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'No Positive Act': Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of A Man By Refusing Marriage
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against a girl accused of abetting suicide of a man by allegedly refusing to marry him.The bench of Justices R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy reiterated that Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code will not be attracted if there was no positive act on the part of the accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide. The court said that it would...
Red Fort Violence: Delhi Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Lakha Sidhana In Case Alleging Road Blockade, Destroying Barricades
A Delhi Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Lakha Sidhana, wanted by the Delhi Police in connection with an FIR alleging blocking of roads and destroying barricades during the Red Fort violence.Relief is granted in FIR 39/ 2021, registered by the Crime Branch on allegation that the protestors disregarded the requests and lawful directions of the Police on Republic Day and allegedly,...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For 'Propagating' The Concept Of Islamic State
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to one, Mohammad Rashid Khan, who has been booked for 'propagating' the concept of Islamic State and instigating people to instigate the persons to indulge in violence and other anti national activities.The Bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh granted him bail looking into the nature of the accusation, the severity of punishment in case...
Delhi Court Seeks Enforcement Directorate's Response On Gautam Thapar's Bail Plea In Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case
A Delhi Court has sought response of the Enforcement Directorate on the bail application filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal issued notice on the bail plea while directing the ED to file reply in the matter and also to supply it's copy in advance to Thapar.Earlier the Court had sent Thapar to judicial...
State's Total Dependence On Outsourcing Mode Even For Discharge Of Sovereign Functions Not A Healthy Practice: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that the State's total dependence upon the mode of outsourcing even for discharge of sovereign functions which is not a healthy practice. "It is unfortunate to know that the work of building basic infrastructure of e.g. roads is being outsourced by the State," the Court noted.The Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal...
Fracture Of Hyoid Bone Often Found In Strangulation Cases & Not In Suicide Cases: Allahabad HC Dismisses Murder Convict's Appeal
The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed an appeal filed by a Murder convict who killed his own wife by strangulation inside the privacy of the house (in the bedroom) where the deceased/wife was along with the appellant/husband. The Bench of Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Manju Rani Chauhan perused the post-mortem report of the deceased and noted that it clearly indicated that...
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2nd Edition Of Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture Series [18th September 2021]
The Second edition of Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture Series on Disruption of Parliamentary proceedings – an MPs privilege and/or a fact of Parliamentary democracy? The Guest of Honour is M Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Vice President of India, Hon'ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha The Guests are Kiren Rijiju, Union Cabinet Minister of Law, A G Venugopal, Learned Attorney General for India,...
'File Separate Petitions For All FIRs'- Bombay High Court Directs Narayan Rane On 'Slap Remark' Row Involving Uddhav Thackeray
The Bombay High Court on Friday orally asked the Union Cabinet Minister Narayan Rane, 69, to file separate petitions for all the FIRs against him over his derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar heard Rane's amended plea under Article 226 of the Constitution to quash and grant protection in five the FIRs against him following his...
Ensure Newslaundry's Data Is Not Leaked: Delhi High Court Tells Income Tax Department Following Survey & Seizure
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Income Tax Department to seek instructions on a petition filed by news portal Newslaundry and it's CEO Abhinandan Sekhri, apprehending leakage of the data seized during a recent IT survey in their office.In the plea filed through Advocate Nipun Katyal, it has been stated by the petitioners that they apprehend their private data, having no incriminating...
Anil Deshmukh Wanted Arnab Goswami Arrested : Dismissed Cop Sachin Waze Tells ED
In a statement to the Enforcement Directorate, dismissed cop Sachin Waze has accused former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of gunning for anchor Arnab Goswami's arrest in the TRP case; cited Maharashtra transport Minister Anil Parab's involvement in police transfers, but exonerated himself and former Mumbai Poice Commissioner Param Bir Singh of any wrongdoing. Waze's statement is a part...
