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SC flags delay of over 4 decades in murder appeal, questions Allahabad HC pendency

SC flags delay of over 4 decades in murder appeal, questions Allahabad HC pendency

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The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the extraordinary delay by the Allahabad High Court in disposing of a 40-year-old criminal appeal filed by a murder accused challenging his conviction. A partial working day (PWD) bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and A S Chandurkar, on Monday, described the situation as disturbing and questioned what innovative measures could be adopted to address the mounting pendency that continues to clog the justice delivery system in the Allahabad High Court. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

SC grants bail to murder convict after noting ‘disturbing order’ passed by Orissa HC

SC grants bail to murder convict after noting ‘disturbing order’ passed by Orissa HC

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New Delhi, Taking note of a “disturbing order” passed by the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court has granted bail to a murder convict while voicing serious concern over its approach which junked his appeal on the ground of delay. SC grants bail to murder convict after noting ‘disturbing order’ passed by Orissa HC A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan said the High Court should have taken a “practical and sympathetic” view of the matter and condoned the delay to give an opportunity to the convict to argue his appeal on merits. The top court noted that the convict has not been released even once on parole or furlough and said that sending the matter back to the high court to hear the criminal appeal on merits will be a futile exercise. “We are convinced that we should release the petitioner on bail in the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case. Thus, in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution as an exceptional case, we order that …

Properties acquired by a gangster in name of wife can be attached Gangsters Act: Allahabad HC | Latest News India

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The court said this while dismissing a criminal appeal filed by Meena Devi, the wife of alleged gangster Rajendra Yadav of Azamgarh, challenging a May 4, 2023 order of a special judge, Gangsters Act, upholding a property attachment order issued by the district magistrate. HT Image Dismissing Meena Devi’s plea, Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava said, “This court is of the view that the properties which were attached were acquired by gangster Rajendra Yadav, husband of the appellant, in the name of his wife by way of commission of offence triable under the Gangsters Act.” Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. “It also appears that relevant materials were supplied to the district magistrate, Azamgarh to have reason to believe that the properties in question were acquired by gangster Rajendra Yadav, the husband of the present appellant, as a result of commission of any offence triable under this Act and the burden upon the claimant to prove that the properties were not acquired… as a result of commission of any offence under …