6 years, 4 months ago

Lie Detector/Brain Mapping/Narco Analysis Tests Can’t Be Ordered While Considering Bail Plea: SC Pulls Up Gujarat HC For Disclosing Identity Of Victim [Read Order]

Live Law

“In the instant case, by ordering the above mentioned tests and venturing into the reports of the same with meticulous details, the High Court has converted the adjudication of a bail matter to that of a mini-trial indeed.”The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a Gujarat High Court judgment that had ordered lie detector, brain mapping and narco-analysis tests on the accused and. “In the instant case, by ordering the above mentioned tests and venturing into the reports of the same with meticulous details, the High Court has converted the adjudication of a bail matter to that of a mini-trial indeed.” The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a Gujarat High Court judgment that had ordered lie detector, brain mapping and narco-analysis tests on the accused and grandmother, parents of the victim, in a bail application filed by the accused. “In the instant case, by ordering the above mentioned tests and venturing into the reports of the same with meticulous details, the High Court has converted the adjudication of a bail matter to that of a mini-trial indeed. Taking note that the special leave petition against this high court order has been filed by the grandmother of the victim and not by the state, the bench remarked: “The lethargic attitude of the State by not taking necessary steps to bring the matter to the notice of this Court by filing an appeal despite the clear violations of settled principles of criminal law jurisprudence and statutory prescriptions.

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1 week, 3 days ago

Investigating Officer Must Be Given 'Free-Hand' While Probing Case Involving Serious Allegations: Andhra Pradesh High Court

Live Law

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has held that in a case containing serious allegations, the Investigating Officer deserves a free hand to take the investigation to its logical conclusion. Custodial interrogation can be one of the relevant aspects to be considered along with other grounds while deciding an application seeking anticipatory bail.” The Court was hearing an anticipatory bail …

2 weeks, 2 days ago

After high court rap, Maha govt challenges Thane court order in Badlapur encounter case

India Today

After being pulled up by the Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra government has filed an appeal against the Thane Sessions Court order, which had kept crucial paragraphs from the Magistrate's report in the Badlapur police encounter case in abeyance following an approach by the policemen involved. The plea further pointed out that since the entire issue of the Badlapur encounter …

2 weeks, 5 days ago

NDPS Act | Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man In Jail For Over 3 Years, Notes Only 2 Out Of 29 Witnesses Were Examined

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court recently granted regular bail to an man booked under NDPS Act, in view of long incarnation of three and a half years and after noting that out of 29 witnesses only two had been examined where the trial court had not give any time bound schedule of the examination of such witnessesJustice Gita Gopi in her …

1 month, 1 week ago

HC to hear MP Rashid’s plea against court’s refusal to issue order on bail plea

Hindustan Times

The Delhi high court will on February 24 hear jailed parliament member Engineer Rashid’s plea against a local court’s December 23 refusal to pass an order on his bail plea citing lack of jurisdiction. Justice Vikas Mahajan scheduled the hearing after Delhi high court’s registrar general informed the court about the Supreme Court ’s permission for a special court to …

2 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Ex-IAS Officer Puja Khedkar, Issues Notice On Anticipatory Bail Plea

Live Law

The Supreme Court today issued notice on the anticipatory bail plea of ex-IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination, 2022. However, Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra pointed out that the Delhi High Court has given very strong findings in the impugned order, indicting Khedkar …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat HC Calls For Explanation From Judicial Officer Over 'Serious Allegations' On Conduct While Hearing Cheating Case

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court on Monday called for a detailed explanation from a judicial officer–of the rank of a sessions judge, after "prima facie" taking note of a plea making "serious allegations" about the officer's conduct while hearing proceedings in a forgery and cheating case. The order was passed in a plea wherein the petitioner had sought transfer of proceedings …

3 months ago

Right To Be Forgotten: Punjab & Haryana HC To Decide If Accused Has 'Preferential Right' Over Society's Right To Know Involvement In Crime

Live Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court will be deciding the legal question whether an accused or suspect has a preferential right to be forgotten over the right of the society to know about the involvement of any person in a criminal case. Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, ".the legal issue that arises for consideration before this Court as to whether …

3 months ago

State Appears To Be Shielding Main Accused Who Haven't Been Summoned In ₹100 Crore Bhovi Corporation "Scam" Probe: Karnataka HC

Live Law

While hearing a matter seeking transfer of probe in the over Rs 100 crore Bhovi Development Corporation "scam", the Karnataka High Court on Thursday observed that the state government appeared to be shielding the main accused who has not been summoned for investigation and have neither secured bail. Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by two accused Yashaswini …

3 months, 1 week ago

[PMLA] Liberty Is Intrinsic To Rule Of Law, Court Cannot Be Restrained From Granting Bail On Account Of Restrictive Statute: Calcutta HC

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to a man being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate under the PMLA for allegedly running a fake call centre and promising services to victims in exchange for money, which were never delivered. Seeking release of the petitioner on bail, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that by virtue of a leave and licence …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court Asks Police To Probe Rape FIR Against BJP MLA Without 'Fear And Favour'

Live Law

The State Police has informed the Gujarat High Court that it has registered an FIR against BJP MLA from Prantij- Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar, after a woman moved a plea seeking lodging of an FIR on the allegations of rape. The court however said that it hopes and expects that the Investigating Agency shall probe the alleged offences "without any fear …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC To Hear Plea Against Probe In Justice Hema Committee Report Tomorrow

ABP News

The Supreme Court will resume hearing on Monday a petition challenging the Kerala High Court order directing registeration of FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry. The top court on October 24 had issued notice in a special leave petition filed against the Kerala High …

4 months ago

Bar Under Sec. 195 CrPC Not Attracted When High Court Has Directed Investigation Into Alleged Tampering : Supreme Court

Live Law

While directing restoration of the criminal proceedings against Kerala MLA Antony Raju in an evidence tampering case, the Supreme Court today held that the bar on taking of cognizance under Section 195 CrPC was not attracted in the case, as the proceedings were initiated against Raju pursuant to a judicial order. "the initiation of the present proceedings in the present …

4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Bail Granted To One Accused In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea challenging bail granted to Mohammed Javed, one of the accused in the 2022 beheading case of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The petition challenges the Rajasthan High Court's decision to grant bail to Javed in September 2024, based on the court's assessment that prima facie evidence did not suggest Javed's involvement …

7 months ago

HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal

The Hindu

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to all the accused and the Central Bureau of Investigation while hearing a petition filed by Mukta Dabholkar challenging a sessions court judgment acquitting three persons accused of killing her father and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Ms. Mukta’s plea contended that the sessions court order failed to consider evidence that “establishes beyond reasonable …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bail Condition Requiring Accused To Appear In Police Station May Lead To Human Rights Abuses, Give Scope Of False Allegations: Gujarat High Court

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that conditions requiring an accused to mark his presence at police station could lead to grievances, human rights abuses, and false allegations. “It is needless to point out that such conditions of marking presence at Police Station would invite many grievances which may also lead to abuse of human rights and may give a …

8 months, 1 week ago

While Imposing Conditions For Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused To Apply For Passport, Obtain It & Then Surrender It: Bombay HC

Live Law

In a significant order, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that a trial court while granting bail does not have any power to direct a person/accused to apply for a passport, obtain it and then surrender it to avail bail. Single-judge Justice Bharat Deshpande quashed and set aside such an "unusual" condition imposed by a …

10 months ago

Not Fair Trial, Police Failed To Communicate With Accused Who Was Of Kenyan Origin: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Conviction In Drugs Case

Live Law

Observing that "it cannot be stated that fair trial has been conducted", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the conviction of a Kenyan woman in a drugs case after it found that she did not understand the language in which police communicated with her.Justice Deepak Gupta said, "It cannot be stated that fair trial has been conducted. …

10 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court calls for legal services authority’s report on ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s health condition

The Hindu

The Madras High Court on Wednesday called for a report from the Coimbatore District Legal Services Authority after being informed that the latter had deputed three empanelled lawyers and an orthopaedician to check on the health of YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, alias A. Shankar, following complaints of custodial violence in the Coimbatore Central Prison. While Senior Counsel R. John Sathyan, representing …

11 months ago

Name Of Minor Rape Victim Disclosed In Investigation & Trial: Rajasthan High Court Directs Sensitisation Program For Police, Judicial Officers

Live Law

Expressing concern about a situation where the identity of a rape victim was disclosed during investigation and trial, Rajasthan High Court has proposed an exercise of sensitization for the police officers and judicial officers to ensure that such instances do not repeat. “In this background, the court feels that an exercise of sensitization of the police officers and judicial officers …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court Pulls Man For Accusing Judge Of 'Manipulating' Order, Prohibits Him From Appearing As Party In Person

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court has taken strong exception to the pleadings of a party-in-person for accusing a sitting judge of manipulating the judicial order and it has prohibited him from appearing as party-in-person. “The assertions made by the party in person in the court and the application moved before me, in the capacity of the Chief Justice of the High …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

SC dismisses Delhi HC verdict, orders CBI probe into death of Manipuri woman

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi, Mar 26 Unresolved crimes tend to erode public trust in the institutions which have been established for maintaining law and order, the Supreme Court has said while directing a CBI probe into the death of a 25-year-old Manipuri woman who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented house in south Delhi in 2013. The deceased woman's …

1 year, 1 month ago

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused urgent hearing for a plea seeking orders for the 'protection of women residents' of Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, amidst allegations of sexual violence faced by them from certain miscreants allegedly belonging to the ruling dispensation.Live Law had earlier reported on a suo moto motion taken up by the Calcutta High Court regarding the aforesaid …

1 year, 2 months ago

Gujarat Encounters | Police Officers Identified In Justice HS Bedi's Enquiry Report Must Be Prosecuted: Petitioners To Supreme Court

Live Law

In pleas relating to fake encounter killings allegedly carried out by the Gujarat Police during 2002-2007, the Supreme Court today was informed by petitioners that the Report of Justice HS Bedi-led Monitoring Committee has found foul play in 3 cases out of a total of 17, and as such, the police officers identified in the Report must be prosecuted.After a …

1 year, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Advocate Accused Of Cheating Client By Forging Bail Order

Live Law

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant anticipatory bail to advocate Hiral Chandrakant Jadhav accused of cheating a client by presenting a forged sessions court bail order for her husband in a murder case. When the complainant checked the e-courts portal and the Registry of Dindoshi Sessions Court, she was told that no such documents, viz., the bail order …

1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Motor Accident Tribunal's Order To Exhume Deceased's Body For DNA Test To Verify Legal Heirs

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order passed by Motor Accident Claim Tribunal directing that the grave of a deceased man be dug up to conduct a DNA test for verifying the claim of compensation by various individuals asserting to be his legal heirs.Justice Navin Chawla allowed the petition moved by persons claiming to be legal heirs of …

1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Confirms Order Granting Teesta Setalvad and Husband Interim Anticipatory Bail in Donations Embezzlement Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand who are facing charges of embezzlement of funds raised to help and commemorate victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, confirming an earlier order granting the duo interim protection from coercive action. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Prashant …

1 year, 4 months ago

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 16 - October 22, 2023

Live Law

Judgements/Orders This Week Court Cannot Force Medical Tests To Ascertain Mental Stability Of Corpus: Gujarat High Court Case Title: Padmaben Rajendrabhai Vyas Versus State Of Gujarat LL Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 165 The Gujarat High Court, in a significant dissenting opinion from a previous order issued by the Coordinate Bench, has ruled that individuals under a Habeas Corpus petition cannot be …

1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Order Of Madras High Court Granting Bail To Lawyer Arrested Under UAPA By NIA For Alleged Links With PFI

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the order of the Madras High Court granting bail to Mohammad Abbas, a Madurai based lawyer who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for his alleged links with the banned Popular Front of India organization.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal while confirming. …

1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Surprised By Gujarat HC Granting Bail To Murder Accused Based On 'Settlement' With Victim's Son; Chastises State For Not Challenging Order

Live Law

In a recent order, the Supreme Court expressed surprise at an order passed by the Gujarat High Court granting bail to an accused in a murder case on the basis of a 'settlement' between him and the the original complainant. The Court raised questions about the appropriateness of allowing personal settlements in serious criminal cases of such magnitude and the …

1 year, 7 months ago

'Lazy attitude': Supreme Court raps high court order on rape survivor's abortion

India Today

The Supreme Court, in an urgent hearing on Saturday, pulled up the Gujarat High Court over its "lackadaisical attitude" in deciding a minor rape victim's plea seeking the termination of her pregnancy. The counsel also told the bench that they had approached the Gujarat High Court on August 7 and the case was first listed and heard on August 8. …

1 year, 8 months ago

2002 Riots Case: SC Quashes Gujarat HC Order, Grants Bail to Teesta Setalvad

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence to frame innocent people in the 2002 post-Godhra riots cases. A three-judge bench of Justices B.R.Gavai, A.S. Bopanna and Dipankar Datta set aside the order of the Gujarat High Court rejecting her plea for regular bail. Sreekumar and …

1 year, 8 months ago

Teesta Setalvad Case | 'What Investigation Done In 24 Hours? What Was State Doing For 20 Yrs?' : Questions By Supreme Court To Gujarat Police

Live Law

In a significant development, not only was social activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail application allowed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, but a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, and Dipankar Datta also asked a number of incisive and critical questions during the hearing. Right at the outset, Justice Gavai flagged that the order of the Gujarat High Court …

1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants regular bail to Teesta Setalvad, calls Gujarat HC's earlier order as 'perverse'

Op India

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to controversial activist Teesta Setalvad, who is accused of fabricating evidence, tutoring witnesses, and defaming the Gujarat government in matters related to the Gujarat Riots 2002. On 1st July, the Gujarat High Court rejected the regular bail application of activist Teesta Setalvad and ordered her to “surrender immediately.” The apex court reportedly called …

1 year, 8 months ago

Teesta Setalvad gets bail from SC in case of alleged fabrication of evidence in 2002 Gujarat riots

India TV News

2002 Gujarat riots case: Activist Teesta Setalvad has been granted regular bail by the Supreme Court in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots, PTI reported on Wednesday. A three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, AS Bopanna and Dipankar Datta set aside the order of the Gujarat High Court rejecting her plea for …

1 year, 8 months ago

Two lawyers move Bombay High Court for case against cops who assaulted them

India Today

Two lawyers who were assaulted inside the Antop Hill police station in Mumbai last month have taken their case to the Bombay High Court. Advocates Sadhana Yadav and Harikesh Mishra have filed a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Senior police officer Nasir Kulkarni and other personnel who were on duty at the time. The petition alleges that …

1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order on examining ‘kundali’ of rape victim

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed the Allahabad High Court verdict which directed the Head of Department in Lucknow University to determine if an alleged rape victim is a Mangali/Mangalik by examining her 'Kundali' in three weeks. Taking a suo moto cognizance of the order delivered by the Lucknow bench of the High Court, the apex court questioned the relevance …

1 year, 9 months ago

Courts Should Not Draw Conclusions At Stage Of Bail About Promise Of Marriage, Such Finding Must Await Evaluation Of Evidence At Trial: Delhi HC

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that it is neither appropriate nor feasible for courts to draw any conclusion or return any finding at the stage of bail of an accused as to whether a promise of marriage made to a prosecutrix was false or in bad faith.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani added that such a a finding or decision …

1 year, 9 months ago

'Prayer Completely Unwarranted': Delhi High Court Rejects Woman's Plea Seeking DNA Sample Of Husband, Father-In-Law For Matching With Own Children

Live Law

Terming it a case with an unusual prayer, the Delhi High Court has dismissed a woman's plea seeking directions for her husband and father-in-law to submit their DNA Samples before a DNA profiling agency in Rohini. The woman along with her two children had approached the court after the father-in-law allegedly "cast doubt" on their identity by claiming that "they …

1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal Approaches Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order For NIA Probe Into Ram Navami Violence

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the order passed by the Calcutta High Court to transfer the investigation in the cases related to Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala decided to post the …

1 year, 11 months ago

High Court Reserves Order On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved order in the revision petition filed by Delhi Police against the trial court order discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 2019 Jamia violence case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved the order after hearing Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain and the lawyers representing the respondents who. The Delhi …

2 years ago

Supreme Court Stays HC Order To Punjab Police To Probe Alleged Illegalities In Chandigarh Police's Arrest Of Dentist

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by the union territory of Chandigarh against Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Punjab police to probe allegations against Chandigarh police of illegalities in the arrest of a city dentist last year. A division bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli also stayed the state high court's …

2 years ago

Delhi High Court Stays Motor Accident Tribunal's Order Directing Digging Of Deceased’s Grave For DNA Test To Verify Legal Heirs

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by Motor Accident Claim Tribunal directing that the grave of a deceased man be dug up to conduct a DNA test for verifying the claim of compensation by various individuals asserting to be his legal heirs. Justice Rekha Palli observed that the Tribunal failed to appreciate that a DNA test cannot …

2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat High Court Allows Rape Accused To Use Victim’s Section 161 CrPC Statement Of Different Case To Contradict Her Allegations

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a trial court order denying the accused opportunity to examine a police inspector in a rape case. The trial court had also observed that unless and until she is not examined by the court, the statement recorded under Section 161 of Cr.P.C. Before the registration of rape case, the victim's brother had lodged the …

2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO Act | Accused Has Statutory Right To Cross Examine Victim But Questions Should Not Reveal Her Identity: Gujarat High Court

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that though an accused under the POCSO Act has the right to cross examine the victim, the questions asked by the defence cannot be such that reveal her identity during the trial.Justice Ilesh J. Vora observed that Section 33 cast a duty upon the Court to ensure that the identity of the …

2 years, 3 months ago

Morbi Bridge Tragedy: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Govt In Bail Pleas Filed By 7 Accused

Live Law

Admitting bail applications of 7 accused in the Morbi Bridge Collapse case which took the lives of 135 people, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State Government.Out of 8 accused arrested in connection with the case, 7 have now moved to the High Court after they were denied bail by a Sessions Court last month. Admitting …

2 years, 3 months ago

2012 rape-murder: 'Evidence ignored...' - SC's acquittal of convicts challenged

Hindustan Times

Nearly a month after the Supreme Court acquitted three men convicted by lower court in the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, the family has now sought review of the order. Last month, a three-judge bench headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said, “Having regard to the totality of circumstances and the evidence on record, …

2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court quashes Kerala HC order granting anticipatory bail to Nambi Narayanan case accused

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Friday, December 2, 2022, quashed the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala High Court to former police and intelligence officers, including retired Kerala Director General of Police Siby Mathews, accused of being part of a conspiracy to frame ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in an espionage case in 1994. Ravikumar on the Bench, protected the accused, provided …

2 years, 4 months ago

Special Court's Remarks In Sanjay Raut Bail Order Unreasoned, Demonstrate Lack Of Application Of Mind: ED To Bombay High Court

Live Law

The Special PMLA Court's stinging remarks against the Enforcement Directorate while granting bail to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut were "unreasoned," "demonstrate a lack of application of mind" and have "chilling effect" on the ED's morale as an investigating agency, the ED has said. The special court's observations faulting the manner in which ED conducts its cases and bail applications …

2 years, 4 months ago

Allahabad High Court Rejects Prayer Of Murder Accused To Conduct Their Own, Complainant's NARCO Analysis Test

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the prayer of certain murder accused who sought a brain mapping test/NARCO/lie detector test upon themselves as well as the complainant so as to contract out the truth of the case.The bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori however, clarified that if the Investigating Officer, on his own, decides to get …

2 years, 5 months ago

BREAKING: Kerala High Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail Of Writer-Activist Civic Chandran In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law

Allowing the state government and victim's petitions challenging the sessions court order, the Kerala High Court on Thursday cancelled author and social activist Civic Chandran's anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case. The Kerala State Government and the De Facto Complainant had approached the High Court challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Writer-Activist Civic Chandran, arguing that the order is …

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New India Coop Bank fraud case: Accused Hitesh Mehta to undergo brain-mapping test

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: Hitesh Mehta, the key accused in the Rs 122-crore embezzlement at New India Cooperative Bank, will undergo a brain-mapping test in the next couple of days, a police official said on Friday. Mehta, the bank's former general manager and head of accounts, underwent a polygraph test, also called a lie detector test, last week at the Forensic Science Laboratory …

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Demands for SC to act against Allahabad HC judge who sparked public outrage in ‘attempt to rape’ case

The Hindu

An Allahabad High Court judge’s recent observation that a man allegedly grabbing an 11-year-old girl’s breasts, breaking her pyjama strings, and dragging her under a culvert is not enough to charge him with ‘attempt to rape’ has sparked widespread outrage and calls for the Supreme Court’s intervention. ‘Injustice’ National Human Rights Commission member Priyank Kanoongo said the ruling was unjust …

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HC quashes ‘extortion’ case against Harish Rao, Radha Kishan Rao

The Hindu

Justice K. Lakshman of Telangana High Court on Thursday quashed the criminal case registered against former Minister T. Harish Rao of BRS and retired police officer P. Radha Kishan Rao, based on a complaint filed by one G. Chakradhar Goud. Nearly a year later, Chakradhar Goud approached the Punjagutta police of Hyderabad alleging that Radha Kishan Rao, at the behest …

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Kerala HC seeks details of medical facilities provided in prisons

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State government to inform the court of the medical facilities made available to convicts and other prisoners in prisons in the State. The court directed the government to clarify whether expert treatment was provided in emergency cases and whether jail authorities could send prisoners for specialised medical treatment, if needed. The court …

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