a writ petition filed by Ahamed Ibrahim of chennai, Mr Justice K Mohan Ram..

SC REFUSES BAIL PLEA OF TODI'S IN RIZWANUR RAHMAN CAS The Supreme Court refused to issue directions to the Calcutta High Court to dispose before Christmas holidays the bail application of Pradeep Todi who along with his brother Kolkata-based businessman Ashok Todi, is facing allegations of abetting the suicide of Rizwanur Rahman son-in-law of Ashok Todi. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G ..

The Delhi High Court issued a notice to Delhi police seeking a reply whether Sanjeev Nanda, convict in the BMW hit-and-run case, can be granted bail. Undergoing five-year jail for mowing down six people in 1999, Nanda moved the High Court seeking bail. Appearing for Nanda, Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani pleaded for bail on the ground that his grandfather S M Nanda, fomer Naval Chief, was n..

Life sentence to 21 CPM workers in murder case HOOGHLY: As many as 21 workers of CPM have been sentenced to life term by a local court here in a two-year-old case of murder of their party leader. The additional district and sessions judge of Arambagh's first track court, Goutam Sengupta, on Wednesday sentenced 21 party workers including, local leader Sk Asgar Ali, for killing Jahur Ali..

BMW case: Delhi HC issues notice to cops on Nanda's bail plea NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the police on a bail plea filed by Sanjeev Nanda, a convict in the BMW hit-and-run case undergoing five-year prison term for mowing down six persons in 1999. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, appearing for Nanda, pleaded for bail on the ground that his grandfather S M..

Malegaon blast probe: Rahirkar remanded to police custody MUMBAI: The special MCOCA court here on Tuesday remanded Ajay Rahirkar, an accused in the September 29 Malegaon blast case and treasurer of right-wing group Abhinav Bharat, to police custody till December 20. Eight other accused including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur have been sent to judicial custody till December 29 by the cou..