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Sheena case: Court asks CBI to begin arguments on framing of charges

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A special court today directed the CBI to begin arguments on framing of charges in the Sheena Bora murder case and make their opening statement from the next date of hearing scheduled in September. The court also extended the judicial custody of key accused Indrani Mukerjea, her husband Peter and her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna till […]

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Ex-Haryana speaker S S Kadian jailed for 7 years

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INLD leader and ex-speaker of Haryana Assembly Satbir Singh Kadian was today sent to jail for seven years in the over 20 year-old IFFCO graft case by a special court which also slapped a fine of Rs 50 lakh on him. Besides 66-year-old Kadian, Special CBI Judge Jitendra Kumar Mishra also awarded seven year jail […]

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Woman sentenced to 4 years RI in fake currency case

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A 36-year-old woman from Bhiwandi, who was found guilty of possessing counterfeit Indian currency notes, has been sentenced to four-year rigorous imprisonment by a district court here. Thane District Judge A S Bhaisrae awarded the sentence to Shehnajbano Kamruddin Khan, a resident of Gaibinagar, recently. The court, however, acquitted another accused Mohammad Islam Anwar Hussain […]

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Guj IPS officer Pandiyan discharged in Sohrabuddin case

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A special CBI court here Thursday discharged Gujarat IPS officer Rajkumar Pandiyan in connection with the alleged fake encounter killing case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Special CBI judge M B Gosavi discharged Pandiyan on the ground that there was no sanction (permission to prosecute) against him and hence he cannot be prosecuted. According […]

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11-year jail term to teacher for rape, kidnap

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A teacher was today awarded 11 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 65,000 by a local court for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old student. Ganjam District and Sessions judge Malay Ranjan Das slapped the fine on Prasant Kumar Patra of Digapahandi and ordered Rs 75,000 compensation to the victim. The VIII […]

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4 youths get life term for murdering ex-school mate

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Four youths, all aged 21, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering their former school mate by a court here. Principal District and Sessions Judge Kumara Guru found the youths guilty of hacking to death Ajay Reuban, an engineering student, here on December 31, 2012. The victim was initially rescued by a friend but […]

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Man gets seven years jail for raping woman labourer

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A Muzaffarnagar court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for raping a woman in Shamli district. Additional District Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 9000 on the accused, Wajid Ali, last evening after holding him guilty under Section 376 of the IPC, according to prosecution. The woman, who worked as […]

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Accused appears in court after facing its wrath

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A retired government officer, chargesheeted along with underworld don Chhota Rajan in an alleged fake passport case, today appeared in a special court, a day after it expressed displeasure over her absence and ordered that she should be present on every date. The accused appeared today after the court yesterday expressed annoyance over her absence. […]

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MLA who allegedly slapped Dy Collector held

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NCP MLA from Karjat in Maharashtra Suresh Lad, who had allegedly slapped a senior government officer in a meeting held recently, was today arrested by police and produced before a court which granted him bail. A fortnight ago, the MLA was caught on camera slapping Deputy Collector (land acquisition) Abhay Kalgudkar after a disagreement over […]

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Life imprisonment for three in 8-year-old murder case

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Three persons were sentenced to life imprisonment in an eight-year-old murder case by a local court. Additional Session judge SP Mishra yesterday gave life imprisonment to Shelendra, Nirmal and Mahesh for murdering Ran Singh on August 7, 2008. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 13000 each on the convicts. Police said Singh was […]

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Youth held for driving minor girl to suicide

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A 25-year-old youth has been sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment by a local court for driving a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide after he kissed her on a public road in 2014. Fast-track women’s court judge Raja Lakshmi also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on Chandrasekhar, who was a student of the Teacher […]

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NRHM scam:CBI court issues warrant against ex-minister, parents

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A special CBI court today issued non-bailable warrant against former minister Anant Kumar Mishra and his parents in connection with National Rural Health Mission scam. CBI had filed a charge sheet in a case against former health minister Mishra alias Antu Mishra and his parents Dinesh and Vimla, sources said. The court today issued the […]

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