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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To SHUATS Director Vinod Bihari Lal In An Attempt To Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences director Vinod Bihari Lal in a case lodged against him for allegedly attempting to murder, causing grievous hurt to a person. Importantly, it was strongly argued that the applicant, along with University officials moved a Writ Petition before the Apex Court challenging the instant …

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The ex-gratia amount will be paid to the dependents in case of death or injury to anyone in train accidents. According to a circular issued by the Railway Board on September 18, this amount has been revised upwards to Rs five lakh, for train accidents and accidents at manned level crossings. The circular from the Railways also states that an …

The Union Ministry of Railways has revised the amount of ex-gratia relief to be payable in case of death to the dependents by up to ten times. The circular also states that an additional ex-gratia relief in case of hospitalisation of grievously injured passengers beyond thirty days, in case of a train accident ₹3,000 per day to be released at …

The Delhi High Court, while stressing on the seriousness of acid attack cases and their psychological impact, has underscored the pivotal role of the judiciary in deciding whether to grant or deny bail to the accused. In a recent ruling, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma acknowledged that acid attacks, known for their brutality and life-altering consequences, send shockwaves through communities and …

Acid Attack Cases Most Grievous Crimes Which Send Shockwaves, Court’s Role In Deciding Accused's Bail Plea Vital: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that acid attack cases, “characterized by their sheer brutality and devastating consequences”, are among the most grievous crimes which send shockwaves through communities and thus, the role of a court in granting or denying bail to the accused is of vital significance.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that such attacks often result in. The Delhi …

81-Yr-Old To Volunteer At Anganwadi After Karnataka High Court Reduces Sentence To 3 Days In Grievous Hurt Case

It is said ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. A Delhi court has convicted a man of rash driving and causing serious injuries to a person in an accident two decades ago. It was hearing a case against Nawal Kishore, who was accused of driving a tractor rashly and hitting Hira Nand Sharma on the Old Pankha Road in southwest Delhi …

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, refused to entertain a writ petition seeking a direction to the Government to bring certain reforms and amendments in the law to make it stringent and deterrent in cases of rape with grievous injury, gang rape and rape/gang-rape with murder.While disposing the writ petition filed by Advocate Kirti Ahuja and others, the Court, however, granted …

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"It needs hardly any emphasis that the act of causing grievous hurt by use of acid, by its very nature, is a gruesome and horrendous one, which, apart from causing severe bodily pain, leaves the scars and untold permanent miseries for the victim," noted Supreme Court while passing judgment in Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala. With acid attack cases …