Page 2015 - Law Crime
No violation by govt in allowing early release to Dutt: HC
The Bombay High Court today said it had not found any violation on part of the state in allowing actor Sanjay Dutt to walk out of jail eight months before the completion of his five-year sentence in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case. A bench of Justices S C Dharamadhikari and Bharati Dangre observed that the state government had succeeded in backing its claims of impartiality in the case with valid documents from the Home department. The court, thus, disposed of a Public Interest Litigation challenging the remission of Dutt's sentence, and the "frequent parole and furlough" leaves granted to him while he was serving his sentence in the Yerwada prison in Pune. "We found nothing contrary in the records submitted by the state Home department and the explanation offered by the state. No violations or abuse of discretionary powers were detected," the bench said. The court, however, said the state must devise a scheme to ensure that all applications made by convicts for parole
Indian-origin CEO in US indicted for bribery
An Indian-American owner and CEO of an IT firm in the US city of Detroit has been indicted for his alleged role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe a city official to obtain benefits for his company, the Justice Department said.
Orissa HC grants conditional bail to TMC MP Tapas Paul
The Orissa High Court today granted conditional bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged role in the Rose Valley Group chit fund scam. Justice J P Das directed the TMC leader, who was arrested in Kolkata on December 30, 2016, to deposit Rs one crore in a nationalised bank and furnish two sureties of Rs two lakh each. Paul was also asked to submit his passport in the trial court and cooperate with the investigating officer in the case as and when required. The court had kept its order on Paul's bail plea reserved on December 13 last year. Another TMC MP from West Bengal, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who was also arrested by the central probe agency under similar charges last year, was granted conditional bail by the Orissa High Court on May 19, 2017.
NIA clears nine caught with Rs 36 cr in old currency notes
The NIA has cleared all nine persons, arrested in November last year with over Rs 36 crore in old currency notes, of terror financing charges, officials said here today. They had collected the money with the intention of exchanging it, officials in the probe agency said. A special NIA court released them on bail today, officials said. The National Investigation Agency had arrested seven people from Connaught Place in the national capital on November 6 with 28 cartons, in four vehicles, filled with demonetised currency of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes. The other two men were arrested in Srinagar the same day. A total of Rs 36.34 crore amount of old currency notes was seized from them. The arrested were Delhi residents Pradeep Chauhan, Bhagwan Singh and Vinod Shreedhar Shetty, Deepak Toprani of Mumbai, Ejajul Hassan of Amroha, Jaswinder Singh of Nagpur, and Jammu and Kashmir residents Umar Mushtaq Dar (Pulwama), Shahnawaz Mir (Srinagar) and Majid Yousuf Sofi (Anantnag). The ...
Pak lawmaker disqualified after threatening judges
A ruling party lawmaker was today disqualified by Pakistan's Supreme Court for five years for targeting judges in a speech last year. The apex court in its verdict in the contempt case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmaker Nehal Hashmi also sentenced him to one-month imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 50,000. The court ruled that Hashmi stood disqualified from holding public office for a period of five years. The Supreme Court had served Hashmi with a contempt notice following a speech to workers in Karachi last year, in which he had threatened the officials appointed by the Supreme Court to probe ousted premier Nawaz Sharif. Hashmi had targeted 'enemies' of former Prime Minister Sharif whose disqualification case was being heard by judges of the apex court at that time. Hashmi was arrested by police from the court premises after the verdict.
LDF, UDF spar in Kerala Assembly over law and order
The Congress-headed UDF opposition today walked out of the Kerala Assembly after crossing swords with the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF over the law and order situation in the state. The House witnessed a heated exchange of words between the rival fronts during the zero hour when the opposition sought a notice for an adjournment motion alleging a rise in crime and deteriorating law and order situation. The opposition also claimed that Kerala had become a "paradise" for criminals, and the police force was "inactive" because it had been "politicised" by the ruling CPI(M). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, however, denied the opposition charges and quoted figures to stress that there was no room for concern about the law and order situation in Kerala, which he said was far ahead of others when it came to security for women. He also accused the opposition of making general assumptions about the law and order situation by pinpointing isolated incidents of crime. "After this government
Orissa HC grants bail to TMC MP Tapas Pal in chit fund case
The Orissa High Court on Thursday granted conditional bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Pal, who was arrested in the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
Crypto currencies are not legal tender: Jaitley
In an effort to curb the proliferation of crypto currencies like Bitcoin in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government will eliminate virtual currencies' usage for illegitimate financing.
Death penalty not answer to every child sex abuse, Centre tells SC
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the death penalty is not the answer for every child sex abuse case and that graded penalties for graded offences have been provided under the POCSO Act, 2012.
Indian-American CEO indicted for bribery in Detroit
A former Indian-American CEO of an IT company in Detroit has been indicted for his alleged role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe a city official to obtain benefits, according to the US Department of Justice. Parimal D Mehta, 54, made multiple cash payments to Charles Dodd, former Director of Detroit's Office of Departmental Technology Services between 2009 to 2016, according to the 11-count indictment filed in the Eastern District of Michigan. This included two cash bribes hand-delivered by Mehta to Dodd in the restrooms of Detroit-area restaurants in 2016, the Department of Justice alleged yesterday. Mehta is also alleged to have employed Dodd's family members at FutureNet and its subsidiaries. Dodd previously pleaded guilty to bribery on September 27, 2016. The indictment alleges that Mehta paid these bribes to Dodd in exchange for preferential treatment for his company, FutureNet, which received approximately USD 7.5 million from Detroit in 2015 and 2016. According .
Kidnapped minor girl from Bihar rescued in Thane, accused held
A 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Madhubani district in Bihar by her lover and kept at his friend's place for nearly two months, was rescued from Diva in Thane district, police said today. The victim was rescued by the Crime Branch officials yesterday and her 18-year-old lover, who had allegedly kidnapped her, was arrested from the spot, a police officer said. "The minor had been kidnapped by her lover from Adhvadi village in Kirhad taluka in Madhubani district on December 3 last year. The police there had registered a case under IPC sections 363 (kidnapping) and 366 (A) (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc)," senior police inspector Nitin Thakre said. The accused, who was the neighbour of the victim, was in love with her. The Madhubani police had received information that the accused had kept the girl captive at his friend's house in Betavade village in Diva in Thane district. They intimated the Thane police about it. ..
SC orders to file report on pending sexual assault cases
In wake of the rape of an eight-month-old girl in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the petitioner to file a detailed reply as to what is the number of cases pending in various courts across India with respect to sexual assault.The cases that are pending against the age group of 0-10 years are to be considered.The lawyer and petitioner Alakh Alok Srivastava, has demanded death penalty as punishment for people, who are found guilty in rape of children aged between 0-12 years under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act 2012.Yesterday, a team of three doctors visited the hospital and filed the status report today before the Supreme Court's three-judge bench in connection with the brutal rape of an eight-month-old girl, who was raped by her cousin.A team of three doctors- Dr. Rajesh Kumari, Dr. Devendra Kumar Yadav, and Dr. Ashok K Deorari- had visited the hospital yesterday and filed the status report on Thursday.The status report was filed ...
Water supply snapped to Muslim families in Kashmir village: NC
The opposition National Conference (NC) on Thursday alleged that anti-social elements were harassing the minority Muslims in parts of Jammu region, even resorting to snapping drinking water supply to them.
Pak teacher arrested over alleged sexual assault
A teacher at a seminary in Pakistan has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child.The man was arrested after the victim's father registered a case with the police, alleging that the former had assaulted his son, reported the Dawn.The police said that the 12-year-old, who was taking lessons from the suspect at a nearby mosque, refused to go for the classes and revealed to his mother that the teacher had sexually assaulted him at knifepoint.The victim's family is currently residing in a Pakistani town called Kural.
Eight-month-old rape victim shifted to AIIMS: Centre to SC
The eight-month-old baby, who was allegedly raped by her 28-year-old cousin, has been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for better medical care, the Centre informed the Supreme Court today. The bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, expressed its concern over the incident and asked the Centre and the petitioner's lawyer to file details of pending cases of sexual assault against children across the country. This would enable it to take a "national view" of the issue, with the intention of figuring out how such trials can be fast-tracked. Additional Solicitor Generals P S Narsimha and Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, informed the court that following its order, a team of doctors from AIIMS had visited the baby in a local government hospital and shifted her to AIIMS for better medical care. The local hospital performed the corrective surgery in a professional manner, AIIMS said in its report. The Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA),
DA case: ED names Virbhadra Singh, wife as accused
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday named former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh as an accused in the disproportionate assets case (DA case).ED in their supplementary charge-sheet filed in the Patiala House Court pertaining to the case also named Virbhadra Singh's wife and others as an accused.Earlier on January 22, the ED filed a status report in connection with the disproportionate assets (DA) case against former Himachal Pradesh chief minister.In the previous hearing, Delhi Patiala House Court granted bail to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent Anand Chauhan, who was involved in the same case.
Three held for pushing teenage girl into prostitution
The district police has arrested two women from the Mira Road area here for allegedly trying to push their 16-year-old sister into flesh trade. Acting on a tip-off, a team laid a trap at a hotel near the Mira Road railway station last night and arrested the two women and a 61-year-old man, to whom they were planning to sell their sister for Rs 1.5 lakh, an official in the Thane police's anti-human trafficking cell said. The teenage girl and another woman were rescued from the hotel, the official said. Offences were registered against the three accused under relevant sections of the IPC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, he added.
PMLA: ED files charge sheet against ex-HP CM Virbhadra Singh
The Enforcement Directorate today filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh in a money laundering case. The charge sheet, filed before Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, names six accused, including the former chief minister and his wife. The court has kept it for consideration on February 12. Besides 83-year-old Singh and his 62-year-old wife, the others named are Universal Apple Associate owner Chunni Lal Chauhan, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent Anand Chauhan and two other co-accused, Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach. All have been charge sheeted under relevant provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This is the second charge sheet against Anand Chauhan. The ED had earlier filed a charge sheet against him while it was probing the matter against other accused. In a status report regarding its ongoing probe, the ED claimed it recently recorded the statements of ...
Woman, paramour held for killing her 1-yr-old son
The Thane police arrested a woman and three other persons in the Bhiwandi township here for allegedly killing her one-year-old son and then burying the body to hide the crime. The 21-year-old woman got married to a man in March 2016 and the couple later had a son, Narpoli police station's senior inspector S D Jadhav said. However, they later started having fights and were living separately since the last four months, he said. In the meantime, the woman got into a relationship with another man and decided to get rid of the child. Hence, the woman along with her paramour and the latter's two friends allegedly strangulated the child to death on Tuesday night and buried the body at an industrial compound in Mankoli village, Jadhav said. Suspecting something amiss, the woman's estranged husband lodged a complaint with the police in connection with his son's disappearance, he said. The police, acting on a tip-off, exhumed the body yesterday in the presence of local tehsildar ...
Call data records selling racket busted; 4 pvt detectives held
With the arrest of four private detectives, the city police claimed to have busted a racket of illegal sale of call data records (CDRs). The accused allegedly used to obtain the CDRs illegally, a police official said. The police was on the lookout of one more person allegedly involved in the racket, he said. As per regulations, only those authorised, such as police and some other departments, were permitted to access call data records with prior sanction from the authorities concerned, the official said. The CDRs were generally accessed in order to be used as evidence in courts in cases of crime and other offences, he said. Acting on a tip-off, a team laid a trap at a park in the Kalwa township and nabbed the four accused on January 24, Thane's Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Abhishek Trimukhe told reporters here yesterday. Based on the information provided by them during interrogation, the police searched the detective agency's office and seized three desktops, ...