News for 'special public prosecutor'

Coal scam: CBI files revised closure report in Birla case

Coal scam: CBI files revised closure report in Birla case

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

The agency filed the report before Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar and said that it contains a detailed report of investigation being carried out in the case.

2G scam: Reliance ADAG entirely funded Swan Telecom, says CBI

2G scam: Reliance ADAG entirely funded Swan Telecom, says CBI

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

'The transactions were done in a circuitous route deliberately and most of the companies involved in it are Reliance ADA group firms.'

Why is Right to Health denied to political dissidents?

Why is Right to Health denied to political dissidents?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

The callousness with which these political dissidents are being treated goes against the Supreme Court's directive, given right at the beginning of the lockdown. The apex court had directed states to release prisoners to decongest jails, which had become hotspots of the coronavirus.

Delhi HC issues production warrant to death row rapists

Delhi HC issues production warrant to death row rapists

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

The Delhi high court on Monday issued production warrants for Tuesday to four death row convicts in the December 16 gang rape and murder case on the trial court's reference for confirmation of the capital punishment given to them.

4 get life imprisonment in Keenan, Reuben murder case

4 get life imprisonment in Keenan, Reuben murder case

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Santos and Fernandez were attacked outside a popular eatery in Mumbai's Amboli area while trying to protect their female friends from a group of harassers on October 20, 2011. They were stabbed brutally by four men.

26/11 plotter Abu Jundal's lawyer seeks 4 days to cross-examine Headley

26/11 plotter Abu Jundal's lawyer seeks 4 days to cross-examine Headley

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

Key 26/11 plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal's lawyer on Monday informed a Mumbai court that he wanted to cross-examine Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley for four days.

Kerala beedi baron gets lifer for killing guard with his Hummer

Kerala beedi baron gets lifer for killing guard with his Hummer

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

Kerala beedi baron Mohammed Nisham, convicted for killing a security guard in a fit of rage by ramming his luxury Hummer, was on Thursday sentenced life imprisonment in addition to 24 years in jail by a court in Thrissur which also slapped a fine of Rs 80.30 lakh on him.

SC agrees to consider plea for hearing allegations against CBI director

SC agrees to consider plea for hearing allegations against CBI director

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

In a setback to Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea for hearing allegations levelled against him without knowing the name of the whistleblower in a case relating to controversial entries in the visitors' diary at his residence.

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.

'Every criminal lawyer wants to be a Ram Jethmalani'

'Every criminal lawyer wants to be a Ram Jethmalani'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'Nobody will think like him. It was a treat for us to listen to him. He was meticulous in his argument. We got trained by listening to him,' says senior criminal lawyer R Shanmugasundaram, who had known Ram Jethmalani for almost 40 years.

Relief for Somnath Bharti after court grants AAP MLA bail

Relief for Somnath Bharti after court grants AAP MLA bail

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

The court directed Bharti to furnish Rs one lakh personal bond and one surety of like amount.

Mumbai photojournalist, who was gang-raped, faints in court

Mumbai photojournalist, who was gang-raped, faints in court

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

The 23-year-old photojournalist in the Mumbai gang-rape case identified her assaulters and fainted inside the court during her four-hour deposition on Thursday following which she was taken to a city hospital.

Will expedite trial in Sheena case: Judge

Will expedite trial in Sheena case: Judge

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation was on Friday directed by a special court in Mumbai to begin arguments on framing of charges in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case from the next date of hearing due in mid-September with the judge saying he will "expedite" the trial.

Mumbai gang rape: Court wants to conclude case in 2 months

Mumbai gang rape: Court wants to conclude case in 2 months

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

The sessions court trying the Mumbai photojournalist's gang rape case on Monday set a deadline for itself saying it would try to conclude the hearing in 60 days.

Essar created 'corporate veil' to conceal holding in Loop: CBI

Essar created 'corporate veil' to conceal holding in Loop: CBI

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

The Central Bureau India (CBI) on Monday alleged before a special court that Essar Group of companies had created a "corporate veil".

Girl's death: Madras HC condemns rioting, orders SIT probe

Girl's death: Madras HC condemns rioting, orders SIT probe

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

The Madras high court on Monday took strong objections to the violent incidents in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district on Sunday, and directed the state police chief to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to identify the rioters and take stern action against them.

TN Oppn parties welcome decision to appeal against Jaya verdict

TN Oppn parties welcome decision to appeal against Jaya verdict

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday welcomed Karnataka government's decision to appeal against Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's acquittal in a wealth case, with DMK terming it as the "right" step by the ruling Congress party.

'DMK to move SC against Jaya's acquittal in DA case'

'DMK to move SC against Jaya's acquittal in DA case'

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Dravida Munnetra Kazahagam on Monday said it has decided to file an appeal against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's acquittal in a wealth case by the Karnataka high court.

Why NIA court saw no merit in Aseemanand's confession in Mecca Masjid case

Why NIA court saw no merit in Aseemanand's confession in Mecca Masjid case

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

The court also observed that working for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh does not make a person communal and anti-social.

Bail hearing adjourned, Jayalalithaa to stay in jail

Bail hearing adjourned, Jayalalithaa to stay in jail

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Jailed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa will have to stay in prison for at least 6 more days as the vacation bench of the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday posted for October 7 hearing on her pleas for suspension of the sentence and immediate bail in the disproportionate assets case.

Sheena Bora Trial: Mothers are not always forgiven

Sheena Bora Trial: Mothers are not always forgiven

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Ever since Mekhail had first entered the courtroom, he had, it would seem, never once looked at his mother, though they were a few metres away from each other. Curiosity, residual regard, memories, anger, none of it, could make him even look at the woman who gave birth to him. Was his hatred so overpowering?

Police could not attach any of Mallya's 159 properties it identified

Police could not attach any of Mallya's 159 properties it identified

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

It had declared Mallya a proclaimed offender for evading summons in a FERA violation case after noting that he had failed to appear despite repeated summonses.

Salman hit-and-run case: Key witness seeks security

Salman hit-and-run case: Key witness seeks security

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

The hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan did not commence on Monday as his lawyer could not come to court due to ill-health, but a key witness made an oral request for police protection which the judge said he would consider after a written submission is made.

Drugs financing charge doesn't apply in Showik's case: Court

Drugs financing charge doesn't apply in Showik's case: Court

Rediff.com9 Dec 2020

While granting him bail on December 2, special NDPS court judge G B Gurao observed that the ingredient of Section 27-A of the NDPS Act does not apply to Showik's case.

2G case: HC upholds appointment of SPP, ASG for CBI appeal against acquittal of accused

2G case: HC upholds appointment of SPP, ASG for CBI appeal against acquittal of accused

Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

The high court's order came on a plea by acquitted individual and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd director Asif Balwa that the CBI has not placed on record the mandatory authority under the provisions of the CrPC.

Coal scam: CBI completes probe in Hindalco case

Coal scam: CBI completes probe in Hindalco case

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

The court said that it would now consider the CBI's final report

Delhi court convicts all 3 accused in Jigisha murder case

Delhi court convicts all 3 accused in Jigisha murder case

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Jigisha, 28, was abducted and killed on March 18, 2009 after she was dropped by her office cab.

D K Shivakumar sent to judicial custody till Oct 1

D K Shivakumar sent to judicial custody till Oct 1

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

Shivakumar, arrested on September 3 by the ED in money laundering case, was produced before the court Tuesday on the expiry of his custodial interrogation.

Batla House encounter: Delhi court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan

Batla House encounter: Delhi court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

A Delhi court Monday awarded death penalty to Ariz Khan for the murder of decorated Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in connection with the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case, saying the offence fell under the 'rarest of the rare category' warranting the maximum sentence.

Udaipur murder: 2 more arrested for conspiracy

Udaipur murder: 2 more arrested for conspiracy

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

Tailor Kanhaiya Lal was killed on Tuesday afternoon by two cleaver-wielding men, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, who posted a grisly video of the crime online claiming responsibility for the 'beheading'.

Court rejects CBI's plea to drop Ashok Chavan`s name in Adarsh scam

Court rejects CBI's plea to drop Ashok Chavan`s name in Adarsh scam

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

In a setback to Maharashtra's former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, a special court on Saturday rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea to drop his name from the list of accused in the Adarsh scam case.

How can you use 'jumla' for PM, where is Lakshman Rekha, HC asks Umar Khalid

How can you use 'jumla' for PM, where is Lakshman Rekha, HC asks Umar Khalid

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

The Delhi high court Wednesday expressed its displeasure over the use of the term jumla by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in his criticism of the prime minister while delivering the speech.

Also did recce of Mumbai police HQ, naval station: Headley

Also did recce of Mumbai police HQ, naval station: Headley

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Tuesday continued his deposition for the second consecutive day before a court in Mumbai.

Protection from arrest to Bharti extended, HC reserves order

Protection from arrest to Bharti extended, HC reserves order

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Delhi high court on Thursday protected controversial Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti from arrest by directing the police not to take any coercive steps till pronouncement of judgement on his plea for anticipatory bail in a case of domestic violence lodged by his wife.

Drugs case has become like Sherlock Holmes novel: NCB to court

Drugs case has become like Sherlock Holmes novel: NCB to court

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

The NCB has so far arrested 16 people, including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, 23, in the drug seizure case.

'93 blasts: The road to justice

'93 blasts: The road to justice

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

A chronology of events in the case in which the main trial ended in 2007.

Shahbad Dairy murder: Cops recreate sequence of events

Shahbad Dairy murder: Cops recreate sequence of events

Rediff.com31 May 2023

The Delhi Police on Wednesday recreated the scene of crime at the same bylane in northwest Delhi's Shahbad Dairy where 20-year-old Sahil killed a minor girl, officials said.

Sedition case: Kanhaiya Kumar, two others granted bail

Sedition case: Kanhaiya Kumar, two others granted bail

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

The court noted that there was no ground not to grant them the relief.

Hyderabad twin blasts case: 2 Indian Mujahideen operatives convicted

Hyderabad twin blasts case: 2 Indian Mujahideen operatives convicted

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

The quantum of sentence for the convicted Indian Mujahideen operatives, Aneeq Shafique Sayeed and Mohammed Akbar Ismail, will be announced next Monday.

FERA violation: Mallya's properties in Bengaluru to be attached

FERA violation: Mallya's properties in Bengaluru to be attached

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

According to the ED, Mallya was summoned on four occasions for questioning in connection with the contract signed in December 1995 with London-based firm Benetton Formula Ltd for promotion of the Kingfisher brand abroad.