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Criminal Law News

Man gets double life imprisonment for murder

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A court here today awarded double life imprisonment to a 32-year-old man for murdering a four-year-old boy after sexually abusing him at Avudayarpuram in Virudhanagar district in 2014. Mahila Court Judge Devadass awarded life imprisonment to him for murdering the boy and a similar separate sentence for offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences […]

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SC to Centre: Suggest steps to ban child pornography

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all forms in the country saying that the nation cannot “afford to carry on any experiment” in the name of “liberty or freedom of speech and expression”. “The Centre shall file affidavit to suggest ways and means to curb child […]

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Coal scam: H C Gupta, one firm put on trial

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Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a private firm were on Friday put on trial by a special court here for allegedly entering into a conspiracy in a coal scam case, saying the acts attributed to him prima facie show that he had favoured the company. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar framed charges against […]

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SC notice to Centre on establishing National Court of Appeal

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities to decide cases arising from high courts. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, which issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice, also appointed senior […]

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NGT allows vintage car rally in Delhi

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In a breather to vintage car aficionados, the National Green Tribunal today allowed a motor vehicle club to organise a car rally in the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar granted permission to Heritage Motoring Club of India which had sought its nod to organise 50th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car […]

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Only passport authority to decide on renewing document : Delhi Court

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The discretion to renew passport lies with passport authorities and the trial court should not have objected to it, a sessions court has said while allowing the plea of a rape accused seeking renewal of his expired passport. The sessions court allowed the revision petition of the man, a doctor by profession, and set aside […]

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High Profile Cases

JNU row:SC seeks reply of Centre, cops on plea against lawyers

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Delhi Police on a plea seeking an SIT probe and initiation of contempt action against three lawyers who were allegedly caught on camera “bragging and boasting” that they had beaten up JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and others, including journalists, in a court complex. A bench […]

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Coal scam: Ex-Union minister Dilip Ray granted bail

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Former Union Minister of State for Coal Dilip Ray, the first minister of the erstwhile NDA government who was summoned as an accused in a coal scam case, was granted bail by a special court at New Delhi. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted bail to Ray, who was a minister in 1999 in the […]

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P&H HC for prompt compensation to victims of hit-and-run cases

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In a major relief to victims of hit-and-run cases, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave direction that compensation be given to them without any delay. Following the judgement passed by Justice K Kannan, the Gurgaon District and Sessions judge and chairman of District Legal Services Authority Harnam Singh Thakur said guidelines have been given […]

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Vintage motor club seeks NGT’s permission for rally

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Days after the National Green Tribunal agreed to make a one-time exception to its order which banned vehicles older than 15 years from plying on Delhi roads, a vintage motor vehicle club has moved the green panel seeking its nod to organise a similar event. Heritage Motoring Club of India filed the plea before a […]

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CBI opposes Indrani Mukerjea’s bail application

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CBI today filed its reply in a local court opposing the application filed by Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, seeking bail on medical grounds. Indrani’s application, filed on February 5, says her health was deteriorating. CBI said in the reply that she was being provided with medical treatment at Byculla […]

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No incident of mishaps should occur in schools: Delhi HC

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Delhi High Court today said that no untoward incident should occur in any school in future like the ones in which the two kids died after falling into water tanks of their respective institutions here even as it sought suggestions to frame guidelines to prevent such incidents. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and […]

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