News for 'Director General of Prosecutions'

HC asks Kerala Cong chief to appear before crime branch in Mavunkal case

HC asks Kerala Cong chief to appear before crime branch in Mavunkal case

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Justice Ziyad Rahman AA said that if Sudhakaran is arrested, he shall be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs 50,000 with two sureties of the like amount.

Drugs case: NCB probe rules out extortion bid made to let off Aryan Khan

Drugs case: NCB probe rules out extortion bid made to let off Aryan Khan

Rediff.com29 May 2022

The agency had called him a hostile witness after he made the allegations.

Kerala HC rejects Dileep's plea in actress assault case

Kerala HC rejects Dileep's plea in actress assault case

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

The Kerala high court on Tuesday dismissed actor Dileep's plea opposing further probe in the 2017 actress assault case and permitted the Crime Branch to go ahead with its investigation.

Andhra court to hear Chandrababu's 2 bail pleas on Sept 19

Andhra court to hear Chandrababu's 2 bail pleas on Sept 19

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

He said the CID team of lawyers have opposed both the bail petitions on the grounds of maintainability and made submissions on the merits of the matter.

'Insaaf Ke Sipahi stands with protesting wrestlers'

'Insaaf Ke Sipahi stands with protesting wrestlers'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

On Tuesday, seven top wrestlers filed a joint petition in the Supreme Court seeking registration of an FIR against Singh

SC pulls up Sukesh for repeatedly filing pleas from jail

SC pulls up Sukesh for repeatedly filing pleas from jail

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed unhappiness over alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar repeatedly filling pleas, saying "affordability" is no reason to file multiple petitions.

'Nobody's Asking Where Money Will Come For Freebies'

'Nobody's Asking Where Money Will Come For Freebies'

Rediff.com24 May 2024

'The prime minister's comment on 'revdi culture' was welcome. But I am disappointed he did not follow up on that.' 'All political parties, including the BJP, have been guilty of this.' 'Now, Modi's guarantees, the Congress's 'nyay' path and both ruling and Opposition parties are vying with each other for freebies in my home state Andhra Pradesh.'

ED probes land deals involving Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra

ED probes land deals involving Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Purchase of three plots of land in Haryana in 2005-06 by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra from a real estate agent is being probed along with a land deal made by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a recently filed money laundering case charge sheet.

'BJP Has 6,000 Crores To Spend On Elections'

'BJP Has 6,000 Crores To Spend On Elections'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

'Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election.' 'If it is used in the election, it will taint India's electoral process itself.'

GST Authority Summon Insurance Intermediaries

GST Authority Summon Insurance Intermediaries

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

At least 120 insurance intermediaries and aggregators from across the country are under scrutiny, mainly from Mumbai, Gurugram and Bengaluru.

J-K forms special agency for speedy probe into terror-related cases

J-K forms special agency for speedy probe into terror-related cases

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

A state probe agency has been constituted within the Jammu and Kashmir police for speedy investigation and prosecution in terror-related cases as well as coordinating with central agencies, officials said on Tuesday.

Rajkot fire: 3 top officials shifted; HC 'doesn't trust' state machinery

Rajkot fire: 3 top officials shifted; HC 'doesn't trust' state machinery

Rediff.com28 May 2024

The Gujarat high court on Monday said it does not have faith in the state machinery which gets into action only after innocent lives are lost, as it pulled up the Rajkot civic body over the purported lapses in functioning of the game zone facility where a massive fire killed 27 persons.

Kerala actress attack: Crime branch given time till May 30 to complete probe

Kerala actress attack: Crime branch given time till May 30 to complete probe

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

While granting the time, the court also noted that contents of the application moved by the agency for extension of time was published in the print media even before it was filed in the high court or even seen by it.

SC to hear Rana Ayyub's plea against ED summons on Monday

SC to hear Rana Ayyub's plea against ED summons on Monday

Rediff.com22 Jan 2023

Grover had said a summons was issued by the special court in Ghaziabad against Ayyub for January 27 and therefore the matter be listed urgently.

CBI court discharges 3 cops in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

CBI court discharges 3 cops in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

A special CBI court in Ahmedabad on Wednesday discharged police officers G L Singhal, Tarun Barot and Anaju Chaudhary in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

BJP leader's wife killed, 5 hurt as UP police, villagers clash in U'khand

BJP leader's wife killed, 5 hurt as UP police, villagers clash in U'khand

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Four of the injured are personnel of UP police, two of them with gunshot wounds, the police said.

MP tweaks rules, gangrape, terror convicts to stay in jail for life

MP tweaks rules, gangrape, terror convicts to stay in jail for life

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

Amid the debate over the release of Bilkis Bano case convicts, the Madhya Pradesh government's proposed new policy provides for a life sentence till death for those held guilty for offences like gangrape and terrorist acts.

HC reopens disproportionate wealth case against OPS, slams lower courts

HC reopens disproportionate wealth case against OPS, slams lower courts

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

The Madras high court on Thursday ordered issuing notice to deposed All Indi Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Paneerselvam and his relatives on a criminal revision case initiated on its own, relating to their discharge in a disproportionate wealth case by a trial court in 2012.

SC orders removal of two-finger test to confirm rape

SC orders removal of two-finger test to confirm rape

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

The bench terms the "two-finger test" as a violation of a woman's dignity and privacy.

HC rejects actor Dileep's plea to quash murder conspiracy FIR, transfer case to CBI

HC rejects actor Dileep's plea to quash murder conspiracy FIR, transfer case to CBI

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

The Kerala high court on Tuesday declined to quash an FIR accusing actor Dileep and others of conspiring to threaten and kill the officials probing the 2017 actress assault case or to transfer the conspiracy case to the CBI for investigation.

19 arrested in UP for violence during anti-CAA protest

19 arrested in UP for violence during anti-CAA protest

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Protesters had vandalised a police station and torched vehicles in Mau. Internet services have been suspended in the district.

SC reinstates Alok Verma as director but clips his wings

SC reinstates Alok Verma as director but clips his wings

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

The apex court said that he won't be allowed to take any major policy decision till the high-powered committee considers the issue of "divestment of power and authority".

SC to hear Rana Ayyub's plea against ED summons

SC to hear Rana Ayyub's plea against ED summons

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the petition of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case lodged against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Excise policy: Can't keep Sisodia in jail indefinitely, SC tells CBI and ED

Excise policy: Can't keep Sisodia in jail indefinitely, SC tells CBI and ED

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti asked additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the two probe agencies, when will the arguments on charges against Sisodia commence in the trial court.

Letter between PM, Raja not processed by DoT: Witness

Letter between PM, Raja not processed by DoT: Witness

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

A key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum case on Wednesday told a Delhi court that former Telecom Minister A Raja had communicated to the prime minister about the policy for distribution of licences 'at his level' and the issues involved in it were 'not processed' in the DoT files.

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Delhi excise case: ED attaches Rs 72 cr worth assets of accused

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Delhi deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia has been named as an accused in the case.

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

'The State must be more tolerant of dissent than it is now'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

'Nearly 13,000 individuals have been charged for sedition since 2010.' 'If the Supreme Court stay ever gets vacated, arrests will follow immediately.'

'Your order was unconstitutional': Stalin's scathing letter to Guv

'Your order was unconstitutional': Stalin's scathing letter to Guv

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

While the Raj Bhavan had on Thursday night said it placed the unprecedented 'dismissal' order on hold, the DMK regime asserted it would pick an appropriate action plan to counter and fight the move against the minister by Ravi, even though he backtracked from it.

Actor Dileep, others get pre-arrest bail in conspiracy to assault case

Actor Dileep, others get pre-arrest bail in conspiracy to assault case

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

The Kerala high court on Monday allowed the anticipatory bail plea of actor Dileep and others in the latest case against them alleging that they conspired to eliminate officers probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017.

UP police guns down Atiq Ahmed's son Asad, his aide in encounter

UP police guns down Atiq Ahmed's son Asad, his aide in encounter

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad's son Asad, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police in Jhansi on Thursday, officials said.

SC cancels LOC against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, wife

SC cancels LOC against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, wife

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered withdrawal of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira in connection with the money laundering cases against them linked to an alleged coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.

Another accused in Umesh Pal murder case killed in encounter

Another accused in Umesh Pal murder case killed in encounter

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The man who fired the first shot at Umesh Pal, a key witness in the killing of former Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Raju Pal, was gunned down in an encounter with Prayagraj police early Monday, officials said.

Suriyanelli: Victim seeks appointment of new prosecutors

Suriyanelli: Victim seeks appointment of new prosecutors

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

The Suriyanelli rape victim on Monday approached the Kerala high court seeking appointment of two new special prosecutors to conduct the case in the court.

TN minister Balaji questions ED's power to arrest him in PMLA case

TN minister Balaji questions ED's power to arrest him in PMLA case

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

He referred to the top court's 2022 judgement in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case and said it had held that ED officers are not "police officers".

I-T department seeks more powers

I-T department seeks more powers

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Income Tax department has sought prosecution powers in the proposed Direct Taxes Code for taking effective action against tax evaders.

Nagaland killings: 30 soldiers chargesheeted, SIT says SOPs not followed

Nagaland killings: 30 soldiers chargesheeted, SIT says SOPs not followed

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

Investigation has revealed that the Special Force Operation team had not followed the Standard Operating Procedure and the Rules of Engagement

No decision on complaint against Kurien: Kerala govt

No decision on complaint against Kurien: Kerala govt

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

The Kerala government on Tuesday informed the high court that it had not yet taken a final decision on whether or not to register the complaint filed by the Suryanelli rape victim against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien seeking to make him an accused in the case.

Is the Speaker bound by opinion of the Attorney General?

Is the Speaker bound by opinion of the Attorney General?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2014

Rohatgi was made attorney general in June. In the past 2 months, his rulings have raised eyebrows for being in line with the political alignment of the government. Kavita Chowdhury reports

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

A court in Ahmedabad on Sunday remanded social activist Teesta Setalvad and former state director general of police R B Sreekumar in police custody till July 2 in a case of fabricating evidence to frame innocent persons in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.

UP top cop Javeed Ahmed shunted out in major reshuffle by Adityanath

UP top cop Javeed Ahmed shunted out in major reshuffle by Adityanath

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

1980-batch IPS officer Sulkan Singh, who was DG-Training, will replace Ahmed, a 1984-batch IPS officer, who has been shifted as the DG of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary, a senior home department official said.