Zimbabwean judge orders Roy Bennett, prominent member of Tsvangirai's party, back to jailOctober 14th, 2009 Zimbabwean judge orders Bennett back to jailHARARE, Zimbabwe — A prominent member of the Zimbabwean prime minister's party is being ordered back to jail. Roy Bennett had been nominated to serve as deputy agriculture minister in Zimbabwe's unity government.
Master Kerala swindler gets bail after 13 monthsOctober 13th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The 21-year-old mastermind behind a Rs.500 crore financial fraud Tuesday walked out of jail after a Kerala court gave him bail in the 32 cases against him. Sabarinath, who spent more than 13 months in jail, gave a surety of Rs.46 lakh in the cases against him.
Vikas Yadav seeks interim bail for sister's weddingOctober 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vikas Yadav, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Nitish Katara who allegedly had a relationship with his sister Bharti, Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court for interim bail to attend his sister's wedding. In his plea, Vikas said that since he is the brother of Bharti and has to perform rituals in her marriage on Nov 1, he should be granted three months' bail.
Tamil daily news editor released on bailOctober 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - A local court Friday granted bail to the news editor of Tamil daily Dinamalar, B. Lenin, arrested Wednesday for permitting the publication of a news item that hurt the sentiments of some female actors.
Apex court halts impending arrest of Maharashtra ministerOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday halted the impending arrest of Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Siddharam Mhetre for his alleged role in the murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker. A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Mukundkam Sharma issued directions against arresting the minister till Oct 19 on a plea by him seeking anticipatory bail.
Taiwan's court denies bail request by ex-presidentOctober 8th, 2009 TAIPEI - Taiwan's High Court Thursday maintained a previous ruling to refuse bail for ex-president Chen Shui-bian, dashing hopes of release for the graft-tainted former leader. Chen was given a fresh chance for freedom after the Supreme Court Thursday ordered the high court to hold another hearing on his bail request.
Lifer in Shivani Bhatnagar murder granted interim bailOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday granted two months' interim bail to Pradeep Sharma, who is serving life sentence for the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, to allow him to meet his son. A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ajit Bharihoke granted two months' interim bail to Pradeep on furnishing a bond of Rs.20,000.
Kerala police asked to probe conversions on pretext of loveSeptember 30th, 2009 KOCHI - The Kerala High Court Wednesday directed the police to prepare a report in three weeks on instances of women in colleges being lured into embracing Islam by their classmates professing love. Justice K.T.
Court reserves order on Abu Salem's bail pleaSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Thursday reserved its order on the bail plea of underworld gangster Abu Salem and said it will decide on Delhi Police's plea for video-conferencing in an extortion case against him. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja refused to entertain Salem counsel Arvind Shukla's plea that the trial be conducted on day-to-day basis.
Family of Anoushka 'blackmailer' wants to meet him, court says noSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The family of a businessman, who has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing sitarist Anoushka Shankar, urged a Delhi court Tuesday to let them meet him but the court rejected their plea. Junaid, a 29-year-old from Mumbai, was arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell Sep 16.
Vt. boy says 5th-grade teacher charged in molestations 'was like a dad to us,' gave us cashSeptember 14th, 2009 Boy: Vt. teacher in molest case 'like a dad to us'HYDE PARK, Vt. — A Vermont teacher accused of molesting two boys and plying them with cash to keep them quiet has been held on $250,000 bail.
Calif. couple accused of keeping kidnapping victim captive for 18 years to appear in courtSeptember 14th, 2009 Kidnap suspects return to Calif court for hearingPLACERVILLE, Calif. — A couple accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and holding her captive for 18 years is expected to return to a Northern California courtroom.
Shopian Case: J and K High court grants bail to four copsSeptember 11th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday granted bail to four policemen who were accused of having a role in the controversial Shopian murder case. The policemen-Former Superintendent of Police of Shopian Javed Iqbal Mattoo, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rohit Baskota, Station House Officer Shopian Shafiq Ahmed and Sub-inspector Gazi Abdul Rehman-were released on payment of a bond of Rs.50, 000 each.
Former Jharkhand minister refused bail in graft caseSeptember 4th, 2009 RANCHI - A special vigilance court Friday rejected the bail petition of former Jharkhand minister Enos Ekka, arrested in a graft case. Special Vigilance Judge Vinay Kant Khan refused Ekka bail as the charges were serious in nature.
Bail for men accused of attack on Rita Bahuguna Joshi's houseAugust 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A district court Monday gave bail to five men accused of ransacking and setting on fire Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi's house in July as police failed to provide any evidence against the accused. The accused men - Guddu Yadav, Shiv Kumar Singh, Inder Singh, Zameel Khan and Susajit Tiwari - were granted bail on sureties of Rs.20,000 each.
