Politicians In Criminal Case

Mukhtar Ansari convicted, gets 10-year jail in 1996 Gangsters Act case

A Ghazipur court convicted and sentenced Mukhtar Ansari to ten-year imprisonment in the 1996 case

72% Bihar ministers have declared criminal cases against them: ADR

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) tops the list of the political parties having maximum number of ministers with criminal charges against them.

Money laundering case: 5 Indian politicians who were summoned by ED

Here are five instances when ED summoned politicians in various money laundering cases

PIL on speedy trials against politicians to be heard after Apr 15: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear after April 15 a PIL which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy investigation by the CBI and other agencies

Criminal cases against MPs, MLAs can't be withdrawn without HC's order: SC

CJI Ramana also slammed the CBI for not filing the status report in the case

Why did you field criminals, SC asks political parties to explain

According to existing election laws, only those convicted of their crimes are barred from contesting any elections for six years

Conviction rate in criminal cases against Indian politicians is just 6%

In 18 of 29 states and two of seven union territories, there were no convictions for criminal cases against MPs and MLAs

Set up special courts to try politicians in criminal cases: SC to govt

The top court also sought the status of the trial in 1,581 cases involving politicians since 2014