Page 8 - Criminal Cases

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

No protection to PSU employees from criminal persecution, rules SC

Apex court asks trial court magistrate to try and finish trial against BSNL employees within one year

How a DNA tech and a genealogy database are helping solve decades old crime

After decades of unsuccessful searching, Seattle police finally arrested Talbott in May 2018, although he had not raised suspicions until then

13 new Rajya Sabha members have criminal cases: ADR

The average assets value of the newly elected MPs to the Rajya Sabha is Rs 35.8 crore

Money and muscle power

There were several crorepati candidates in the fray, as were ones with a lot of criminal cases against them. A look at who among the top ones on the two lists made it through the hustings