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Madras HC refuses to quash lower court order on DNA test

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The Madras High Court has refused to quash a Judicial Magistrate’s order rejecting a plea from a husband to subject his wife to DNA test to decide the paternity of a child born to them. Prakash, husband of the woman alleged that the child, born within six months from their marriage, was not his. He […]

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Man gets three-year RI for selling drug

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A 31-year-old man from Mumbra in the district was today convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three years by a local court for possessing and selling MD powder, a party drug. District Judge N N Shrimangale found Firoz Shaukat Khan guilty under section 328 of IPC (causing hurt by means of poison) and also […]

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Court orders charges against Naveen Jindal others

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A special court on Friday ordered framing of charges against industrialist Naveen Jindal and other accused in Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block allocation case, news agency PTI reported. The court also ordered framing of charges against ex-minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao, former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, ex-coal secretary H C Gupta in the […]

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Coal scam: Rungtas move Delhi HC against conviction, CBI reply sought

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Delhi High Court today sought the response of CBI on the appeals filed by Directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL), R S Rungta and R C Rungta, challenging their conviction and the four-year sentence awarded to them in a coal scam case. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to CBI and asked the agency to […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Keshpur massacre accused acquitted, released

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All the 17 accused in the Keshpur killings were acquitted and released unconditionally by a local court today, 16 years after the incident. Five CPI-M and one Trinamool Congress worker were killed on January 25, 2000 at Chakgobindapur and Madhupur villages in an armed clash over area dominance. Seventh Additional judge of Midnapore court Prasad Kumar […]

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Cannot turn blind eye to gruesome crime against women: Delhi Court

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Courts cannot turn a blind eye to gruesome crimes against women which require exemplary punishment, a Delhi court has held while sentencing six persons to upto 12 years for gang raping a woman in a Gramin Sewa vehicle nearly four years back. The court observed that a young unmarried woman will not put her reputation […]

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GR on rape victims: Bombay HC warns Maha govt of contempt action

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The Bombay High Court today warned the Maharashtra government of contempt action if it fails to issue a resolution directing private hospitals to treat victims of sexual harassment, acid attack and rape free of cost. A division bench of justices A S Oka and P D Naik which was hearing a bunch of petitions on the […]

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Chilean senator murder: SC dismisses bail of French

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Observing that there is a valid and binding extradition treaty between India and Chile, the Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of a jailed French woman facing extradition to Chile for her alleged role in the murder of a senator there in 1991. A bench comprising justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana directed the trial […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Bihar prohibition : 7 bizmen from Guj, UP sent to jail

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A Patna district court today sent seven businessmen, six of them from Gujarat and one from Uttar Pradesh, to judicial custody for consuming liquor in a hotel in violation of the total prohibition in Bihar. Magistrate Supriya Goswami ordered the seven to 14 days in judicial custody under Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016 after they […]

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Money laundering case: NBW against Pankaj Bhujbal

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A special PMLA court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Pankaj Bhujbal, son of former Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Chaggan Bhujbal, in a money laundering case registered against him and others in connection with construction of the new Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi and another matter. “A NBW is issued against accused […]

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Blackmoney: SC asks SIT to look into BoB scam

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The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to “look into” a plea seeking a probe into an alleged Rs 6,000 crore scam involving a branch of Bank of Baroda in Delhi. A bench led by Justice Anil R Dave asked the SIT headed by former Judge MB Shah to […]

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Three men get 20 years in jail for raping minor girl

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A court in Biora town in the district has awarded twenty years’ rigorous imprisonment to three persons for raping a minor girl. The court relied on the DNA test findings while convicting the accused. First Additional Sessions Judge Samroz Khan convicted Rambabu Kushwaha, Lekhram alias Balla Kushwaha and Mukesh Kushwaha for gang-raping a minor girl […]

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