The Bombay High Court recently called for an explanation from trial court judges in Thane and Belapur on why charges were yet to be framed against a man arrested five years ago over allegations of murder.
A Delhi Court today dismissed two applications moved by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain seeking transfer of the cases registered against him by Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement.
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere apprehension of a victim is no ground to transfer a rape case to special courts designated to deal with POCSO cases or those presided by a woman.
Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar are seized of eight bail appeals arising out of the Delhi riots criminal conspiracy case; the bench had denied bail to Umar Khalid last month.
Special Judge Geetanjali Goel said that as the ED case, stemming from the same allegations against Jain, was transferred to another court, it would not be appropriate for her to hear the CBI case.