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Section 190 (1)(b) CrPC- Magistrate Can Summon Person Not Named In Police Report Or FIR If Materials Reveal Prima Facie His Involvement : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on the basis of a police report in terms of Section 190 (1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 can issue summons to any person not arraigned as an accused in the police report or in the FIR."If there are materials before the Magistrate showing complicity of persons other than those arraigned as accused or...
Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Denies Bail To Gulfisha Fatima & Tasleem Ahmed Charged Under UAPA
A Delhi Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of Gulfisha Fatima and Tasleem Ahmed in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat pronounced the order after hearing Advocate Mehmood Pracha appearing for both the applicants and Special Public Prosecutor Amit...
Delhi High Court Allows Reopening Of Four Floors Of Masjid In Nizamuddin Markaz On Shab-e-Barat
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed reopening of four floors, including Ground floor as well as three floors, of the masjid premises in Nizamuddin Markaz for offering of prayers on the festival of Shab e-Barat.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri however removed the Delhi Police's restriction of only permitting 100 people inside Masjid to offer namaz by ordering that the management will ensure...
Delhi Riots| "Shahrukh Pathan Has Family History Of Criminal Cases, Has No Remorse For Illegal Acts": Prosecution Opposes Bail Plea In High Court
Opposing the bail plea filed by Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during North East Delhi riots, the prosecution has told the High Court that Pathan has family history of criminal cases and that he has no remorse for his illegal actions. The case relates to rioting, causing injuries to police personnel and gunshot injury sustained by one Rohit Shukla by an armed mob....
'Lying In Shambles': Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Directorate Of Education Over Inoperational School Building Since 2014
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Directorate of Education, Delhi government, over non-utilization of a "full-fledged school" building, purportedly lying vacant and inoperational since the year 2014.The Division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the authority to produce relevant records pertaining to the building, on the next date of...
POCSO : Girl Says Accused Poked Fingers At Private Part; Supreme Court To Examine If Offence Of 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' Is Committed
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition to examine the issue if the testimony of a minor girl that the accused had poked at her private parts would sustain the conviction of the offence of "penetrative sexual assault" under Section 3(b) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2021.A bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka issued notice to...
Private Complaint Is Maintainable If Forgery Took Place Outside Court Before Producing Document As Evidence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a private complaint made before the magistrate court alleging offence under section 191 of Indian Penal Code is maintainable, if the forgery of document took place outside the Court before the document was produced as evidence in the court proceedings. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh set aside the order of the magistrate court dismissing...
Magistrates Cannot Extend Time To Complete Investigation In UAPA Cases: Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petition
The Supreme Court dismissed a review petition filed by State of Madhya Pradesh against its judgment holding that magistrates would not be competent to extend the time to complete investigations in UAPA cases.The grounds taken in the Review Petition do not make out any error apparent on record to justify interference, the bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Belam...
'His Ailments Need To Be Considered' : Bombay High Court In Bhima Koregaon Accused Anand Teltumbde's Case
The Bombay High Court told the Maharashtra Government that genuine problems faced by prisoners should be considered after the State complained about Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad accused - Anand Teltumbde's - refusal to meet his mother."In such matters broad consideration is necessary. If he is there with so many ailments then that needs to be considered. We don't think there is any problem...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On NGO's Plea Against Deportation Of Rohingyan Girl To Myanmar
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a writ petition filed by an NGO against the deportation of a 14-year old Rohingyan girl from India to Myanmar.The NGO Global Peace Initiative seeks permission to foster the girl who, it says, is about to be transported to Myanmar from an orphanage in Assam while her parents are stationed in Bangladesh.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and...
'No Absolute Proposition By SC That Suspension Of Employee Can't Continue Beyond 3 Months Without Filing Chargesheet': Madras High Court (FB)
Madras High Court has held that Supreme Court has not laid down any absolute proposition of law that suspension of an employee cannot continue beyond three months in the absence of serving the charge sheet within that time, or if the charge-sheet is served without reasoned order of extension. The full bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy and Justice...