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Delhi Court asks police to reply to plea against actor KRK

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Delhi Police was today directed by a court here to respond to a plea challenging a cancellation report in a case lodged against actor Kamaal Rashid Khan for allegedly making casteist and defamatory remarks on the lead actor of Hindi film Raanjhanaa. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranjel Aneja sought the police’s response on the protest petition by […]

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Court refuses to stay defamation case against Kejriwal, 5 others

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A court here today rejected the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to stay the proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against him and five other AAP leaders by Union minister Arun Jaitley. The application moved by senior advocate Ram Jethmalani on behalf of Kejriwal before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass said there […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Delhi Court doesn’t cancel boy’s bail in Merc hit-&-run case

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A Delhi court today refused to cancel the bail granted by a juvenile justice board to a teenager who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old man with his father’s Mercedes leading to his death. Additional Sessions Judge Arvind Kumar dismissed an appeal filed by victim Siddharth Sharma’s sister seeking to cancel the bail given to […]

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R K Pachauri summoned as accused in sexual harassment case

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Former TERI chief R K Pachauri was today summoned as accused by a Delhi court which took cognizance of a charge sheet filed against him for allegedly sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of an ex-colleague. “The court is satisfied that there is sufficient material to proceed against accused R K Pachauri under sections 354-A, […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Delhi Court gives clean chit to Delhi Police officer in rape

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A Delhi court has refused to order re-investigation in a case against a cop, accused of raping and threatening a woman, saying it could not be proved that he had done anything forcefully or against her consent. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar dismissed the woman’s plea challenging the acceptance of cancellation report by a metropolitan […]

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Court restrains in-laws from throwing out daughter-in-law

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A man’s parents and other family members have been restrained from throwing out his wife from her shared matrimonial house by a Delhi court. The court dismissed an appeal filed by the man’s parents, brother and sister-in-law and said that the woman was entitled to peaceful possession of a room in the matrimonial home here. […]

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Man convicted for outraging modesty of minor girl

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A Delhi court has convicted a man for outraging the modesty of a minor girl, observing that his intention was not innocent. “In his statement the accused has admitted that he did kiss the victim and he did pat her on the back but with innocent intention. From the evidence on record, it does not […]

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Delhi Court holds AAP MLA can’t be charged

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A Delhi court has dismissed a corruption complaint against an AAP MLA, saying though it had prima facie found that he had breached the cap for poll expenses during 2013 Assembly election, he cannot be charged under Prevention of Corruption Act as he was not a public servant at that time. “I have gone through […]

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Good health is fundamental right: Delhi Court

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“Good health is a justiciable fundamental right”, a Delhi court has said while observing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious project for health insurance cover for everyone would bring about an “evolution” in India’s health insurance model. The court’s observations came while pulling up the United India Insurance Company Ltd, a Public Sector Unit (PSU), for rejecting […]

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Cannot turn blind eye to gruesome crime against women: Delhi Court

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Courts cannot turn a blind eye to gruesome crimes against women which require exemplary punishment, a Delhi court has held while sentencing six persons to upto 12 years for gang raping a woman in a Gramin Sewa vehicle nearly four years back. The court observed that a young unmarried woman will not put her reputation […]

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Act against witness for non-appearance: CBI to Delhi court

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The CBI today told a Delhi court that strict action be taken against witnesses if they fail to appear for their deposition in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and two others are facing trial pertaining to the alleged killing of a man. CBI’s submission came when a prosecution witness […]

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Humans obliged to treat animals with love: Delhi Court

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Humans are morally responsible for treating animals with love, care and affection, a Delhi court has observed while pulling up an animal welfare centre linked to Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for not properly treating injured oxen lodged there. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra observed that animal welfare institutions are expected to not only ensure good health […]

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