NEW SERIES- Questions And Answers For Judicial Service Examinations- By Justice V. Ramkumar [2]- Investigation By Police-II

A1. INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE – Part IIQ.6 Is it not necessary that the FIR should be given by an eye-witness? Ans. No. FIR need not be given by an eye-witness. (Vide para 21 of Hem Raj v. State of Punjab (2003) 12 SCC 241 = AIR 2003 SC 4259 – N. Santhosh Hegde, B. P. Singh - JJ; Para 20 of CBI v. Tapan Kumar Singh (2003) 6 SCC 175 = AIR 2003 SC 4140 - N. Santhosh Hegde, B....

Appropriate Security Arrangements Made To Ensure Subramanian Swamy's Safety: Centre to Delhi High Court

The union government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that appropriate arrangements have been made for ensuring the safety and security of former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy at his private residence in the national capital."Security agencies are satisfied that appropriate arrangements have been made for ensuring the safety and security of the petitioner herein considering the fact...

'Channel's Only Crime Is That It's Owned By Minority Community' : Dushyant Dave To Supreme Court In MediaOne Case

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Malayalam news channel MediaOne, whose broadcast license was not renewed by the Centre in January this year citing security concerns, has never violated the Programmed Code. "There is no allegation that the channel has violated the Program Code. The only crime is that the channel is owned by people of the...

'As Secular Institutions, Courts Can't Engage in Activities Promoting Particular Religion': Kerala High Court To Judicial Officers On Guruvayur Temple Event

Following a reference from the Judge-in-Charge of Thrissur district, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued an official memorandum to the district's judicial officers asking them not to actively involve themselves in organising "Kodathi Vilakku" which is hosted annually at the Guruvayur temple.Noting that an event under the banner of "Kodathi Vilakku" is annually hosted at the Guruvayur...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Justice Chandrachud Becoming Chief Justice Of India; Calls Petition "Misconceived"

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition which sought to restrain Justice DY Chandrachud from taking oath as the next Chief Justice of India.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela M Trivedi considered a petition filed by Mursalin Asijith Shaikh."We find the entire petition to be misconceived", the bench observed.The petition,...

Northeast Delhi Riots: Court Picks Holes in Delhi Police Probe, Asks If Action Taken For Wrongly Naming Accused In FIR

Picking holes in Delhi Police's investigation of a case connected to the Northeast Delhi riots of 2020, a Sessions Court has sought a clarification from the DCP on the prosecution's "conflicting stand" in the matter where initially 30 complaints were clubbed but last month the investigating officer moved an application seeking their return."Several question arise as to why fourth name in...

Bengaluru Court Awards 5-Year Jail Term To Student Who 'Celebrated' Pulwama Attack [VIDEO]

...

Morbi Bridge Collapse: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Judicial Probe, Hearing On Nov 14 [VIDEO]

...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 10 Additional Judges To Punjab And Haryana High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of 10 Additional Judges to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.1. Kuldeep Tiwari, Advocate2. Gurbir Singh. Judicial Officer 3. Deepak Gupta, Judicial Officer 4. Smt. Amarjot Bhatti, Judicial Officer 5. Smt. Ritu Tagore, Judicial Officer 6. Smt. Manisha Batra, Judicial Officer 7. Ms. Harpreet Kaur Jeewan, Judicial Officer8. Smt. Sukhvinder...

Islamic Law Recognizes Muslim Woman's Right To Demand Divorce, Husband's Consent Not Essential: Kerala High Court

Observing that Islamic law recognises a Muslim woman's right to demand termination of marriage, the Kerala High Court has ruled that the will of the wife cannot be "related to the will of the husband" who may not be agreeing to the divorce.Dismissing a review petition against a judgment wherein the court had recognized a Muslim woman's right to resort to Khula, the division bench of Justice...

Police Station Not a Prohibited Place Under Official Secrets Act: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Booked For Shooting Video Inside PS

The Bombay High Court recently said that the definition of 'prohibited place' in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 is exhaustive but police station has not been included as one of the establishments or places under it. The court made the observation while quashing an FIR in July this year against a man, who was booked under Section 3 of the Act for recording a video inside a police station...

Babri Demolition Case: Allahabad High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Appeal Against Acquittal Order

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its Judgment on the maintainability of a criminal appeal filed against the order of the Special CBI Court at Lucknow that acquitted all 32 persons (including prominent BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharati, Kalyan Singh, etc) accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December...