News for 'Special Court in Mumbai'

Land-for-job scam case: Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi get bail

Land-for-job scam case: Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi get bail

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and their son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged land-for-job scam in the railways.

Sameer Wankhede claims he and wife getting death threats

Sameer Wankhede claims he and wife getting death threats

Rediff.com22 May 2023

The CBI recently filed an FIR against Wankhede for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing the SRK's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.

Nawab Malik, Anil Deshmukh denied bail to vote in RS polls

Nawab Malik, Anil Deshmukh denied bail to vote in RS polls

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

A special court in Mumbai on Thursday rejected the pleas filed by Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik and former minister Anil Deshmukh seeking a day's bail to vote in the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on Friday.

Ex-BARC CEO 'mastermind' of TRP scam: court

Ex-BARC CEO 'mastermind' of TRP scam: court

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

Former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta is the 'mastermind' of the Television Rating Points manipulation scam and there seemed more to the case than mere rigging of TRPs, as per the sessions court that had rejected his bail plea last month.

Court to frame fresh charges in Best Bakery case

Court to frame fresh charges in Best Bakery case

Rediff.com8 Sep 2004

Special Judge Abhay Tipse directed prosecutor P R Vakil to submit drafts of charges against all the 21 accused by September 13. The trial is on in Mumbai.

Mumbai terror attack handler Majeed Mir awarded 15-yr jail in Pakistan

Mumbai terror attack handler Majeed Mir awarded 15-yr jail in Pakistan

Rediff.com25 Jun 2022

Mir was called "project manager" of the Mumbai attacks.

Antilia scare: Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets bail for wife's surgery

Antilia scare: Ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets bail for wife's surgery

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday granted three weeks interim bail to former police officer Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and the killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran.

Court rejects ED plea to extend Bhujbal's custody

Court rejects ED plea to extend Bhujbal's custody

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

he ED had sought seven more days of custody of Bhujbal but judge P R Bhavke of the special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases sent the senior Nationalist Congress Party leader in judicial custody till March 31, saying 'sufficient ground was not made out for further remand'.

Sanjay Dutt need not appear in court until April 2

Sanjay Dutt need not appear in court until April 2

Rediff.com10 Mar 2007

On March 12, TADA court judge P D Kode will hear an intervening application opposing Dutt's plea under Probation of Offenders Act.

Why was Aryan Khan's bail plea rejected

Why was Aryan Khan's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

In the 15-page order, the details of which were made available on Saturday, the ACMM said 'this court ceases its jurisdiction to entertain the applications for bail' considering section 36A and the fact that all three were held for one crime under various provisions of the NDPS Act for which the prescribed punishment was more than three years.

Bilkis convicts must never be set free again: Eyewitness

Bilkis convicts must never be set free again: Eyewitness

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'All the convicts must be either hanged for or they must be kept behind bars for the remainder of their lives. Only then justice will be served'

'SC has banged the door on face of LGBTQ community'

'SC has banged the door on face of LGBTQ community'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2023

'The State does not accept our rights, what more can I say about this judgment?'

Bilkis to appear in court on Mar 9

Bilkis to appear in court on Mar 9

Rediff.com6 Mar 2005

Bilkis will depose before special judge U D Salvi in an in-camera trial.

Coming Soon! The Bullet Train!

Coming Soon! The Bullet Train!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

With land acquisition completed and infrastructure work streamlined, India's bullet train dreams are slowly, but finally, inching closer to reality.

'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

'Had he been insane, he would have shot everyone'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

'How was it possible for Singh to have got a government job, and that too one involving the handling of guns, had he been insane?'

Stamps scam: Top cop to be produced in court

Stamps scam: Top cop to be produced in court

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

Wagal, the seniormost Maharashtra police official arrested for his alleged role in shielding the prime accused in the case, Abdul Karim Telgi, was brought to Pune on Friday night by the Special Investigating Team.

Mumbai police arrest MBA from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

Mumbai police arrest MBA from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The cyber police of the Mumbai crime branch on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man from Odisha in connection with the case of Bulli Bai app, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their images online for "auction", an official said.

Elgar Parishad case: Court denies bail to Stan Swamy

Elgar Parishad case: Court denies bail to Stan Swamy

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Swamy, a Jesuit priest and activist, was arrested from Ranchi in October, 2020, and has since been lodged at the Taloja Central Jail in Navi Mumbai.

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP-MLA couple may be released on Thursday

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP-MLA couple may be released on Thursday

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The couple was arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai police following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in Bandra.

Ex-model's body found in Haryana canal 11 days after murder

Ex-model's body found in Haryana canal 11 days after murder

Rediff.com13 Jan 2024

Eleven days after she was shot dead in a Gurugram hotel, the body of ex-model Divya Pahuja was recovered from a canal in Haryana's Fatehabad district on Saturday, police said.

Ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh sent to 14 days custody

Ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh sent to 14 days custody

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

After Deshmukh (71) was remanded to judicial custody, his legal team moved a plea before the court, seeking that he be allowed to have home food and medicines, considering his age and medical history.

Param Bir, Waze colluded to trap me and save their skin: Deshmukh in bail plea

Param Bir, Waze colluded to trap me and save their skin: Deshmukh in bail plea

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Deshmukh filed his bail application through advocates Aniket Nikam and Inderpal Singh before the special CBI court judge S H Gwalani in the corruption case being probed by the CBI.

All Malegaon blast accused to appear in court on Thursday

All Malegaon blast accused to appear in court on Thursday

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

A special NIA court in Mumbai conducting trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Tuesday directed all the seven accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, to appear before it on December 3.

SC directs Bombay HC to hear Anil Deshmukh's bail plea 'expeditiously'

SC directs Bombay HC to hear Anil Deshmukh's bail plea 'expeditiously'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the delay in hearing the bail plea of Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh, arrested in connection with a money laundering case, and directed the Bombay high court to hear and decide his case expeditiously.

Ranas walk out of jail; MP Navneet develops health problems, is hospitalised

Ranas walk out of jail; MP Navneet develops health problems, is hospitalised

Rediff.com5 May 2022

After they were granted bail on Wednesday, the necessary documents had not timely reached the prisons where they were lodged.

26/11 court allows police to dispose off 24 kg RDX

26/11 court allows police to dispose off 24 kg RDX

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

A special court has allowed the police to dispose off approximately 24 kg of RDX recovered from the 26/11 Mumbai attack target spots.The RDX will be burnt in a controlled atmosphere in the presence of a Magistrate, crime branch sources said, adding that the trial court had given permission to go ahead with the disposal.The seized explosive was placed before the court as evidence, according to Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.

Vishwaguru And Arundhati Roy

Vishwaguru And Arundhati Roy

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues Shyam G Menon.

IELTS-scorer Guj youth fail to speak English in US court, probe on

IELTS-scorer Guj youth fail to speak English in US court, probe on

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

On the request of American authorities, police in Mehsana district in Gujarat have launched a probe to unearth an alleged racket in which ineligible students are getting help to acquire high International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score to obtain admission in colleges in Canada so that they can be then smuggled into the United States, an official said on Monday.

Param Bir damaged cops' image, says CID, seeks NBW against ex-Mumbai CP

Param Bir damaged cops' image, says CID, seeks NBW against ex-Mumbai CP

Rediff.com9 Nov 2021

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday remanded two police officers in the custody of the Maharashtra criminal investigation department in a case of alleged extortion in which former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh is one of the accused.

Finish Sheena murder probe in 10 days: Court tells CBI

Finish Sheena murder probe in 10 days: Court tells CBI

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

A special court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete its investigation in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case in the next 10 days and also allowed prime accused Indrani Mukerjea's plea to get copies of statement of witnesses recorded before the magistrate.

Artist Chintan Upadhayay convicted for killing wife, her lawyer

Artist Chintan Upadhayay convicted for killing wife, her lawyer

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

A sessions court in Mumbai on Thursday convicted artist Chintan Upadhyay for abetting and conspiring to kill his wife wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani.

Dawood funds terror acts in India, has unit to target leaders, bizmen: NIA

Dawood funds terror acts in India, has unit to target leaders, bizmen: NIA

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

The D-Company has established a special unit to strike terror in people of India by attacking eminent personalities, including political leaders and businesspersons, the probe agency further claimed.

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.

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'

Prof Teltumbde allowed 5-min phone call with mother after brother's encounter

Prof Teltumbde allowed 5-min phone call with mother after brother's encounter

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

A special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai has allowed activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to have a telephonic conversation with his mother for five minutes in the wake of the death of his brother Milind Teltumbde, a top Naxal leader, in an encounter with security forces last week.

Nagori, key conspirator in Ahmedabad blasts, remorseless after death penalty

Nagori, key conspirator in Ahmedabad blasts, remorseless after death penalty

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Safdar Nagori, one of the 38 convicts sentenced to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case by a Gujarat court on Friday, appeared remorseless after the sentencing for a terror act that killed 56 people, and was heard saying the Constitution does not mean anything to him.

Please hang me for my crimes, Kasab tells court

Please hang me for my crimes, Kasab tells court

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Ajmal Amir Kasab, prime accused in the terror attack on Mumbai, and his lawyer Abbas Kazmi on Wednesday gave contradictory statements to the special court during the 26/11 trial. While Kasab stated that he not given his confession under any pressure or torture, Kazmi claimed that Kasab was being mentally tortured by the guard manning his cell.However, when Judge M L Tahiliyani asked if he was under any kind of mental or physical pressure, Kasab replied in the negative.

Mumbai police arrests Salem for 1995 murder

Mumbai police arrests Salem for 1995 murder

Rediff.com25 Nov 2005

Earlier, CBI had arrested Salem soon after his extradition on November 11 in the 1993 bomb blast case.

Court finds no 'reasonable grounds' to not link Rhea to drug case

Court finds no 'reasonable grounds' to not link Rhea to drug case

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

'The investigation is at preliminary stage, therefore, from the available record, it can not be said that there are no reasonable grounds to connect the accused (Rhea) (to the case),' the court observed. The court also said there is possibility of the accused tampering with evidence if released on bail.

Key witness in Mumbai attacks cross-examined in Pak court

Key witness in Mumbai attacks cross-examined in Pak court

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

A Karachi-based businessman who sold the boat engine used by 10 LeT terrorists to reach Mumbai to carry out the audacious 2008 attacks, was cross-examined in a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Wednesday.