Woman accused of killing her 1-year-old child with help of lover gets bail
6 days, 11 hours ago

Woman accused of killing her 1-year-old child with help of lover gets bail

India Today  

The Bombay High Court granted bail to Mamta Yadav, a woman accused of killing her 14-month-old child with the help of her lover, after she spent over six years in custody. Another accused, Rakesh Patel, was granted bail in September 2022 due to prolonged incarceration and lack of trial progress. The prosecution alleged that Yadav and Patel conspired to kill the child and buried the body in the compound of an industrial estate in Mankoli, Bhiwandi. Referring to Supreme Court judgments, he said that prolonged incarceration without trial violated the accused's right to a speedy trial.

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Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Alleged Conspirator In Jail Since October 2019
1 week, 6 days ago

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Alleged Conspirator In Jail Since October 2019

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a man, in jail since October 2019, who allegedly conspired to kill Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari in 2019 over his alleged remark made against Prophet Muhammad. Granting bail to Accused-Pathan Rashid Ahmad, a bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot noted that he has no criminal history apart from the instant case …

'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused
3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Gujarat Police arrests serial killer for rape, murder of 19-year-old woman in Motiwada
1 month ago

Gujarat Police arrests serial killer for rape, murder of 19-year-old woman in Motiwada

India TV News  

Gujarat crime news: The Valsad Police arrested an alleged serial killer for the rape and murder of a girl committed on November 14. The accused, identified as Rahul Singh Jat, a resident from Rohtak and a handicapped person, had committed the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Motiwada, as per police officials. A team of four Deputy Superintendent …

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man In FIR By Bajrang Dal Member For Alleged Abduction Of Minor Girl Of Different Religion
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man In FIR By Bajrang Dal Member For Alleged Abduction Of Minor Girl Of Different Religion

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to one Javed Alam, who was booked in an FIR lodged by a Bajrang Dal member accusing him of abducting a Hindu minor girl and having physical relations with her. “…it reflects that victim is willing to join the company of the applicant and to perform her matrimonial duties,” the Court noted …

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Beheading Woman As She Refused To Convert After Marriage
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Beheading Woman As She Refused To Convert After Marriage

Live Law  

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to a man accused of brutally beheading a Hindu woman and leaving her body in a drain in September 2020 after she refused to convert to Islam following her marriage with one Ejaj/Aijaj. The first bail application of the applicant was rejected by the High Court in January, considering the facts that, …

MP woman who stabbed mother-in-law 100 times sentenced to death: Rewa prosecutor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

MP woman who stabbed mother-in-law 100 times sentenced to death: Rewa prosecutor

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: A 24-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh has been sentenced to death by a Rewa court for killing her mother-in-law in July 2022, the district public prosecutor said on Tuesday. Kanchan Sol later told the police that her mother-in-law had been continuously harassing and assaulting her Rewa’s additional district and sessions judge Padma Jatav convicted Kanchan Kol, a resident of …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
8 months, 1 week 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 …

[UAPA] Framing Charges By Itself Is Not Sufficient To Deny Bail: J&K High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Harboring Terrorist
9 months ago

[UAPA] Framing Charges By Itself Is Not Sufficient To Deny Bail: J&K High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Harboring Terrorist

Live Law  

Granting bail to a woman accused of harbouring a terrorist the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that framing charges under stringent anti-terror laws is not enough to deny bail if the accused presents a case for release. In allowing her plea for bail a Division bench comprising Justices Tashi Rabstan & Puneet Gupta observed, “The framing …

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram
10 months, 1 week ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

Highly Improbable That Mother Would Murder Own Daughter For ₹90K: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail
1 year, 3 months ago

Highly Improbable That Mother Would Murder Own Daughter For ₹90K: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently granted bail to a woman accused of allegedly killing her 9-year-old daughter in pursuit of her life insurance policy observing that it is highly improbable that a mother would kill her own daughter for Rs. Justice Sandeep Moudgil also reiterated that apart from the right to life enshrined under Article 21, it has …

Dingerheri Rape, Murders: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Accused, Says Sufficient Evidence Pointing Towards His Involvement
1 year, 6 months ago

Dingerheri Rape, Murders: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Accused, Says Sufficient Evidence Pointing Towards His Involvement

Live Law  

Observing that there is “sufficient evidence" pointing towards his involvement in the "gruesome and horrible act”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the bail plea of an accused in the Mewat gangrape and double murder case. It was hearing the bail plea of Amit Yadav @ Sonu Yadav, one of the accused, in the case under 120-B IPC …

Bombay High Court grants bail to 19-year-old accused in rape case
1 year, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to 19-year-old accused in rape case

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 19-year-old accused in a gang rape case, stating that the detention will turn him into a hardened criminal. Detention of the applicant in custody will turn him into a hardened criminal," the high court said while granting bail to the accused who has been behind bars since 2021. READ | Bombay …

Women sentenced to life term for husband's murder
1 year, 8 months ago

Women sentenced to life term for husband's murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 27-year-old Reshma Begum, accused of killing her husband Mohd Sohail in March 2021, was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by the VII Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Nampally, Jai Kumar, on Wednesday. After killing her husband, Reshma was seen sitting beside the body till a media person videographed the scene and reported it to the police. The …

Bombay High Court refuses to expedite trial in 2022 Nashik shelter home rape cases
1 year, 10 months ago

Bombay High Court refuses to expedite trial in 2022 Nashik shelter home rape cases

India Today  

While refusing to expedite the hearing of rape cases related to minor girls in a Nashik shelter home, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday told the petitioners, "Do you know how many matters are pending in special courts? We cannot tell the special court to hear a 2022 case first and to keep a 2015 case pending." READ | Bombay …

Accused in Sultanpuri hit-and-drag case gets bail
1 year, 11 months ago

Accused in Sultanpuri hit-and-drag case gets bail

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Ashutosh Bhardwaj, one of the suspects arrested for the Sultanpuri accident case, observing that the allegations against him — harbouring other suspects and wiping evidence — came forth only after the alleged crime took place. produced by the investigating agency to show any prior meeting of minds of accused/ applicant Ashutosh with …

After Nearly 3 Years In Jail, Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Throwing Her Newborn From Top Of Building
2 years ago

After Nearly 3 Years In Jail, Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Throwing Her Newborn From Top Of Building

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a woman, a house help, accused of throwing her newborn baby from the top of the building on December 5 in 2019. Justice MS Karnik observed the record reveals that the woman was upset with her husband, as according to her he was having illicit relations with another woman. In the bail …

Bombay HC grants bail to rape accused on assurance that he will marry the woman once she is traced
2 years, 2 months ago

Bombay HC grants bail to rape accused on assurance that he will marry the woman once she is traced

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 26-year-old rape accused on the condition that he will marry the victim who used to be his neighbour, within a year, if she is found. READ | Bombay High Court reduces sentence of man accused of raping mentally retarded woman The woman is said to have left her residence in order …

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused Who Married Minor, Established Physical Relation With Her 'Consent'
2 years, 2 months ago

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused Who Married Minor, Established Physical Relation With Her 'Consent'

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a man accused of raping a minor girl after marrying her with her consent as the Court noted that the consent of the minor is no consent at all.The bench of Justice Sadhna Rani opined that even if the minor she left her home, solemnized marriage, and had physical relations with the …

'Too Harsh For Her 2-Months Old Infant': Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To 70-Yrs-Old Woman Accused Of Fraud
2 years, 3 months ago

'Too Harsh For Her 2-Months Old Infant': Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To 70-Yrs-Old Woman Accused Of Fraud

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has recently granted bail to a 70 years old woman, having a two month old infant, for commission of offences u/s 406, 420, 114, 467, 471 and 120-B of IPC and Sections 66, 66 of the Information Technology Act and Sections 14, 14 of the Foreigners Act. While determining grant of bail, the High Court noted …

Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea attends court for first time after bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea attends court for first time after bail

India Today  

Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, visited court for the first time after the Supreme Court granted her bail on May18 after spending over six years in jail. Indrani Mukerjea's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna was also brought from prison to mark his attendance. The court staff told her and her lawyer Sana Raees Khan to reach …

Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for daughter Sheena Bora's murder, walks out of jail
2 years, 7 months ago

Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for daughter Sheena Bora's murder, walks out of jail

India Today  

Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, walked out of the Byculla jail after over six years after the Supreme Court granted bail on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided the bail amount to be Rs 2 lakhs and said that Indrani must furnish the amount within two weeks. Indrani Mukerjea is the key accused in the …

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

"Victim Narrated Her Ordeal In Words & Signs": Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To 62 Y/O Man Accused Of Raping 3 Y/O Girl
2 years, 7 months ago

"Victim Narrated Her Ordeal In Words & Signs": Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To 62 Y/O Man Accused Of Raping 3 Y/O Girl

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a 62-year-old person accused of raping a 3-year-old girl as it noted that prima facie it was evident that the accused had committed an inhuman act of rape on a 3-year-old minor girl.The Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery also noted that the 3-year-old victim girl had narrated her ordeal in words …

Mumbai: Woman, her lover sentenced to life imprisonment for killing husband
2 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai: Woman, her lover sentenced to life imprisonment for killing husband

India Today  

A mother of two sons and her paramour have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a session court in Mumbai for killing her husband in 2015. "The deceased was an obstacle in the love affair between the accused persons," said the prosecution, adding that Abhimanyu, with Riba's help, strangulated Babu to death while the younger son slept in another room. …

Accused has to settle in future, says Mumbai Pocso court while granting bail to 21-year-old
2 years, 9 months ago

Accused has to settle in future, says Mumbai Pocso court while granting bail to 21-year-old

India Today  

Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, a special court in Mumbai granted bail to a 21-year-old man with whom a 16-year-old girl had eloped. The court was hearing a case in which the girls' mother filed a complaint with the Agripada police station in Mumbai after her 16-year-old daughter called her on Valentine's Day and told her …

Local Court Grants Bail To Yati Narsinghanand In Haridwar Dharam Sansad Case
2 years, 10 months ago

Local Court Grants Bail To Yati Narsinghanand In Haridwar Dharam Sansad Case

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand Court has granted bail to Yati Narsinghanand, who heads the powerful Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh, in a case registered against him for his alleged 'Hate Speech' delivered at the Haridwar Dharm Sansad which took place last month.The Additional District and Sessions Judge Bharat Bhushan Pandey granted him bail as it noted the offences alleged to have. …

Dowry Death- "Crime Evident Of Heartless Husband's Callous Greed": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Burning Wife
2 years, 10 months ago

Dowry Death- "Crime Evident Of Heartless Husband's Callous Greed": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Burning Wife

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a Husband who has been accused of burning her 22-year-old wife and thereafter, burying her dead body was buried at a secret place in connection with the demand of dowry.The Bench of Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav denied bail to Bablu as the court remarked that the alleged act of husband was evident …

Sheena Bora murder case: Bombay High Court denies bail to Indrani Mukerjea
3 years, 1 month ago

Sheena Bora murder case: Bombay High Court denies bail to Indrani Mukerjea

Firstpost  

Bora, 24, was allegedly strangled to death in a car by Mukerjea, her then driver Shyamvar Rai and former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012. The body was burnt in a forest in neighbouring Raigad district Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea, who is the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder …

Indrani Mukerjea's bail plea dismissed by Bombay High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Indrani Mukerjea's bail plea dismissed by Bombay High Court

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant bail to Indrani Mukerjea who was arrested in 2015 on charges of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora. The court dismissed the bail plea after it gave a chance to Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer to withdraw. The CBI claimed that Sheena Bora was murdered by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, along with her former husband, …

"Settling Disputes Through Mediation Possible": Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Allegedly Gave 'Triple Talaq' On SMS
3 years, 4 months ago

"Settling Disputes Through Mediation Possible": Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Allegedly Gave 'Triple Talaq' On SMS

Live Law  

Noting that it is possible to settle the disputes and differences between the husband and the wife through mediation, the Bombay High Court last week granted anticipatory bail to a man booked for pronouncing triple talaq to her wife by way of sending an SMS. The Bench of Justice Sandeep K. Shinde was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of one …

"System Laughing At Us": Gujarat HC Orders Release Of Rape Convict With Whom 'Victim' Willingly Married, Gave Birth To Children
3 years, 4 months ago

"System Laughing At Us": Gujarat HC Orders Release Of Rape Convict With Whom 'Victim' Willingly Married, Gave Birth To Children

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court last week ordered the release of a rape convict on bail by suspending his sentence while noting that the alleged victim admitted that she, on her own, married, started living with him, and even gave birth to his two children. Calling it the glaring aspect of the matter, the Court noted that neither the mother nor …

Gang Rape- "Traditionally Women Are Unsecured, Deprived Of Equal Rights & Tyrants Take Undue Advantage Of It": Allahabad HC Denies Bail
3 years, 5 months ago

Gang Rape- "Traditionally Women Are Unsecured, Deprived Of Equal Rights & Tyrants Take Undue Advantage Of It": Allahabad HC Denies Bail

Live Law  

Observing that in villages, towns, and semi-urban areas, there is no effect of women's awakening going on for centuries but traditionally women are unsecured, deprived of equal rights, deprived of the right to redress injustice, the Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to two gang rape accused. The Bench of Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav also made a mention of the …

'Will You Marry Her?' Supreme Court Asks Man Accused Of Raping Minor; Grants Him Protection From Arrest
3 years, 10 months ago

'Will You Marry Her?' Supreme Court Asks Man Accused Of Raping Minor; Grants Him Protection From Arrest

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked a 23-year old man, who stands accused of raping a minor girl when she was aged around 16 years, whether he will marry her.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India was hearing a special leave petition filed by the man, who is now a government servant in Maharashtra, against an order of …

Sheena Bora murder case: CBI court rejects bail for Indrani Mukerjea
4 years, 4 months ago

Sheena Bora murder case: CBI court rejects bail for Indrani Mukerjea

The Hindu  

The special Central Bureau of Investigation court rejected prime accused Indrani Mukerjea’s bail plea on merits in the Sheena Bora murder case. Special CBI Court Judge J.C. Jagdale rejected the bail plea on Wednesday and said, “some important case witnesses like Rahul Mukerjea, and Vidhi and co-accused Sanjeev Khanna, are yet to be examined”. A chronicle of our times | …

Honour Killing: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Own Daughter For Marrying Against His Wishes [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Honour Killing: Bombay HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Own Daughter For Marrying Against His Wishes [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of killing his own daughter for marrying against his wishes noting that it was undisputedly a case based on circumstantial evidence. Justice Prakash Deo Naik was hearing via video conferencing a bail application filed by Rajkumar Chaurasiya, a man accused of committing offence punishable under Section 302 of …

Rajasthan: Rape survivor's father killed by accused roaming freely after cancelled bail
5 years ago

Rajasthan: Rape survivor's father killed by accused roaming freely after cancelled bail

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a rape victim's father was murdered by the accused who was roaming free even after his bail was cancelled by the court. Bringing to the fore the sheer negligence of the Rajasthan police, this incident was reported to have taken place in the early hours of Monday in the Sadri village of Rajasthan's Pali district. According …

Chinmayanand case: HC seeks govt's reply to woman law student's bail plea
5 years, 1 month ago

Chinmayanand case: HC seeks govt's reply to woman law student's bail plea

India TV News  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought the state government's stand on the bail plea of a woman law student accused of trying to extort Rs 5 crore from BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who too has been arrested on charges of sexually exploiting her. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan sought the state prosecution's stand on the woman's bail …

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