2012 Delhi gangrape case: SC to hear on 20 Jan convict Pawan Kumar Gupta's plea against HC order rejecting his juvenility claim
4 years, 11 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: SC to hear on 20 Jan convict Pawan Kumar Gupta's plea against HC order rejecting his juvenility claim

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The Supreme Court will hear on 20 January a plea of a death row convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offence New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on 20 January a plea of a death row convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offence. Gupta moved the apex court on Friday challenging the high court’s order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile in December 2012. A Delhi court on Friday issued fresh death warrants for 1 February against the four convicts — Vinay Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Akshay Kumar Singh and Pawan — in the case. While dismissing his plea, the high court had noted that Pawan had earlier raised the juvenility claim in his review petition against the death penalty awarded to him in the case before the apex court which had dismissed his plea on 9 July last year.

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28 get life term in Chandan Gupta murder case
5 days, 14 hours ago

28 get life term in Chandan Gupta murder case

Hindustan Times  

[email protected] Chandan Gupta A special National Investigation Agency court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all 28 convicted persons in connection with the murder of Chandan Gupta in a communal flare-up in Kasganj during Tiranga Yatra on January 26, 2018. “The NIA court has awarded life sentences to all 28 in the Chandan Gupta murder case,” district government counsel Manoj …

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: July To December 2024 [Citations 734 - 1394]
1 week ago

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: July To December 2024 [Citations 734 - 1394]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court Bench of Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that the role of the court under section 9 of the Arbitration Act is to preserve the subject matter of the Arbitration till the arbitral tribunal decides the claims on merits. The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula held that the issue of limitation, raised as a …

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

IIT-BHU gang rape: Third accused granted bail after 11 months in jail
1 month ago

IIT-BHU gang rape: Third accused granted bail after 11 months in jail

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court has granted bail to Saksham Patel, the third accused in the 2023 gang rape of an Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University student. Two other accused, Kunal Pandey and Abhishek Chauhan, were granted bail earlier. Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar, while allowing Patel’s bail application, noted, “Considering the submissions made, the record, and the fact that Patel …

Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: November 2024
1 month ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: November 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Manish Kumar Rai v. Union of India & Ors. Case Details: Nabha Power Ltd and another v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 861 The Supreme Court held that a press release issued by the Government of India about certain changes in the mega power policy did not constitute 'law' and 'change in law' in terms …

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India has granted the central government four weeks to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict involved in the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court’s decision, issued on November 23, 2024, came after Rajoana’s legal team and advocates argued that his execution had been repeatedly delayed and that …

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’
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1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Gets 3 Hour Parole To Attend Brother's Funeral
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Gets 3 Hour Parole To Attend Brother's Funeral

ABP News  

Rajoana was linked to the Babbar Khalsa, a militant Sikh separatist group responsible for violent activities during the insurgency in Punjab. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Rajoana termed the delay in deciding the mercy petition by President as "shocking". He pressed for an interim relief, saying that he has been in the jail for 29 years and the court …

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu’s secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. Balwant Singh Rajoana is convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant …

Beant assassination case: SC urges decision on Rajoana's mercy plea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant assassination case: SC urges decision on Rajoana's mercy plea

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider …

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider the plea …

SC urges President to decide Balwant Rajoana’s mercy plea in two weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC urges President to decide Balwant Rajoana’s mercy plea in two weeks

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday urged President Droupadi Murmu to decide the long-pending mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa sympathiser convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, within two weeks. Taking into consideration that the petitioner has been on the death row, we now direct the secretary, Honourable the President of India, …

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

SC urges President to decide Balwant Singh's mercy plea in two weeks or it will consider interim relief
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC urges President to decide Balwant Singh's mercy plea in two weeks or it will consider interim relief

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday requested the President of India to decide within two weeks on the mercy plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, one of the death row convicts in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. If no decision is made within this time frame, the Court will consider Rajoana's interim relief …

Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict 26 Years After Incarceration, Calls For 'Deeper Consideration' In SRB Decisions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict 26 Years After Incarceration, Calls For 'Deeper Consideration' In SRB Decisions

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered release of a murder convict serving life imprisonment 26 years after his incarceration by quashing the decision of Sentence Review Board rejecting his plea for premature release by calling it arbitrary, irrational and illogical.Referring to various scholars, Justice Anish Dayal underscored that SRB procedures require “better compliance and. The Delhi High Court has ordered …

Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana
2 months ago

Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the assassination of the former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, without first hearing the government’s response. In May last year, the top court did not intervene in his case on the face of the Home Ministry’s conclusion that a decision …

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 28 To November 03, 2024
2 months ago

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 28 To November 03, 2024

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 1181 to 2024 LiveLaw 1195 NOMINAL INDEX HARI OM SHARMA v. SAUMAN KUMAR CHATTERJEE & ANR 2024 LiveLaw 1193 Jeewraj Singh Shekhawat vs. UOI & Ors 2024 LiveLaw 1194 MATTHEW JOHNSON DARA v. HINDUSTAN URVARAK AND RASAYAN LTD 2024 LiveLaw 1195 Impermissible To Use Section 45 Of PMLA As Tool For Incarceration When Delay In Trial Not …

Breaking News: Supreme Court to Rule Today on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in CBI Case | ABP News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Breaking News: Supreme Court to Rule Today on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in CBI Case | ABP News

ABP News  

The Supreme Court of India is set to deliver its judgment on September 13, 2024, regarding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition for release from custody and a request for bail. Kejriwal’s petition challenges the Delhi High Court's decision from August 5, 2024, which upheld his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy …

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case registered by the CBI over the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, after the CBI sought time to file a counter-affidavit in the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the matter on September …

HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. In May, the Supreme Court also agreed to hear another plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's …

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 12, Monday, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader, K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in the cases filed by both the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the 2021-22 Excise Policy A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice BR Gavai and also comprising …

Court orders Delhi Police to file reply on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea by August 21
5 months ago

Court orders Delhi Police to file reply on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea by August 21

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to file its response by August 21 on the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar for grant of bail in the AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal assault case. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, told a bench of Justices Surya Kant, …

Swati Maliwal assault case: HC dismisses Bibhav Kumar's plea challenging arrest
5 months ago

Swati Maliwal assault case: HC dismisses Bibhav Kumar's plea challenging arrest

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at the CM's residence. Mr. Kumar, presently in judicial custody, allegedly assaulted Ms. Maliwal on May 13 at Mr. Kejriwal's official residence. Mr. Kumar, in his plea, had …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the convict's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's May 20 verdict that upheld his conviction and confirmed …

Delhi Riots: High Court Reserves Order On Plea Seeking SIT Probe Into Death Of Man Forced To Sing 'Vande Mataram'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Riots: High Court Reserves Order On Plea Seeking SIT Probe Into Death Of Man Forced To Sing 'Vande Mataram'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved judgment on a plea moved by mother of 23 year-old Faizan, who was forced to sing Vande Mataram during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, seeking SIT probe into her son's death.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the verdict in the plea which was filed in 2020. The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved judgment …

Delhi excise case: SC to deliver verdict on Kejriwal's plea challenging ED arrest today
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi excise case: SC to deliver verdict on Kejriwal's plea challenging ED arrest today

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on July 12 its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The apex court had on April 15 sought a response from the ED on Mr. Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest in the …

Excise policy: Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's plea for revival of bail petitions
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Excise policy: Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's plea for revival of bail petitions

The Hindu  

Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kumar on July 11 recused from hearing pleas of AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by which his bail petitions has been sought to be revived in the excise policy scam cases. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Karol and Sanjay Kumar said another Bench in which Justice Kumar is not …

Delhi High Court judge recuses himself from hearing NIA plea seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi High Court judge recuses himself from hearing NIA plea seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik

The Hindu  

Delhi High Court judge Amit Sharma on July 11 recused himself from hearing a plea by the National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror-funding case. On May 29 last year, the high court had issued a notice to Malik on the NIA's plea seeking death penalty for him in the terror-funding case and …

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea moved by Bibhav Kumar, former personal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Swati Maliwal's alleged assault case. On July 6, a Delhi court extended till July 16 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar. On June 22, a Delhi court extended …

Delhi Police opposes Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea in HC; verdict reserved
6 months ago

Delhi Police opposes Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea in HC; verdict reserved

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Bibhav Kumar on May 20, following his arrest. Delhi Police on Monday opposed before the Delhi high court a plea filed by Bibhav Kumar, aide of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, challenging his arrest and remand in connection with the alleged assault of Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, arguing that there were not only positive evidence but also material …

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

Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Maharajganj
6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Maharajganj

India TV News  

A man has been sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment by a court for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl here in 2017. Special Judge, Vinay Kumar Singh on Saturday convicted Pritam Gupta for raping the girl in Gugli police station area of the district, Special Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Singh said on Sunday. The survivor's father had filed a complaint after …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8
6 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : On July 8, the Supreme Court will hear Delhi Police’s Special Leave Petition challenging the bail granted by Delhi HC to four life convicts in the 2008 TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Earlier on April 22, 2024, a bench led by Justice Trivedi had also issued notice to Delhi police and the four convicts -- Ravi …

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

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Court Remands Bhibhav Kumar To Four Days Of Judicial Custody
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Court Remands Bhibhav Kumar To Four Days Of Judicial Custody

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bhibhav Kumar to four days of judicial custody in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal of Tis Hazari Courts passed the order after Kumar was produced in court on the expiry of five days of police remand. Today, the Delhi Police sought four days of …

1984 riots: Delhi HC to hear plea against Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal on July 22
7 months, 3 weeks ago

1984 riots: Delhi HC to hear plea against Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal on July 22

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday listed for hearing on July 22 pleas challenging the acquittal of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the killing of a person during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, while dealing with pleas by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Sheela Kaur, one of …

‘Need to have purity in politics’: Allahabad high court rejects Dhananjay Singh’s plea for suspension of sentence, grants bail
8 months, 1 week 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
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 …

Delhi high court to hear on April 8 transfer plea in 1994 triple murder case against former Punjab top cop
9 months ago

Delhi high court to hear on April 8 transfer plea in 1994 triple murder case against former Punjab top cop

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court is likely to hear on Monday a plea seeking the transfer of a 1994 triple murder case, in which former Punjab police chief Sumedh Singh Saini is an accused, from one trial court judge to another. Former Punjab police chief Sumedh Singh Saini The petition is listed for hearing on April 8 before Justice Jyoti Singh. …

Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Rape Convict Found To Be Juvenile After 19 Yrs Of Imprisonment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Rape Convict Found To Be Juvenile After 19 Yrs Of Imprisonment

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has ordered the release of a 36-year-old rape convict after 19 years of imprisonment as he was found to be a juvenile at the time of the offence in 2005. He approached the High Court in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking release on the ground of completion of over 14 years of …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
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 …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate
11 months ago

Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate

Live Law  

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing Singh's plea against a Delhi High Court order refusing to set aside his arrest. Last month, the Aam Aadmi Party MP moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the money laundering case and a bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice in his application, seeking the Enforcement …

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against BJP Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa In Criminal Defamation Case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against BJP Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa In Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the criminal proceedings against BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa in a criminal defamation case filed by former president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Manjit Singh GK.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld the trial court order passed on November 29 last year which upheld the summons issued to Sirsa by an ACMM …

Delhi High Court Orders Day To Day Trial In 2017 Haryana Judicial Paper Leak Case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Orders Day To Day Trial In 2017 Haryana Judicial Paper Leak Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked a trial court in the national capital to expedite the trial in the case concerning the paper leak of Haryana Civil Services Preliminary Examination, 2017, and take up the same on a day-to-day basis. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the trial court to dispose of the matter positively on or before April 15 and …

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four people for killing journalist Soumya Vishwanathan 15 years ago, bringing the curtain down on a gruesome saga that sent shock waves through the Capital and cemented Delhi’s unsavoury reputation as a city unsafe for women. Additional sessions judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey held four of the five accused — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Ajay …

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