Page 7 - Criminal Cases

Delhi HC to hear plea on pendency of criminal cases against MPs, MLAs

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear a case about the pendency of criminal cases against members of Parliament (MPs) and Legislative Assemblies (MLAs)

NIA raids Trichy special camp lodging foreigners with criminal records

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) special camp in Tamil Nadu where foreigners with criminal records are lodged, the agency said

Criminal proceedings not shortcut for other remedies, says Delhi HC

Criminal proceedings are not a shortcut for other remedies and criminal law cannot be set into motion in a usual manner, the Delhi High Court has said. The high court stated that summoning an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter and the complainant has to bring on record material to support the allegations to have criminal law set into motion. The observations were made by the high court while quashing the complaint and summoning order against a practicing lawyer for the alleged offence of criminal breach of trust on account of the absence of material to prima facie establish the commission of the offence as alleged in the complaint. The complainant real estate company, in the present matter, claimed that the petitioner lawyer illegally released to its opponents' certain documents kept in an escrow account created in his name. Giving relief to the lawyer, Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said Criminal proceedings are not a shortcut for other remedies. The petitioner is a ...

Justice Rajiv Gupta recuses from hearing 2 cases against Mukhtar Ansari

One of these cases was filed under the Gangsters' Act and is pending in Azamgarh, and another relating to the alleged misuse of vidhayak nidhi (MLA's fund) is pending in Mau

44% newly sworn-in Goa ministers have criminal cases against them: ADR

According to the ADR report, serious criminals cases meant those offences which carry punishment of five years or more

Assembly polls: 45% winners in 5 states with criminal cases, says ADR

Of the 690 candidates, 219 (32 percent) winning candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, it said

SC fines 8 parties for non-compliance with its order on criminal candidates

SC slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on BJP and Congress and Rs 5 lakh on NCP and CPM for failing to comply with its earlier directions on making criminal antecedents of election candidates public

Duty of society to offer criminal opportunity to defend himself: SC Judge

It is the duty of every member of an orderly society to offer every possible opportunity to a "criminal" to defend himself, Supreme Court judge U U Lalit said on Sunday.

Pakistan to withdraw cases against 350 people in temple burning case

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said that criminal cases against 350 people accused of burning down a temple last year will be withdrawn, claiming that the minority Hindu community has pardoned them.

Of 78 ministers, 42% ministers declared criminal cases against them: ADR

Of the 78 ministers in the Cabinet, 42 per cent have declared criminal cases against them with four having cases related to attempt to murder, according to a report by poll rights group ADR.

MLAs are getting richer; politics is getting dirtier, shows ADR report

Kerala assembly has the worst criminal track record, Tamil Nadu will be the richest

Draft labour rules: No licence for contractors with criminal history

Norms also include past insolvency; move not enough to weed out fly-by-night contractors, say industry experts

Bihar: 31% candidates in first phase have criminal records, says ADR report

Twenty-three per cent or 244 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves

DPIIT scrutinising 50 provisions in 11 Acts that threaten jail time

The move is aimed at decriminalising existing legislation and ensure more civil charges are brought in to replace criminal ones

SC rejects Bhushan's submission for hearing on sentence by another bench

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra gave assurance to Bhushan that no punishment will be acted upon till his review against the order convicting him in the case will be decided

Crowded corridors of justice

The Supreme Court delivered 1,293 judgments last year; only 3.3 per cent dealt with the Constitution

SC asks parties to reveal pending criminal cases against poll candidates

The apex court said political parties will also have to upload reasons for selecting candidates with pending criminal cases on their website

Road-tracking criminals

Narendra Modi's demonetisation of 2016 was a flop mainly because it allowed too many escape routes

62% Jharkhand MLAs have criminal cases; 38 with serious offences: ADR

Jharkhand will go for five-phased assembly poll from November 30 to December 20. The counting of votes will take place on December 23

Police can't attach immovable properties while probing criminal case: SC

The Maharashtra government had challenged the said verdict of the high court before the top court