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Aarushi murder case: Allahabad HC verdict on Oct 12 on Talwars’ appeal

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The Allahabad High Court will deliver on October 12 its verdict on an appeal filed by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar challenging the CBI court order convicting them for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. A division bench comprising Justices B K Narayana and A K Mishra today reserved its judgement on […]

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Court extends judicial custody of 3 Kashmiri separatists

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A Delhi court today extended by a month the judicial custody of three Kashmiri separatist leaders in a terror funding case. District Judge Poonam A Bamba extended the judicial custody of Shahid-ul-Islam, Farooq Ahmed Dar and Mohamad Akbar Khanday till September 27 when they will produced before the court along with four other accused, including […]

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UP panchayat poll violence: 2 sentenced to life for murder

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Muzaffarnagar court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for murdering a youth during the 2010 panchayat poll in Uttar Pradesh. Additional district sessions judge Umesh Chandra also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the convicts — Tehran and his nephew Ikram. The duo shot dead Abid when he protested against alleged irregularities at […]

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Jiah case : Bombay HC asks lower court to proceed with trial

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The Bombay High Court today directed a lower court to proceed with the trial against actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of his actor girlfriend Jiah Khan in 2013. A division bench of Justices R M Savant and Sandeep Shinde was hearing a petition filed by Jiah’s mother Rabia Khan seeking appointment of […]

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Officer gets one year RI in disproportionate assets case

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A Deputy Chief Inspector of Boilers has been sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by a local court in a 15-year-old disproportionate assets case. B Yogeshwar Rao was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday by a special Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court here for possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 46.48 lakh. The court also slapped a […]

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War-like situation has to be fought accordingly

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A war-like situation has to be fought accordingly, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today observed while refusing to go into the action of security forces in Panchkula after violence broke out following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in rape case. At the same time, the High Court directed […]

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Kerala HC rejects bail plea of actor Dileep

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The Kerala High Court today refused to grant bail to Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested on charges of plotting the abduction and sexual assault of a noted South Indian film actress here in February this year. Justice Sunil Thomas denied bail after considering the evidences against the actor produced by the prosecution in a sealed cover. […]

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SC questions Gujarat over slow trial in rape case agst Asaram

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The Supreme Court today questioned the Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial in the rape case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench comprising justices N V Ramanna and Amitava Roy asked the state government why the victim has not been examined till now. It asked the state government to file an affidavit […]

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Court discharges 10 men in minor’s sexual harassment case

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Ten persons, accused of sexually harassing a minor, have been discharged under the stringent POCSO Act by a Delhi court which said the incident was that of a simple quarrel and there was no sexual intent. The court said the allegations levelled by the minor girl, a student of class 9, and her sister were […]

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Court sends suspected al-Qaeda terrorist to jail

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Zeeshan Ali, an alleged al-Qaeda terrorist deported from Saudi Arabia earlier this month, has been remanded in judicial custody till September 21 in a case of terror funding. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma passed the order yesterday after he was produced before the court by the police following his custodial interrogation. Twenty-nine-year-old Ali, a native […]

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Miner Deepak Gupta’s bail plea rejected again

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The Orissa High Court today again refused to grant bail to miner Deepak Gupta who is in judicial custody for nearly four years on charges of corruption. This is the fourth time that his bail application was rejected by the High Court. Justice S K Mishra rejected the bail application saying that there is reasonable […]

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Man gets 10 yrs in jail for abducting, raping girl

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A fast track court has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting and raping a 14-year-old girl in 2013. The court also convicted Narendra and his wife for abducting the girl, and sentenced them each to five years in jail. Judge Ombir Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Rahul […]

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