criminal law

 A Chennai-based social activist has approached the Supreme Court seeking action against the lawyers who had resorted to violent agitation in the premises of Madras High Court in February this year. The petitioner, Vishwanath Swami, pleaded the apex court shou..

 Police on Tuesday registered a case against the "concerned staff" of Continental Airlines for frisking former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the IGI airport here in breach of protocol. The case was registered after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) approached the police against the staff of the American airliner for carrying out pre-embarkation body check of Mr. Kal..

The Madras High Court today granted conditional anticipatory bail to a doctor and his son in connection with the mark sheet fudging case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Justice M Jeyapaul granted the bail to Dr C Krishnamurthy and his son Kiruba Sridhar, ..

The Delhi High Court on Monday has reduced the sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, who was convicted in BMW hit-and-run case from five years to two years of imprisonment. Pronouncing the verdict in a packed courtroom, Justice Kailash Gambhir said that though the incident was &l..

Designated court judge M L Tahilyani adjourned the proceedings of the 26/11 attacks trial till tomorrow even as the only surviving terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab said the attacks were carried out to warn the Indian government against continuation of atrocities on minorities. ..

A local court in Hyderabad today recorded the statements of two witnesses in a fake passports case in which underworld don Abu Salem is one of the accused. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohan P Tiwari heard the depositions of the then passport officer A S Lakda and government witness Mohammad Shiraz. The latter witness was earlier an accused. Shiraz said he..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a mentally challenged orphan girl who was raped at a Nari Niketan in Chandigarh to continue her pregnancy resulting from the sexual assault.  The apex court was initially reluctant to interfere with a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing medical ter..

The 26/11 terror attack trial may not conclude soon despite the confession by prime accused Mohammed Ajmal Kasab in the court as he has only "partially" admitted to his guilt, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said here on Tuesday.  Also, there are many other important aspects of..

The Supreme Court today withdrew the non-bailable warrant against Sameer Hingora, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case. The Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam earlier in the day had issued non bailable warrant against Hingora when it was informed by the counsel of Jail of Maharashtra that the accused had not surrendered ..

With the lone surviving 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab admitting to his guilt, both the prosecution and the defence    feel that there are three o..

Dr. M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that most of the High Courts have informed that there are a large number of cases related to bouncing of cheques pending in the courts under their jurisdiction. As such..

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A possible reason for Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab’s confession could be a secret meeting a senior Maharashtra minister had with    him. Interestingly, Kas..

The Prosecution today claimed that Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab, an accused in the 26/11 terror attack case, who confessed to his involvement in the crime, has hidden several facts from the designated court.  Talking to mediapersons outside Arthur Road jail premises here, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said he will urge the designated court Judge M L Tahil..