Accused has no inherent right to appeal against conviction: Bombay HC

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 20:03

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that an accused does not have an inherent right of appeal against his conviction and the same has to be conferred by a statute.

Ex-Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur gets bail

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 13:59

Kaur, a former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee, was awarded five years imprisonment and also fined Rs 5,000 by the special CBI court of Patiala in March this year.

Outrage at conviction of scientists for failure to predict quake

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 14:06

The recent conviction of six Italian scientists and a government official for their failure to predict the 2009 L`Aquila earthquake is ridiculous, says a group of young Mumbai scientists.

Court quashes conviction of Osama’s driver

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 00:21

A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out the conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden who served a prison term for material support for terrorism.

BJP downplays ex-Gujarat minister`s conviction

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 17:27

The BJP Wednesday downplayed former Gujarat minister Mayaben Kodnani`s conviction in a Gujarat riots case, calling it a "legal process".

Chris Brown ordered to appear in court

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 15:54

Singer Chris Brown has been ordered to appear in court to clear up a community service query linked to his 2009 battery conviction after assaulting then girlfriend Rihanna.

Wanted Gupta to walk free but evidence overwhelming: Jurors

Last Updated: Saturday, June 16, 2012, 21:33

Jury foreman Richard Lepkowski, 51, who read out the verdict in court said he had not wanted to convict Harvard-educated Gupta of insider trading.

Insider trading: Rajat Gupta convicted, may face upto 25 years in prison

Last Updated: Saturday, June 16, 2012, 08:58

Gupta was found guilty by a federal court in Manhattan on four counts, out of six.

Jailed ex-Israeli Prez freed briefly for son`s wedding

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 21:28

Moshe Katsav is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence after being unanimously convicted of two counts of rape, two counts of sexual harassment and obstruction of justice.