Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India, Sidharth Luthra, on Friday hailed the Rouse Avenue Court, stating that it has showcased that trial courts can take conscious decisions and apply their mind.
The troubles of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and 22 others are not over yet as the Central Bureau of Investigation approached the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's order discharging the accused in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
In a significant development in the Delhi excise policy case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's order discharging all 23 accused, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Ministe
The Court observed that when the petitioner applied for passport renewal, the trial court had not taken cognisance of the FIR and therefore no criminal proceedings were pending against him.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Trial Court also ordered the government to award compensation of Rs 10 lakh to each victim. The Court further ordered to distribute the cash amount seized from the house of the accused persons among the victims in equal proportio
"Continuation of the proceedings in the trial court would amount to an abuse of the process of law. Accordingly, the proceedings against the fourth accused, Rahul Gandhi, are set aside," the court ordered.
"The appellant is ordered to be released on regular bail subject to his furnishing requisite bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate and depositing the demand draft for the aforenoted amount in the Special Court (NIA), Panchkula within two days from now," the order
The Delhi High Court on Thursday passed an interim order directing the trial court not to call the prosecution witnesses linked with Congress MP Karti Chidambaram for examination.
According to the report, the appeals seek to have the trial court's January 24 verdict, which sentenced the couple to a combined 17 years in prison on multiple charges, declared null and void.
In the custodial-death case, a trial court has sentenced Sengar to ten years' imprisonment. On January 18, the Delhi High Court refused to grant him bail. Sengar has now challenged the High Court's decision before the Supreme Court.
He was granted 14 days' interim bail by the trial court due to his mother's health. The order was challenged by the ED. Gaur had also sought the extension of the interim bail.
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of a trial court that dismissed a bail application solely on the ground that it was "too voluminous and bulky", and directed the trial court to reconsider the bail plea on merits within ten days after granting a proper hearing to both sides.