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Man sent to jail under NDPS Act

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A man has been sentenced to 13 months imprisonment by a local court here for possessing 185 grams of diazepam drug in 2014. Manoj was yesterday convicted under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act by an Additional Sessions Judge. According to prosecution, the convict was arrested on June 19, 2014 with […]

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Man jailed for ten years for raping stepdaughter

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A 30-year-old man has been awarded a ten-year jail term for raping his nine-year-old stepdaughter by a court here which said that in a civil society, such offences cannot be expected to be committed by a person in such close relationship. Additional Sessions Judge Raghubir Singh awarded the prison term to the man, a north […]

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JBT scam: SC upholds jail term of O P Chautala, his son

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The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and others, challenging their conviction and award of 10-year jail term in the teachers’ recruitment scam case. “We are not inclined to entertain any of these appeals and they are dismissed,” a bench of Justices F M I Kalifulla and Shiva […]

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Loop Telecom Ltd was “front company” for Essar: CBI to court

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CBI today told a special court that Loop Telecom Ltd (LTL) was a “front company” for Essar Tele Holding Ltd (ETHL) to bag 2G spectrum licences in violation of a provision under the Unified Access Services Licences (UASL) guidelines. Advancing the ongoing final arguments in the case, Special public prosecutor Anand Grover said that violation […]

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Yakub first in 31 years to be executed in Nagpur jail

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Yakub Memon today became the first convict in 31 years to be hanged to death in Nagpur Jail and the fourth in the country in the last 10 years. 53-year-old Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was executed shortly before 7 am in the Nagpur Central Jail at the end of a protracted legal […]

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Coal scam: Court summons ex-Coal Secy, five others

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Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others, including two senior public servants, have been summoned as accused by a special court for their alleged roles in a coal block allocation scam case. Besides Gupta, the court summoned K S Kropha, then Joint Secretary of Ministry of Coal (MoC), and K C Samria, who […]

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Man jailed for 4yrs for molesting colleague at party

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A Delhi court has sentenced a man to four years rigorous jail term for molesting his colleague during a party at his house, saying the fact that he committed “indecent assault” on his guest, who was in a drunken state, made the offence “very serious”. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, while handing down the jail […]

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Man freed of charge of raping woman

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A man has been acquitted of the charge of raping a woman after intoxicating her by a Delhi court, which refused to rely on her testimony saying she was “not a credible witness” and it could be a “consensual affair”. Additional sessions judge Virender Bhatt absolved Delhi resident Ajay of the charges of raping the […]

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Supreme Court notice to Jaya on appeal against her acquittal in DA case

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The Supreme Court today sought response from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and three others on appeals filed against Karnataka High Court order acquitting them in a disproportionate assets case. A bench comprising justices P C Ghose and R K Agrawal also issued notices to Jayalalithaa’s close aide Sasikala and two of her relatives, […]

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Rape convictions can rest on victim’s testimony: Bombay High Court

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Observing that conviction in rape cases can solely rest on the testimony of the victim if it inspires confidence, the Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a 42-year-old man for raping his step-daughter for over a year. A division bench of justices V K Tahilramani and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi last week dismissed […]

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Ex-Medical Officer sent to 5 yrs in jail for taking bribe

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A former Medical Officer posted at a Community Health Centre at Julana in the district was sentenced to four years in jail by a local court here for taking bribe. A fine of Rs 7,000 was also imposed on Sanjiv Deshwal by District and Sessions Court Judge Kanchan Mahi who also awarded an additional jail […]

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SC asks CBI by when will it take over Vyapam cases

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The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI to inform it within a week the specific time frame by which it will “take over” entire investigation into the Vyapam scam cases so that the issue of monitoring can be decided. “We want to know by what time you (CBI) will take over the investigation which […]

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