Faulty Investigation , Material Contradictions In Prosecutrix's Evidence: Read Goa Court's Reasons For Acquitting Tarun Tejpal In Rape Case

Observing that the Goa police "destroyed evidence" which could have exonerated former Tehelka Magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in the rape case against him, a Sessions Court in Mapusa, Goa, granted him the benefit of doubt. In the 527-page judgement made available on Tuesday, the court also said that there was no corroborative evidence to support the...

Breaking: Director-General CISF Subodh Kumar Jaiswal Appointed As New CBI Director

Director-General CISF Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)."The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, based on the panel recommended by the Committee constituted as per Section 4A(1) of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, approved the appointment of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS(Mh-1985) as Director-Central Bureau...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Custodial Torture Of Andhra MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition filed by the son of YSR Congress MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged custodial violence by the CID causing injuries to the MP. A Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai issued notice in the case K.Bharath Vs Union of India and...

Breaking: Goa Govt. Moves Bombay High Court Challenging Tarun Tejpal's Acquittal In Rape Case

The Goa government on Tuesday challenged the acquittal by a sessions court of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case in the Bombay High Court.On May 21, a sessions court in Goa had acquitted Tejpal of the charge of sexually assaulting a former woman colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in the state in 2013.Goa Advocate General Devidas Pangam told PTI...

'You Should Be In Jail For Sometime' : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Bail Plea Of Cop Accused In Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant urgent listing for a petition filed by a Tamil Nadu police officer, who has been chargesheeted as an accused by the CBI in the Jayaraj-Bennix case, in which a father-son duo were brutally murdered in police custody last year.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai was considering the bail plea filed by P Raghu Ganesh, who...

'We Don't Feel Our District Judiciary Is That Weak To Be Influenced By Mob' : Supreme Court Tells CBI In Narada Case

While hearing the CBI's appeal in the Narada case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it did not consider the district judiciary to be that weak to be influenced by mob pressure.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai made this observation in response to the argument made by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the entire proceedings of Special CBI Court, Kolkata,...

'Let Government Realize They Supplied Inferior Ventilators' : Bombay HC Seeks Action On Faulty Ventilators Got Under PM CARES Funds

"If the PM cares fund is to be used for providing ventilators, it should be ventilators worthy of medical use, and if they are not worthy of medical use, it's just a box", the High Court observed.

Special Benches Are Usually Assigned To Give Liberty; First Time A Special Bench Assigned To Take Away Liberty: Supreme Court In Narada Scam Case

Commenting on the Calcutta High Court order staying the bail granted to four Trinamool leaders in the Narada scam case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed, "We have seen special benches been assigned to deal with liberty. But this is the first time a special bench is assigned to take away liberty". Justice BR Gavai, who was sitting along with Justice Vineet Saran, made with remark...

Breaking: CBI Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Calcutta High Court Order Allowing House Arrest Of TMC Leaders In Narada Scam Case

Following adverse comments from the Supreme Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation has withdrawn the appeal filed by it before the Top Court against the Calcutta High Court order allowing house-arrest of four Trinamool leaders in the Narada caseA vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai repeatedly told the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during the hearing that the...

'Liberty Of Person Is First Thing To Be Seen. If You Want To Withdraw Do It At This Stage' : Supreme Court To CBI In Narada Case

Taking a dim view of the appeal filed by the CBI against the Calcutta High Court order allowing house-arrest of four Trinamool leaders in the Narada case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested to the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to withdraw the case.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai repeatedly told during the hearing that the "liberty of a person is the first...

[LIVE-UPDATES] CBI Withdraws Appeal In Supreme Court Against House Arrest Of TMC Leaders In Narada Case

The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by CBI challenging the Calcutta High Court order allowing the house-arrest of four Trinamool Congress leaders- Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Sovan Chatterjee and Subrata Mukherjee- in the Narada scam case.A vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai is hearing the case.Stay on this page for live updates from the...

Supreme Court Stays Rajasthan High Court Order Which Restrained Police From Arresting Accused In Cases Where Maximum Sentence Is Up To 3 Years

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Rajasthan High Court Order which restrained the police from making the arrest of the accused persons, who are charged with an offence where the maximum sentence is up to three years, till 17th July, 2021.The Supreme Court has also stayed the direction of High Court Single Bench which directed The Registrar (Judicial), Jaipur Bench, Jaipur &...