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Published on May 03, 2024 05:10 PM IST

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Sugarcane-cutters kill leopard to make locket with animal’s nail

All the four suspects have been served notices by forest department. During submissions, the accused will be once again made to appear before the court

After the dissection of the dead leopard, it was seen that 3 toenails and claws of the leopard were cut with a sharp weapon. (HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Feb 11, 2024 08:02 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Law panel recommends to retain criminal defamation as offence

In its 285th report submitted to the Union law ministry on January 31, the Commission underlined that the right to reputation is a facet of Article 21

The report has come close on the heels of the Parliament approving the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, which aims to replace the existing Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and was passed in the recently concluded winter session (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

india news

Updated on Feb 03, 2024 05:12 AM IST

BySaptarshi Das, New Delhi

Absence of law can’t give blanket immunity to adulterer, says HC

A woman had alleged that her husband married another woman in 2015 and a daughter was born out of said marriage

Delhi high court said it was crucial to legally protect those partners who have committed to the sanctity and values of marriage.

india news

Updated on Jan 07, 2024 02:13 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Possessing wildlife items with ancestral history not a crime: Karnataka MLA

Member of legislative assembly (MLA) and chief minister Siddarmaiah’s legal advisor, AS Ponnanna on Tuesday stated that possessing wildlife products with ancestral connections should not an offence

MLA AS Ponnanna stresses importance of recognising the historical importance of heritage items. (Facebook/ AS Ponnanna)

cities

Updated on Nov 01, 2023 06:18 AM IST

ByCoovrcolly Indresh, Mysuru

An outdated provision

Criminal defamation is an unwieldy remnant of the colonial era. It warrants a relook

There are two main points to note. One, the offence is broadly drafted — a feature that helped the British government throw Indian freedom fighters in jail on vague charges — and hence proceedings can be easily instituted. (Stock)

editorials

Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:03 AM IST

ByHT Editorial

Mumbai diamond trader cheated of ₹2.7 cr in property deal; developers booked

A case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for criminal breach of trust and cheating has been registered against the developers.

In 2019, one of the accused informed the complainant that the said flat had been sold to another buyer and he was offered another flat in the building. (HT Photo/ Representative image)

cities

Published on May 06, 2023 03:48 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Why did British Deputy Prime Minister apologise in his resignation letter?

Let's find out the reason for the UK Deputy PM's sudden resignation.

British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.(AP)

world news

Published on Apr 21, 2023 03:12 PM IST

Reuters |

Cinematograph Act, 1952 amendments approved: Film pirates beware, you are in for a big scare

The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Cinematograph Act, 1952, on Wednesday. This has been aimed at curbing the menace of film piracy and addressing the issues relating to film certification.

entertainment

Updated on Apr 20, 2023 09:46 PM IST

ByRishabh Suri

Indian courts can hear domestic violence case even if happened abroad: Bombay HC

The woman initiated criminal proceedings under the DV Act against her husband and his parents after returning to Nagpur.

The court recently rejected a plea by an Indian man who claimed that a magistrate's court in Nagpur can not act on a complaint of domestic violence.(HT_PRINT)

india news

Published on Apr 19, 2023 09:35 PM IST

PTI |

Panchkula: Man to spend two years behind bars for running over pedestrian

The complainant, Dalip, said that on the fateful evening, he was walking to Kunji village from Dhakoli with his friend Ram Bhawan. When they reached near a petrol pump, a speeding Activa rammed into them, injuring both.

cities

Updated on Apr 19, 2023 04:32 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Delhi trial for rape, bigamy in Afghanistan

The Afghan woman alleged that she came to know about the officer’s first marriage when he returned to India on the “pretext of official duty”

Metropolitan Magistrate Sonika of Karkardooma District Court cited a Delhi high court order to establish that an Indian court has the jurisdiction to conduct the trial in such a case. (Represetative image/Shutterstock)

cities

Updated on Apr 14, 2023 11:44 PM IST

ByDeepankar Malviya

Police launch manhunt for two men for robbing elderly rickshaw drivers

Police launch manhunt for two men in their early twenties suspected of robbing elderly rickshaw drivers at night by pretending to need to go to the hospital.

cities

Updated on Apr 14, 2023 01:01 AM IST

ByMegha Sood

Kerala HC restores culpable homicide charge against IAS officer for journo’s death

The Kerala government last year appealed against the sessions court’s order, insisting that the judge passed the order without considering the materials produced before it in the case against IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman

india news

Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhi court seeks ED response on Satyendar Jain’s plea seeking transfer of case

Jain had on April 10 moved an application seeking the transfer of two cases lodged against him by CBI and ED for alleged corruption and money laundering

Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain is presently lodge in Tihar Jail in money laundering case being probed by ED (File Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 13, 2023 03:47 PM IST

ByDeepankar Malviya

Darbhanga man gets 20 years in jail for kidnapping minor girl to marry her, rape

Darbhanga’s special judge for Pocso cases, Binay Shanker, on Wednesday sentenced Shambhu Mukhiya of Kusheshwar Asthan area to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a ₹25,000 fine

APolice said the man was booked under section 366 of the Indian Penal Code which relates to kidnapping or compelling a woman to marry (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 01:02 PM IST

ByBishnu K Jha

Theft at doc’s house in Kharar

Homeowner Dr Stalenpreet Singh said the incident was caught on CCTV cameras installed at the house. “The thief was wearing a yellow t-shirt and entered the house by pushing the window AC in

A case under Sections 380 and 454 at the Kharar Sadar police station on Sunday. (iStock)

cities

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 03:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Court refuses relief to man who made ‘objectionable’ FB post against Hindu God

The court observed that offences of the kind, which could promote hatred between classes of people or communities, have to be ‘put down with a heavy hand’.

According to the case, the language of the post has ‘hurt religious sentiments’ of the Hindu community. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 10, 2023 09:04 PM IST

ByJItendra Sarin

Court denies anticipatory bail to Atiq’s wife in Umesh Pal murder case

In her anticipatory bail application, Shaista Parveen had stated that she is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case.

The court observed that ‘she has been named as an accused in the FIR’. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 09:41 PM IST

ByJItendra Sarin

Dress code debate: Statue of 1st Odisha CM redone 2 times

The sartorial choice immediately triggered a major controversy with his daughter Krishna Mohanty furious at the depiction.

Odisha’s first-elected chief minister Nabakrushna Choudhuri(Twitter)

india news

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:59 AM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar

Air India pilot forgery case: Delhi HC asks authorities to explain offences

Appearing for Kathpalia, his counsel told the court that in accordance with Ashoo Surendranath Tewari vs. Deputy Superintendent of Police, EOW [Economic Offences Wing], CBI [Central Bureau of Investigation] and Anr (2020), once his client (Kathpalia) has been exonerated in the departmental proceedings, no criminal case could be fastened against him.

On January 19, 2017, the Air India pilot flew a Delhi-Bengaluru flight without going through the mandatory breathalyser test (Representative Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 05, 2023 03:06 PM IST

ByRicha Banka

SC quashes HC verdict reducing sentence in fatal road accident case

SC says high court showed undue sympathy to the accused that is unsustainable and deserves to be set aside

The top court delivered its verdict on an appeal filed by the state of Punjab against the HC judgment that had upheld the conviction of a fatal accident accused but reduced the sentence from two years to eight months. (HT File Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 05, 2023 03:22 AM IST

ByPTI , New Delhi/chandigarh

Bihar excise team goes on a raid, gets beaten by villagers

The district police said the Sahar police station staff evacuated the excise team as soon as it received information about the incident

Police said the villagers threw stones at the six-member excise team led by inspector Alok Kumar Saigal, forcing them to charge at the mob with their lathis to disperse the crowd. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 01:58 PM IST

ByPrashant Ranjan

Richard Gere kissing case: Court upholds Shilpa Shetty’s discharge from the obscenity case

The incident had taken place way back on April 15, 2007, when Gere and Shetty came together at an event in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in Delhi. During the event, Gere kissed Shetty on her cheeks in order - to spread a message that kissing was safe and would not lead to the transmission of HIV

** FILE** Hollywood actor Richard Gere, left, kisses the hand of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty as he greets the audience with a traditional Indian greeting of folded hands, during an event for HIV-AIDS awareness in New Delhi, India, in this Sunday, March 15, 2007, file photo. Judge Dinesh Gupta, a magistrate in Jaipur who issued an arrest warrant against Gere for violating obscenity laws by publicly kissing Shetty, has been transferred from his job, a media report said Thursday, May 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File) (AP)

cities

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:44 AM IST

ByCharul Shah

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ICC warns against 'retaliation threats'

All the four suspects have been served notices by forest department. During submissions, the accused will be once again made to appear before the court

In its 285th report submitted to the Union law ministry on January 31, the Commission underlined that the right to reputation is a facet of Article 21

A woman had alleged that her husband married another woman in 2015 and a daughter was born out of said marriage

Member of legislative assembly (MLA) and chief minister Siddarmaiah’s legal advisor, AS Ponnanna on Tuesday stated that possessing wildlife products with ancestral connections should not an offence

Criminal defamation is an unwieldy remnant of the colonial era. It warrants a relook

A case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for criminal breach of trust and cheating has been registered against the developers.

Let's find out the reason for the UK Deputy PM's sudden resignation.

The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Cinematograph Act, 1952, on Wednesday. This has been aimed at curbing the menace of film piracy and addressing the issues relating to film certification.

The woman initiated criminal proceedings under the DV Act against her husband and his parents after returning to Nagpur.

The complainant, Dalip, said that on the fateful evening, he was walking to Kunji village from Dhakoli with his friend Ram Bhawan. When they reached near a petrol pump, a speeding Activa rammed into them, injuring both.

The Afghan woman alleged that she came to know about the officer’s first marriage when he returned to India on the “pretext of official duty”

Police launch manhunt for two men in their early twenties suspected of robbing elderly rickshaw drivers at night by pretending to need to go to the hospital.

The Kerala government last year appealed against the sessions court’s order, insisting that the judge passed the order without considering the materials produced before it in the case against IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman

Jain had on April 10 moved an application seeking the transfer of two cases lodged against him by CBI and ED for alleged corruption and money laundering

Darbhanga’s special judge for Pocso cases, Binay Shanker, on Wednesday sentenced Shambhu Mukhiya of Kusheshwar Asthan area to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a ₹25,000 fine

Homeowner Dr Stalenpreet Singh said the incident was caught on CCTV cameras installed at the house. “The thief was wearing a yellow t-shirt and entered the house by pushing the window AC in

The court observed that offences of the kind, which could promote hatred between classes of people or communities, have to be ‘put down with a heavy hand’.

In her anticipatory bail application, Shaista Parveen had stated that she is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case.

The sartorial choice immediately triggered a major controversy with his daughter Krishna Mohanty furious at the depiction.

SC says high court showed undue sympathy to the accused that is unsustainable and deserves to be set aside

The district police said the Sahar police station staff evacuated the excise team as soon as it received information about the incident

The incident had taken place way back on April 15, 2007, when Gere and Shetty came together at an event in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in Delhi. During the event, Gere kissed Shetty on her cheeks in order - to spread a message that kissing was safe and would not lead to the transmission of HIV

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