criminal law

SC rejects bail plea of terrorist who planned to kill Modi The Supreme Court today dismissed the bail application of POTA convict Farhan Ahmed Mustak who was charged by the police with planning to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and several other functionaries of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). "You (Farhan) have already been convicted. There is no merit in the ple..

Harshad Mehta's mother approaches SC for relief Big Bull Harshad Mehta's mother today approached the Supreme Court against a Special Court's order making her a party to proceedings for redeeming the share broker's properties allegedly bought from money swindling from the stock market. Rasila Mehta, 71, sought a stay on the order which may lead to the sale of a Mumbai house where she..

SC reserves judgement on appeal challenging Bharat Shah's acquittal New Delhi, Apr 23 The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on an appeal by the state of Maharashtra challenging the acquittal of Hindi film producer and financier Bharat Shah in a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act(MCOCA). A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Jus..

Defence Scam: HC defers bail plea of Nandas, others New Delhi, Apr 23 The Delhi High Court today deferred the bail applications of arms dealer Suresh Nanda, his son Sanjeev Nanda and others, who are in judicial custody in a case relating to manipulating evidence on alleged kickbacks received in defence deals. The court had earlier issued notice to the CBI and asked i..

Human Trafficking case: Court's no to release MP's air tickets A Delhi court has refused to release impounded air tickets of suspended BJP MP Babubhai Katara, arrested in connection with a human trafficking case, terming them as one of the "best evidence" against him. "These air tickets are very material evidence and one of the best evidence against the accused. Therefore, I am not ..

Court to fix date of verdict in Nitish Katara case on 14th May A Delhi court would decide on 14th May the date for pronouncement of verdict in thesix-year-old Nitish Katara murder case allegedly involving Vikas Yadav, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, and his cousin. Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur said the court would fix the date for judgement in the case as the..

SC reserves verdict on Par attack convict's fresh plea The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Parliament attack convict Shaukat Hussain Guru challenging the 10-year jail term awarded to him by the apex court. Though the Court had earlier dismissed his review and curative petitions, the convict had chosen to file yet another writ petition claiming that his ..

UP Police to ban internet sites encouraging suicides Lucknow, Apr 21 Uttar Pradesh police, concerned over the increasing incidents of suicides in the state in the recent past, was considering to ban some internet sites giving information on suicides. ''I have asked the concerned police officials, who look after the cyber crime, to start the process to restrict assess of su..

SC stays trial of main witness in Nitish Katara case The Supreme Court has stayed the trial of Ajay Katara, main witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, in a harassment complaint filed against him by his estranged wife. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhan issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on Katara's plea for transfer of the case outside the state. Katara, the mai..

Dalmiya prays for criminal proceedings against Pawar, BCCI Former Indian Cricket Board Chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has moved a perjury case against BCCI president Sharad Pawar and other Board officials in the Calcutta High Court, on Friday prayed for criminal proceedings against them for allegedly producing false documents in court. Justice Nadira Patheriya, after hearing Dalmiya'..

Separate trials against Abu Salem, others begin Mumbai, Apr 15 (UNI) The designated TADA court today commenced separate trials against extradited gangsters Abu Salem, Mustafa Dossa alias Mustafa Majnu and two others while issuing summonsses to witnesses in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case. Judge P D Kode issued the summonsses after the Central Bureau of Investigation..

HC issues notices to HS, DGP for illegal confinement of man Jaipur, Apr 15 (UNI) The Rajasthan High Court today issued notices to the state Home Secretary, the Director General of Police, the Director General(Jails) and others in connection with the alleged illegal confinement of a man for 34 years. A single judge bench of Justice Prem Shankar Aasopa issued the notices o..

Customs moves High court on Barreto's passport Barasat, Apr 15 (UNI) Indian Customs department has moved the Calcutta High court challenging a lower court's order to return the passport of Mohun Bagan's Brazilian footballer Jose Ramirez Barreto. Barreto's passport was confiscated after his arrest at Kolkata airport on March 20 for alleged violation of the Indian Customs Act..

The special TADA court will begin the trial of extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 serial blasts case on Wednesday with the prosecution examining its first witness. The first witness to be examined will be an immigration officer, who was on duty in India when Salem was brought to Mumbai in 2005 after being deported from Lisbon, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said. "The charg..

The hearing in the Sankararaman murder case in which Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and his junior Vijayendra Saraswathi are the prime accused was adjourned till 6th June by a Puducherry court. Principal and District Sessions Judge of Puducherry D Krishnaraja adjourned the hearing in view of the pendency of a petition filed by Jayendra Sarawasthi in the Supreme court challenging the..