Woman gets jail for possessing drugs

A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for possessing 15 grams of heroin by a Delhi court. Special Judge M K Nagpal gave her milder punishment saying she has to take care of her three minor children, including an four-month-old infant, who has been living with her in custody since her arrest  [ Read More ]

Businessman gets bail in CWG Queen’s Baton scam

A businessman Ashish Patel who is based in UK, is an accused in a case of alleged financial bungling during the 2009 Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) in London, ahead of the games here, today appeared in a Delhi court which granted him bail. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh granted bail to Patel, whose two firms, A  [ Read More ]

Digvijay Singh gets bail in defamation case filed by Gadkari

In Delhi, a court granted bail to Congress leader Digvijay Singh  bail by a Delhi court in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Singh appeared before Metropolitian Magistrate Sudesh Kumar in pursuance to the summons issued against him by the court on November 17 and the judge granted bail to  [ Read More ]

Man jailed for 7 yrs for hurting another grievously

The Delhi court sentenced a man to seven years in jail by a  for inflicting grievous injures to a person with an iron rod with an intention to kill him two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar-II held Delhi resident Sarajuddin guilty of assulting his neighbour Nishar Ahmed and said “in view of this court,  [ Read More ]

Life term to woman for strangulating husband

A woman, who had strangulated her husband two years ago here allegedly to marry another man, has been awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court. The court, however, acquitted the woman’s alleged paramour of the charges of murdering her husband Shivnath due to lack of evidence against him. District Judge O P Gupta also imposed  [ Read More ]

Court issues production warrant against Abu Jundal

Delhi court asked the Tihar Jail authorities to produce LeT terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai attack key handler Abu Jundal before it in a case lodged by the NIA against him for allegedly conspiring to launch terror strikes across the country. District Judge I S Mehta, who had on November 3 ordered for Jundal’s production before  [ Read More ]

Court to decide on framing charges against Kalmadi

A Delhi court has given its order on framing of charges against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and 10 others in a Games-related graft case. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh had earlier reserved his order on framing of charges for tomorrow after hearing the CBI and defence counsel arguments on it.  [ Read More ]

4 Ponty Chadha’s guards remanded to police custody

Liquor baron Ponty Chadha’s four guards, who were arrested for allegedly entering a disputed farmhouse in south Delhi and thrashing some men there, were today remanded to five days of police custody by a Delhi court. The four persons identified as Bhupender, Rajpal, Uday and Anand were produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Garg who sent  [ Read More ]

5 accused of killing, robbing, acquitted of charges

Five persons facing trial for allegedly killing a Canadian High Commission employee while robbing him have been acquitted by a Delhi court due to the prosecution’s failure to prove the guilt of the accused. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Tiwari let off Delhi residents Zuber Khan, Zakir Hussain, Opli Mannikan, Manjeet Singh and Gulzar of the  [ Read More ]

Youth acquitted of charges of outraging modesty

A youth facing trial for allegedly assaulting a girl to outrage her modesty has been acquitted by a Delhi court as the victim resiled from her statement in complaint. Metropolitan Magistrate Savitri let off Delhi resident Suraj saying the girl has not supported her complaint upon which the prosecution case is based. “I have seen  [ Read More ]