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Advocates term police order illegal
“It is an illegal order,” said S. Doraisamy, senior advocate, who contended that the police have no authority to pass such an order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code and to proceed against landlords under Section 188 of Indian Penal Code
Updated: 03/13/2012 06:24P
Enumeration of tenants evokes many questions
City Police Commissioner JK Tripathy issued an order on March 3 invoking his magisterial powers under the Criminal Procedure Code, requiring landlords to furnish the name, residential address and occupation of their tenants, apart from their mobile
Updated: 03/13/2012 06:24P
Supreme Court to weigh vetting of jurors
OTTAWA — Four murder conviction appeals on the controversial practice of jury vetting are to appear Wednesday before the Supreme Court of Canada, where it is conceivable they could be overturned and ordered to be retried, according to a criminal law
Updated: 03/13/2012 06:23P
Montco DA Risa Ferman urges state to update wiretap law
But Ferman, as a member of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, on Tuesday urged state legislators to update the state's Wiretap Act in order to better protect victims and to help law enforcers identify and prosecute criminals.
Updated: 03/13/2012 06:21P
Quebec: We'll limit bite of federal crime bill
MONTREAL - The debate isn't over yet for the Conservative government's criminal justice legislation — at least not in Quebec. The provincial government announced Tuesday that it would do everything in its power to limit the clout of the legislation
Updated: 03/13/2012 06:16P
McCloud is third candidate for vacant Supreme Court seat
Her devotion to justice is recognized by her peers. They have awarded her the prestigious “William O. Douglas Award” for “extraordinary courage and dedication to the practice of criminal law.” McCloud has authored numerous legal publications and
Updated: 03/13/2012 06:11P
Police Respond to Complaint
Several Omaha groups have collectively filed a complaint with the US Department of Justice. Members say police policies enable police misconduct in the city of Omaha. Omahans for Justice Alliance is a coalition of community groups that include the ACLU
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:52P
Child soldiers ruling to set legal precedents
Thomas Lubanga and Joseph Kony are accused of leading jungle militias that turned African children into killers, but while Lubanga awaits verdicts in a Hague jail Kony remains one of the world's most-wanted fugitives. Lubanga's moment of judgment comes
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:45P
China to vote on controversial criminal law changes
Chinese lawmakers are due to vote Wednesday on changes to the criminal law that would give police powers to detain some suspects for up to six months in unofficial locations known as "black jails". Chinese paramilitary police officers patrol at
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:34P
Abortion debate to be held in House of Commons in April
If parliamentarians agree to Woodworth's request, a special committee would review Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which says a child becomes "a human being . . . when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother.
Updated: 03/13/2012 05:33P
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