Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case
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Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case

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The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Member of Parliament and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in the double murder case of 1995. Two weeks ago, the Court had convicted Singh in the double murder case of 1995, reversing his acquittal granted by the trial court and confirmed by the Patna High Court. In a strongly worded judgment, the Supreme Court called the trial "shabby" and the investigation "tainted", which showed the "highhandedness of the accused-Respondent no.2, who was a powerful person, being a sitting M.P. Pointing out several lapses in the trial, the Apex Court called the case "an exceptionally painful episode of our Criminal Justice System.” Other reports about the judgment can be read here.

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SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks
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1 week, 2 days ago

SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Odisha government to take a call on the plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in 1999. Viswanathan gave the State government six weeks to decide the convict’s plea for …

Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh
1 week, 2 days ago

Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Odisha government to decide the remission plea of a "repenting" Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in the state's Keonjhar district in 1999. Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea …

3 get death sentence for killing 24 Dalits in UP village over 40 years ago
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1 week, 3 days ago

3 get death sentence for killing 24 Dalits in UP village over 40 years ago

Hindustan Times  

A special court in UP's Mainpuri district on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death in the 1981 Dehuli massacre which saw 24 Dalits, including women and two children, being killed. Special judge Indira Singh in UP's Mainpuri district convicted the trio on March 12. On March 12, special judge Indira Singh convicted the trio, namely, Kaptan Singh, Rampal and Ram …

Murder case: one gets death sentence, 4 others get life imprisonment
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Murder case: one gets death sentence, 4 others get life imprisonment

The Hindu  

A court here has awarded death sentence to a murder case accused while awarding life imprisonment to four others on Friday. Based on the complaint from Vaikundam’s brother Murugaraj, the Palayamkottai Taluk police arrested Selvaraj, 40, and his relatives Antony Raj alias Prabhakaran, 39, D. Arul Philip, 38, and his brother Anto Nallaiah,28, their mother Jaquline, 58, D. Babu Alexander, …

Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to decide within two weeks on the remission plea to Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, who is serving a 20-year jail term without remission in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. A two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan asked the …

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life in 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case
1 month ago

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life in 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case

Op India  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to the accused Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to killing the father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area during the 1984 Anti Sikh riots. The Rouse Avenue court on February 21 reserved order on sentence to be awarded to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots case. …

1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Awards Life Sentence To Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar In Murder Case
1 month ago

1984 Anti Sikh Riots: Delhi Court Awards Life Sentence To Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar In Murder Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti Sikh riots.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. A Delhi Court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in …

Supreme Court denies bail to Arun Gawli in Shiv Sena corporator murder case
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court denies bail to Arun Gawli in Shiv Sena corporator murder case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied bail to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case. Arun Gawli, who is undergoing life imprisonment for the 2007 murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, claims to have complied with all the conditions of the 2006 remission policy. The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on …

1984 anti-sikh riots: Prosecution seeks death penalty for former MP Sajjan Kumar
1 month, 1 week ago

1984 anti-sikh riots: Prosecution seeks death penalty for former MP Sajjan Kumar

The Hindu  

The prosecution in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case sought the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday, who is convicted murdering a father-son duo in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar area. The Rouse Avenue court on February 12, Convicted Kumar in a 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case. It was also submitted that a case in which Kumar was convicted by …

'Even Person Accused Of Heinous Crimes Entitled To Basic Protection Of Law' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty For Lack Of Fair Trial
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'Even Person Accused Of Heinous Crimes Entitled To Basic Protection Of Law' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty For Lack Of Fair Trial

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently set aside the death sentence of a man accused of killing his wife and 12-year-old daughter, after noting that he was denied a fair trial guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta allowed the man's appeal, overturning the Allahabad High Court's decision that had convicted …

Assam: 52-yr-old man sentenced to life for abduction, rape & murder of minor girl
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Assam: 52-yr-old man sentenced to life for abduction, rape & murder of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

A 52-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Assam’s Cachar district for his role in the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl in 2022. The accused abducted the minor girl from a marriage ceremony in the Joypur area of Cachar district on November 6, 2022, and her body was later found in a …

Ex- BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody In Roorkee Firing Case
2 months ago

Ex- BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody In Roorkee Firing Case

ABP News  

Former BJP MLA from Laksar, Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the Roorkee firing case wherein gun shots were fired outside the office of Independent Khanpur MLA Umesh Kumar. Government prosecutor Rinku Verma stated, "During the hearing, the court found the allegations against former MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, regarding firing outside …

Blow to BJD leader: Supreme Court orders Odisha govt to respond within 4 weeks in double murder case
2 months ago

Blow to BJD leader: Supreme Court orders Odisha govt to respond within 4 weeks in double murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Ranjit Baral had approached the Apex Court seeking justice for the brutal killing of his father, Kulamani Baral, and his associate, Dibyasingha Baral. With the case continuing to attract public attention, the Supreme Court emphasised the need for the Odisha administration to respond comprehensively, highlighting the urgency of addressing public and familial demands for justice. The Mahanga double murder has …

Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of 4 convicts in the Periya double murder case, including the former CPI MLA K. V. Kunhiraman. The Special CBI Court had found the former MLA K. V. Kunhiraman, K. Manikandan, Raghavan Velutholi, K. V. Bhaskaran guilty of offence under Section 225 of IPC and had sentenced them to 5 years …

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of four accused, including a former CPI MLA, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Periya, a town in Kasaragod district five years ago. A bench of Justices P B Suresh Kumar and Jobin Sebastian put on hold the …

Supreme Court seeks Odisha and CBI’s reply on Dara’s remission plea
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks Odisha and CBI’s reply on Dara’s remission plea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the CBI to file its reply on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in 1999. Before asking the CBI to file its reply in four weeks, a …

Periya twin murder case: Double life imprisonment to 10 convicts involved
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin murder case: Double life imprisonment to 10 convicts involved

The Hindu  

Ten convicts in the Periye twin murder case were awarded life imprisonment on two counts, for murder and conspiracy and four others including former Uduma MLA and CPI leader K.V. Kunhiraman were awarded five years imprisonment for helping Saji George, second accused, escape police custody. The judge observed that the prosecution succeeded in establishing the motive, the criminal conspiracy hatched …

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case

India Today  

A CBI Special Court in Ernakulam on Friday sentenced 10 individuals to double life imprisonment for the killings of Youth Congress workers Sarath Lal PK and Kripesh in Kasaragod, Kerala five years ago. The court also handed five years of rigorous imprisonment to four CPI leaders, including former MLA KV Kunhiraman, for aiding the crime. In addition to the double …

Court seeks Ram Rahim's reply on CBI plea against acquittal in 2002 murder case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Court seeks Ram Rahim's reply on CBI plea against acquittal in 2002 murder case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the Central Bureau of Investigation's appeal challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder of Ranjit Singh, a former manager of the sect. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the five acquitted individuals, including …

Rangareddy Court Sentences Two in Separate Murder Cases
3 months ago

Rangareddy Court Sentences Two in Separate Murder Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A Rangareddy district court on Friday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment in two separate murder cases investigated by the Chevella police. In one case dating back to 2012, the X Additional District and Sessions Judge convicted Chevella Kumar, his father Chevella Sayanna and friend Mekala Raju alias Venkatesh, for the murders of Kumar’s wife Alivelu and their infant …

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella
3 months ago

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a significant judgment, the X Additional District and Sessions Judge in Ranga Reddy district sentenced two persons - ‎Guduru Kumar and Kotha Kurva Ramachandraiah to undergo rigorous life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000 in a murder case that took place in Chevella. In default of payment of fine, they must undergo simple imprisonment for one …

Attempt to murder case: Allahabad HC gives split verdict against rebel SP MLA
3 months, 1 week ago

Attempt to murder case: Allahabad HC gives split verdict against rebel SP MLA

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has pronounced a split verdict in an attempt to murder case against rebel Samajwadi Party MLA Abhay Singh. The division bench comprising Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava passed the order on Friday. In Friday’s order, Justice Masoodi sentenced Abhay Singh, the SP MLA from Gosaiganj, to three years’ …

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finding the judgment of the trial court to be “perverse”, the Madras HC has reversed the acquittal of seven persons and sentenced them to double life imprisonment in a murder case. Holding that the prosecution has proved the charges beyond doubt, the bench sentenced Ramesh, Pandu alias Pandurangan, Sathish alias Sathishkumar, Prakash, Suresh, Ravi alias Pillakka Ravi and Kutti …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted bail to the members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih passed the order considering that the convicts have been undergoing imprisonment for over six years since November 2018. The …

Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of 103-Year-Old Convict Serving Life Sentence In 1988 Murder Case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of 103-Year-Old Convict Serving Life Sentence In 1988 Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim release to a 103-year-old convict serving life sentence for the offence of murder. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea filed by the convict seeking interim release. The accused/ petitioner was convicted in 1994 by the trial court for the offence of murder under S. 302 …

Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of 2 Convicts In 2003 Murder Case Of Chhattisgarh NCP Leader Ram Avatar Jaggi
4 months ago

Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of 2 Convicts In 2003 Murder Case Of Chhattisgarh NCP Leader Ram Avatar Jaggi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the life imprisonment of two persons who were convicted for the murder of Nationalist Congress party leader Ram Avatar Jaggi in Chhattisgarh in 2003.The Court suspended the sentence of convicts Feroz Sidhique and Abhay Goel and ordered that they be released on bail during the pendency of the appeals on terms and conditions to …

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’
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4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated it might set up a courtroom inside Delhi's Tihar jail for Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. The top court also remarked that "Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country." In our country, a fair trial was given even to Ajmal Kasab and legal assistance …

Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial: Supreme Court to CBI in Yasin Malik's case
4 months, 1 week ago

Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial: Supreme Court to CBI in Yasin Malik's case

India Today  

Even 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, the Supreme Court observed while hearing an appeal by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging a Jammu court order asking Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to appear in person. Yasin Malik is the main accused in the killing of four Indian Air Force personnel near Srinagar in 1990 …

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharajganj : A court in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of murdering his wife three years ago, police said on Wednesday. Additional Sessions and Special Judge Fast Track Court Phool Chand Kushwaha on Tuesday convicted the accused Jitendra Chauhan for killing wife Preeti Chauhan after harassing her for dowry, Additional Superintendent …

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf
5 months ago

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf

The Hindu  

Four CPI(M) workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of C. Ashraf, a CPI(M) worker from Eruvatty in Kannur, Kerala. The court convicted M. Pranu Babu alias Kuttan (34), R.V. Nidhish, alias Tutu (36), V. Shijil, alias Sheejutan (35), and K. Ujesh alias Uji (34). Meanwhile, M.R. Sreejith, alias Kothan (39) and P. Bineesh (48) were acquitted …

1998 murder case of ex-Bihar Minister: Supreme Court sentences two persons to life imprisonment
5 months, 3 weeks ago

1998 murder case of ex-Bihar Minister: Supreme Court sentences two persons to life imprisonment

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced two persons, including ex-MLA Munna Shukla, to life imprisonment in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar Minister Brij Bihari Prasad. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R. Mahadevan partially set aside the Patna High Court verdict acquitting all the accused and asked convicts Mantu Tiwari and ex-MLA Shukla to surrender …

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov
6 months, 3 weeks ago

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has said it will hear in November the appeals by the convicts in the murder case of former Railway Minister L N Mishra, who was killed in a blast at Bihar's Samastipur Railway station in 1975, noting that the incident dates back to nearly five decades. LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct …

HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh
7 months ago

HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday stayed execution of the sentence awarded to AAP MP Sanjay Singh in a criminal case till further orders, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar passed the order admitting a criminal revision moved by Sanjay Singh challenging the trial court and the appellate court’s …

Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha’s reply on remission plea by convict Dara Singh
7 months, 1 week ago

Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha’s reply on remission plea by convict Dara Singh

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Odisha Government’s response to a plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Pal, alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar in 1999. Singh, who has served 24 years, has sought a more liberal remission policy …

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Conviction Of Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma For Contesting Assembly Elections
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Conviction Of Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma For Contesting Assembly Elections

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to suspend the conviction of former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma in a fake encounter killing case. While reversing the Trial Court's judgment of acquittal, the High Court Bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse said all circumstances were “overlooked” by the trial judge. The Special Investigation Team alleged the encounter was …

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years

India TV News  

An Odisha court on Thursday convicted 14 people in a 15-year-old murder case, granting life imprisonment to them. However, two of them had already died and hence Additional District Judge Pradeep Kumar Samal sentenced life imprisonment to 14 convicts. Accused attacked deceased while he was asleep Speaking over the sentence, public prosecutor Brundaban Nayak said while two accused persons have …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday, June 14, 2024, set aside the conviction and death sentence imposed by a trial court on seven individuals as well as the life sentence imposed on two others, in connection with the 2013 sensational murder of neurosurgeon S.D. Ramesh and Sunder Mohan allowed the nine criminal appeals and acquitted the appellants P. Ponnusamy, his …

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida
9 months, 2 weeks ago

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida

Hindustan Times  

A sessions court in Surajpur, Greater Noida, convicted three men for the murder of their 21-year-old nephew in village Kherli of Dankaur, which took place about 17 years ago, prosecution officials said on Tuesday. Rajesh Kumar Mishra, additional district sessions judge, on Monday relied on the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses and medical evidence and convicted the three persons. {{^userSubscribed}} …

RTI activist murder: Gujarat HC quashes conviction of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki
10 months, 3 weeks ago

RTI activist murder: Gujarat HC quashes conviction of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on May 6 overturned life sentence of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki and six others in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, who was killed on SG highway in front of the High Court in 2010. Observing that the trial court conducted proceedings with a ‘‘predetermined notion of conviction’‘, the High Court Division Bench …

‘Need to have purity in politics’: Allahabad high court rejects Dhananjay Singh’s plea for suspension of sentence, grants bail
11 months ago

‘Need to have purity in politics’: Allahabad high court rejects Dhananjay Singh’s plea for suspension of sentence, grants bail

Hindustan Times  

Observing that it is the need of the hour to have purity in politics, the Allahabad high court on Saturday rejected former MP Dhananjay Singh’s application for a stay on a Jaunpur court verdict sentencing him to seven years’ imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and extortion of a Namami Gange project manager. Dhananjay Singh and his associate Santosh Vikram …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
11 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 22 issued notice in a petition filed by Madhavi Vishwanathan, mother of murdered television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, against the bail granted to four men convicted in the case. In February, the Delhi High Court granted bail to convicts — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik and Ajay Kumar during the pendency of their appeals against …

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Exempts Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma From Surrender Till Next Hearing Date, Admits Appeal Against Conviction
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake Encounter Case | Supreme Court Exempts Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma From Surrender Till Next Hearing Date, Admits Appeal Against Conviction

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted the appeal filed by former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma challenging the recent Bombay High Court's order sentencing him to life imprisonment in a fake encounter killing case. While reversing the Trial Court's judgment of acquittal, the High Court Bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse said all circumstances were “overlooked” …

From controversy to conviction – the downfall of IPS officer, Sanjiv Bhatt
11 months, 3 weeks ago

From controversy to conviction – the downfall of IPS officer, Sanjiv Bhatt

Hindustan Times  

Sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was handed a 20-year prison sentence last week by a special court in Palanpur, Banaskantha district, for his involvement in fabricating a false case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against a lawyer. The Palanpur court took into account Bhatt's criminal record, which included a conviction in a 1990 custodial death case in …

[Sunil Babu Gang Rivalry Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Four Accused For Murder, Acquits Other Accused
1 year ago

[Sunil Babu Gang Rivalry Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Four Accused For Murder, Acquits Other Accused

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court upheld rigorous life imprisonment imposed upon four accuseds 1 to 4 for the offence of murder of CITU worker Sunil Babu due to gang rivalry. The Court also set aside the conviction of rigorous life imprisonment imposed upon accuseds 5 to 8 for criminal conspiracy to murder due to lack of evidence. It also set aside …

Fake Encounter: First Ever Conviction Of Police Officers In Mumbai Upheld By Bombay High Court, Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma Sentenced To Life
1 year ago

Fake Encounter: First Ever Conviction Of Police Officers In Mumbai Upheld By Bombay High Court, Ex-Cop Pradeep Sharma Sentenced To Life

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced former Mumbai Police encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma to life imprisonment while upholding the life imprisonment awarded to 13 others, including 12 police personnel, in the case of the fake encounter killing of Lakhan Bhaiya in 2006, who allegedly was the former aide of the notorious gangster Chhota Rajan. “All the circumstances led by …

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case
1 year ago

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: Incarcerated mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who has been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005, was sentenced to a life term by a Varanasi MP/MLA court on Wednesday in a case of fraudulently obtaining an arms licence around 34 years ago. Varanasi additional district government counsel, Vinay Kumar Singh, informed that the court sentenced a life term under …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

[T P Chandrasekharan Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Two
1 year, 1 month ago

[T P Chandrasekharan Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused, Sets Aside Acquittal Of Two

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has today confirmed the conviction of the accused in the murder of T P Chandrasekharan under Section 302 and Section 120B. The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Kauser Edappagath while confirming the conviction held thus: “We sustain the conviction Of Anoop, Manoj Kumar @ Kirmani Manoj, N.K.Sunil Kumar @ Kodi Suni, Rajeesh Thondikkandi …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
1 year, 1 month ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

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