[ad_1] Personal liberty of an accused or convict is fundamental, suffering lawful eclipse only in terms of procedure established by law, the Kerala High Court said while granting bail to three forest officials, facing charges of custodial torture of an accused in the Idamalayar elephant poaching case. Justice K Babu,...
Investment fraud accused can’t seek bail under Criminal Procedure Code, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Bail petitions under section 438 or 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code are not maintainable when Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors (KPID) in Financial Establishments Act 2004, a special enactment, is invoked against an accused, the high court observed in a recent judgment."The only remedy available is to...
Swathi stays hostile in Madras HC too, denies meeting Gokulraj, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The main witness in the 2015 murder of Dalit youth Gokulraj denied under oath in the Madras high court on Friday that she was the woman seen with him in CCTV camera footage. This prompted the judges to ask her if she was not able to recognise herself. When...
Accused can’t be freed of rape charge for no mention at FIR stage, says Delhi HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] A rape accused can’t be discharged of the offence merely because the survivor had not levelled the allegation at the FIR stage. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the survivor’s statement before a magistrate disclosing the offence of rape should be sufficient to frame rape charges under Section 376 of...
Karnataka HC relief for bus major Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited and its directors, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] In big relief for bus major Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited and several directors of the company, the high court quashed proceedings in a criminal case registered against them by SRS Travels, a city-based transport operator."The complaint itself narrates that between 2014 and 2018, 77 buses were purchased...
Karnataka HC relief for bus major Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited and its directors, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] In big relief for bus major Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited and several directors of the company, the high court quashed proceedings in a criminal case registered against them by SRS Travels, a city-based transport operator."The complaint itself narrates that between 2014 and 2018, 77 buses were purchased...
SC issues notice on plea against CrPC’s Sec 64, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre on plea challenging Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC.) claiming it discriminates against women by treating the female members of the family incapable of accepting the summons on behalf of the person summoned.The plea, filed by Kush...
Allahabad HC declines police custody of tainted IPS officer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Lucknow, The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has declined to grant police custody of tainted IPS officer Manilal Patidar for interrogation in a corruption case on technical grounds."Though the special judge of Prevention of Corruption Act court, Lucknow, committed an error in not granting police custody for...
SC sets aside HC verdict releasing accused on bail in rape case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of a rape accused, saying the Karnataka High Court has not properly appreciated that there could have been some delay in filing the complaint as the alleged victim could have taken some time to "get out of the shock"....
SC begins examining issue of summoning additional accused after pronouncing verdict, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday began examining the issue whether a lower court has the power to summon additional accused even after having decided a criminal case against the others involved. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer heard the submissions on questions of...