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Terror Cases Should Be Put On Fast Track: Former Cji

   12 January 2009 at 20:01

PUNE: In the back drop of Mumbai terror attacks last year, P N Bhagwati, former chief justice of India, on Saturday said that it is high-time the judiciary gives a serious consideration to terrorism cases by deciding it on a top priority. Bhagwati sa ..

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Tandoor Murder: SC To Hear Sharma'S Petition In April

   12 January 2009 at 17:15

Tandoor Murder: SC To Hear Sharma'S Petition In April12 Jan 2009, 1513 hrs IST, TIMESOFINDIA.COM NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear the death sentence of former Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma’s petition in April. Former Youth Congress lea ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   150 Views


SC Ruling On Prosecution’s Burden To Prove Dowry Death

   12 January 2009 at 14:45

SC Ruling On Prosecution’s Burden To Prove Dowry DeathBy sunita ⋅ January 12, 2009 New Delhi, Jan 08: The Supreme Court has ruled that in dowry death cases it is not necessary that the prosecution should prove with mathematical precision that t ..

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Court Drama After Kidnap Charge

   12 January 2009 at 14:41

Court Drama After Kidnap Charge12 Jan 2009, 0447 hrs IST, TNN KOLKATA: An elopement, a kidnap charge, high drama in court it had all the elements of a melodrama. But it turned out to be a bittersweet love story. A young woman sent her father weeping ..

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Bus Driver Gets One Month In Jail For Knocking Down Cop

   12 January 2009 at 14:37

Bus Driver Gets One Month In Jail For Knocking Down Cop12 Jan 2009, 0333 hrs IST, TNN PUNE: Judicial magistrate first class Umeshchandra More on Friday sentenced state transport bus driver Ramesh Bhagyawant (51) of Navpada in Thane to one month's sim ..

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SC: No Agreement Needed For Convicting A Person For Dowry Death

   12 January 2009 at 14:33

SC: No Agreement Needed For Convicting A Person For Dowry Death1/12/2009The Supreme Court has ruled that no agreement for giving or taking dowry is required to prove the offence of dowry death.While upholding the conviction and sentence of father-in- ..

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Satyam Scam: Raju'S Bail Plea Hearing Deferred Till January 16

   12 January 2009 at 14:31

Satyam Scam: Raju's Bail Plea Hearing Deferred Till January 1612 Jan 2009, 1259 hrs IST, PTI HYDERABAD: A city court on Monday deferred till January 16 hearing on bail applications filed by Satyam's three disgraced executives including Ramalinga Raj ..

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Confession Not Ultimate Evidence For Conviction: SC

   12 January 2009 at 11:45

Confession not ultimate evidence for conviction: SC On Friday, the SC acquitted a man sentenced to death by a Gujarat trial court. The sentence was upheld by HC. Both courts had based the conviction on his statement before a magistrate to the effect ..

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Legal knots: Law of the land Takes Its Course

   11 January 2009 at 21:15

Legal knots: Law of the land Takes Its Course11 Jan 2009, 0536 hrs IST,TNN NEW DELHI: Registrar of Companies, Sebi, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Criminal Laws and Civil Laws, Class Action Suits are chasing Ramalinga Raju, the beleaguere ..

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Satyam Fraud: SEBI, RoC Seize Documents

   11 January 2009 at 21:13

Satyam Fraud: SEBI, RoC Seize Documents1/10/2009Even as officials of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in coordination with Registrar of Companies seized documents from Information Technology major Satyam Computer Services, its former cha ..

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