Tamil Nadu: Economic Offences Wing arrests cheating case convict after one year
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Economic Offences Wing arrests cheating case convict after one year

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: The Economic Offences Wing police, Coimbatore arrested a 36-year-old man who was convicted of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the special court for TNPID act cases in January 2023 for cheating 13 depositors of Rs 1.80 crore. The pharmacy owner Vinoth, his father A Annadurai, his wife Devipriya and his sister A Saranya from Ganapathy Maa Nagar, approached Christopher and told him that Vinoth was running three more pharmacies and obtained orders from BHEL, Tiruchy, Ordnance Factory, Tiruchy and a cement factory in Tiruchy to supply medicines. Based on his complaint, police booked a case against Vinoth and his family members under sections 120 B, 420, 468, 469 and 471 of IPC and section 5 of the TNPID Act in 2016. Meanwhile, the police filed a charge sheet before the court and the trial was held before the special court for TNPID Act cases.

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Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl
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Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences in Ongole has sentenced an accused to 20 years’ imprisonment and fined him ₹10,000. According to the police, Duddu Chinnabbai, 57, a resident of SC Colony at Santharavuru village in Chinaganjam mandal sexually assaulted a six-year-minor girl of the same village on March 20, 2018 after taking her to a secluded …

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The Hindu  

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Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji
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Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial …

Karnataka High Court directs Bhavani Revanna to appear before SIT on Friday
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court directs Bhavani Revanna to appear before SIT on Friday

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Keeping in abeyance the non-bailable warrant issued against Bhavani Revanna, who is facing the charges for allegedly kidnapping a victim of a sexual assault allegedly involving her son, former MP Prajwal Revanna. Justice Krishna S Dixit passed the interim order keeping the NBW in abeyance after the assurance given by the senior counsel Sandesh Chouta that Bhavani Revanna will …

To Bail or Not to Bail: Must Laws Differ For Crimes Of Similar Nature?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

To Bail or Not to Bail: Must Laws Differ For Crimes Of Similar Nature?

The Quint  

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Accused in Gauri Lankesh case gets bail after 5 years. Here is why
1 year ago

Accused in Gauri Lankesh case gets bail after 5 years. Here is why

Op India  

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Karnataka court grants bail to two accused in assembly ticket cheating case
1 year ago

Karnataka court grants bail to two accused in assembly ticket cheating case

Hindustan Times  

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TNPID court in Coimbatore directs EOW to investigate alleged payment to IT official’s wife, journalist by investment scam accused
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TNPID court in Coimbatore directs EOW to investigate alleged payment to IT official’s wife, journalist by investment scam accused

The Hindu  

A special court in Coimbatore has directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Erode, to investigate alleged transaction of money by the accused in an investment scam to the wife of an Income Tax official and to a Tamil news channel reporter. The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests …

Denying Bail For Offence Yet To Be Investigated Merely Because Accused Is Habitual Offender Is "Unjust": Karnataka High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

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2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: Economic Offences Wing arrests man for cheating retired Army officer

India Today  

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2 years, 10 months ago

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Live Law  

In an offence that comes under Section 132 of TNGST Act related to mere bill trading by raising invoices without actual supply of goods, the Egmore Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate has dismissed the bail application of the accused stating that there is prima facie complicity of the accused and the input tax credit wrongly availed has exceeded Rs 5 Crores.The. …

Govt Job Offer Scam: Madras High Court Reserves Order In Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji's Plea For Anticipatory Bail
3 years ago

Govt Job Offer Scam: Madras High Court Reserves Order In Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji's Plea For Anticipatory Bail

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on the two anticipatory bail applications in cases registered against former AIADMK Minister Rajenthra Balaji for swindling money from the public by promising government jobs. "The real culprit is K. Vijaya Nallathampi, roaming around freely without being arrested while the former Minister had to approach the High Court for anticipatory bail. For Prosecution …

Normal Rules Of Criminal Jurisprudence Not Applicable To COFEPOSA: Kerala HC Upholds Preventive Detention Of Accused In Gold Smuggling Case
3 years, 2 months ago

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Live Law  

While directing continued preventive detention of two accused in the gold smuggling case, the Kerala High Court held that the normal rules of criminal jurisprudence or provisions of the Evidence Act will not be attracted while invoking provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974.A Division Bench of Justice A.K Jayasankaran. While directing continued …

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