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SC to hear Yakub Memon’s plea on July 27

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Seeking “extra-indulgence”, the lone death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case Yakub Memon sought an immediate hearing of his petition challenging the “undue haste” shown to execute him without following the sue process of law. Memon is scheduled to be hanged to death on July 30 at 7 a.m. In an urgent […]

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Bail granted to accused in teacher recruitment scam

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The Gauhati High Court today granted interim bail to the five accused in the alleged teacher recruitment scam. Justice M R Pathak of the Aizawl bench granted interim bail to Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) Chief Executive Member V Zirsanga and four other accused and fixed August four for the next hearing. The five accused […]

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Tandoor murder case: Sharma’s parole extended

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Former Congress leader Sushil Kumar Sharma, serving life imprisonment for the gruesome murder of his wife Naina Sahni and trying to destroy evidence by burning the body in a restaurant’s tandoor, today got a breather for four more weeks, with Delhi High Court extending his parole. Justice Siddharth Mridul, while granting relief said since Mr […]

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Fake degree case: Court grants bail to Jitender Singh Tomar

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Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar was granted bail by a court on Thursday in an alleged fake degree case with riders. Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the bail application of Tomar after imposing several conditions including a bar on his travel outside the national capital without prior permission from the court […]

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Sessions court pulls up trial court for perverse order

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A sessions court has pulled up a magisterial court for framing of charges against a man in a domestic violence case saying the order is “perverse and cannot be sustained” as on similar allegations his mother has been discharged. “I wonder how the Metropolitan Magistrate has directed framing of charges against petitioner (man) when allegations […]

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Yakub Memon seeks death sentence execution stay

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Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the sole death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, today moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of execution of his death sentence scheduled for July 30. Memon, in his petition said that all legal remedies have not been exhausted and he has also approached the Maharastra Governor with a […]

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HC rejects intervention plea to grant stay on Salman’s appeal

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The Bombay High Court on Monday refused accept a plea to grant stay on an appeal filed by Bollywood actor Salman Khan against the five-year sentence awarded to him in the 2002 hit-and-run case. A convict in a murder case, whose appeal has not been heard since 2009, had filed an intervention application seeking a stay […]

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Court acquits youth of charges of sodomising minor

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A youth accused of sodomising a 10-year-old boy has been acquitted by a Delhi court after the alleged victim failed to identify him. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan absolved the youth, a Delhi resident, of offences of sodomy and wrongful restraint under IPC and sexual assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. […]

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Coalscam: Order on CBI’s final report on July 21

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A special court today deferred till next week its order on CBI’s final probe report in a coal block allocation scam case allegedly involving Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar, who was scheduled to pass the order today, fixed it for July 21. CBI had earlier told the court […]

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Conduct Jundal’s trial through video conferencing:NIA

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Trial against suspected top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Abu Jundal, an alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbaiattacks, should be conducted through video conferencing as he faces threat to his life, NIA told a Delhi court today. The National Investigating Agency (NIA) said Jundal alias Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, currently lodged in Arthur Road jailin Mumbai, cannot be […]

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Father acquitted in false rape case by minor daughter

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A man has been acquitted of the charges of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old daughter by a Delhi Court after the alleged victim admitted having lodged a false case out of “anger and revolt” as she had strained relations with her step mother. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan absolved the man, a Delhi resident, of the […]

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Ex-CMHO gets 3 years jail for accepting bribe

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An ex-Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by a special court for taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 in 2005. In the verdict pronounced yesterday, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Kajod Mal Meena, said Ahasan Ahamad, Assistant Director Prosecution (ADP) of the Anti-Corruption […]

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