Vishal Yadav Moves Supreme Court For Bail
13 years, 4 months ago

Vishal Yadav Moves Supreme Court For Bail

India TV News  

New Delhi, Nov 11: Vishal Yadav, who along with his cousin Vikas, is serving life term for killing MBA graduate Nitish Katara in 2002, today moved the Supreme Court for bail. Vishal, son of controversial UP politician D P Yadav, approached the apex court challenging the Delhi High Court order of February 24 in which his plea for bail plea was dismissed. The High Court had rejected Vishal's plea for suspension of his sentence till the court decides on his appeal filed in 2008 after being sentenced to life imprisonment by a lower court. The trial court had in May 2008 sentenced Vishal and Vikas to life imprisonment for kidnapping Katara on the intervening night of February 16-17, 2002, from a marriage party in Ghaziabad and killed him as they were against their sister Bharti Yadav's relationship with him.

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Nitish Katara murder: SC issues contempt notice to official for not deciding on convict's remission
1 week ago

Nitish Katara murder: SC issues contempt notice to official for not deciding on convict's remission

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday issued a contempt notice to the principal secretary of Delhi government’s home department for not deciding the remission plea of a convict in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case and said its orders were not followed unless drastic measures were taken. Nitish Katara murder: SC issues contempt notice to official for not deciding …

Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to decide within two weeks on the remission plea to Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, who is serving a 20-year jail term without remission in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. A two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan asked the …

Nitish Katara murder case: SC asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict
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3 weeks ago

Nitish Katara murder case: SC asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to decide in two weeks over remission to Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, serving a 20-year jail term without remission in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. Nitish Katara murder case: SC asks Delhi govt to decide on remission to convict A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal …

Supreme Court denies bail to Arun Gawli in Shiv Sena corporator murder case
1 month ago

Supreme Court denies bail to Arun Gawli in Shiv Sena corporator murder case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied bail to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case. Arun Gawli, who is undergoing life imprisonment for the 2007 murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, claims to have complied with all the conditions of the 2006 remission policy. The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on …

Woman accused of killing her 1-year-old child with help of lover gets bail
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’
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4 months 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 …

Vikash Yadav, accused in plot to kill Pannun cites ‘threat to life’ in court
4 months, 1 week ago

Vikash Yadav, accused in plot to kill Pannun cites ‘threat to life’ in court

Hindustan Times  

Vikash Yadav, who was charged with “murder-for-hire” and money laundering regarding an alleged plot to assassinate pro-Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, recently claimed a 'security threat to his life.' Vikash Yadav has been charged by the US for allegedly directing a foiled plot to murder a Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. According to an Indian Express report, Yadav's legal team …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
11 months 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 …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi HC grants bail to 4 life convicts
1 year, 1 month ago

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi HC grants bail to 4 life convicts

Live Mint  

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case came to the spotlight when Delhi High Court today, on February 12, granted bail to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment sentence. On Monday, the Delhi High Court presided over by a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain suspended the earlier sentence awarded by a special court till the pendency of …

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: High Court grants bail to four life convicts
1 year, 1 month ago

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: High Court grants bail to four life convicts

India TV News  

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: High Court grants bail to four life convicts The bench noted that the convicts have been in custody for 14 years. The high court had on January 23 asked the Delhi Police to respond to the appeals filed by the four convicts The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life …

Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder

Op India  

The Saket Court of Delhi on Saturday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar who were recently convicted under Indian Penal Code section 302 and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act provisions for committing organised crime resulting in …

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

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 5 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 …

Extortion case: Ex-cop Sachin Waze’s bail plea rejected
1 year, 7 months ago

Extortion case: Ex-cop Sachin Waze’s bail plea rejected

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A metropolitan magistrate court recently rejected the bail plea of dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in connection with an extortion case. Besides Singh and Waze, others accused who have been named in the chargesheet include Alpesh Patel and Sumit Singh, alias Chintu. Waze, Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai police commissioner, and a few others were booked on August 25, …

‘Perhaps USA was right’: As Delhi HC issues notice to JKLF on NIA’s demand to give Yasin Malik death penalty: What was said in court about Osama Bin Laden
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Perhaps USA was right’: As Delhi HC issues notice to JKLF on NIA’s demand to give Yasin Malik death penalty: What was said in court about Osama Bin Laden

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the banned organisation Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front led by leader Yasin Malik on National Investigation Agency’s appeal seeking the death penalty for his involvement in a terror funding case. SG said, “Perhaps the USA was right…” Appearing for NIA, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also submitted that Yasin Malik is responsible for …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On NIA’s Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On NIA’s Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea moved by National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik who was convicted in connection with a terror funding case.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh issued notice to Yasin Malik through the concerned Tihar Jail Superintendent and listed the matter …

Nitish Katara murder case: SC to hear Vikas Yadav’s plea on remission
1 year, 10 months ago

Nitish Katara murder case: SC to hear Vikas Yadav’s plea on remission

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear in August a petition of Vikas Yadav, former Member of Parliament DP Yadav’s son, challenging the bar on the consideration of his remission until he completes 25 years in jail for murdering Delhi business executive Nitish Katara in 2002. In his plea, Vikas Yadav said that he has completed 21 years of his …

Unnao Rape Case: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar For Daughter's Wedding
2 years, 2 months ago

Unnao Rape Case: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar For Daughter's Wedding

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Unnao rape case, to allow him attend his daughter’s wedding. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A. Bamba granted interim bail to Sengar for a period of 15 days - January …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To A Life Convict In Godhra Train Burning Case, Considering Completion Of 17 Yrs Sentence & Role In Crime
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To A Life Convict In Godhra Train Burning Case, Considering Completion Of 17 Yrs Sentence & Role In Crime

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to a convict named Farook, sentenced to life in the Godhra carnage case, considering the fact that he has undergone 17 years sentence and that his role was of stone-pelting at the train.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha passed the order in an interlocutory application filed …

Tainted Mumbai ex-cop Sachin Vaze granted bail after Anil Deshmukh in ED's PMLA case
2 years, 4 months ago

Tainted Mumbai ex-cop Sachin Vaze granted bail after Anil Deshmukh in ED's PMLA case

India Today  

A special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has granted bail to former Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze in the case that is primarily against former home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh. READ | Sachin Vaze seeks bail after court relief to minister's son in money laundering case Special judge RN Rokde on Friday read out the major points …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Jitendra Tyagi In Hate Speech Case
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Jitendra Tyagi In Hate Speech Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Jitendra Narayan Tyagi aka Waseem Rizvi in the case related to the alleged hate speeches made at the Dharm Sansad which was organized in Haridwar between 17th and the 19th December 2021.The bench comprising of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice B. V. Nagarathna granted bail to Waseem Rizvi along with certain conditions …

Bombay HC grants bail to 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case accused Bilal Ahmed Abdul Razaq
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC grants bail to 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case accused Bilal Ahmed Abdul Razaq

Op India  

On Friday, the Bombay High Court granted bail to Bilal Ahmed Abdul Razaq, who was convicted of life imprisonment in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case by a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court. Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and V G Bisht issued an order granting Bilal’s request for bail until the hearing and ultimate disposition of his appeal …

Terror Funding Case: NIA Court Hands Life Sentence to JKLF Chief Yasin Malik
2 years, 9 months ago

Terror Funding Case: NIA Court Hands Life Sentence to JKLF Chief Yasin Malik

The Quint  

A special NIA court in Delhi on Wednesday, 25 May, handed a life sentence to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. "Two life imprisonments have been given to Yasin Malik, besides that 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in 10 offences and Rs 10 lakh penalty, all the punishments will run concurrently," Advocate Umesh Sharma said. Yasin …

Dismissed Police Inspector Sachin Waze Seeks Default Bail
3 years, 8 months ago

Dismissed Police Inspector Sachin Waze Seeks Default Bail

Live Law  

Dismissed Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze, accused in the Antilia bomb scare-Mansukh Hiran murder case, moved the Special NIA Court for the second time seeking default bail under section 167 of the CrPC. The Special NIA Court rejected Waze's first default bail application on June 9, moved through his lawyers, while granting NIA additional two months to file a charge …

Supreme Court Allows Anticipatory Bail To Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini In Multani Murder Case
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Anticipatory Bail To Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini In Multani Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the anticipatory bail plea of former Director General of Police, Punjab, Sumedh Singh Saini who had sought the bail relation to the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder case.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah, while setting aside the Trial Court and High Court judgments, observed that in case Saini …

SC refuses to hear plea for interim bail for 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Mahender Yadav who tested positive for COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

SC refuses to hear plea for interim bail for 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Mahender Yadav who tested positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Besides Yadav, former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar are serving life imprisonment in the case after the Delhi High Court had convicted them on 17 December, 2018. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea for interim bail of convict and former MLA Mahender Yadav, serving 10 years jail term in …

SC Rejects Anti-Sikh Riots Convict Mahender Singh Yadav's Plea For Interim Bail
4 years, 8 months ago

SC Rejects Anti-Sikh Riots Convict Mahender Singh Yadav's Plea For Interim Bail

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the interim bail of Mahender Singh Yadav, co-accused in the 1984 Anti Sikh Riots.A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee & BR Gavai stated that no specific suggestions are put forth in the plea which prayed for interim bail for Yadav on account of being COVID19 positive and that everything possible was in fact being …

DP Yadav's Plea For Bail On Medical Grounds: SC Issues Notice To CBI
4 years, 10 months ago

DP Yadav's Plea For Bail On Medical Grounds: SC Issues Notice To CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation in a matter seeking bail on medical grounds for former Uttar Pradesh legislator DP Yadav.Yadav, who is serving life imprisonment in Dehradun jail in connection with a murder, had been earlier granted interim bail in order to undergo spinal surgery at Yashoda Hospital and Research Centre in Ghaziabad. …

‘How can you get parole’: SC rejects petition by Nitish Katara killer Vikas Yadav
5 years, 4 months ago

‘How can you get parole’: SC rejects petition by Nitish Katara killer Vikas Yadav

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition to seek parole filed by politician DP Yadav’s son Vikas Yadav who was convicted for murder in 2008. “How can you get parole,” a bench of the Supreme Court chaired by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi shot back to Vikas Yadav’s request that he should be released on bail because he …

Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody For A Long Time Citing 'Possible Sentence Of Imprisonment': SC [Read Order]
6 years, 1 month ago

Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody For A Long Time Citing 'Possible Sentence Of Imprisonment': SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Observing that 'Possible Sentence Of Imprisonment' is not a ground for deferment of bail after a long time in custody, the Supreme Court granted bail to a man who is in custody since last July. While disposing of his bail plea, the Patna High Court directed him to be released on bail after completion of nine months of custody on …

Katara murder case witness claims extortion threats, case registered
6 years, 11 months ago

Katara murder case witness claims extortion threats, case registered

India TV News  

A case of extortion and criminal intimidation was registered against around half a dozen persons allegedly linked to former Rajya Sabha MP D.P. Yadav on the complaint of a key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, in which Yadav's son and nephew are undergoing life sentences. The case was registered on Saturday under Sections 387, 341, and 506/34 of …

Nitish Katara Case: HC Grants 3-Day Parole to Vikas Yadav
7 years, 6 months ago

Nitish Katara Case: HC Grants 3-Day Parole to Vikas Yadav

The Quint  

The order came on Yadav's plea, who through senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, appealed to the court to release him on a three-day long “custody parole” to enable him to participate in post-death rituals of his grandfather. Besides Vikas Yadav, the apex court had awarded a 25-year jail term to his cousin Vishal Yadav and 20 years in prison for third …

Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court dismisses Vikas Yadav's plea to review sentence
7 years, 6 months ago

Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court dismisses Vikas Yadav's plea to review sentence

Firstpost  

The apex court had said that that the courts have the power to impose the fixed term sentence without remission. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea by Vikas Yadav seeking the recall of the order upholding 25-year jail term for his involvement in Nitish Katara murder case. Upholding 2014 Delhi High Court’s order sentencing Vikas Yadav …

Nitish Katara murder case: SC to hear review petition filed by convict Vikas Yadav
7 years, 6 months ago

Nitish Katara murder case: SC to hear review petition filed by convict Vikas Yadav

ABP News  

New Delhi, Aug 29 : The Supreme Court will, on Tuesday, hear the review petition filed by Vikas Yadav, convicted for the abduction and murder of 25-year-old Nitish Katara in 2002. Last year in October, the Supreme Court modified the sentences of Nitish Katara murder case convicts Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal Yadav and reduced their jail terms to …

Gulbarg Society massacre: Gujarat HC grants regular bail to VHP leader Atul Vaidya
7 years, 8 months ago

Gulbarg Society massacre: Gujarat HC grants regular bail to VHP leader Atul Vaidya

Firstpost  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to VHP leader Atul Vaidya who was convicted in the Gulbarg Society massacre in connection to the 2002 Godhra riots. The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Atul Vaidya who was convicted in the Gulbarg Society massacre, one of the several cases of violence against Muslims …

Gulbarg massacre: Gujarat HC grants bail to VHP leader Atul Vaidya
7 years, 8 months ago

Gulbarg massacre: Gujarat HC grants bail to VHP leader Atul Vaidya

New Indian Express  

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to convicted Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Atul Vaidya in connection with the Gulbarg Society massacre case. Zakia Jafri, the wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, expressed her disappointment over the verdict in this matter and hinted that she might approach the higher courts. Justice PB Desai, while acquitting 36 people, …

Case of 'honour killing': SC judgment on Nitish Katara murder reflects on a much deeper issue
8 years, 5 months ago

Case of 'honour killing': SC judgment on Nitish Katara murder reflects on a much deeper issue

Firstpost  

On the fateful night of 16 February, 2002, Vikas Yadav, the son of a power politician from Uttar Pradesh, along with his cousin Vishal Yadav and aide Sukhdev Pehalwan abducted and killed 25-year-old Nitish Katara – an MBA graduate and the son of an IAS officer. While sentencing the three accused in the case the court observed, “From the aforesaid …

Katara murder case: Supreme Court confirms 25 years jail to Vikas Yadav
8 years, 5 months ago

Katara murder case: Supreme Court confirms 25 years jail to Vikas Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court while strongly deprecating honour killings, has upheld the award of 25 years sentence to Vikas Yadav for the murder of Katara, who was in love with Vikas’s sister. The Delhi High Court while modifying the death sentence, enhanced the life sentence to 25 years and additional five years for destroying evidence. A Bench of Justices …

Nitish Katara murder case: SC order on punishment my biggest victory, says Neelam Katara
8 years, 5 months ago

Nitish Katara murder case: SC order on punishment my biggest victory, says Neelam Katara

ABP News  

NEW DELHI: Hailing the Supreme Court's decision to award 25-year jail term to convicts in the Nitish Katara murder case, the victim's mother Neelam Katara today termed the verdict as her "biggest victory". Neelam Katara, who has battled hard for justice, however, said she was satisfied that the court had upheld many more years of punishment for her son's killers …

Nitish Katara Case: SC Upholds 25 Year Jail To Yadav Cousins
8 years, 5 months ago

Nitish Katara Case: SC Upholds 25 Year Jail To Yadav Cousins

The Quint  

While upholding the 2014 Delhi High Court's sentence of 25 years imposed on Vikas Yadav and two others, the bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice C. Nagappan said, "We have powers to impose such special sentences". The Supreme Court in August 2015 upheld the Delhi High Court's conviction of Vikas Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pahalwan, and said it …

How it happened: Looking back at the sensational Nitish Katara murder case
8 years, 5 months ago

How it happened: Looking back at the sensational Nitish Katara murder case

India TV News  

Drawing to close the sensational Nitish Katara murder case after 14 years, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that convicts Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal will serve 25 years in prison each. As the family of Bharti Yadav did not approve of their relation, the court held murder of Nitish Katara – a case of honour killing. Katara's friends …

Katara Murder: SC Modifies Sentence Of Vikas Yadav And Pehlwan [Read Judgment] [UPDATED]]
8 years, 5 months ago

Katara Murder: SC Modifies Sentence Of Vikas Yadav And Pehlwan [Read Judgment] [UPDATED]]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today modified the sentences of Vikas Yadav and his aide Sukhdev Pehlwan convicted in the sensational 2002 Nitish Katara murder case.High Court has imposed a fixed term sentence, i.e., 25 years for the offence under Section 302 IPC and 5 years for offence under Section 201 IPC with the stipulation that both the sentences would run consecutively. …

Bihar road rage: Bail plea of Rocky Yadav's father Bindi rejected
8 years, 10 months ago

Bihar road rage: Bail plea of Rocky Yadav's father Bindi rejected

Deccan Chronicle  

Gaya: The bail petition of Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav, father of Rocky Yadav, who is the prime accused in the teenager Aditya Sachdeva murder case, was on Tuesday rejected by a local court in Gaya. Read: Murder-accused Rocky Yadav’s mother surrenders in Bihar court Yadav's counsel Satya Narayan Singh and Qaiser Sarfuddin pleaded that his client had been booked for alleged …

Nitish Katara Murder , not a ‘rarest of rare’ Case; SC rejects the plea for Death Sentence to Vishal and Vikas Yadav
9 years, 5 months ago

Nitish Katara Murder , not a ‘rarest of rare’ Case; SC rejects the plea for Death Sentence to Vishal and Vikas Yadav

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea by Neelam Katara seeking enhancement of sentence to death for Vishal and Vikas Yadav who have been convicted for murdering her son Nitish Katara in February 2002.An Apex Court Bench of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice R. Banumati said that while it was a murder and could even be pre-meditated, it …

SC upholds conviction of Vikas, Vishal Yadav in Nitish Katara murder case
9 years, 7 months ago

SC upholds conviction of Vikas, Vishal Yadav in Nitish Katara murder case

India TV News  

New Delhi: Supreme Court today upheld conviction and of Vikas Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pehalwan in Nitish Katara murder case. The Delhi High Court, in its decision on February 6 this year, had enhanced the life imprisonment of Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal to 25 years in jail without any remission and an additional five years for destruction …

Nitish Katara murder: HC dismisses Vikas Yadav's parole plea | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Nitish Katara murder: HC dismisses Vikas Yadav's parole plea | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Delhi High Court today dismissed Vikas Yadav's plea seeking three weeks “custody parole” to file appeal in Supreme Court against his conviction and sentence of 30 years without remission in the Nitish Katara murder case. A bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini dismissed the appeal of Vikas, who had sought further three weeks after he was granted …

Nitish Katara Case: Delhi HC refuses to extend parole to Vikas Yadav |IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Nitish Katara Case: Delhi HC refuses to extend parole to Vikas Yadav |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court today refused to extend the parole of Vikas Yadav, serving a 30-year jail term without remission for the murder of Nitish Katara, and asked him to "surrender immediately". The convict was granted seven days parole last month, after he said he wished to challenge in the Supreme Court, the high court verdict in the murder …

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