criminal law

A Mumbai court has awarded the death sentence to all three accused in the 2003 twin Mumbai blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar Hanif Syed, his wife, Fehmida, and third conspirator Ashrat Ansari were convicted for pla..

A husband and his relatives cannot be prosecuted for "cruelty" towards wife merely because the mother-in-law or other family members had kicked her or for that matter threatened her with divorce, the Supreme Court has held. Similarly, if a mother-in-law gives constant sermons to the daughter-in-law or allegedly treated her shabbily by giving her used dress suits, it does not invite prosecuti..

A designated POTA court will decide the quantum of punishment to be awarded to three convicts on Thursday who were found guilty for carrying out twin bomb blasts at the ..

 The Supreme Court has ordered the SIT probing post-Godhra riots of 2002, to investigate the killing of alleged gangster Soharabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter in Gujaratafter it found "certain loose ends" in charge..

 India on Tuesday blamed Pakistani intelligence agencies for flooding the market with counterfeit currency notes even as it strengthened vigilance to check smuggling of fake notes into the country. "As per intelligence reports, involvement of Pak officials suspected to be working for intelligence agencies of Pakistan ha..

 The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court order directing Maharashtra government to place before it the report of Pradhan Committee which probed government's response to 26/11 terror attacks. The apex court also stayed the High Court order directing the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief to be personally prese..

Special POTA Judge M R Puranik on Tuesday deferred the sentencing of Ashrat Ansari, Hanif Sayed Anees and his wife Fehmida Sayed till  table class="cnt" align="left" width="310" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; margin-top: 3px; margin-..

A designated POTA court will decide on Tuesday the quantum of punishment to be awarded to three convicts who were found guilty for    carrying out twin bomb blasts at..

 The Supreme Court has asked Gujarat government why the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case not be entrusted to the Special Investigations Team (SIT). The apex court has asked to specify an interim compensation for Sohrabuddin’s brother Rubabuddin Sheikh.  Sohrabuddin..

The Delhi High Court today directed the Sheila Dikshit Government to revoke the driving licence of those multiple offenders who are apprehended while driving under the influence of liquor. The High Court directed that the suggestions given by amicus curie (friend of th..

CBI special court Judge Chitra Bhedi was today re-instated by City, Civil and Sessions Court Principal Judge M T Joshi to preside over the partly-heard matters inclu..

The Central Bureau of Investigation's anti-corruption wing on Thursday brought Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh, son of former central home minister Buta Singh, here for questioning after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs.1 crore.  "We have brought Sweety Singh from New Delhi in c..

A local court granted bail to Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi in connection with her controversial statement against Chief Minister Mayawati. Additional District Judge-II Sudha Sharma here granted bail to Dr Joshi after furnishing two bonds of Rs 20,000 each. The next date of the hearing will be fixed after the police file chargesh..

The judicial custody of Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, arrested for allegedly raping his domestic maid, was today extended till August 13 by a local court. Ahuja, who is presently lodged at the Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai, was produced before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate through video conferencing. span ..

A petition was filed in the Kerala High Court to initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against CBI Investigation Officer Nanadakumaran Nair and former FSL Director Dr S Malini, in the Sister Abhaya murder case.  The petition filed by Sister Abhaya’s father M Thomas alleged that in the order dated January 1 this year granting bail to the three accused in..