Page 6 - Criminal Cases

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Pakhtunkhwa government said that criminal cases against 350 people accused of burning down a temple last year will be withdrawn, claiming that the minority Hindu community has pardoned them.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

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