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More murders are committed in India than in any other country in the world, according to figures released in Delhi. A new government report says 32,719 murder cases were registered last year, double the figure in the US and three times more than in Pakistan. Experts say the real crime rate in India is even higher with many cases going unreported. South Africa has the highest murder rat..

Cricketing sensation Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, popularly known as Yograj Singh (50) and five relatives have been booked on charges of cheating and conspiracy in a property matter by the economic offences wing of Punchkula district police. Yograj Singh a former Indian cricketer in early 1980’s and a right-arm fast-medium bowler has been in the news for all wrong reaso..

The state government on Tuesday evening ordered arrest of circle officer (CO), Sadar, Pratapgarh, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Shivbaran Singh on charges of rape. The incident reportedly took place on June 6. Director-general of police (DGP) Vikram Singh, on the basis of a report from the Pratagharh police, forwarded his recommendation to the state government seeking suspension of the..

Ghaziabad, June 10 (PTI) The bail application of doctor Rajesh Talwar, prime suspect in the Noida twin murder case, was dismissed by a CBI court today saying it was not empowered to take up the matter. Minutes later, Talwar's counsel Satish Tamta moved a fresh application in the Ghaziabad District and Sessions court, which posted the matter for hearing on June 26. Earlier, Special Magist..

Baazee.com petition to quash MMS case dismissed Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition filed by the portal Baazee.com seeking to quash the case of pornography against it, involving two teenagers of the DPS R K Puram school three years ago. While holding that prima facie a case is made out against the company BIPL, Justice S Muralidhar discharged its director Avinash Bajaj and said the M..

Killer cannot claim he did it in self-defence: SC A killer cannot claim that he committed the crime in self-defence unless he or his property faces a danger and immediate aid from the state machinery is not readily available, the Supreme Court has said. "The necessary corollary is that the violence which the citizen defending himself or his property is entitled to use must not be u..

Vikas Yadav, son of controversial UP politician D P Yadav and his cousin Vishal were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case with a Delhi Court holding that the offence did not fall under the rarest of rare category warranting death penalty. The court held that the offence cannot be termed as "brutal and diabolical in nature" for awarding capital punishment. P..

SC upholds life sentence awarded to terrorist The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a Punjab terrorist convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) for killing a reformed terrorist who refused to take up militant activities again. A bench of Justices S B Sinha and L S Panta while upholding the sentence imposed by the Designated TADA court, r..

NEW DELHI: A trial court in Delhi convicted Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal in the six-year-old Nitish Katara murder case. The court will sentence the accused on May 30. The punishment could range from life term to death penalty. Vikas, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, and Vishal have been convicted of murder, abduction and destruction of evidence in the case. Nitish Katara’s..

Three channels under fire for violating rape cases’ ethics 5/24/2008 A city court ordered police to register an FIR against three TV channels for violating the code of ethics in dealing rape cases. On May 9, when a rape victim along with her parents was waiting in the poilce station, some mediapersons from three satellite channels entered the station and took the statements of the victim an..

Court frames charges against former Delhi HC judge, others A court in Delhi has framed charges against former Delhi High Court judge Shameet Mukherjee and four others, including ex-DDA Vice Chairman Subhash Sharma, in a DDA land scam case. Additional Sessions Judge I K Kochhar framed charges against Mukherjee, Sharma, and three others under a provision of the IPC dealing with crim..

Firm's ex-boss not liable if post-dated cheque bounces: SC A company's former director need not necessarily be prosecuted for issuing a post-dated cheque which bounced on presentation after his resignation from the firm, the Supreme Court has said. The liability of such a person would arise only if the complainant takes care to specifically aver in the complaint about the accused's..

Showing leniency towards a convict involved in brutal murders may undermine public confidence in the efficacy of law, the Supreme Court has said while confirming the death sentence on a man who raped and murdered two minor girls almost a decade ago. "Undue sympathy to impose inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system to undermine public confidence in the efficacy of law and ..

Geetanjali suicide case: Court acquits actor Navin Nischol Actor Navin Nischol and his brother Pravin were acquitted of charges of cruelty and abetting the suicide of the former's wife by a sessions court in Mumbai. Additional Sessions Judge B D Kamkhedkar acquitted them, saying no case was made out against the brothers. Navin's wife Geetanjali had committed suicide last y..

SC refuses bail and suspension of Manu Sharma's life sentence In a double whammy for Manu Sharma sentenced to life imprisonment in Jessica Lall murder case, the Supreme Court on Monday has refused to grant him bail and suspend his punishment. "Keeping in view the seriousness of offence, the manner in which the crime was said to have been committed and the gravity of offence, we are ..