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Plea of alibi by convicts an afterthought: SC

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The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of alibi raised by three of the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case, saying it was an “afterthought” and could be read as an additional circumstance against them. The court said the evidence produced by them in support of their plea of alibi […]

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Model death: Actor Vikram Chatterjee granted bail

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A city court today granted bail to actor Vikram Chatterjee after he surrendered in connection with the accident involving his car in which model and TV host Sonika Chauhan was killed. Vikram, who assured the court that he would cooperate with the police in their investigation into the accident, was granted bail against a personal […]

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Saradha scam case: HC rejects Ramesh Gandhi’s bail plea

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Calcutta High Court today rejected the bail prayer of Ramesh Gandhi who was arrested by CBI in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Nishita Mhatre and Justice Tapas Mukherjee rejected the plea. Gandhi’s counsels had prayed for bail on the ground that he has been in custody […]

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Dec 16 gangrape: SC verdict tomorrow on appeals of 4 convicts

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The fate of four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case would be decided tomorrow as the Supreme Court would deliver its verdict on their appeals challenging the Delhi High Court judgement. A bench comprising Justices Diapk Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan would deliver the judgement tomorrow in […]

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Bilkis case: Bombay HC upholds life sentence to 12, sets aside acquittal of seven

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The Bombay High Court today upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of 12 people in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case of the 2002 Gujarat riots while setting aside the acquittal of seven persons including policemen and doctors. The court also dismissed an appeal filed by the CBI seeking death penalty for three of the […]

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Coal case agst Jindal:Interim bail of 5 fresh accused extended

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A Delhi court today extended till May 25 the interim bail of five fresh accused named by the CBI in its supplementary charge sheet in a coal scam case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar extended the relief to accused- Jindal Steel’s adviser Anand Goel, Gurgaon-based Green […]

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Loan fraud case: Court grants ED custody to director of pvt

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A special court here today sent the director of a private company to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till May 13 in an alleged Rs 2,650-crore bank loan fraud case. Special Judge Kamal Joshi ordered to sent the director of Zoom Developers Private Limited Vijay Madanlal Chowdhary (59) – to the ED custody till May […]

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SC rejects review plea of man who raped, killed 4-yr-old

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a review petition of a 55-year-old man and sent him to gallows for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in 2008. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said “no case is made out” and dismissed the review petition. The bench, which also comprised Justices R F Nariman […]

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Nizamuddin dargah teacher acquitted in rape case

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A Sufi teacher, accused of raping a divorced woman on the pretext of resolving her troubles, has been let off by a Delhi court saying the woman had lodged the complaint in a fit of anger. The court observed that the woman, who had entered her second wedlock with the accused, a ‘khwaja’ (teacher or […]

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Former ED officer surrenders, sent to police custody

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Former Enforcement Directorate officer Manoj Kumar was today remanded to police custody till May 12 after he surrendered before a city court in connection with an extortion case that allegedly revealed his links with the accused in the Rose Valley chit fund scam. Kamal Somani, a chartered accountant, had lodged a complaint at Shakespeare Sarani […]

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Journo accused of abetting suicide of jawan gets bail

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The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a woman journalist booked for abetting the suicide of an army jawan and also under the Official Secrets Act after observing that prima facie no offence is made out against the accused. Justice Revati Mohite Dere on April 26 granted anticipatory bail to Poonam Agarwal, a […]

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Allahabad HC stays bail granted to Prajapati in rape case

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The Allahabad High Court today stayed the bail order granted by a sessions court here to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in a rape case. The order was passed by Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale on an application moved by the state government through Additional Advocate General V K Shahi seeking cancellation of bail […]

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