News for 'Criminal Penal Code'

Vikas Dubey's police record: 61 FIRs, 8 of murder

Vikas Dubey's police record: 61 FIRs, 8 of murder

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

The last murder case registered in the Chaubeypur police station of the district following the ambush of a police team by his henchmen alone accounts for the killing of eight policemen, besides the seven other cases of murder registered against him between 1992 and 2017, reveals a police history sheet on Dubey's offences.

Gujarat court sentences Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail, suspends order for 1 month

Gujarat court sentences Rahul Gandhi to 2 years in jail, suspends order for 1 month

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

A court in Surat in Gujarat on Thursday sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his "Modi surname" remarks.

Plea filed in SC against restoration of Rahul Gandhi's LS membership

Plea filed in SC against restoration of Rahul Gandhi's LS membership

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

The petition, which was filed in the apex court on Tuesday by Lucknow-based advocate Ashok Pandey, said it is challenging the August 7 notification issued by the Lok Sabha restoring Gandhi's membership.

'BJP Wants India To Become Like Iran'

'BJP Wants India To Become Like Iran'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

'Their role model is Iran: high control of the citizens by the State.' In Iran it is Islamic control; in India, it will be Hindutva control.'

Chanda Kochhar, her husband sent to CBI custody till Dec 26

Chanda Kochhar, her husband sent to CBI custody till Dec 26

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

A special court in Mumbai on Saturday remanded ICICI Bank's former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till December 26 in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon Group companies. The Kochhars were arrested by the probe agency on Friday night after a brief questioning session. The CBI has alleged that they were evasive in their response and did not cooperate in the investigation.

Designer's ultimate aim was to fix Devendra Fadnavis, police tells court

Designer's ultimate aim was to fix Devendra Fadnavis, police tells court

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

Anishka was arrested on Thursday, while her father, also an accused in the case, was still at large. The Malabar Hill police station had registered an FIR on February 20 on Amruta Fadnavis's complaint.

FIR against Hooda in National Herald case

FIR against Hooda in National Herald case

Rediff.com7 May 2016

Hooda, who as the chief minister was the ex officio chairman of the Haryana Urban Development Authority, has been accused of illegally transferring land to Associated Journals Ltd, which published the newspaper, at Panchkula in 2005.

Mumbai cops get text with '26/11-like' attack threat from Pak number

Mumbai cops get text with '26/11-like' attack threat from Pak number

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

Mumbai police has received text messages warning of a '26/11-like' attack on the city from a phone number with Pakistan's country code and a person has been detained in this connection, officials said on Saturday.

Haryana passes bill allowing those guilty of raping children be hanged

Haryana passes bill allowing those guilty of raping children be hanged

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

After Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Haryana has become the third state where the assembly has approved the provision of capital punishment for such sexual offenders, the House was informed.

Now, ED files money-laundering chargesheet against Amnesty India

Now, ED files money-laundering chargesheet against Amnesty India

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

The money-laundering case was filed by the ED after taking cognisance of a CBI FIR against the accused, whom the latter agency had booked for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 and under section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

SC refuses to interfere with HC order giving bail to ex-Mumbai top cop

SC refuses to interfere with HC order giving bail to ex-Mumbai top cop

Rediff.com8 May 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Delhi high court verdict granting bail to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey in a money laundering case related to alleged illegal phone tapping and snooping of National Stock Exchange (NSE) employees.

Juveniles among 22 held for Hanuman Jayanti violence in Jahangirpuri

Juveniles among 22 held for Hanuman Jayanti violence in Jahangirpuri

Rediff.com17 Apr 2022

Police said there was stone-pelting and some vehicles were also torched during the clashes between two communities Saturday evening.

CBI court acquits Yeddyurappa, sons in mining scam

CBI court acquits Yeddyurappa, sons in mining scam

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

'Justice is done, I stand vindicated...' Yeddyurappa tweeted.

2002 assault case: Medha Patkar opposes Delhi LG's immunity plea in court

2002 assault case: Medha Patkar opposes Delhi LG's immunity plea in court

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Saxena, who became the Delhi LG in May 2022, is an accused, along with three others in a case of alleged attack on Patkar for opposing the Narmada dam project.

SP shifted, cop suspended for lax probe into girls' molestation in MP school

SP shifted, cop suspended for lax probe into girls' molestation in MP school

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Sources said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed displeasure at the way the alleged molestation case was handled.

Nitin Desai suicide: Edelweiss Group chairman, 4 others booked for abetment

Nitin Desai suicide: Edelweiss Group chairman, 4 others booked for abetment

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

Edelweiss ARC, in a statement, denied that any undue pressure was brought to bear on Desai for loan recovery.

Model files rape case against photographer, Bollywood producer

Model files rape case against photographer, Bollywood producer

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The accused named in the FIR included son of a Bollywood producer, a talent manager and a producer, he said.

No ground to erase death penalty in Indian law, says SC

No ground to erase death penalty in Indian law, says SC

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

The apex court, which dismissed the review pleas filed by three of the four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, said the courts cannot be held for committing any illegality in awarding capital punishment in "appropriate cases" till death penalty remains in the penal code.

'Never seen a case like this': SC gives ex-MP life term for double murder

'Never seen a case like this': SC gives ex-MP life term for double murder

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment for killing two people on the day of polling for assembly elections in Bihar's Saran district in 1995.

Teesta Setalvad handed over to Ahmedabad crime branch, arrest likely

Teesta Setalvad handed over to Ahmedabad crime branch, arrest likely

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

After her detention on Saturday, she had been taken to the Santacruz police station in Mumbai for informing the local police about her detention.

Adultery not a crime, rules Supreme Court

Adultery not a crime, rules Supreme Court

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

The apex court struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dealing with the offence stating it was archaic and violative of right to equality.

Defamation case: Rahul appears before Surat court

Defamation case: Rahul appears before Surat court

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

During Friday's hearing, the Congress leader replied 'I don't know' to most of the questions asked by the court on the basis of recent testimonies of two witnesses -- the then electoral officer of Kolar in Karnataka where Gandhi had made the speech, and a videographer appointed by the Election Commission to shoot that rally.

Mohammed Zubair's interim bail extended by SC

Mohammed Zubair's interim bail extended by SC

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets.

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in sedition case over Jamia riots, will stay in jail

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in sedition case over Jamia riots, will stay in jail

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case in which he was accused of instigating the Jamia riots in New Delhi in 2019.

SC relief for Dhoni over Lord Vishnu avatar on magazine

SC relief for Dhoni over Lord Vishnu avatar on magazine

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

In a relief to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against him on a complaint lodged for allegedly portraying himself as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover.

4 railway policemen booked for thrashing scribe in UP

4 railway policemen booked for thrashing scribe in UP

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Of the four GRP officers, the SHO and a Constable were suspended on Wednesday.

Haryana home minister denies nod to probe IAS officer Khemka

Haryana home minister denies nod to probe IAS officer Khemka

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

Haryana's Home Minister Anil Vij has recommended that sanction for investigation "may be denied" in a case registered against senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka by the State Warehousing Corporation in a 12-year-old matter.

Farmers blocking Haryana CM's convoy booked for attempt to murder

Farmers blocking Haryana CM's convoy booked for attempt to murder

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

Farmers had waved black flags at the chief minister's convoy while it was crossing Agrasen Chowk. They also raised slogans against the government.

Will chop Modi into pieces: Congressman spews venom

Will chop Modi into pieces: Congressman spews venom

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

Saharanpur Congress candidate Imran Masood has stirred up a controversy by threatening to "chop Narendra Modi into pieces", inviting sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party which termed the remark as "inflammatory" and sought strict action by the Election Commission.

HC grants bail to Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak

HC grants bail to Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

The Bombay high court on Monday granted bail to former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a loan fraud case, saying their arrest was not in accordance with the provisions of law. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and P K Chavan held that the arrest of Kochhars was in violation of Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which mandates sending notice for appearance before the police officer concerned. The couple was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 23, 2022 in connection with the Videocon-ICICI Bank loan case.

1,100-page chargesheet filed against Narayan Sai

1,100-page chargesheet filed against Narayan Sai

Rediff.com1 Mar 2014

Police in Surat have filed a 1,100-page chargesheet against Narayan Sai, the son of controversial godman Asaram, in a rape case on the complaint of a city-based woman.

CBI gives list of witnesses to court in Dabholkar murder case

CBI gives list of witnesses to court in Dabholkar murder case

Rediff.com30 Sep 2021

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday submitted to a special court here a list of documents and witnesses that it would like to rely upon in the trial of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder case.

PMLA case: SC considers reevaluating 2022 verdict with larger bench

PMLA case: SC considers reevaluating 2022 verdict with larger bench

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was hearing the pleas seeking reconsideration of the July 27, 2022 verdict by a three-judge bench on certain parameters.

SC sets aside HC order on FIR against BJP's Suvendu

SC sets aside HC order on FIR against BJP's Suvendu

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

It said the chief justice-led bench of the high court shall be at liberty to pass appropriate order in the petition after hearing all the objections, if any, of Adhikari both on the merits and maintainability of the plea.

Day after Golden Temple lynching, SIT formed to probe sacrilege

Day after Golden Temple lynching, SIT formed to probe sacrilege

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa held a meeting in Amritsar with the deputy commissioner, the police commissioner, the inspector general of police (border range), the Amritsar Rural Senior Superintendent of Police and other officials after the incident.

PFI leader held in hate sloganeering case in Kerala

PFI leader held in hate sloganeering case in Kerala

Rediff.com29 May 2022

Thangal was taken into custody as he was one of the organisers of the event where the slogans were allegedly raised.

Atiq back in Sabarmati jail from UP after sentence in Umesh kidnapping case

Atiq back in Sabarmati jail from UP after sentence in Umesh kidnapping case

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Ahmad, a former Uttar Pradesh MLA and Lok Sabha MP, was brought back to the high-security jail in Gujarat in a UP police van after a nearly 24-hour-long road journey from Prayagraj.

Woman gang-raped at AP bus stand; 4 including cop held

Woman gang-raped at AP bus stand; 4 including cop held

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

A 35-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by four persons, including a police constable and a homeguard, at Kothkota bus stand in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours on Thursday, police said.

NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

Rediff.com25 May 2022

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday sought the death penalty for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case, court sources said.

Case against Setalvad, Sreekumar, Bhatt sent to sessions court for trial

Case against Setalvad, Sreekumar, Bhatt sent to sessions court for trial

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

Additional metropolitan magistrate MV Chauhan committed the case to the sessions court in Ahmedabad for trial against Setalvad, former state director general of police RB Sreekumar and ex-Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt.