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Dec 16 convicts claim innocence in robbery case

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Two men convicted in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape, who are facing trial for allegedly robbing a carpenter on the same day, Saturday claimed before a court here that they had not beaten up or robbed the victim. Mukesh and Pawan Gupta are facing trial for allegedly beating up and robbing carpenter Ram Adhar, […]

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Death penalty reminds criminal that life is precious: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court, while confirming the death penalty to Dec 16 gang rape convicts, Thursday said that such sentence is retained in law to remind such criminals in the society that human life is very precious. A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal and Justice Pratibha Rani said: “Society’s abhorrence to the atrocious crimes […]

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Dec 16 gang-rape: Prosecution argues for death sentence

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The Delhi High Court Friday commenced hearing on the confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape case here.  The prosecution said it has all the evidence against the four convicts awarded the death penalty by the trial court. Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, starting the arguments, briefed […]

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Delhi gang rape verdict: Confirmation might take a year

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The exultation over speedy justice after a trial court here sentenced the four convicts in Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape to death may turn out to be short-lived as the journey of the case through the higher judiciary may, even if speeded up, take at least an year, jurists and legal experts say. Even if the […]

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Prosecution-defence arguments in Dec 16 gang-rape case

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Following are the arguments of the prosecution and the defence on the quantum of sentence in the Dec 16 gang-rape case. The prosecution, arguing for granting the four accused the death sentence, said: –The case falls in the “rarest of rare” categories, and the accused “don’t carry any element of sympathy due to age”. –The […]

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Court rejects contempt notice against Shinde

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A Delhi court Wednesday rejected a defence lawyer’s plea to issue contempt notice against Home Minister Sushil kumar Shinde for reportedly having said the guilty in the Dec 16 gang rape case would get death penalty. The Saket court rejected the plea of the defence counsel who claimed the minister had said Tuesday that “death […]

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Judgment in Dec 16 gang-rape case: Salient features

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Judgment in Dec 16 gang-rape case: Salient features   * Delhi court convicts four accused of murder, gang-rape, unnatural offences, kidnapping, dacoity,      destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy, among others. * The court describes the Dec 16 gang-rape as “premeditated” and “brutal” act. * The court says the facts made all the accused […]

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Burn them alive: Dec 16 rape victim’s last testimony

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Her cries for help went unheeded as the six people, including a juvenile, tortured her for an hour, took turns to rape her, bit her, hit her with an iron rod, shoved it inside her and even used hands to tear her inner organs out, the gang rape victim said in her last testimony. In […]

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Juvenile accused in Dec 16 gang rape gets three years in reform home

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The juvenile in the December 16, 2012 gangrape-murder case of a 23-year-old paramedical student has been found guilty of rape and murder by the Juvenile Justice Board. This is the first judgement in the gangrape case that created a nationwide outrage. He has been sentenced to three years in a correctional home subject to review. His sentence […]

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Dec 16 gang rape: Cops conclude final arguments

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Concluding their final arguments, police Monday told a court here that they have all the evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape. Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, appearing for the police, told Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna that they had “all the evidence to prove them guilty”. “It […]

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Dec 16 gang-rape accused wanted to kill victim: Prosecution

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The Delhi police on Saturday, during final arguments in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape case, told a city court that the accused had a clear intention to kill the victim so that no witness of the horrific incident was left behind. Special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan told additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna that the intestine of […]

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Dec 16 gangrape accused lists Dikshit as defence witness

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An accused in the Dec 16 gang-rape case Wednesday sought permission of a fast track court here to make Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit a defence witness in the case. Counsel for Akshay Thakur told the court that the chief minister should be called as a defence witness as she had complained of interference by […]

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