Results Of Even Voluntary Narco-Analysis & Brain Mapping Tests Admissible Only For Purposes Of Sec 27 Evidence Act : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has ruled that the results of narco-analysis and brain mapping process done on the accused in the sensational Sister Abhaya murder case cannot be used in evidence.Following the principle laid down in the landmark decision in Selvi & others v State of Karnataka (2010) 7 SCC 263, the Court held that the results of such scientific tests, even if carried out with...

A Bizarre Tale Of 3 Death Row Convicts Facing Different Fates In Same Case

Death penalty cannot be executed separately against a single convict, when legal proceedings filed by other co-convicts in the same case are pending - this is one of the arguments raised by lawyers for the convicts in the Nirbhaya case to seek deferral of their executions.The lawyers cited Rule 836 of the Delhi Prison Rules to buttress this argument.The Prosecution however contended that there...

Budget 2020: Personal Income Tax Rates Slashed

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slashed the personal income tax rates but provided to forgo exemptions, as she announced the Union Budget for the Financial Year 2020-2021 today, in the Lok Sabha. As per the new regime, persons earning upto Rs. 5 lakhs will be exempted from paying any taxes. Persons having an income between Rs. 5 lakhs and 7.5 lakhs will be taxed at 10% of...

Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition Of Convict Vinay Sharma

President of India Ramnath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition filed by death-row convict in the Nirbhaya case Vinay Sharma, reports PTI.A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on January-14 dismissed the curative petitions of Vinay Sharma and Mukesh, two of the four convicts awaiting execution of death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case.On January-17 President Ram Nath Kovind...

Gujarat Riots : SC Grants Bail To Convicts In Sardarpura, Ode Massacre Cases, Asks Them To Do Spiritual/ Social Work [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to all 17 convicts in the Sardarpura massacre case of 2002 Gujarat riots, where 33 muslims including 22 women were killed.A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justices Surya Kant and BR Gavai passed the order on applications for bail filed by the convicts pending disposal of their appeal against the conviction and sentence.Supreme Court also granted...

[Breaking] Delhi Court Stays Hanging Of Four Convicts In Nirbhaya Case Until Further Orders

A Delhi Court on Friday stayed the hanging of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case until further orders.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana at Patiala House Court passed the order in the applications filed by the convicts to stay the execution of their death penalties scheduled on February 1 at 6 AM.On January 17, a Sessions Court in Patial House had issued warrants...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To Absconding Nithyananda In Plea For Cancellation Of Bail In Rape Case

The Court asked if the police will be able to serve notice.

Day Before Hanging, SC Dismisses Nirbhaya Convict's Review Against Rejection Of Juvenility Claim

A day ahead of his scheduled execution, the Supreme Court dismissed the review petition filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, against the order dated January 20, whereby his juvenility claim was rejected. The trial court has ordered the hanging of four convicts on February 1. A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi,...

SC Agrees To Hear Centre's Application For 'Victim-Centric' Death Penalty Guidelines

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Centre's application seeking clarification on its 2014 Shatrughan Chauhan judgment, which declared that even death row convicts have certain inalienable rights. "The judgment was accused-centric...it is important to consider laying down guidelines from the point of view of victims, their family and the society as well", it was urged by SG...

SC Issues Notice On Jairam Ramesh's Plea Challenging RTI (Amendment) Act 2019 [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday issued notice to the Centre on ex-Union Minister and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh's challenge to the amendments in the RTI Act.The Parliament had in July last year passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2019, to change the fixed term of the Information Commissioners, and make their pay and service conditions subject...

Testing CAA On The Principles Of Constitutional Law

You may choose not to address a certain problem but once you choose to address it you must do so equally and without discrimination.

Accused Released On Anticipatory Bail Need Not Surrender And Seek Regular Bail For Recovery Under Section 27 Evidence Act : SC [Read Judgment]

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court which held that anticipatory bail should not be limited by time under ordinary circumstances has also discussed in the judgment the impact of recovery under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act on the bail granted.In this regard, the bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M R Shah and Ravindra Bhat in the case...