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Bihar Court Hears, Convicts & Sentences Man Who Raped An 8-Year-Old Girl Within A Day
A Special POCSO Judge in Bihar last month sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. Interestingly, the court examined ten witnesses, heard the case, convicted and awarded 'life imprisonment sentence' to him, all in one day.Special POCSO Judge Shashi Kant Rai disposed of the case within one day from its opening and all the...
Delhi Court Issues Summons To P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram & Others In Aircel Maxis Case
A Delhi Court on Saturday issued summons to Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and others in connection with the Aircel Maxis case. Special Judge MK Nagpal also took cognizance of the chargesheets filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as well as the CBI in the matter. The Court has now summoned them to appear on December 20.The case relates to corruption...
Sanction Order Should Contain Reasons & Must Reflect Materials Considered By Authority: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court observed that a sanction order should contain reasons and must also reflect the materials considered by the authority for the purpose of deciding the necessity for granting sanction for prosecution of the public servant.In this case, the contention raised by the accused was that the prosecution case has been initiated in violation of the statutory stipulations contained...
Specify Details, Methodology For Computing Compensation For People Who Lost Livelihood In Tripura Violence: HC To State
Dealing with the suo moto proceedings initiated by it on the issue of October 2021 violence in North Tripura, the Tripura High Court recently asked the State government to specify details for computing the amount of compensation that has been awarded in favour of those persons who have suffered damages and loss to their livelihood. The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice...
Tripura High Court Directs State Police To Take Steps To Recover 16-Yr-Old Girl Allegedly Kidnapped & Taken To Bangladesh
While dealing with a habeas plea for recovery of a minor daughter (16 year old) of the petitioner who was allegedly kidnapped and taken to Bangladesh, the Tripura High Court directed the Tripura police department to ensure her recovery at the earliest. The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay further authorized the police authorities to make a request to...
What Is The Ambit Of Inquiry U/S 48 Of Arbitration Act For Refusing Enforcement Of A Foreign Award? Calcutta High Court Explains
The Calcutta High Court recently had the opportunity to expound on the scope of inquiry for resisting the enforcement of a foreign award under Section 48 (2)(b) in Part II of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Act). Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya was adjudicating upon an application for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award dated June 19, 2020 and an addendum dated October 26,...
Cyber Crime- "Need To Nab Criminals, Solve Cases & Educate General Public": Patna HC Decides To Interact With Bihar ADG
The Patna High Court on Wednesday said that criminals who are involved in cybercrime should be caught and the cases should be solved and that the general public should be educated so that they do not fall victim to cybercrime.The Bench of Justice Sandeep Kumar observed thus while dealing with an anticipatory bail application of a person operating from Nawada city in Bihar, who was allegedly...
Karnataka High Court Comes To Rescue Of Minor Girl Allegedly Forced To Marry, Discontinue Education By Parents
The Karnataka High Court has come to the rescue of a minor girl who willingly left her parents home as they allegedly discontinued her education and were forcing her to marry. A division bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice S. Rachaiah, directed that the girl be kept in a Juvenile Centre/Remand Home, away from her parents and permitted her to continue with her...
POCSO Cases- Allahabad HC Calls Upon Local Police, CWCs To Strictly Comply With 'Junaid Case' Directions On Rights Of Victims
The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that in all cases pertaining to the POCSO Act, the directions issued by the High Court in Junaid Vs. State of U.P. and another have not been complied with by the local police as well as the CWC of the concerned district.It may be noted that in Junaid's case, the High Court had, inter alia, issued directions and a timeline for the disposal of...
Circumstantial Evidence Must Unerringly Infer Guilt For Conviction: Madras High Court Sets Aside Capital Punishment Of Rape & Murder Accused
In a rape and murder case that dates back to 2008, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has reiterated the settled law on circumstantial evidence and the nature of inferences drawn therefrom for convicting an accused."In a case of circumstantial evidence, the Court may infer from available evidence, which may lead to prove the guilt of the accused and the Courts have to identify the...
Rules Framed For Inquiry & Counselling In Cases Of Surrender Of Children By Parents: State Tells Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka government on Friday informed the High Court that it has framed rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, for providing the procedure for inquiry and counselling to be followed by Child Welfare Committees, in cases of surrender of a child by parents/ guardians to the Committee. A division bench of Justice B.Veerappa and Justice K S...