News for 'special-court'

Babri demolition case: AIMPLB moves SC against acquittal of accused

Babri demolition case: AIMPLB moves SC against acquittal of accused

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

The CBI court had on September 30, 2020 acquitted the accused including former deputy prime minister L K Advani in the case after which two Ayodhya residents -- Haji Mahboob and Syed Akhlaq -- moved a revision petition before the Allahabad high court.

Jaipur blasts: Can't stay HC order, need to hear acquitted men, says SC

Jaipur blasts: Can't stay HC order, need to hear acquitted men, says SC

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The bench, which refused to stay the high court verdict, imposed certain conditions and directed that the four people, who were acquitted, be released unless wanted in any other case.

Out on bail, Raut says he will meet Modi, Shah

Out on bail, Raut says he will meet Modi, Shah

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

Raut said he will meet Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the coming days.

Court orders special criminal case against Yediyurappa for corruption

Court orders special criminal case against Yediyurappa for corruption

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

A special court in Bengaluru has ordered the registration of a 'special criminal case' against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa regarding alleged corruption in a land denotification issue when he was the deputy CM in the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal-Secular coalition government in 2006-07.

BJP sensed defeat: Raut on Andheri bypoll pullout

BJP sensed defeat: Raut on Andheri bypoll pullout

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

BJP's survey predicted that their candidate would lose the bypoll by at least 45,000 votes, Raut claimed.

Amravati pharmacist murder: 7 accused sent to NIA custody till July 15

Amravati pharmacist murder: 7 accused sent to NIA custody till July 15

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

The accused were brought here from Amravati city in eastern Maharashtra earlier in the day.

ED alleges Rs 2,000-cr liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, names IAS officer as kingpin

ED alleges Rs 2,000-cr liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, names IAS officer as kingpin

Rediff.com7 May 2023

The ED said its investigation also revealed that from 2019 to 2022, the sale of 'unaccounted illicit' liquor was almost 30-40 per cent of the total liquor sale in the state.

Hathras victim's family says fight for justice will continue

Hathras victim's family says fight for justice will continue

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Lawyer Seema Kushwaha, who is representing the Dalit woman's family, said on Thursday that they will challenge the verdict in the high court.

'It's inhuman, merciless that breaches every human right'

'It's inhuman, merciless that breaches every human right'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

'I was put in an anda cell. No window, light or air. Only grills.' 'During the monsoon, water would seep. There were rats running around all the time.' 'We were forced to sleep under bright lights all the time. Those bright lights are never switched off.'

Koda case: Rs 144 cr properties attached by special court

Koda case: Rs 144 cr properties attached by special court

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Property worth Rs 144 crore, which includes 25 flats and a shopping mall, has been attached in connection with the disproportionate assets case against the alleged associates of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda.

International idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor, aides convicted, get 10 years in jail

International idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor, aides convicted, get 10 years in jail

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

A trial court in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on Tuesday convicted international antique dealer Subhash Chandra Kapoor and five of his accomplices to 10 years imprisonment in the Udayarpalayam burglary and illegal export of 19 antique idols valued over Rs 94 crore to the Art of the Past Gallery, New York, USA, the state idol wing CID said on Tuesday.

HC acquits all 4 accused in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case, slams shoddy probe

HC acquits all 4 accused in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case, slams shoddy probe

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

The Rajasthan high court on Wednesday acquitted all the accused in the 2008 serial Jaipur blasts case which claimed 71 lives and left over 180 injured.

Blow for MVA as Bombay HC rejects Nawab Malik's bail plea

Blow for MVA as Bombay HC rejects Nawab Malik's bail plea

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

The Bombay high court on Friday rejected Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik's petition seeking release from jail in Mumbai to enable him to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections, polling for which is underway.

Lalu fined Rs 6000 in 2009 model poll code violation case

Lalu fined Rs 6000 in 2009 model poll code violation case

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was fined Rs 6,000 by a court in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 assembly elections in the state.

Delhi court summons Congress's Karnataka chief in money-laundering case

Delhi court summons Congress's Karnataka chief in money-laundering case

Rediff.com31 May 2022

A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned Congress leader D K Shivakumar and others in a money laundering case lodged against him in 2018 after taking cognisance of the charge sheet.

SC protects Akhil Gogoi from arrest in anti-CAA stir case

SC protects Akhil Gogoi from arrest in anti-CAA stir case

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Earlier, the high court had permitted the NIA to seek framing of charges in the special court against Gogoi and three of his associates in connection with anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links.

NCB misinterpreting my WhatsApp chats to implicate me: Aryan Khan tells HC

NCB misinterpreting my WhatsApp chats to implicate me: Aryan Khan tells HC

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

In his appeal in the HC against the special court order, Aryan Khan said the Narcotics Control Bureau's "interpretation and misinterpretation" of the WhatsApp chats collected from his mobile phone was "wrong and unjustified".

Vyapam case: Five get 7-year jail in 2013 cop recruitment test scam

Vyapam case: Five get 7-year jail in 2013 cop recruitment test scam

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each, public prosecutor Manuji Upadhyay said in a statement, adding that 32 witnesses were examined along with 220 documents and items.

Chanda Kochhar, husband say CBI arrest 'illegal'; approach HC

Chanda Kochhar, husband say CBI arrest 'illegal'; approach HC

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

Former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar on Tuesday approached the Bombay high court, calling their arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a loan fraud case illegal. The high court, however, refused to grant an urgent hearing and directed the Kochhars to mention the matter before the regular bench once it resumes after vacation. A lawyer representing the Kocchars said that no prior sanction, as required under the law, was obtained by the CBI before their arrest.

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik admitted to hospital with fever, diarrhoea

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik admitted to hospital with fever, diarrhoea

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, was admitted to hospital on Monday after he complained of fever and diarrhoea, his lawyer told a special court in Mumbai and claimed that Malik's health had deteriorated and he was in a "serious" condition.

Jammu court orders Yasin Malik's physical presence on Oct 20 in Rubaiya abduction case

Jammu court orders Yasin Malik's physical presence on Oct 20 in Rubaiya abduction case

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

A special court in Jammu on Wednesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to physically produce before it JKLF chief Yasin Malik, who is lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail, on October 20 in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

NIA opposes Assam MLA Gogoi's bail in SC, says he is kingpin of Maoist acts

NIA opposes Assam MLA Gogoi's bail in SC, says he is kingpin of Maoist acts

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

A bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, which extended the protection from arrest to Gogoi till March 3, said it would hear the matter on Friday.

PFI formed 'secret squads' to establish Islamic rule by 2047: NIA

PFI formed 'secret squads' to establish Islamic rule by 2047: NIA

Rediff.com21 Jan 2023

The charge sheet, which was filed against 20 PFI members, further mentions that "these 'Service Team' members were given arms as well attack training and surveillance techniques training in order to identify, list out and to mount surveillance on individuals and leaders belonging to certain communities and groups".

NIA files chargesheet against 8 in Jaish terror conspiracy case

NIA files chargesheet against 8 in Jaish terror conspiracy case

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

The NIA on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against eight people allegedly involved in a conspiracy hatched by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out terror acts against security forces in the Valley, an official spokesperson said.

CBI grills Rabri Devi, summons Lalu in land for jobs scam

CBI grills Rabri Devi, summons Lalu in land for jobs scam

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi at her Patna residence and has issued notice to her husband and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the further probe in the land-for-jobs scam case, officials said.

Five juveniles among 6 arrested in Hyderabad gangrape case

Five juveniles among 6 arrested in Hyderabad gangrape case

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

One juvenile was allegedly seen in videos misbehaving with the girl, but was not involved in rape.

CBI begins questioning Manish Sisodia in excise policy case

CBI begins questioning Manish Sisodia in excise policy case

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

Sisodia went to his party office in the morning from where he proceeded to Rajghat. A large number of his supporters gathered outside his residence ahead of his questioning.

Gautam Navlakha released from jail, taken for house arrest

Gautam Navlakha released from jail, taken for house arrest

Rediff.com19 Nov 2022

Gautam Navlakha, an accused in Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was released from Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai on Saturday evening and will live under house arrest for a month.

UP minister, BJP MLA among 74 acquitted in 2014 Kanth violence case

UP minister, BJP MLA among 74 acquitted in 2014 Kanth violence case

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

A special court in Moradabad has acquitted all 74 accused, including UP Cabinet minister Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and local Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Ritesh Kumar Gupta, for allegedly attacking policemen during the protest in Kanth area of the district in 2014.

Dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze gets bail in PMLA case

Dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze gets bail in PMLA case

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

A special court in Mumbai on Friday granted bail to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in an alleged money laundering case linked to former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh.

No medical bail for Nawab Malik, allowed treatment at private hospital

No medical bail for Nawab Malik, allowed treatment at private hospital

Rediff.com13 May 2022

The court also rebuked the prosecuting agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED), for not taking Malik to the doctor who has been treating his condition since the beginning.

ED attaches over Rs 48 cr assets of Partha Chatterjee

ED attaches over Rs 48 cr assets of Partha Chatterjee

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

According to the agency, several of the attached properties were registered in the name of shell companies and persons acting as proxies for Chatterjee.

NIA court convicts 8 ISIS operatives in 2017 Kanpur conspiracy case

NIA court convicts 8 ISIS operatives in 2017 Kanpur conspiracy case

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

The quantum of punishment will be pronounced by the special NIA court on Monday, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

Accused in Amravati pharmacist's murder attacked in Mumbai jail

Accused in Amravati pharmacist's murder attacked in Mumbai jail

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The accused in the Amravati pharmacist murder case on Wednesday requested a city court to shift them to some other prison after one of them was allegedly attacked inside the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai.

Techie gets lifer for conspiring to attack children at Mumbai school

Techie gets lifer for conspiring to attack children at Mumbai school

Rediff.com22 Oct 2022

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on him.

Khalistani terrorist with Rs 5 lakh bounty arrested from Delhi airport

Khalistani terrorist with Rs 5 lakh bounty arrested from Delhi airport

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a most-wanted terrorist, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakhs, from the Delhi airport three years after he was declared an absconder and the Interpol issued a red corner notice against him.

CBI grills Karti Chidambaram for 9 hours in visa bribery case

CBI grills Karti Chidambaram for 9 hours in visa bribery case

Rediff.com26 May 2022

A special court had ordered him to join the CBI investigation within 16 hours of his arrival from the United Kingdom and Europe, where he had gone with the permission of the Supreme Court and the special court itself.

CBI grills accused in Delhi excise policy case, shares FIR with ED

CBI grills accused in Delhi excise policy case, shares FIR with ED

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The agency is also examining the documents seized during raids at 31 places including the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday, they said.

Time limit for sanction under UAPA mandatory and sacrosanct: Kerala HC

Time limit for sanction under UAPA mandatory and sacrosanct: Kerala HC

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

The high court said the sanction for prosecution under the UAPA was given six months after receiving a recommendation for the same and it was also "bereft of any application of mind".

Mumbai court permits jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik to undergo kidney scan

Mumbai court permits jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik to undergo kidney scan

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

Special court judge RN Rokade on Tuesday allowed Malik's application seeking permission to undergo the scan.