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Two sent to custody for helping Pak-based terrorists

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Two persons arrested for allegedly providing logistical and material support to terrorists infiltrating from Pakistan into Kashmir for carrying out subversive activities were today sent to judicial custody by a Delhi court for a month. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent Zahoor Ahmed Peer and Nazir Ahmed Peer to jail after they were produced in […]

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Stone-pelting in Kashmir: Two sent to custody for a month

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A Delhi court today sent two men, including a freelance photo-journalist, to judicial custody for a month in connection with an alleged case of stone- pelting in the Kashmir Valley. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent Javed Ahmed Bhat from Kulgam and Kamran Yusuf from Pulwama to jail till October 17 after they were produced […]

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Need to curb rising intolerance over political views: Court

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The need of the hour is to curb the growing intolerance among people who value their views more than someone else’s life, a Delhi court has said, observing that such instances reflected a return to “the age of barbarism”. It sent four men, including a government servant, to three years of rigorous imprisonment for grievously […]

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Court declines to entertain defamation plea against Kejriwal

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A city court has refused to entertain a civil defamation plea against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh by a BJP youth wing leader. Additional Senior Civil Judge V K Gautam refused to entertain the petition saying the addresses of the two defendants, Kejriwal and Singh, did not fall in its […]

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Acid attack threat enough to send shivers down spine: Delhi court

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The threat of acid being thrown on her face is “sufficient to send shivers” down a woman’s spine, a Delhi court observed while refusing to quash the jail term of a stalker who attempted to browbeat a young woman into marrying him. “A lenient view and misplaced sympathy” was uncalled for with such incidents on […]

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Hotel security manager granted bail in molestation case

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A security manager of a five-star hotel was today granted bail by a Delhi court in a case of alleged molestation and attempt to disrobe a 33-year-old woman employee. Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria granted the relief to the accused after furnishing a personal bond of Rs 25,000. If held guilty of molestation, the accused can […]

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10 yr jail term, 1L fine for 2 men caught with 2 kg heroin

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A Delhi court has sentenced two men to 10 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs one lakh each on them for possessing over two kilos of heroin. The court handed down the jail term to the men while holding them guilty of provisions under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act while […]

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‘Simple blow on child’s back is not sexual harassment’

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A simple blow on a child’s back does not amount to sexual harassment under the POCSO law as there must be a sexual intent behind the act, a Delhi court has said. It said that an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is made out when harassment is done with […]

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Court to frame charges against Kejriwal, Sisodia on Aug 23

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A Delhi court today fixed August 23 for framing charges against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in a criminal defamation complaint. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranjal Aneja, who was scheduled to frame charges today, was on leave. The court had earlier directed the two AAP leaders and Yogendra Yadav to appear before it […]

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Delhi Court orders framing of charges against Bhatkal

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A Delhi court today ordered framing of charges against Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal and 10 others in the 2010 Jama Masjid blast case. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, however, discharged three alleged members of the outfit, saying there was not enough evidence against them. The court discharged Syed Ismail Affaque, Abdus Saboor and […]

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Doctor acquitted in rape case as woman resiles from complaint

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A doctor has been acquitted of charge of raping a woman, whom he had met through a matrimonial website, by a Delhi court after she deposed that the physical relations were established with her consent. The court said no incriminating evidence has come on record against the doctor and absolved him of the charges. “From […]

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AAP MLA’s trial in rioting case to commence in Nov

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A Delhi court would commence in November the trial against AAP MLA Som Dutt, who has been charged with offences of rioting, wrongfully restraining and assaulting a man during the 2015 assembly election campaign. Metropolitan Magistrate Ruby Neeraj Kumar today fixed November 2 for recording prosecution evidence, including deposition of complainant Sanjeev Rana, in the […]

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