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HD Revanna's Wife Files For Anticipatory Bail In Kidnapping Case Against Him
Bhavani Revanna, the mother of Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who was accused of of sex crimes, has applied for anticipatory bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure in a kidnapping case in which her husband was earlier arrested.
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2,018 Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs Decided In 2023, Supreme Court Told
Special courts for trial of criminal cases related to Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly decided more than 2,000 cases in 2023, the Supreme Court has been informed.
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Delhi High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs
The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered expeditious disposal of around 200 pending criminal cases against former and serving lawmakers, especially those where there is a stay on trial for over six months.
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"Partisan Attempt To Sideline": Trump Says US Capitol Riot Charges "Fake"
Donald Trump accused House lawmakers on Monday of recommending "fake charges" against him as part of an attempt to prevent him from running for the White House again.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Speedy Trial Against MPs, MLAs Soon, Nearly 5,000 Cases Pending
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after April 15 a plea which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against DMK MP Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Monday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK Rajya Sabha lawmaker RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a speech he made in 2020.
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New Benches At Calcutta High Court For Hearing Criminal Cases Against Lawmakers
The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court has constituted two division benches and a single bench for taking up criminal cases involving sitting and former lawmakers and ponzi scheme matters, according to a notification issued by the registrar general.
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67 Lawmakers In Odisha Assembly Facing Criminal Charges: Report
Nearly half of the newly elected lawmakers in the Odisha Assembly have criminal charges against them, an 11 per cent rise as compared to 2014, according to a report.
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BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi Sues Rahul Gandhi For Contempt Over Remarks On PM
BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi has filed a petition for criminal contempt against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the Supreme Court over his comments welcoming the top court order in the Rafale case earlier this week. The order was seen as a setback to the government.
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33% Lok Sabha Lawmakers Charged With Murder, 83% Are Crorepatis: Report
As many as 10 members of the outgoing Lok Sabha have declared charges of murder against them while 14 have criminal cases related to attempt to murder, reveals a report by the election watchdog, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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46 Lawmakers In Rajasthan Assembly Have Criminal Cases: Report
The 15th Rajasthan Assembly has at least 46 MLAs with criminal cases lodged against them compared to 36 MLAs elected in the state assembly elections in 2013.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea For Life-Time Ban On Convicted Lawmakers
The Supreme Court Thursday said it cannot lose sight of the fact that a plea was seeking inflicting a life time ban on politicians convicted in criminal case, besides setting up of special courts to expeditiously try criminal cases involving elected representatives.
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10 Booked For Alleged Casteist Remarks Against UP BJP Lawmaker
The police said Wednesday they have registered a criminal case against 10 persons for allegedly hurling casteist remarks against sitting BJP MLA Dinanath Bhaskar from the Aurai assembly seat, reserved for the scheduled caste members.
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Madras High Court Sends Back Cases Against 2 Ex Lawmakers To Lower Court
The Madras High Court sent back a criminal case against a former Lok Sabha MP and a former to a lower court in Chennai while making it clear that a magistrate is entitled to take cognisance of an offence, even if a police report is to the effect that no case is made out against the accused.
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11 States Asked To Submit Details On Cases Against Lawmakers
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked 11 states and two UTs to furnish within two weeks the details on criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs as it said that the centre will finance a special court to be set up to try these cases.
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HD Revanna's Wife Files For Anticipatory Bail In Kidnapping Case Against Him
Bhavani Revanna, the mother of Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who was accused of of sex crimes, has applied for anticipatory bail under the Code of Criminal Procedure in a kidnapping case in which her husband was earlier arrested.
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2,018 Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs Decided In 2023, Supreme Court Told
Special courts for trial of criminal cases related to Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly decided more than 2,000 cases in 2023, the Supreme Court has been informed.
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Delhi High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs
The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered expeditious disposal of around 200 pending criminal cases against former and serving lawmakers, especially those where there is a stay on trial for over six months.
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"Partisan Attempt To Sideline": Trump Says US Capitol Riot Charges "Fake"
Donald Trump accused House lawmakers on Monday of recommending "fake charges" against him as part of an attempt to prevent him from running for the White House again.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Speedy Trial Against MPs, MLAs Soon, Nearly 5,000 Cases Pending
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after April 15 a plea which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against DMK MP Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Monday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK Rajya Sabha lawmaker RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a speech he made in 2020.
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New Benches At Calcutta High Court For Hearing Criminal Cases Against Lawmakers
The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court has constituted two division benches and a single bench for taking up criminal cases involving sitting and former lawmakers and ponzi scheme matters, according to a notification issued by the registrar general.
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67 Lawmakers In Odisha Assembly Facing Criminal Charges: Report
Nearly half of the newly elected lawmakers in the Odisha Assembly have criminal charges against them, an 11 per cent rise as compared to 2014, according to a report.
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BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi Sues Rahul Gandhi For Contempt Over Remarks On PM
BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi has filed a petition for criminal contempt against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the Supreme Court over his comments welcoming the top court order in the Rafale case earlier this week. The order was seen as a setback to the government.
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33% Lok Sabha Lawmakers Charged With Murder, 83% Are Crorepatis: Report
As many as 10 members of the outgoing Lok Sabha have declared charges of murder against them while 14 have criminal cases related to attempt to murder, reveals a report by the election watchdog, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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46 Lawmakers In Rajasthan Assembly Have Criminal Cases: Report
The 15th Rajasthan Assembly has at least 46 MLAs with criminal cases lodged against them compared to 36 MLAs elected in the state assembly elections in 2013.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea For Life-Time Ban On Convicted Lawmakers
The Supreme Court Thursday said it cannot lose sight of the fact that a plea was seeking inflicting a life time ban on politicians convicted in criminal case, besides setting up of special courts to expeditiously try criminal cases involving elected representatives.
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10 Booked For Alleged Casteist Remarks Against UP BJP Lawmaker
The police said Wednesday they have registered a criminal case against 10 persons for allegedly hurling casteist remarks against sitting BJP MLA Dinanath Bhaskar from the Aurai assembly seat, reserved for the scheduled caste members.
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Madras High Court Sends Back Cases Against 2 Ex Lawmakers To Lower Court
The Madras High Court sent back a criminal case against a former Lok Sabha MP and a former to a lower court in Chennai while making it clear that a magistrate is entitled to take cognisance of an offence, even if a police report is to the effect that no case is made out against the accused.
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11 States Asked To Submit Details On Cases Against Lawmakers
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked 11 states and two UTs to furnish within two weeks the details on criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs as it said that the centre will finance a special court to be set up to try these cases.
