criminal justice system

Raipur, March 30 Sensitivity combined with modern technology is a key feature of modern policing, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Monday, emphasizing that gaining public trust is as important as maintaining law and order.Sai was speaking at the passing-out parade of 859...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court has rejected several petitions filed by nine accused seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated against them for their alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur.Describing the mass violence following the assassination of former prime...

New Delhi, March 25 As many as 458 prisoners have benefited so far under the Centre's 'Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.This information was provided in response to a question by TMC MP Saket Gokhale, who asked whether the government could...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and all states and Union Territories in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to address the growing problem of false complaints, fabricated charges, and false evidence in the criminal...

Ballia (UP), March 21 A police team was attacked in the Narhi area of the district while responding to an assault complaint, an officer said on Saturday.The incident occurred on Friday morning in Sikandarpur village when a police response vehicle (PRV) reached the spot in response to a...

Ahmedabad, March 15 – Police officers from Gujarat, including those in Ahmedabad and other units, attended a one-day workshop on Sunday, focusing on strengthening investigations under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.Legal experts highlighted the importance of strict...

New Delhi, March 15 The CBI questioned actor and TVK chief Vijay for over seven hours at its headquarters here on Sunday regarding the stampede that occurred during his rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, last year, which claimed 41 lives, officials said.The actor left the agency headquarters after...

New Delhi, March 10 A Delhi court has upheld the conviction of a man for sexually harassing a woman inside a Delhi Metro train, and called for measures to ensure the safety of women commuting on public transport.Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi dismissed the appeal filed by...

New Delhi, March 9 The CBI summoned actor and TVK chief Vijay for a fresh round of questioning on March 10 in connection with the Karur stampede case, but he sought 15 days to appear before the agency, citing political engagements, officials said on Monday.The agency will now issue fresh...

Dehradun, March 7 – Marking a significant milestone in the modernization of India's judicial and law enforcement system, Uttarakhand has secured the first position in the national implementation of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) 2.0.According to data available up to January...

Anand/Gandhinagar, March 7. Police in the Anand district of Gujarat have secured convictions in all seven cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act between March and December 2024. Six offenders were sentenced to life imprisonment, while another was given...

Chandigarh, March 7 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday overturned the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, and acquitted him in the murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.This acquittal came just over seven years after Ram...

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹3,770 crore in Odisha yesterday.These include development initiatives of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’...

Kolkata, March 6 The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a convict for killing his pregnant wife, holding that he took two lives in cold blood.Rejecting an appeal by the convict, a division bench presided over by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha said that the conviction of Ram Chandra...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 – The Odisha Police will host a five-day “Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition” in Bhubaneswar as part of an initiative aimed at raising public awareness about India’s revamped criminal justice system.The event will be held at the Exhibition Ground in Unit-III of Bhubaneswar from...

Ranchi, March 5 A man, accused of killing a 12-year-old boy, allegedly hanged himself in police custody in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, on Thursday, officials said.Following the incident, the Ranchi SSP suspended five police officers, while departmental proceedings have been recommended against...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation for the campus of the National Forensic Sciences University in Bhubaneswar on Friday, besides inaugurating a three-day exhibition on the new criminal laws being organized by the Odisha Police.Shah, who is...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate a three-day exhibition on the new criminal laws, organized by the Odisha Police here on Friday, Director General of Police (DGP) Y B Khurania said.The ‘Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition’, to be inaugurated in the presence of...

Thane, March 2 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a 32-year-old woman and her accomplice to life imprisonment for brutally murdering her live-in partner and dumping his body in a creek.Additional sessions judge G G Bhansali found the accused, Vijay Pisu Bhalare (30) and...

Itanagar, March 2 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday emphasized the need for strong internal security, technology-driven policing, and a conviction-oriented criminal justice delivery system.Addressing the inaugural session of the state-level conference of Superintendents of...