Delhi court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering his stepfather
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering his stepfather

India TV News  

A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his stepfather in connivance with his minor wife. Additional Sessions Judge Sunena Sharma convicted the man under sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him. The court also sent his wife to the Juvenile Justice Board to face inquiry for allegedly abetting the convict in the crime. "I feel no hesitation in holding that prosecution has successfully proved the charge of murder against the accused which he committed in furtherance of his common intention shared with his wife, who during proceedings of this case was declared juvenile and was sent to JJB for facing inquiry under Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.

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Kerala man makes 13-year-old daughter pregnant, sent to jail for 47 years after DNA evidence
1 day, 3 hours ago

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 …

28 get life term in Chandan Gupta murder case
5 days, 17 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 …

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case
6 days, 11 hours ago

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

India Today  

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

HC upholds life sentence of man for sexual assault of 2-yr-old daughter
1 week, 3 days ago

HC upholds life sentence of man for sexual assault of 2-yr-old daughter

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently upheld the life sentence of a man for sexually assaulting his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The trial court had convicted the father for repeatedly committing rape on his own daughter and had imposed life sentence on him. In the high court, additional public prosecutor Dr. Ashvini Takalkar inferred the guilt of the father by presenting medical …

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella
1 week, 5 days ago

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Delhi man finds wife with another person, tortures and beats him to death
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi man finds wife with another person, tortures and beats him to death

India Today  

A 21-year-old man was beaten to death after he was caught with the wife of another person at a house in Delhi's Shastri Park area, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Monday morning when the victim, Ritik Verma, was caught in a compromising situation with the accused's wife. "On Monday at about 11 am, when he was …

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl in February. Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor Additional sessions judge Babita Puniya said "digital rape" was among the "most vilest and revolting form of rapes". Special public prosecutor Sharawan Kumar …

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder

The Hindu  

A court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday awarded death sentence to a convict, and life imprisonment to another, for the rape and murder of a minor in Farakka on October 13, 2024. Additional Director General West Bengal Police, Supratim Sarkar, said that the main target of the police was to submit the chargesheet as early as possible so …

Indian-origin man sentenced to life imprisonment for girlfriend's 'brutal' murder in UK
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian-origin man sentenced to life imprisonment for girlfriend's 'brutal' murder in UK

Deccan Chronicle  

London: An Indian-origin man who brutally beat up his girlfriend to death at his home in the East Midlands region of England, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a UK court. Sidpara’s sentencing comes as Leicestershire Police said it has joined organisations across the globe to support “White Ribbon Day”, focussed on targeted action around violence against women and …

Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of 103-Year-Old Convict Serving Life Sentence In 1988 Murder Case
1 month, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for the alleged repeated rape of a minor girl in 2018, observing the offence not only intruded upon the survivor's dignity but was also a crime against society. Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl Additional Sessions Judge Harleen …

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has convicted a man for "attempting" to commit unnatural sexual offence on a seven-year-old boy in 2015. Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015 Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the case against the accused who was charged under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 …

UP: Life term for man who raped Dalit girl, uploaded video online leading to her suicide
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UP: Life term for man who raped Dalit girl, uploaded video online leading to her suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharajganj: A 34-year-old man here has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for molesting a Dalit girl and then circulating a video of the act online, leading to the victim's suicide, a lawyer said on Tuesday. Special Judge court Sanjay Mishra on Monday convicted Jalandhar Rai and also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him, Assistant …

Bombay HC upholds death sentences for father, son in quadruple family murder case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bombay HC upholds death sentences for father, son in quadruple family murder case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members, whilst acquitting a third defendant. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members. ) While finding sufficient grounds to uphold the …

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry

India TV News  

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

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 …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

Acid Murder: Family Members Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Daughter's Death
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Acid Murder: Family Members Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Daughter's Death

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old woman was murdered by her family with acid for resisting her arranged marriage in Uttar Pradesh. The father and four relatives involved in the crime were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined ₹40,000 each. The case is a reminder of the dangers of arranged marriages and the importance of respecting personal choices.

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

Delhi court sentences woman to life for smothering 2 minor daughters to death
4 months ago

Delhi court sentences woman to life for smothering 2 minor daughters to death

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court sentenced a 32-year-old woman to life imprisonment on Wednesday for smothering two of her minor daughters to death in February 2018. Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Jain of Tis Hazari court said the woman's act of killing her own daughters shook the conscience of the court and also the society at large. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to …

Chandigarh: Woman gets life term for gagging son to death
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Woman gets life term for gagging son to death

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional sessions judge Harpreet Kaur on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old woman to life imprisonment for gagging her two-and-a-half-year-old son to death. The convict, Roopa Verma, was also charged with murdering her six-month-old daughter a month prior to killing her son but those charges could not be proved in court. The court relied the judgment on the basis …

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 …

Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida
6 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Murder Conviction & Life Imprisonment Of Husband Ground For Divorce On Account Of Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Murder Conviction & Life Imprisonment Of Husband Ground For Divorce On Account Of Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the factum of a husband sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case can be grounds for divorce on account of 'mental cruelty' to the wife. “…Therefore, the conviction of the husband under Section 302 of IPC and sentence of life imprisonment amounts to mental cruelty towards the wife which entails her getting …

Delhi court sentences 49-year-old man to 10 years of RI in child marriage and rape case
7 months ago

Delhi court sentences 49-year-old man to 10 years of RI in child marriage and rape case

New Indian Express  

Apart from the compensation of Rs 10.5 lakh, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the accused. The prosecution had established that the child was a victim of circumstances who was forced into marriage by her maternal grandmother who was the only one in her family to sustain the living. As per the victim’s statement, she was …

Undertrials Unable To Effectively Defend Themselves Due To Poor Socio-Economic Status, Leads To Sole Focus On Gravity Of Offence: Calcutta HC Reverses Death Sentence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Undertrials Unable To Effectively Defend Themselves Due To Poor Socio-Economic Status, Leads To Sole Focus On Gravity Of Offence: Calcutta HC Reverses Death Sentence

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently reversed a death sentence awarded to a man who was accused of brutally murdering a home-maker and her 13-year-old daughter with a sharp and heavy weapon.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Partha Sarathi Sen were adjudicating upon a death reference case wherein the trial court had handed a death sentence to Padam …

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '

Op India  

Referring to a quote from Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s book “Crime and Punishment,” the Delhi High Court on Monday altered and decreased the sentence granted to five members of the terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed. The court reduced the punishment from life imprisonment to ten years of prison time for the offense under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code. A division …

Woman can't be held accountable if lover dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’: Delhi High Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman can't be held accountable if lover dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’: Delhi High Court

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court observed that if a “lover” dies by suicide due to “love failure”, then the woman cannot be held accountable for abetting the man’s suicide while granting pre-arrest bail to two persons in an abetment of suicide case. A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Mahajan, in its April 16 order, held, "If a lover commits …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Man gets life term for slitting co-worker’s throat
10 months ago

Man gets life term for slitting co-worker’s throat

Hindustan Times  

Five years after a labourer slit the throat of a co-worker in Dhakoli on Holi, a local court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment on Friday. The accused was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The court of additional district and sessions judge Avtar Singh held the accused Ganesh Kumar guilty of murdering his colleague, Manoj. When …

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls
10 months ago

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently confirmed the conviction and life sentence of a man claiming to be a tantric who raped and sexually exploited seven girls, six of them minors, for over five years under the pretext of curing them from begetting intellectually challenged male children. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the …

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: A Kerala court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old man to a cumulative 51 years imprisonment for the rape of his then 17-year-old stepdaughter in 2018 at their residence in Munnar here. Devikulam Fast Track Special Court judge Sirajudheen P A sentenced the accused to varying jail terms for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

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 …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence imposed on a man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, considering that he belonged to a marginalised part of the society.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "No doubt that the act as such is horrific and there can be no sympathy shown …

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019
11 months ago

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A fast track court at Palwal sentenced a 23-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a minor girl in 2019. The court also granted a sum of ₹ 25 lakhs to the parents of the victim as final compensation as per the Victim Compensation Scheme, 2020. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court, in …

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife
11 months ago

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife

Hindustan Times  

A 42-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and slapped with a fine of ₹15,000 by the district court for killing his wife for dowry on August 10, 2013. According to the additional district government counsel, Nitin Tyagi, Parveen’s brother Raees Ahmad lodged a complaint with Sector 24 police station in August 2013, alleging that after years of marriage, Akthar …

Husband Get Life Term for Wife's Suicide
1 year ago

Husband Get Life Term for Wife's Suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Proddatur Second ADJ Court on Wednesday sentenced to life a husband after prosecutors proved that he had provoked his wife to commit suicide in Proddatur in Kadapa district. According to police, Jakki Prasad, 30, resident of Adarsh Colony in Proddatur town had got married to Raja Rajeswari, aged 21 years, seven years ago. Proddatur Two Town police registered a …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence
1 year, 1 month ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to four men for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was robbed and shot dead by the convicts while she was returning home from her office in 2008. The court also observed that it was “unfortunate” that Vishwanathan, who was a “young, dynamic and hard-working journalist”, lost her life due to the …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year, 1 month ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on November 25 sentenced four men to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of ₹1.25 lakh on each of them. On October 18, the court convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and …

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Wife, Reiterates Ligature Marks In Case Of Hanging Different From Strangulation
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Wife, Reiterates Ligature Marks In Case Of Hanging Different From Strangulation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a man being prosecuted under Sections 302, 498A and 201 IPC, in relation to his wife’s death. The deceased’s biological father had given a statement under Section 161 CrPC, where it was recorded that after marriage, the deceased would come to his house and complain that the petitioner tortured her for …

For Delhi’s lifers, release after 14 yrs becomes a board game
1 year, 2 months ago

For Delhi’s lifers, release after 14 yrs becomes a board game

The Hindu  

Delhi’s Sentence Review Board has met only once this year against the mandatory requirement of four meetings a year, dampening chances of the early release of the prisoners serving life sentence in city jails. Among the many convicts awaiting representation before the board is Sharda Jain, a former Congress councillor who was convicted of killing her fellow party councillor Atma …

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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four men for the murder of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and offences under the MCOCA. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under IPC Section 411 along with the stringent MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and for receiving proceeds of organised crime. Seeks speedy trial After …

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Saket court has convicted four accused in the case of murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. He also facilitated the organisation and held property derived from organised crime and is held guilty under section 3 and 3 of MCOCA, the court ruled. On the verdict, the deceased journalist's mother told ANI: “We've lost our daughter but this will act as …

Calcutta HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Abetting Minor Girl’s Suicide, Says Quashing Such Case Would Cause Miscarriage Of Justice
1 year, 3 months ago

Calcutta HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Abetting Minor Girl’s Suicide, Says Quashing Such Case Would Cause Miscarriage Of Justice

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against a man accused of abetting the suicide of a minor girl whom he was “in love” with, by allegedly inflicting physical and mental torture upon her, as well as demanding money from her. The present case has to thus proceed towards trial to be decided in accordance with …

Delhi High Court Sentences Man To Six Months In Jail For Failing To Pay Dues To Deceased Driver’s Wife, Repeatedly Flouting Undertakings
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Sentences Man To Six Months In Jail For Failing To Pay Dues To Deceased Driver’s Wife, Repeatedly Flouting Undertakings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sentenced a man to six months of simple imprisonment for failing to pay dues to the wife of his deceased driver and repeatedly flouting undertakings given to that effect to the court. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav found the man guilty of committing contempt of court for wilfully disobeying his undertakings of making payment to the …

Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case
1 year, 4 months ago

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

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Member of Parliament and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in the double murder case of 1995. Two weeks ago, the Court had convicted Singh in the double murder case of 1995, reversing his acquittal granted by the trial court and confirmed by the Patna High Court. In a strongly …

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