Criminal Cases

The Petitioner said that in the light of the aforesaid judgment of the Supreme Court, the scheme of protection of witnesses-2018 should be implemented.

Petitioner asserts that it is a serious matter of concern to both democracy and rule of law because 43% of MPs have criminal cases against them. In turn, it causes irreversible harm to a noble profession, the public interest.

New Delhi (ILNS): The Ka...

the judicial officers appointed for the special courts (to deal with criminal cases related to MPs and MLAs) must be allowed to continue for a period of 2 years and then transferred

Despite an apex court or...

New Delhi (ILNS): The Su...

The Orissa High Court has started suo motu proceedings on pending cases against former and sitting MPs and MLAs and their expeditious disposal, in wake of the recent Supreme Court directions.

New Delhi: The Karnataka...

The Supreme Court has expressed surprise at the framing of an indictment by a lower court after 36 years against a leader in Punjab. The criminal case was filed in 1983. The top court has commented that it was the duty of the prosecution to expedite the trial.