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Liyaqat case: Court to consider NIA’s charge sheet

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A Delhi court today fixed September 21 to consider NIA’s charge sheet giving clean chit to Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested in 2013 by Delhi Police which had claimed he was a terrorist of banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and was planning attacks here. The matter came up for hearing before court of District Judge Amar Nath […]

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Man gets life term for killing father

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A man has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a local court for killing his father following a quarrel in Balasore district a year ago. Additional District Judge of Balasore Ashok Kumar Panda yesterday awarded the punishment to Maheswar Singh for killing his father Siba Singh at Talakahalia village on September 3, 2014. According […]

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Court frames rape charges against Narayan Sai

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A local court on of Surat, Tuesday framed charges against self-styled godman Asaram’s sonNarayan Sai and his nine accomplices in an alleged rape case filed by a city-based woman. The charges were framed by additional district sessions court judge H S Muliya against Sai, who is under arrest since December 2013. The court posted further hearing for […]

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Man sentenced to life for mother’s murder

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A local court of Etah,UP has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his mother three years ago. Special Judge Ravindra Singh yesterday awarded life imprisonment to Satish for shooting dead his mother, Bhoori Devi, on August 28, 2012 in Palia village. In a statement made before the magistrate, Bhoori had named Satish as the […]

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MP: Life sentence for 8 persons in murder case

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A local court of Shivpuri has awarded life imprisonment to eight persons in a 2010 triple murder case. The sentence was awarded yesterday by the Third Additional Session Judge, Qamar Iqbal under section 302 of IPC, the prosecution said today. On June 14, 2010, the accused had killed a woman, her son and grandson at village […]

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Man jailed for killing same sex partner

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A Delhi court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for unintentionally killing his same sex partner in the heat of passion. His confession in private to the ‘granthi’ of a Gurudwara came in the way of his defence of being innocent. The only concession for the convict, who was a good pal of […]

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Man sentenced to 8 months in jail under NDPS Act

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A man has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by a local court here for possessing 50 grams of diazepam drug in 2014. Mohan alias Amar Singh was yesterday convicted under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act by Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Tyagi who also imposed a fine of Rs 2000. […]

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Man, wife get six years jail for setting ablaze niece

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A man and his wife have been sent to jail for six years by a Delhi court for attempting to kill their niece by setting her on fire over some financial dispute. The court awarded the imprisonment to Radhey Shyam and Kamlesh, saying they committed the offence at a public place and the mode and […]

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Three sentenced for life in murder case

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A court in Moga has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for murdering a youth in 2011. Additional Sessions Judge Manju Rana sentenced Sukhpreet Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Gurdeep Singh, all resident of Khosa village, for killing Jugraj Singh. Old enmity was the reason behind the murder.  

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Man gets 3 yrs in jail for stealing car

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A Delhi court has sentenced a man to three years in jail for the offence of stealing a car a decade ago, observing that proportion between crime and punishment has to be maintained. The court, while awarding the sentence, for the period already undergone behind bars, to Delhi resident Ibley Hassan, said, “It is the […]

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Drunk driving case: Lawyer Janhavi Gadkar gets bail

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A sessions court today granted bail to 35-year-old corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, who was arrested for allegedly crashing her car into a taxi under the influence of alcohol and killing two persons in June. In the early hours of June 10, an Audi driven by Gadkar rammed into a taxi, resulting in the death of […]

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US bribery case: Kamat moves Goa court for anticipatory bail

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Fearing arrest in the bribery case involving US firm Louis Berger, former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has moved a local court for anticipatory bail. Kamat, who has been questioned by the Crime Branch twice in the pay-off scandal, moved the bail application yesterday before District and Sessions Court. The 61-year-old Congress leader was heading […]

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