criminal law

With the help of Interpol and CBI, the Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch (CB) unearthed a cheating case and presented a challan in a local court against the dealer here. A spokesman of the CBI said the challan was produced in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar against proprietor of M/s Marinex Chemie Saqib Faheem Kachroo, accused of offences of cheating and forgery. He sai..

The Supreme Court today decided to entertain a petition seeking to fix the responsibility on police officials as well as the media, if they malign the reputation of the Talwars and the Duranis, who were arrested and harassed during the investigation and reporting of the sensational Aarushi-Hemraj murder case. Petitioner, Dr Surat Singh, an advocate, mentioned his petition for urgent hearing bef..

The Supreme Court allowed the plea of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati for appointing a public prosecutor from Puducherry on Tuesday to hold trial against him in the Sankararaman murder case. Supreme Court has said that the state of Puducherry can appoint public prosecutor to hold trial against Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati' in the Sankararaman murder case. ..

Kochi, Jul 21 Kerala High Court today pointed out the inadequacy of the provisions of law to protect children and women from various types of sexual assaults and favoured section 354 IPC, dealing with these offences, non-bailable. While dismissing the bail application of fake godman Santosh Madhavan, charged with rape of minor girls and making of blue films, Justice K Hema said, taking all ..

New Delhi, Jul 21 The Supreme Court was today informed by the Central government that suitable amendments to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) were underway to make punishment for the offence of 'acid attack' more stringent and guarantee adequate compensation to the victim. Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told the three-judge bench comprising Chi..

The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notices to 25 professors of the Government Science College, Raipur for conducting journalism course and issuing bogus mark sheets without permission or affiliation from the Ravishankar University, Raipur. Mr Justice T P Sharma issued the notices yesterday on a petition filed by Mr Vijay Kumar Das. The petitioner said the college had conducted post gradu..

New Delhi, Jul 17 The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a petition seeking CBI investigation into the Rs seven crore Ghaziabad district court treasury General Provident Fund scam, which allegedly involves 36 judges, including one of the apex court's sitting judges and 11 Allahabad and Uttarakhand High Court judges. Rs seven crore were fraudulent..

New Delhi, Jul 14 The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre, all States and Union Territories, seeking an explanation why the directions of the court regarding the mandatory lodging of an FIR in case of cognisable offences are not being complied with. A 16-year-old daughter of the petitioner Lalita Kumari was kidnapped from Loni district of Ghaziabad, UP, and her whereab..

SC rejects Parekh's plea; broker may be arrested for default Stock broker Ketan Parekh, involved in the Rs 888-crore Madhavpura Mercantile Co-operative Bank scam, is likely to be arrested with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to give him more time to deposit a Rs 26-crore instalment, a pre-condition set by the court for him to continue on bail. A bench headed by Justice Ashok B..

In a major reprieve for the Lok Janshakti Party ahead of the crucial trust vote in the Lok Sabha, jailed party MP Suraj Singh alias Surajbhan Singh has been granted bail by the Patna High court in connection with a murder case. Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan heads the LJP, a constituent of the ruling UPA, which is facing a tough challenge in mustering a majority in the Lok Sabha after..

The Supreme Court has recalled its order of hearing a PIL in judge's chamber involving 36 judges who are facing allegations of being beneficiaries of Rs 7 crore GPF fraud, which took place in Ghaziabad district court treasury between 2001 and 2007. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices P Sadhasivam and J M Panchal agreed to hear the PIL in the open court on July 17. ..

Supreme Court has come down heavily on erring police officials who refuse to register FIR’s by issuing notices to all the Director Generals of Police of all states. The Apex court issued notices to all state Directors General of Police to report what actions could be taken against such police officials within three weeks. A bench of Justices B N Aggrawal and G S Singhvi directe..

Police in India say they have found no evidence against a well-known dentist arrested in connection with the murder of his teenaged daughter. Arushi, 14, was found dead at home in May while her parents slept in the next room. A day later, the body of their male servant was found on the roof. Later, police arrested Dr Rajesh Talwar and said he was the "prime suspect". The murders genera..

After spending 20 years in jail, Air India bomber Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person jailed for the 1985 Kanishka plane bombing, was granted bail on Wednesday by the British Columbia court of appeal. Since his supporters and family could not arrange the unspecified heavy amount of bail, he was not released till late Wednesday. All 329 people on board were killed when the Air India Flight..

An Indian engineer, who once worked in Saudi Arabia before becoming physically challenged after an automobile accident, has been awarded 40,000 Saudi riyals ($10,665) after a 27-year legal battle. Ajay Basker, who was involved in the accident March 26, 1981, was handed over the money at his hometown in India, the Saudi Gazette reported. "This case is one of the most significant legal follow-..