[Tomorrow, 5:30 pm] Webinar On "The Criminal Law Reforms Committee And The Imagination Of Law Reform"

LiveLaw invites you on a webinar on October 1, 2020, 5:30 pm.Rebecca John (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India) and Jawahar Raja (Advocate, Delhi High Court) will speak on 'The Criminal Law Reforms Committee and the Imagination of Law Reform'.The details of the webinar are as followsDate & Time: October 1, 2020, 5:30 pmZoom...

Are All NDPS Offences Non-Bailable? Bombay HC Debates During Rhea Bail Hearing

The hearing of the bail applications of Rhea Chakraborty and four others - who are accused of procuring drugs for the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput - in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday witnessed an interesting debate on a legal point as to whether all offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act are non-bailable.At the outset, Justice Sarang V Kotwal told...

Length Of Sentence Or Gravity Of Original Crime Cannot Be Sole Basis For Refusing Premature Release: SC [Read Judgment]

Length of the sentence or the gravity of the original crime can't be the sole basis for refusing premature release, the Supreme Court observed while directing release of two convicts on probation.The Three Judge Bench headed by Justice NV Ramana observed that any assessment regarding predilection to commit crime upon release must be based on antecedents as well as conduct of the prisoner while...

Hathras Gangrape Case : PIL In SC Seeks CBI/SIT Probe, Transfer Of Trial Out Of Uttar Pradesh

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for investigation into the brutal Hathras rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman allegedly by four upper-caste men by either the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special Investigation Team.The plea further seeks for the transfer of the matter from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi alleging failure of the State Government to take...

[Section 406 CrPC] Criminal Cases Cannot Be Transferred On The Ground Of Lack Of Territorial Jurisdiction Even Before Evidence Is Marshalled: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that transfer of criminal cases cannot be ordered under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction even before evidence is marshalled. Justice V. Ramasubramanian observed (i) that the issue of jurisdiction of a court to try an "offence" or "offender" as well as the issue of territorial jurisdiction, depend...

[Breaking] Mathura Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Removal Of Idgah Mosque From Site Claimed As Krishna Janam Bhoomi

A civil court in Mathura (U.P) on Wednesday refused to admit a suit that sought to remove the Idgah mosque on the allegation that it was built over the Krishna Janam Bhoomi, the birthplace of Lord Krishna.The plea seeks "removal of encroachment and superstructure illegally raised by Committee of Management of alleged Trust Masjid Idgah with the consent of Sunni Central Board of Waqf …at...

15 International Human Rights Organisations Release Statement Condemning Indian Government's Actions Against Amnesty India

A joint statement by 15 International organizations including Human Rights Watch has been released, condemning the Forced closure of Amnesty India. "Amnesty International India announced that it is halting its work in the country after the Indian government froze its bank accounts in an act of reprisal for the organization's human rights work. Fifteen international human rights...

SC Issues Notice In Arnab Goswami's Plea Challenging "Breach Of Privilege Motion" Notice By Maharashtra Assembly

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea by Arnab Goswami, Journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network, challenging the breach of privilege motion against him by Maharashtra Assembly & Legislative Council.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and stated that the...

[LIVE UPDATES] Hearing On Arnab Goswami's Plea Against Privilege Motion Passed By Maharashtra Assembly

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[Breaking] UPSC Civil Service Examination Cannot Be Postponed, SC Directs UPSC To Consider An Extra Attempt To Last Chance Candidate

SC directs UPSC to consider that aspirants who were on their last attempt would be given another chance, without extending the upper age-limit. 



Breaking: All Accused Acquitted In Babri Masjid Demolition Case; Act Not Pre-Planned, Says Court

A Special CBI Court at Lucknow on Wednesday acquitted all 32 persons accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December 6, 1992.The acquitted persons include prominent BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharati, Kalyan Singh etc.Special CBI Judge S K Yadav, in his 2000-page verdict, held that the demolition of the mosque was...

[Vijay Mallya-UBL] 'Not Case Where Company Needs To Be Wound Up As Assets Exceed Outstanding Liability', SC Told; All Appeals To Be Heard On Oct 8

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to October 8 the hearing on the challenge by Vijay Mallya's United Breweries against the Karnataka High Court upholding the order of its winding up.The bench of Justices U. U. Lalit, Vineet Saran and Ravindra Bhat shall also examine whether attached assets of fugitive Mallya's United Breweries (Holding) Ltd. can be used to settle the debts owed to...