News for 'code-of-criminal-procedure'

Sohrabuddin case: HC junks PIL against CBI not challenging Shah's discharge

Sohrabuddin case: HC junks PIL against CBI not challenging Shah's discharge

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

A special CBI court had in 2014 discharged Shah in the case.

Covid: Tamil Nadu CM announces special payout for govt doctors

Covid: Tamil Nadu CM announces special payout for govt doctors

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

In a statement in the House, the chief minister said air ambulance service would be started at a cost of Rs 10 crore to transport critical patients to hospitals.

26/11 chargesheet to be filed by Feb 25

26/11 chargesheet to be filed by Feb 25

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

The chargesheet in the 26/11 case which will be filed before February 25, is expected to be over 10,000 pages and will have the statements of nearly 200 eye-witnesses, according to sources in the Mumbai police.

Lakhimpur case hearing in SC: UP govt gets time till Nov 15

Lakhimpur case hearing in SC: UP govt gets time till Nov 15

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

"Would your Lordships give me time till Monday? I have almost got it done. We are working something out," senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the UP government, told the bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana. "List on Monday," said the bench which, also comprised justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, acceding to the request.

Entire world supports abrogation of Art 370: Shah

Entire world supports abrogation of Art 370: Shah

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

The home minister also criticised the Opposition for spreading 'misinformation' about restrictions in the valley

Karnataka: Terror suspect gets bail in theft case

Karnataka: Terror suspect gets bail in theft case

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

The court at Hoannalli in north Karnataka observed that the Corps of Detectives had failed to file a chargesheet in 90 days, which is mandatory as per Section 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Nasir was first arrested on charges of theft. However, during the course of the investigation it was revealed that Nasir along with others had planned to blow up several places in Karnataka, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.

Narada case: CBI summons TMC ministers, leaders

Narada case: CBI summons TMC ministers, leaders

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

If the sanction is accorded, the four leaders might be named in the charge sheet.

Prohibitory orders reimposed in Singur

Prohibitory orders reimposed in Singur

Rediff.com5 Feb 2007

The orders were imposed after violence broke out on Sunday.

Elgar Parishad: No phone for Navlakha, no bail for 5 activists

Elgar Parishad: No phone for Navlakha, no bail for 5 activists

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

A government lawyer told the Bombay high court on Friday that though prison inmates can talk to their relatives or lawyers on phone, she was not sure if the facility could be granted to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Power reforms in offing

Power reforms in offing

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

Malegaon blast: Purohit moves HC seeking quashing of case

Malegaon blast: Purohit moves HC seeking quashing of case

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

Purohit was doing his job as a military intelligence officer and was "framed" in the case, his lawyer and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the high court on Friday.

Remove Modi's name from Pandya murder case: HC

Remove Modi's name from Pandya murder case: HC

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

Justice J R Vora and Justice M R Shah, in their order on Wednesday, said that as the Chief Minister was not a respondent or a party in the murder case of the former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Haren Pandya, he had no locus in this case at this stage. Demanding re-investigation in the murder case, petitioner Vitthal Pandya had filed a 200-page appeal in the High Court, expressing his dissatisfaction over the Central Bureau of Investigation probe.

2002 riots: SC heaps praises on SIT probe that exonerated Modi

2002 riots: SC heaps praises on SIT probe that exonerated Modi

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday appreciated the Special Investigation Team for the 'indefatigable work' done in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, saying it has come out with 'flying colours unscathed' and there is no hesitation in accepting its opinion that no case has been made out to indicate a larger conspiracy to cause or precipitate mass violence against the minority community in the state.

Jharkhand meat trader lynching: BJP leader arrested

Jharkhand meat trader lynching: BJP leader arrested

Rediff.com2 Jul 2017

Police has also taken a man into custody for interrogation.

After 35 hours of grilling, ED summons Rahul Gandhi for day 5 of questioning

After 35 hours of grilling, ED summons Rahul Gandhi for day 5 of questioning

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

The fourth day of questioning was deferred from June 17 to this day after Gandhi requested the agency for postponing the session as he wanted to be with his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in hospital, where she is admitted for post-Covid issues.

'Person embracing Maoist ideology can't be persecuted'

'Person embracing Maoist ideology can't be persecuted'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

A division bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar made the observation on Monday while upholding a single bench order granting Rs 1 lakh compensation to a man who was illegally detained by a special squad of the Kerala Police in 2014 on suspicion of being a Maoist.

AP passes Disha Bill to ensure rape verdicts in 21 days

AP passes Disha Bill to ensure rape verdicts in 21 days

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

The proposed new law has been named the 'Andhra Pradesh Disha Act Criminal Law (AP Amendment) Act, 2019 as a tribute to the veterinary doctor who was raped and murdered recently in neighbouring Telangana.

Prophet row: Summons galore for Nupur Sharma as she seeks time to appear

Prophet row: Summons galore for Nupur Sharma as she seeks time to appear

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, in the eye of a storm over her remarks against Prophet Muhammad, Monday sought time to appear before the Maharashtra police to record her statement, while more than 300 people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh in a crackdown on protesters who indulged in violence after the Friday prayers on June 10.

Criminal justice machinery 'relentlessly employed' against Zubair: SC

Criminal justice machinery 'relentlessly employed' against Zubair: SC

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

Gag orders have a "chilling effect" on the freedom of speech, the apex court said while refusing to accept the submission of the counsel representing Uttar Pradesh that Zubair be barred from tweeting when he is on bail.

Gauhati HC quashes hate speech case against Subramanian Swamy

Gauhati HC quashes hate speech case against Subramanian Swamy

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The Gauhati High High Court has quashed all orders of the lower court in a case against Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy for an alleged hate speech in Assam in 2015.

Man, son charged with setting mosque on fire during Delhi riots

Man, son charged with setting mosque on fire during Delhi riots

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

A Delhi court has framed charges of arson and rioting against a father-son duo for allegedly damaging and setting a mosque on fire, vandalism, and stone-pelting during the February 2020 riots.

HC directs Delhi police to give residence keys to Tablighi

HC directs Delhi police to give residence keys to Tablighi

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

"We cannot allow people to reside in guesthouses or any other place other than their own house," said Justice Yogesh Khanna who further stated that "preservation of site" pursuant to a criminal proceeding did not mean locking up the place.

No protection until Param Bir tells where he is: SC

No protection until Param Bir tells where he is: SC

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

'Suppose you are sitting abroad and taking legal recourse through power of attorney then what happens. If that is so then you will come to India if the court rules in your favour, we don't know what you have in mind'

Police book Indiabulls promoters, directors

Police book Indiabulls promoters, directors

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

The Maharashtra police has booked Indiabulls group companies, including its flagship Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBHL), for allegedly siphoning off funds and for accounting irregularities committed by the promoters and directors of the company between 2014 and 2020. A first information report was registered by the Palghar police on April 13 under various sections of Indian Penal Code dealing with cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy. The move comes after Palghar's judicial magistrate passed an order under Section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (power to direct police/agency to investigate the matter), following a complaint filed by Ashutosh Kamble, a shareholder of IBHL.

Phoolan accused declared proclaimed offender

Phoolan accused declared proclaimed offender

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

A Delhi court had on March 5 given police the go-ahead to initiate proceedings to declare Sher Singh Rana a proclaimed offender after cops failed to trace him.

Bearded Omar fires up Twitter; Mamata calls it unfortunate

Bearded Omar fires up Twitter; Mamata calls it unfortunate

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

This is first picture of 49-year-old Omar to have appeared in public domain after five months of captivity. It showed him smiling in a snow covered jacket and sporting an unkempt greyish beard.

Lifer means whole period of convict's life: SC

Lifer means whole period of convict's life: SC

Rediff.com18 Sep 2005

There is no provision either in the Indian Penal Code or in the Code of Criminal Procedure whereby life imprisonment could be treated as 14 years or 20 years without there being a formal revision by the government, a Bench said.

Rahul Gandhi quizzed by ED for 2nd consecutive day

Rahul Gandhi quizzed by ED for 2nd consecutive day

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

While agency sources informed that Gandhi recorded his statement and checked its transcript minutely, Congress leaders said the investigators took multiple breaks during his questioning

Govt muzzling people's voices, says Cong

Govt muzzling people's voices, says Cong

Rediff.com19 Dec 2019

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra warned that 'the more the government tries to suppress the voice of people, the louder it will become'.

Punjab HC quashes FIRs against Vishwas, Bagga for anti-Kejri statements

Punjab HC quashes FIRs against Vishwas, Bagga for anti-Kejri statements

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday quashed two separate FIRs registered against former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas and BJP's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga by the Punjab police over their statements against AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

Lakhimpur: Slain farmers' kin moves SC against Mishra's bail

Lakhimpur: Slain farmers' kin moves SC against Mishra's bail

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

Three family members of the farmers who were killed in the violence have sought a stay on the February 10 bail order of the Lucknow bench of the high court saying the verdict was "unsustainable in eyes of law as there has been no meaningful and effective assistance by the state to the court in the matter".

Lakhimpur: Central forces deployed; Internet services shut

Lakhimpur: Central forces deployed; Internet services shut

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

There was heavy police deployment at most of the crossings in the district, around 150 km from Uttar Pradesh's capital city, Lucknow.

Gandhis detained as Cong holds massive protests against inflation

Gandhis detained as Cong holds massive protests against inflation

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

Wearing black clothes, Congress leaders hit the streets on Friday to protest against price rise and unemployment with a host of them, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, being detained by police amid dramatic standoffs outside Parliament and the All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi.

Maha imposes prohibitory orders to ensure social distancing

Maha imposes prohibitory orders to ensure social distancing

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

Making the announcement, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the measure was being taken in urban areas across the state from Monday to ensure social distancing.

SC rejects NIA's plea against bail to Sudha Bharadwaj

SC rejects NIA's plea against bail to Sudha Bharadwaj

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

"We see no reason to interfere with the high court order," said a bench of Justices U U lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi, refusing to consider the submissions raised by the NIA which had moved the apex court against the December 1 order.

Better if 'senior, experienced' judge hears Gyanvapi case: SC

Better if 'senior, experienced' judge hears Gyanvapi case: SC

Rediff.com20 May 2022

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and PS Narasimha said that it is not casting any aspersion on the civil judge (senior division) who was earlier dealing with the suit.

Coronavirus: Sec 144 imposed in 4 Bihar, 2 J-K districts

Coronavirus: Sec 144 imposed in 4 Bihar, 2 J-K districts

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

The orders under Section 144, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), will remain in force for a month in Kishtwar and for 15 days in Ramban district of Jammu, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. In Bihar, the administration imposed Section 144 of CrPC in Sheohar, Banka, Gopalganj and Samastipur districts on Saturday.

Gyanvapi case: SC to wait for Varanasi judge's order before hearing

Gyanvapi case: SC to wait for Varanasi judge's order before hearing

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and P S Narasimha said that it is posting for October first week hearing on the appeal of Gyanvapi mosque committee's plea against the Allahabad high court order upholding the appointment of court commissioner to survey the site.

SC seeks UP's response on plea challenging Ashish Mishra's bail

SC seeks UP's response on plea challenging Ashish Mishra's bail

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

A special bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions that one of the witnesses has been attacked and asked the state to ensure protection of witnesses of the case.

4-day curfew in Amravati after fresh violence, internet shut

4-day curfew in Amravati after fresh violence, internet shut

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

A mob hurled stones at shops during the bandh (shutdown) allegedly organised by local Bharatiya Janata Party workers in protest against the rallies organised by Muslim organisations the day before to condemn the recent violence in Tripura, police said.