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PIL for action against cow vigilantes for violent acts

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A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and some states to take action against so-called cow vigilantes, who are allegedly spreading violence and committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities. The PIL, filed by Congress activist Tehseen S Poonawalla, said the violence committed by these ‘Gau Raksha’ groups have […]

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Three held guilty of murder

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Muzaffarnagar court has held three persons guilty of murdering a doctor for failing to pay extortion money in Meerut district. Additional district sessions judge D C Singh found Arun, Ajay and Anuradha guilty under section 302 of IPC and said quantum of sentence will be announced on August 20. Dr Dinesh Sharma was shot dead on […]

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CBI opposes anticipatory bail plea of TV actor

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CBI today opposed the anticipatory bail plea of TV actor Anuj Saxena before a Delhi court in a graft case involving Director General of Corporate Affairs B K Bansal, alleging he played an active role in the commission of the offence. The agency submitted before Special CBI Judge Gurdeep Singh that Saxena, also the Chief […]

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Two get life sentence for killing labourer

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A court here today sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of a 35-year-old labourer last year. Additional sessions Judge Mridula V Bhatia sentenced Vicky Thakur (22) and Gopal Giri (37), both residents of Bhiwandi, to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000. They were asked to pay a […]

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HC seeks status report in Bulandshahr gangrape case

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The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to produce by tomorrow a status report on the investigation in the Bulandshahr gang rape case after it failed to submit the report today. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma, which has taken suo motu cognizance of the […]

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Asaram witness murder case: Cops seek 2-day PC

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Police today sought two-day custody of close aide of Asaram, Niraj Kumar in connection with the Akhil Gupta murder case. Chief judicial magistrate Grima Choudhry has fixed tomorrow the date for hearing the application filed by the police. Police has requested in court for two days remand of Asaram’s close aide Niraj Kumar, who had […]

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HC rejects bail application of Asaram Bapu

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The Rajasthan High Court today rejected the bail application of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is facing rape charge. This was the ninth regular bail application of Asaram to be rejected. An interim bail plea was rejected by the high court last month. While rejecting the bail application, Justice Nirmal Jeet Kaur said since the […]

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Coalscam: SC junks ex-coal secy’s plea for joint trial

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The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, facing prosecution in several coal block allocation cases, for holding joint trial saying clubbing of cases would lead to “hotchpotch”. A bench comprising justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy dismissed the plea by Harish Chandra Gupta seeking joint trial in […]

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ACB files chargesheet in Balganga irrigation scam

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Anti-Corruption Bureau today filed a charge sheet against 10 people in connection with the Balganga irrigation scam, before a district court here. The alleged multi-crore scam is related to construction of a dam on Balganga river in Raigad district of Konkan region. Those named in the chargesheet are: Fateh Mohammed Khatri, Nisar Khatri, Abid Khatri […]

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Drunk driving: Court reduces sentence

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A sessions court here has allowed the plea of a man against a two-day jail term awarded to him by a magistrate for drunken driving, considering that he had never been prosecuted for traffic violation earlier and had assured it that he would not repeat the offence. Additional Sessions Judge Sudesh Kumar, while taking a […]

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Judges to be sensitive during child’s testimony: HC

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Trial court judges are expected to “remain sensitive” while recording statements of children and required to take active part within the boundaries of law to elicit truth, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice S P Garg observed this while dismissing an appeal filed by a man challenging a judgement passed by a trial court […]

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Dec 16 gangrape: Convict seeks CJI’s nod to be in SC

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One of the four death row convicts in the sensational December 16 gangrape and murder case has written to the Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, seeking his permission to remain present in the court room during hearings in the matter, his counsel said today. Convict Akshay, who is at present lodged in Tihar […]

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