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HC extends stay on shifting Asaram’s trial to jail premises

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The Rajasthan High Court today extended till September 28 the stay on the notification for shifting the trial in the rape case against Asaram to the central jail premises here and sought the state government’s response. The hearing in the rape case will now take place in the sessions court from September 16. A bench headed […]

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Court acquits man charged with harassing 2 sisters

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A Delhi court has acquitted a youth of the charges of sexually harassing a 16-year-old girl and her elder sister, after they turned hostile regarding the identity of the accused. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma absolved Mohammad Salauddin of the offence of sexual harassment under sections 354A of?IPC and section?12 of Protection of Children from […]

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Recall of witnesses in Uber rape case: SC sets aside HC order

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The Supreme Court on Thursday sets aside an order to re-examine the victim and a dozen other witnesses in the Uber cab rape case, underlining the accused driver sought to abuse the judicial process. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and Adarsh K Goel allowed the appeals moved by the victim and the Delhi […]

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Man gets jail for rape, murder of 8-yr-old

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A special women’s court of Mumbai, today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Nehru Nagar area of suburban Kurla in 2010. Special Judge Vrushali Joshi had convicted Javed Sheikh (aged around 25) on September 5 for the crime. “The court has sentenced Javed Sheikh to life on the […]

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Sheena case: Khanna remanded in judicial custody till Sept 21

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Sanjeev Khanna, Indrani Mukerjea’s former husband, and a key accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, was on Tuesday remanded to judicial custody till September 21 by a local court here. On Monday, Indrani and her former driver Shyamvar Rai were sent to judicial custody till September 21. Khanna, who was taken to Kolkata […]

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2 persons sent to judicial custody for triple murder

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A local court of Muzaffarnagar,UP has sent two persons to judicial custody till September 21 in connection with the triple murder after they surrendered before police, an official said today. The accused, Mohit and Anuj, allegedly killed Gajendra (45) for having illicit relationship with Mohit’s mother on September 5 at Sikreda village in the district, Station House […]

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15 people sentenced for life in murder case

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A local court of Bahraich (UP) here has sentenced 15 people to life sentence in a 32-year-old case in which three members of a family were killed over a property dispute. Additional District Judge Narendra Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the convicts. Ten persons named in the FIR died during the […]

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Sheena case: Police custody of accused extended till Sept 5

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The police custody of Indrani Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her driver Shyam Rai, who are the accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, has been extended till September 5.   Indrani fainted in the court premises briefly and was provided medical assistance immediately. She was also allowed to meet her daughter Vidhi […]

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Man freed of charge of trying to kill sister’s husband

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A man has been acquitted of the charge of trying to kill his sister’s husband after the alleged victim and his wife turned hostile, by a Delhi court saying as they all were closely related to each other, the possibility of witnesses being won over by the accused could not be ruled out. “Witness 6 […]

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Special court sentences 13 persons to jail

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A special court has sentenced 13 people, including two businessmen, to seven years rigorous imprisonment for acting as Maoist couriers and transporting arms and ammunition for them. Special Judge Abdul Zahid Qureshi yesterday convicted businessmen Neeraj Chopra and his uncle Dharmendra Chopra, Mohpal alias Santosh Dhruva, Baliram Usendi, Chaitram Darro, Phoolsingh Naag, Sukhnath Nareti, Badri […]

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Four persons sentenced to life in murder case

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Four persons have been sentenced for life by a court in Moga (Punjab)  for killing a youth in 2009. Additional Sessions Judge Gurjant Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the convicts. However, the court yesterday acquitted three other persons in the case for want of evidence. Those convicted by the court for […]

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Sheena Bora murder case: Court allows lawyer to meet Indrani

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A local court on allowed the application filed by lawyer of Indrani Mukherjea, accused in the murder case of her daughter Sheena Bora, seeking permission to meet her. Indrani’s lawyer had moved the court on Thursday saying that police were not allowing her lawyers to meet her. The Bandra court, while allowing the application, directed the police to […]

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