criminal law

In cases involving serious offences like murder, dacoity and rape, the nature ofaccusation and evidence against an accused be examined by courts before granting bail, the Supreme Court has said. According to the apex court, bail should be granted by the sessions and high courts after examining the nature of accusation, severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting ..

More than 30 years after a man was arrested for allegedly committing a murder, the Supreme Court has acquitted him due to lack of evidence and inconsistent statements by the eye-witnesses. The apex court took the view that non-examination of the investigating officer and the doctor who performed the autopsy of the victim would be justification enough for discarding the prosecution's claim and..

The Law Commission has recommended to the Centre that it repeal the anachronistic law, contained in Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, making attempt to suicide a punishable offence. Section 309 says: “Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or w..

The Supreme Court has held that accused in criminal cases cannot be convicted if the statements of the so-called eye-witnesses are inconsistent. The apex court said a testimony with discrepancies should be discarded by courts while deciding a case, otherwise, it may result in conviction of innocent persons. "In the instant case not only there is discrepancy as regards the place of occu..

A fifth case was lodged against MNS chief Raj Thackeray in Jharkhand on Wednesday in connection with death of a Bagunhatu resident in Maharashtra's Raigarh district. M Rajeswar, who was set on fire at Raigarh district on 16th July was admitted to the Alibagh civil hospital and succumbed to his injuries two days later, a petition filed by M Prabhakar, the younger brother of the victim, said. ..

Ranchi (IANS): The Jharkhand High Court Saturday deferred till Nov 14 the hearing on a plea by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on an arrest warrant issued against him for allegedly denegrating Chhath Puja, observed by millions in Bihar. A single bench of B.K. Sinha fixed the hearing to Nov 14, Thackeray's lawyer Neeraj Rai said. Thackeray had moved Jharkhand High Court a..

Crorepati ITO has 23 flats!It doesn't pay to be greedy … especially when you are indulging in immoral activities – That is the moral of this story.In 2002, Devendra Doctor, an informant for the Income-tax department tipped off Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, who was then the Additional Commissioner of Income-tax (Investigation), of a case of unaccounted income. Pursuant to this tip-o..

CBI trapped two persons while accepting an illegal gratification of Rs. One Crore, Rs. 75 lakhs recovered from searches CBI trapped two persons while accepting an illegal gratification ofRs. One Crore, Rs. 75 lakhs recovered from searchesNew Delhi, 22-10-2008Two persons i.e. one Solicitor and one businessman ofKolkata have been trapped yesterday accepting an illegalgrat..

A senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer from Delhi was Friday summoned by the three-member Supreme Court committee probing the cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city in August. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank CBI officer was questioned by the committee at the UT guest house here. The committee is expected to wind up its work and leave Chandigarh later in the day. The..

There has been a blow to the Goa government in the state's latest scandal. The High Court has intervened in the alleged rape of a 14-year-old German girl and has demanded a report on the case. It has issued notices to the state government and the police. Fadela Fuch's fight for justice gets a shot in the arm from the Bombay High Court. Concerned about the investigations, the court has taken up ..

Allahabad HC: Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act can pass order to lodge FIR The Allahabad High Court has directed that the special judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act is empowered to pass an order for registration of an FIR and investigation on an application moved by a person under section 156(3) of the CrPC. Justice V K Verma allowed the revision petition of one Mahipal, wh..

Kerala HC raps CBI on murder probe - Kochi: The Kerala High Court Thursday rapped the the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the slow progress in its probe into the death of Abhaya, a nun whose body was found in the well of a convent at Kottayam in 1992. Justice R. Basanth ruled after receiving a report from a chief judicial magistrate here stating that no progress has been made in the pr..

Former Sikkim minister sentenced to jail - Gangtok: Former Sikkim Industry Minister P L Gurung was on Thursday sentenced by a local court to one year's imprisonment in a corruption case registered against him 13 years ago. District and Sessions Judge S W Lepcha passed the order sentencing the former minister and also fined him Rs 5,000, in default three month's additional imprisonment. T..

Keeping in mind the security scenario in the national capital ahead of the Assembly polls next month, Delhi Police on Thursday issued an order prohibiting carrying firearms or any other material which can be used for causing physical violence in the city. The order, issued by city police Commissioner Y S Dadwal, will remain in effect till 15th December. Police has prohibited carrying firea..

The Allahabad High Court has held that bail cannot be granted merely on the basis of the period of detention in jail. In his separate judgement, Justice Vijay Kumar Verma, a judge of the division bench comprising Mr Verma along with Justices B A Zaidi, has directed that the period of detention in jail prior to and after conviction could not be the sole ground for bail without looking into the..