criminal law

  The defence in the 26/11 trial on Wednesday submitted that it wanted to call upon Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane to depose before the court, in the light of his public statement about a political link in the terror conspiracy. The court however rejected this plea on the ground that it lacked merit. Hinting..

The Finance Ministry has overhauled its Income Tax intelligence wing in order to speed up investigation of high value cases of Rs 10 lakhs and above and stop new methods of tax evasion. Commissioners ofIncome Tax (CITs) of the Central Information Branch (CIB) will now report to the intelligence wing headquartered in the national capital. The CIB and the i..

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been investigating the Bofors gun payoff scandal, has refused to reveal any information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) about Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, stating that it “would impede the process of apprehension and prosecution of the accused”. The information was so..

NEW DELHI: For all those who have suffered at the hands of the gun-toting guards of our   netas  , here is a candid admission from the government itself. In an affidavit filed in Delhi High Court last year, the Home Ministry had confessed that many politicians and VIPs treat "security as a status symbol and therefore desired special privileges.....

THE Supreme Court has ruled that in cheque bouncing cases, the right to give evidence on affidavit, as provided to the complainant under section 145 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, is not available to the accused for expeditious decision in such mounting cases which are chocking the administration of criminal justice system in the country. A bench comprising justices Tarun Chatterjee..

The Delhi High Court gave its consent on the revised guidelines submitted by the Delhi Government in connection with the regulation of parole applications of the convicts.  A bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw after examining the fresh guidelines submitted by Solicitor Gener..

The CBI is likely to quiz former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore tomorrow in connection with the three fresh cases registered against him for molesting budding tennis player Ruchika Girhotra 19 years ago. Rathore may be quizzed tomorrow by the CBI which recently took over the investigations from the Haryana police on the recommendations of the state government, CBI sou..

  An advisory board constituted by the Tamil Nadu government met in Vellore on Wednesday to consider the plea for Nalini's release.   The board is also considering the premature release of ten others, three of whom pertain to the Rajiv Gandhi case.   The District Collector of Vellore who heads the committee is likely..

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Mumbai: The government today sent a fresh reminder to former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, on a show cause notice asking why his pension should not be reduced and his police medal not withdrawn for allegedly abusing power. div id="lhs-col" style="border-right: 0px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); paddi..

A trial court judge from Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh has been accused of sending obscene SMSes to a woman in Bareilly. Judicial magistrate Pramod Gangwar and his friend Vivek Gupta are named in a..

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today commenced the hearing on an appeal filed by Manu Sharma challenging his conviction and life sentence in Jessica Lall murder case with his counsel alleging the Delhi High Court Bench had made up its mind to hold him guilty. div id="lhs-col" style="border-right: 0px solid rgb(240, 240, 240); padding-..

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by a senior woman officer of the country's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing who had alleged sexual harassment by her superior officers. div id="lhs-col" style="border-ri..

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