3 years, 3 months ago

Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two Convicts

Live Law

The Supreme Court granted bail to Vinod Kumar and Manikantan, who were serving their sentence following their conviction in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy case that killed over 30 people in the year 2000.In 2011, the Court had dismissed the appeals filed by the convicts in this case. Two months ago, their wives approached the Apex Court seeking their premature release in July, this year.The. The Supreme Court granted bail to Vinod Kumar and Manikantan, who were serving their sentence following their conviction in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy case that killed over 30 people in the year 2000. Two months ago, their wives approached the Apex Court seeking their premature release in July, this year.

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5 hours, 16 minutes ago

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily

The Hindu

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Jomon of Kumily, the second accused in a case relating to the rape and murder of a woman and her daughter in 2007, after setting aside the Thodupuzha Session’s Court’s verdict awarding him death sentence in the case. The High Court had in 2018 confirmed the capital punishment imposed …

2 weeks, 4 days ago

25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest

Live Law

The Supreme Court delivered several notable judgments in 2024 on the parameters for bail and powers of arrest. PMLA| ED Cannot Arrest On Grave Suspicion Alone; There Must Be Written Reasons To Believe That Accused Is Guilty : Supreme Court Case Title : Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement | 2024 LiveLaw 463 Coram : Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice …

3 weeks ago

Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal

Live Law

The Kerala High Court asked the sole accused, Arjun in the infamous Vandiperiyar rape and murder case to appear before the Special Court for the Trial of Offences Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Kattappana. Notably, he was acquitted by the POCSO court last year in the rape and murder of a 5 and a half …

4 weeks, 2 days ago

'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court on Monday denied bail to one Halkaee Ahirwar, who has been accused of committing gang rape against a 14-year-old girl in April this year and making viral a video of the entire incident. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav rejected his bail plea, emphasizing that the victim is an 'innocent' 14-year-old girl and that the …

1 month, 1 week ago

Judicial Orders Mandating Incarceration- Recent Trend Of Imposition Of Restriction On Filing A Subsequent Bail Petition

Live Law

The fixing of time for concluding the trial and renewing the Bail application after a certain time became a generally inevitable part of criminal jurisprudence of the High Courts of India and the Supreme Court while deciding Regular Bail Petitions. To de-valuing of clean hand of the accused, facts, circumstance and stage of the case and fixing time for subsequent …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To 99 Convicts In Marakumbi Atrocity Case, Admits Their Appeal Against Conviction

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted bail to 99 convicts in a decade old case of atrocity against members of the Scheduled Caste community at Marakumbi village. Therefore accused persons have made out grounds for grant of bail and case for suspension of sentence.” Accordingly, it granted bail and directed release of each of them on executing personal bond …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Their Case Stands On Better Footing Than That Of Ashish Mishra: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 12 Accused

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 12 accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, noting that their case is on a better footing than the case of Ashish Mishra, who was granted bail by Top Court in July this year. The court also factored in that there …

4 months ago

Legally Speaking | 'Bail, not jail': A look at the recent judgements on bail in the Supreme Court

Hindustan Times

Justice Krishna Iyer in 1977, while confirming bail in State of Rajasthan v. Balchand @ Balaiay, famously wrote, “The basic rule may perhaps be tersely put as bail, not jail.” Since then, this principle has been reiterated multiple times. In February 2024, the Supreme Court, while rejecting bail in Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, observed that under the UAPA, …

4 months ago

Jhanvi Kukreja murder case transferred to a new court

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The trial in the 2021 New Year’s Eve murder of 19-year-old Jhanvi Kukreja has come to a halt after the case was unexpectedly transferred to a special court due to administrative reasons, despite the fact that twenty-eight witnesses have already been examined by the jurisdictional court. The application seeks to refer the case to the Principal Sessions Judge with …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation of bail of Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the murder case of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.On September 5, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her residence in south Bengaluru. The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Excise case: Supreme Court to hear Arvind Kejriwal’s bail application today

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear a plea filed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking release from jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in which he is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan will take up Kejriwal’s two petitions, which …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal moves Supreme Court for bail, cites Manish Sisodia order

Hindustan Times

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking release from jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in which he is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation -- two days after the top court granted bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the related probed by CBI and the …

5 months ago

Chandigarh: Court allows bail to HC Bar body chief in assault case

Hindustan Times

The court of additional sessions judge on Thursday allowed the regular bail application of Vikas Malik, president of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, who was arrested in an assault case last month. While Chandigarh Police had opposed the bail plea, the defence counsel argued in court for two hours to present their side of the story and …

5 months, 1 week ago

Why Parvinder Singh Khurana v ED is an Important Judgment for Bail Jurisprudence

The Quint

“If courts ‘cave in’ when great rights are gouged within the sound-proof, sight-proof precincts of prison houses, where, often, dissenters and minorities are caged, Bastilles will be re-enacted. Therefore we affirm that imprisonment does not spell farewell to fundamental rights although, by a realistic re-appraisal, courts will refuse to recognise the full panoply of Part III enjoyed by a free …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan and wife in marriage case, paving the way for possible release

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Questions High Court's Order Deferring Release of Accused by 6 Months Despite Granting Bail

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday raised concerns over a "strange" order by the Patna High Court that granted bail to an accused in a murder case but directed his release only after six months, without providing any reason for this condition. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhyan granted interim bail to the accused, one Jitendra Paswan, …

6 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case After 4-Year Wait, Spotlights Prolonged Undertrial Detention, But Inconsistent Application Raises Concerns

The Hindu

Published : Jul 06, 2024 14:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On bail matters, especially in cases under the draconian Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, the Supreme Court and the High Courts have been, of late, liberal in interpreting the law in favour of the accused. The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

SC refuses to entertain bail plea of SP MLA Ramakant Yadav in spurious liquor case

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain the bail plea of Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav in a spurious liquor case in which nine people died in Azamgarh in 2022.A vacation bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal refused to interfere with the Allahabad high court order denying him bail. Yadav had moved the top …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22

The Hindu

New Delhi A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22. Mr. Kumar was produced through videoconferencing before the duty metropolitan magistrate at Tis Hazari court, which extended his judicial custody till June 22. Prior to him approaching the high court, the magistrate court had denied Mr. Kumar bail, …

8 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case| Hany Babu Withdraws Bail Petition In Supreme Court

Live Law

Hany Babu, a former Delhi University Professor, on Friday withdrew his petition in the Supreme Court seeking bail in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged Maoist links. Accordingly, the Court had passed the following order: “The counsel for the petitioner states that there is a change in the circumstance and she would not like to press the present petition and …

8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial

Live Law

The Supreme Court, while hearing Ashish Mishra's bail plea in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, observed in its order that the public prosecutor and the local police need to take effective steps to ensure the presence of witnesses during Ashish Mishra's trial in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Today, Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, appearing for Mishra, apprised the …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Won't Proceed With Trial Of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira In NDPS Case : State Of Punjab Tells Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court, in a 2015 case registered against Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Arms Act, was informed that it would not proceed with the trial. Accordingly, the bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal recorded in their order: “Learned Senior Counsel Mr. Siddharth Dave for the respondent …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Court denies bail to Gauri Lankesh murder case accused

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Noting that the facts and circumstances of the case involving the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh indicate that the delay in ending the trial cannot be the reason for extending the benefit of bail, the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court declined to grant bail to Sujith Kumar alias Sujith SR, 37, who is accused No 13 in the …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

There's A Perception Now That If Case Is Listed Before Particular Bench, Result Is Going To Be This : Justice Madan B Lokur

Live Law

At the seminar hosted today by Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms at ISIL, Delhi, retired Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur spoke strongly against the opacity in the Master of Roster system and emphasized a need to remove arbitrariness from the process of listing. In this context, while addressing a gathering of former judges of Supreme Court and High …

10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Union Minister's Son Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court today extended the interim bail granted earlier to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case concerning the killings of four farmers in October 2021.The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan noted that since the last date of hearing ie September 26, 2023, no Report had been received from the Trial …

11 months, 1 week ago

Koodathayi Murder: Kerala High Court Dismisses Accused Jolly's Second Bail Plea, Says Her Release Would Have Deleterious Impact On Society

Live Law

The Kerala High Court today for the second time dismissed the bail applications filed by Jolly Joseph, the first accused in the infamous Koodathayi murders. It further stated that there were intelligence reports regarding public outrage and potential revolt against Jolly for committing familicide and her release would have a deleterious impact on society. “On a consideration of the materials …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Govind Pansare murder: Court dismisses Maharashtra government's plea against accused

India Today

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Maharashtra government seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Samir Gaikwad, an accused in the murder case of rationalist Govind Pansare. While dismissing the petition filed by the state government, a bench headed by Justice Anuja Prabhudessai observed that Gaikwad had not violated any conditions imposed on him by …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea To Cancel Bail Of Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

Live Law

In a recent development, Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma of the Supreme Court issued notice in a plea challenging grant of bail to an accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder case.The petition, moved by Lankesh's younger sister Kavita Lankesh, seeks cancellation of the bail granted to Mohan Nayak, who is alleged to have been a part of the …

1 year ago

LIFE Mission Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To M Sivasankar

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail granted earlier to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, who was arrested in connection with the LIFE Mission corruption case.A Division Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti passed the order, directing that the matter be listed next week.During the course of hearing, Sivasankar's. The …

1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Calls For Explanation From Trial Court Judge Who Failed To Comply With HC Directions To Conclude Trial By January 2023

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court recently called for an explanation from the Trial Court for not obeying its direction of disposing of a criminal case registered against a man charged with the death of his wife, under Section 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Notably, although the Trial Court had been directed to dispose of the case within 31st …

1 year, 3 months ago

‘Will move high court’, says family after court rejects Monu Manesar’s bail plea

Hindustan Times

A district court in Rajasthan’s Deeg on Saturday rejected the bail petition of cow vigilante and double murder accused Monu Manesar filed by his lawyer LN Parasar, following which the family members of the accused said that they would move the Rajasthan high court to file an appeal. Monu Manesar was detained by the Haryana police on September 12 and …

1 year, 4 months ago

Data | Indian judicial data hides more than it reveals in bail cases

The Hindu

The number of bail appeals filed in India’s High Courts surged post 2020, according to the ‘High Court dashboard’ by DAKSH, a think-tank focussed on law and justice system reforms. Click to remove AMP mode Consequently, the number of pending bail appeals in High Courts also surged from around 50,000 to 65,000 to between 1.25 lakh to 1.3 lakh. Chart …

1 year, 5 months ago

LIFE Mission case: SC adjourns Sivasankar’s bail plea

The Hindu

The Supreme Court of India on July 19 adjourned a plea for bail by M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, who is facing money-laundering charges in a corruption case linked to the State-powered LIFE Mission housing project for the homeless. A Bench headed by Justice A.S. Bopanna agreed to defer the case after Solicitor General Tushar …

1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Closes Suo Motu Case Against Allahabad HC Direction To Examine If Woman Who Alleged Rape On Marriage Promise Was 'Mangalik'

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the matter in which it took suo motu cognizance of the order of the Allahabad High Court which directed the Head of Astrology Department, Lucknow University to determine if an alleged rape victim is a Mangali/Mangalik by examining her Kundali. Justice Dhulia stated that the Court in its previous order had left it to …

1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court presses need for reform on tedious bail processes

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has been reaching out to the government to “think out of the box” and not fight every case of bail all the way up to the top court. Recently, Justice Kaul, speaking at a conference in Varanasi, said the inflow of bail and remission cases to the Supreme Court was so high that “some kind of revolution” …

1 year, 11 months ago

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Regular Bail-PART-V

Live Law

Q.21 “Even though the principles of res judicata are not applicable to bail applications, it would lead to bad precedent if bail applications are filed repeatedly or successively without there being any change of circumstances”. Those are the observations made by the Supreme Court in State of Tamil Nadu v. S.A. Raja AIR 2005 SC 4462 – K. G. Balakrishan, …

1 year, 11 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri - 'Will Poor Prisoners Get Relief If Ashish Mishra Is Also In Jail?': Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Plea

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on the petition filed by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri case related to the killing of five persons. "The impact of rejection of bail by this court and setting aside of bail by this court is that- this is the technical experience I have …

2 years, 1 month ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Supreme Court Asks Trial Court To Frame Charges In Case Against Ashish Mishra

Live Law

While hearing the bail plea of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the farmer killings in Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Trial Court to fix the matter for framing of charges. The crime took place on October 3, 2021, when several farmers were holding protests against the visit of …

2 years, 2 months ago

Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case : Supreme Court Directs Release Of Convict Manichan

Live Law

The Supreme Court ordered release of Manichan, a convict in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy case that had killed over 30 people in the year 2000.Manichan @ Chandran was convicted by the Kollam Sessions Court on 16th July, 2002 and was sentenced to life imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs.30,45,000/-. The Supreme Court ordered release of Manichan, a convict in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy …

2 years, 3 months ago

Bail Can't Be Cancelled Without Giving Notice To Accused, Giving Him An Opportunity Of Being Heard: Allahabad High Court

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the cancellation of bail cannot be done without giving notice to the accused and giving him an opportunity of being heard. With this, the bench of Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I sets aside the order of the Sessions Judge, Raebareli cancelling the bail granted earlier to Rajendra Kumar and 2 others in connection with …

2 years, 4 months ago

Madhu Lynching Case: Kerala High Court Stays Special Court Order Canceling Bail Of 12 Accused

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Special Court for SC/ST Act, Mannarkkad, cancelling the bail granted to 12 of the 16 accused in the lynching case of tribal youth, Madhu, accused of stealing food in Attappady in February 2018.Justice Kauser Edappagath stayed the lower court's order till 29th August, 2022 on an appeal filed by. …

2 years, 4 months ago

Even If Prima Facie Case Is Established, Bail Overrides Pre-Trial Punishment: J&K&L High Court

Live Law

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that even if prima facie case is established against an accused, the approach of the court in granting bail should be that the accused should not be detained by way of punishment as pre-trial punishment as the same clearly falls foul of the principles of criminal jurisprudence. Elaborating on the …

2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Bail To Man Accused Of Kidnap-Murder Of 13 Year Old Boy

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Delhi High Court order granting bail to a man accused of kidnapping and murdering the 13-year-old son of a Delhi jeweler in 2014, whose body was found in a drain in East Delhi in November 2014. Before the court, Dr Menaka Guruswamy, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants, submitted that: …

2 years, 7 months ago

Veracity Of Allegations To Be Evaluated By Trial Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Poisoning Partner

Live Law

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition filed under Section 439 CrPC by a man accused of poisoning the deceased-complainant with whom he was in a relationship, granted bail on the ground that it was a "consensual relationship" and as the investigation stands completed, the veracity of these allegations would be evaluated by the trial Court only. …

2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Raises Eyebrows At UP Police Registering New FIR Against Azam Khan Soon After He Gets Bail

Live Law

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, expressed concern about 'the coincidence' that as and when Samajwadi Party MLA, Azam Khan secures bail, a new case is registered against him. The Allahabad High Court has now, granted bail to Khan in a case pertaining to grabbing of enemy property and constructing Mohammad Ali Jauhar University on it. Concerned about the manner in …

2 years, 8 months ago

SC seeks response from Allahabad High Court over high pendency of cases

India Today

To cut down the number of pending cases, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Registry of Allahabad High Court to devise a strategy to handle the arrears of cases. The apex court has asked the high court to respond as to what is the normal process adopted by the Allahabad High Court registry to list criminal appeals when convicts …

2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Criminal Digest -April 2022

Live Law

Arms Act, 1950; Section 27 - Supreme Court Patna High Court judgment which modified the judgment passed by the Trial Court convicting the appellants- accused under Section 307 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code to Section 324 IPC and confirming their conviction under Section 27 of the Arms Act. Mohd Firoz v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2022 LiveLaw 390 …

2 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan High Court Grants 15 Days' Temporary Bail To Convict To Perform Daughter's Kanyadan

Live Law

The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur has granted temporary bail for 15 days to a man to perform 'Kanyadan' & other ceremonies in his daughter's marriage. Notably, the present application for grant of temporary bail has been filed on the ground that the appellant's daughter is getting married on 28.04.2022 and the presence of the appellant is necessary to perform 'Kanyadan' …

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2 hours, 35 minutes ago

Walayar case: a timeline of tragedy and twists

The Hindu

2017 January 13: A 13-year-old girl was found hanging from a raft in their one-room house at Attappallam, near Walayar. 2019 June 22: The police file chargesheet in Palakkad POCSO court saying the girls had committed suicide. October 9: POCSO court delivers its first verdict, setting free the third accused, Pradeep Kumar from Cherthala, as the court found no evidence …

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CBI arraigns parents as accused in Walayar siblings’ death case

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3 hours, 40 minutes ago

CBI arraigns parents as accused in Walayar siblings’ death case

The Hindu

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arraigned the parents of the two minor girls who were found dead hanging at their house in Walayar in 2017 in mysterious circumstances following alleged rape as accused in the case. Kutti Madhu was found dead in a closed factory at Binanipuram, near Aluva, in October 2013, while Pradeep was found dead hanging at …

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3 hours, 48 minutes ago

Question paper leak: Shuhaib’s advance bail plea dismissed

The Hindu

The Kozhikode Principal Sessions Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail application filed by M.S. Bindukumari concurred with the prosecution view that the accused should be questioned after taking him into custody as there had been a conspiracy behind the question paper leak. The investigating agency claimed that Shuhaib had conspired with Education department officials to leak the question papers. With …

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4 hours, 27 minutes ago

Boby Chemmannur remanded in 14-day judicial custody

The Hindu

The Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II on Thursday remanded businessman Boby Chemmannur to 14 days’ judicial custody in a case registered by the Ernakulam Central police on a complaint filed by a woman actor who accused him of passing sexist remarks about her on social media and in person. His legal team said that a fresh bail application …

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11 hours, 32 minutes ago

Periye case: Four CPI(M) leaders released from Kannur Central jail after High Court stay on sentence

The Hindu

Four Communist Party of India leaders, sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of Periye Youth Congress activists Kripesh and Sarath Lal, were released from Kannur Central jail on Thursday morning after the Kerala High Court had suspended their sentence. Bhaskaran walked out of jail around 9 a.m. to a grand reception led by CPI leaders P. …

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18 hours, 15 minutes ago

Worrisome: Supreme Court raps Allahabad High Court on delay in UP MLA's plea

India Today

The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply criticised the Allahabad High Court over a complaint filed by Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari, which alleged inaction by the High Court on his plea challenging the government takeover of his land. Ansari, son of late gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, claimed that the High Court had selectively ignored his petition, while it had stayed similar …

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All 4 Indians accused of Hardeep Nijjar's murder granted bail by Canada court

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18 hours, 15 minutes ago

All 4 Indians accused of Hardeep Nijjar's murder granted bail by Canada court

India Today

The four Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar have been granted bail by a court in Canada. The case gained global attention after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of being involved in the murder. Court documents examined by India Today reveal that all the four men were released under "stay of …

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1 day ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Annual Digest: Part II Citation [ 175 - 356]

Live Law

Judgments/Orders: Employer Not Obligated To 'Launch Manhunt Across Globe For Absconding Employees': J&K High Court Upholds Dismissal Of CRPF Constable Case Title: MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ MIR VS UNION OF INDIA. S.143A NI Act | Application Of Mind, Consideration Of Certain Factors By Magistrate Essential To Decide Quantum Of Interim Compensation: J&K High Court Case Title: MUJEEB UL ASHRAF DAR Vs MUSHTAQ …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

Trial Court Passes Common Verdict Against Multiple Accused By Reviewing Order For Separate Trial In Murder Case, Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Conviction

Live Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court set aside the conviction in a murder case against multiple accused persons wherein the Trial Court gave a common verdict after reviewing its earlier order directing to try them separately. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "when the earlier passed order by the then learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rewari, on 02.07.2001, wherebys, …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

POCSO case against BSY: Victim’s brother releases video seeking speedy justice

The Hindu

Upset over the case related to the petition of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to quash the chargesheet against him under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, dragging on for eight months now, the victim’s elder brother has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take steps to ensure speedy justice. Under CID probe In March …

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1 day, 3 hours ago

Rape Survivor Faces Dual Crises, Crime Wounds Her Dignity & Trial Forces Her To Relive Traumatic Experience: Allahabad HC

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a woman who is raped undergoes two crises- the commission of a crime, where her dignity is wounded and her sense of security is destroyed and the subsequent trial, where she is forced to relive the traumatic experience. While the first seriously wounds her dignity, curbs her individual, destroys her sense of security …

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1 day, 5 hours ago

'Time He Lost Can't Be Restored' : Supreme Court Frees Prisoner After 25 Years, Finds He Was A Minor At The Time Of Offence

Live Law

In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a prisoner, who has been under incarceration for nearly 25 years, after finding that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in the year 1994. After that, he filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court, producing a school certificate, showing him to be …

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

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1 day, 6 hours ago

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

Live Law

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 …

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1 day, 6 hours ago

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Rona Wilson & Sudhir Dhawale In Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad Case

Live Law

In a major relief for researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted them bail in the Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. However, Additional Solicitor General Devang Vyas assisted by Special Prosecutor Sandesh Patil and advocate Chintan Shah, urged the bench not to make any observations. The bench has granted bail on surety of Rs …

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Convict Has Right To Be Considered For Release On Probation: Gauhati HC Grants Relief To Headmaster, Son Who Assaulted Student's Mother

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The Gauhati High Court recently extended the benefit of Section 4 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 to a school Headmaster and his son, who were convicted by the Trial Court under Sections 323 and 34 of IPC for allegedly assaulting a student's mother, on the ground that the trial court failed to consider the entitlement of the petitioners to …

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Domestic Violence Act Cases Have No Penal Consequence Except For Breach Of Protection Order: Supreme Court Criticises Issuance Of Bailable Warrants

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The Supreme Court criticized the issuance of bailable warrant by a Magistrate in a cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 The Court remarked that there is no justification for issuing bailable warrants in cases under the Domestic Violence Act as they are quasi-criminal proceedings and do not carry penal consequences unless a protection order is …

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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Verdict in murder case against Sajjan Kumar likely on January 21

The Hindu

A Delhi court is likely to deliver on January 21 its verdict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar. The court had reserved the judgment after hearing the final arguments in the case related to the killings of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984. On December 16, 2021, the …

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Kerala man makes 13-year-old daughter pregnant, sent to jail for 47 years after DNA evidence

Live Mint

A 45-year-old man from Kannur, Kerala, has been sentenced to double life imprisonment of 47 years in jail by a fast-track court for sexually assaulting and impregnating his 13-year-old daughter. "The abuse continued for seven months till he returned to Qatar in October," Onmanorama quoted Advocate Sherymol Jose as saying. DNA evidence conclusively linked the father to the crime despite …

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HC grants pre-arrest bail to two IPS officers and 3 others in Kadambari Jethwani case

The Hindu

The High Court granted anticipatory bail to IPS officers Kanti Rana Tata and Vishal Gunni and three others in actor Kadambari Jethwani case on Tuesday. the others who were given bail are K. Hanumantha Rao, M. Satyanarayana, and practiSing advocate I. Venkateswarlu. He mentioned that the petitioners had made out their case for pre-arrest bail and his observations had no …

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Kerala High Court suspends life sentence of four in political double murder case

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Kerala High Court suspends life sentence of four in political double murder case

India Today

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of four individuals, including former CPI MLA KV Kunhiraman, who were sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Kasaragod five years ago. A bench of Justices PB Suresh Kumar and Jobin Sebastian put on hold the sentence following an appeal from Kunhiraman, …

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Police oppose bail pleas of Umar, Sharjeel and others in Delhi riots case

The Hindu

The Delhi police on Tuesday opposed the bail pleas of several accused in the 2020 north-east Delhi riots before the Delhi High Court, saying that the violence was a result of “clinical and pathological conspiracy” executed with a “diabolical intention and ruthless intensity”. The police opposed the pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others, who are seeking bail …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Maneka Gandhi's Plea Challenging Election Of Samajwadi Party's Ram Bhuwal Nishad In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

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The Supreme Court today issued notice on senior BJP leader Maneka Gandhi's plea challenging the election of Samajwadi Party MP Ram Bhuwal Nishad from the Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency. Issuing notice on the appeal, arising out of an Allahabad High Court judgment which dismissed Gandhi's election petition as barred by limitation, the Court gave 4 week's time to respondent-Ram Bhuwal …

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Rajasthan High Court Questions Special POCSO Judge For Denying Bail To Man Not Named In Victim Statement

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Expressing “anguish and pain” over denial of bail to a man not even named by the minor victim in her statement, the Rajasthan High Court has sought explanation from a Special POCSO Judge for his decision. The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman opined that the increasing tendency of trial courts in rejecting bail petitions in a "casual and routine …

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Delhi Police Says Delhi Riots Conspired By Forces 'Inimical To India', Opposes Bail Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Others In UAPA Case

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Delhi Police Says Delhi Riots Conspired By Forces 'Inimical To India', Opposes Bail Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Others In UAPA Case

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The Delhi Police on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the 2020 North-East Delhi riots were well planned and the alleged conspiracy to execute the same was “clinical and pathological.” The submission was made by ASG Chetan Sharma before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur. ASG Sharma opposed the bail pleas filed by Umar …

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BPSC 70th CCE 2024 exam row: Supreme court refuses to hear plea, asks petitioners to move Patna HC

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BPSC 70th CCE 2024: The Supreme Court has refused to hear a petition calling for the cancellation of the BPSC 70th CCE prelims 2024, instead directing the petitioners to approach the Patna High Court. The counsel appearing for petitioner, Anand Legal Aid Forum Trust, urged the bench to consider the plea, saying the country witnessed Bihar police's brutality on peaceful …

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Sexual Assault Child Victim Has No Locus To File Quashing Plea In Name Of Saving Family's Honour, Future: Himachal Pradesh HC

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that after setting the criminal machinery into motion, the complainant's role ends, and the complainant or the child victim has no locus standing to file the petition for quashing a POCSO Case, that too, in the name of saving the family's honour. At the outset, the Court opined that the complainant's role ends …

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2013 rape case: SC grants interim bail to Asaram on medical grounds till March 31

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2013 rape case: SC grants interim bail to Asaram on medical grounds till March 31

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to 86-year-old godman Asaram Bapu on medical grounds till the end of March, while restricting him from meeting his followers. However, the Bench restricted itself from entering into the domain of the merits of the case and focussed solely on submissions made regarding Asaram’s health while allowing bail. “The petitioner who is …

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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Asaram Bapu In Rape Case For Medical Treatment

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The Supreme Court today granted interim bail till March 31 to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case following conviction by a Gujarat court.The order was passed by a bench of Justices M.M. The Supreme Court today granted interim bail till March 31 to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life …

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Supreme Court grants bail to Asaram Bapu on medical grounds until March 31, directs no contact with followers

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Supreme Court grants bail to Asaram Bapu on medical grounds until March 31, directs no contact with followers

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The Supreme Court of India has on January 7 granted bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on medical grounds till March 31 in relation to a 2013 rape case, according to a PTI report. Background for Bail Earlier on January 1, Asaram returned to Jodhpur jail after being released on a 17-day parole, which began from December 18, according to …

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Karnataka Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Bail Granted To Actor Darshan In Renukaswamy Murder Case

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The Karnataka State Government has filed a plea before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court granting bail to actor Darshan, Pavitra Gowda and other co-accused in the Renukaswamy Murder Case.Advocate Anil C Nishani has filed the plea on behalf of the Karnataka Government. The Karnataka State Government has filed a plea before the Supreme Court …

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DYFI activist Rijith’s murder: Nine BJP-RSS workers sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment in Kerala

The Hindu

The Thalassery Additional Sessions Court in Kannur, Kerala, sentenced nine Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh -Bharatiya Janata Party activists to rigorous life imprisonment on Tuesday for the murder of Democratic Youth Federation of India activist Rijith from Kannapuram in 2005. Family reaction Reacting to the verdict, Rijith’s mother, Janaki, and sister, Sreeja, expressed disappointment, saying they had hoped for the maximum punishment …

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22 years after RSS workers Sujeesh and Sunil were hacked to death by CPIM goons, SC upholds life sentence given to 5 convicts

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22 years after RSS workers Sujeesh and Sunil were hacked to death by CPIM goons, SC upholds life sentence given to 5 convicts

Op India

On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld the life sentences of 5 Communist Party of India members for the murder of 2 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers Sujeesh and Sunil in Kerala’s Thalassery in 2002. While rejecting the plea moved by convicts Panniyodan Sivadasan alias Sivatty, Edakandi Ashokan alias Kokkodan Ashokan, Vellora Pradeepan alias Eduppi Pradeepan and Badiyil Reneef, the court said …

Court Cpi Sunil Rss Convicts Cpim Sujeesh

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22 years after RSS workers Sujeesh and Sunil were hacked to death by CPIM goons, SC upholds life sentence given to 5 convicts

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Court Cpi Sunil Rss Convicts Cpim Sujeesh

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Asaram gets interim bail from Supreme Court on medical grounds till March 31 in 2013 rape case

India TV News

The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Asaram on medical grounds until March 31 in connection with a 2013 rape case. SC on Asaram's plea seeking suspension of sentence Earlier in November 2024, the Supreme Court had sought a response from the Gujarat government on a plea filed by jailed Asaram seeking suspension of the life sentence imposed on …

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Supreme Court grants rape convict Asaram interim bail on medical grounds

India Today

Godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in a 2013 rape case, has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on medical grounds till March 31. The Supreme Court relief for Bapu comes days after he was granted parole for 17 days on December 18 last month. He was also granted parole for seven days by the …

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Bombay High Court denies bail to man accused of raping minor granddaughter

India Today

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant bail to a watchman of a Mumbai housing society accused of sexually assaulting his step-granddaughter. Additional Public Prosecutor Mayur Sonavane opposed the bail plea while submitting that the nature of the offence is serious and the accused by virtue of being related to the victim through her grandmother may tamper with the …

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Dabholkar murder: Court to hear if family's plea against acquittal of 3 is maintainable

India Today

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stated that it will hear the issue of maintainability of a plea filed by the family of murdered rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, challenging the acquittal of three accused. Advocates Sandesh Shukla, Vivek Patil, and Kabeer Pansare pointed out to the court that the Dabholkar family had made a representation to the CBI. Advocate Sanjiv Punalekar, …

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Setback for KTR, Telangana High Court rejects plea to cancel corruption charges

India Today

The Telangana High Court dismissed the quash petition filed by former minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao in the Formula E case. The ruling would have significant political impact, as it follows an earlier High Court order preventing KTR’s arrest until the verdict was announced. The High Court, in December, granted him interim relief, directing that he …

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Supreme Court to hear appeals against acquittal in Nithari killings in March

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court will hear the appeals challenging the acquittal of Surendra Koli in the Nithari killings on March 25. The bench, also comprising justice Augustine George Masih, directed the top court’s registry to provide the digitised trial court records on the scheduled date of hearing as Koli’s lawyers sought to rely on the same to highlight procedural delays in …

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Accused Cannot Claim Acquittal On Ground Of Faulty Investigation : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court held that the accused cannot claim acquittal solely on grounds of faulty investigation. It has been a consistent stand of this court that the accused cannot claim acquittal on the ground of faulty investigation done by the prosecuting agency.,'' held Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B. Varale. Another important principle discussed by the Court was “falsus in …

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SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25

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SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on March 25, a batch of pleas against the acquittal of Surendra Koli, accused in the 2005-06 Noida Nithari killings. A series of appeals against Surendra Koli's acquittal in the 2005–06 Noida Nithari killings were scheduled for consideration by the Supreme Court on Monday, March 25. In 2024, the top court agreed …

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Nithari Killings | Supreme Court Posts CBI's Appeals Against Acquittal Of Surendra Koli For Final Hearing In March

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The Supreme Court today posted for final hearing the pleas challenging acquittal of Surendra Koli, one of the accused in Noida serial murder cases of 2005-2006. To recap, the Nithari killings came to light in December 2006 when skeletal remains of several children/women were recovered from a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's house in Noida's Nithari. Raising questions regarding …

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Allegations Offend Victim's Dignity: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Forcing Wife Into Prostitution

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The Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to a man who has been accused of forcing his wife into prostitution by compelling her to make physical relationships with his friends and other persons. Noting that the allegations against the husband are rare and the prosecution's case was not a simple case of matrimonial dispute between husband and wife, a …

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Atul Subhash suicide case: Why don't you want investigation to happen, asks Karnataka HC to Nikita Singhania

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Atul Subhash suicide case: Why don't you want investigation to happen, asks Karnataka HC to Nikita Singhania

India TV News

Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected the plea seeking cancellation of the FIR against Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's Nikita Singhania in connection with the alleged suicide case. “Where is the question of short-circuiting investigation in such a matter, why don't you want the investigation to happen?” asked a single judge Justice S R Krishna Kumar, while refusing to stay further …

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BPSC exam row: Prashant Kishor sent to 14-day judicial custody after he refuses to accept bail

India TV News

BPSC exam row: Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj chief was sent to 14-day judicial custody after he refused to accept bail on Monday. Kishor was adamant about continuing his fast-unto-death in jail, demanding the cancellation of a Bihar Public Service Commission exam. I rejected this bail order: Prashant Kishor I was taken to court and I was granted bail but, it …

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Karnataka High Court to hear plea by techie's wife to quash FIR in suicide case

India Today

The Karnataka High Court will hear today a petition filed by Nikita Singhania seeking to quash the FIR registered against her at a local police station in Bengaluru. Nikita, who was granted bail by a city court on Saturday, challenged the charges against her. Following an appeal to the Karnataka High Court, the court directed the Bengaluru sessions court to …

Bengaluru High Court Bail Fir His Wife Nikita Karnataka High Court

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‘They should not have been granted bail’: Atul Subhash's father questions bail to accused

Hindustan Times

The father of Atul Subhash who ended his life last month, has raised concerns about the conditional bail granted to his late son’s wife, Nikita Singhania, along with her mother, Nisha Singhania, and brother, Anurag Singhania. The alleged accused in the case--Nikita Singhania, Nisha Singhania, and Anurag Singhania--were arrested on December 15. Bengaluru's City Civil Court on Saturday granted bail …

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HC grants bail to accused who laundered ₹2,188 cr through foreign remittances

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The Bombay High court on Friday granted bail to Mohammed Farooq Mohammed Hanif Shaikh, accused of fabricating documents to facilitate illegal transfer of foreign remittances worth ₹2,188 crore and earning around ₹67 crore by way of commission, saying prolonged incarceration would impair his right to a speedy trial. HC grants bail to accused who laundered ₹ 2,188 cr through …

Trial Bail Shaikh Foreign Remittances

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Magistrate Must Show Disagreement With Police's Negative Final Report While Taking Cognizance Of Offence On A Protest Plea: Rajasthan HC

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While setting aside a decision of the trial court taking cognizance of offences including rioting in a protest plea, the Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court reiterated that it was settled law that while taking cognizance of offence on a protest petition the Magistrate should demonstrate his "disagreement with the police report". Pursuant to a complaint being filed against …

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