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SC stays HC order suspending sentence in gangrape case

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The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court suspending the sentence of imprisonment awarded to three persons convicted in a gangrape case relating to a student of a private university at Sonepat in Haryana. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and M M Shantanagoudar also issued notices to the […]

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Son of former BSP MP sent to judicial remand in rape case

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A local court here has sent the son of a former BSP RPT BSP MP and three others to jail in connection with the gangrape case of a minor in 2014. A case was registered against Anand Pandey, son of former BSP MP Gorakhnath Pandey and three others in connection with the gangrape of a […]

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Prajapati case: Allahabad HC grants 2 weeks to UP govt to file reply

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The Allahabad High Court today granted two weeks to the Uttar Pradesh government to file its reply on a petition questioning the cognisance of offence under POSCO Act against former minister Gayatri Prajapati in a gangrape case. The matter will be heard after two weeks. A vacation bench of Justice S N Shukla here passed […]

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Man acquitted in gangrape case

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A Delhi court has acquitted a man in a gangrape and trafficking case, observing that the complainant’s version was unreliable and untrustworthy. “Prosecution has also failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt that accused Rakesh Kumar had trafficked the prosecutrix for the purpose of exploitation,” Additional Sessions Judge Shail Jain said. “I am of […]

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Youth convicted in gangrape case

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A 20-year-old youth was today sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a fast track court for gangraping a 13-year-old girl over six years ago. Tejpal was convicted by fast track court judge, Punam Rajput, who also imposed a fine of Rs 27000 on him. The victim was gangraped by four youths in March, 2010, after […]

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Youth convicted in gangrape case

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A youth has been sentenced to ten years in prison by a fast-track court here for raping a 22 year-old girl in 2009. Manish was convicted last evening by judge Gulab Singh, who also imposed a fine of Rs 27,000 on him, according to the prosecution. The girl was gangraped after being abducted on September […]

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10 years RI for Park Street rape convicts

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All the three convicts in the Park Street gangrape case were today sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a Sessions Court, over three years after the assault on a 40-year-old mother of two teenage daughters in a moving car here. Additional sessions judge Chiranjib Bhattacharya sentenced Ruman Khan, Naser Khan and Sumit Bajaj to […]

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Two sentenced in gangrape case

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A fast track court of Muzaffarnagar today sentenced two persons to 20 years imprisonment for abducting and gangraping a girl here. Fast Track Court Judge Manoj Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on the convict Hitesh and Ankur after holding them guilty. According to government lawyer Naresh Sharma, the 14-year-old girl was gangraped when she […]

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Gangrape case:Danish woman appears in court

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A 52-year-old Danish woman, who was allegedly gangraped by eight persons in Delhi last year, today appeared in a Delhi court which commenced recording of her statement. The woman came to the court from Denmark in pursuance of summons issued earlier and her statement is being recorded before Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja in an […]

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Three sentenced for life in gangrape case

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Three persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here in a 17-year-old gangrape case. Additional District Judge Amar Pal Singh held the trio guilty yesterday and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them. In November 1997, a woman was gangraped by Vijay Gupta, Bhuttu Singh and Amar Jeet Singh […]

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Gangrape case: Church secretary refutes accused’s claim

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The secretary of a church, deposing before a Delhi court on Friday, refuted a December 16 gangrape case accused’s claim that he was at a music event organised by it on the night of the incident. The brother of a church, also its secretary, was brought as a witness before Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna […]

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Court acquits four in gangrape case

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Four persons, including a woman who was charged for abetting an alleged gangrape in 2007, have been acquitted by a court after the “victim” did not support the prosecution’s case. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) T R Naval acquitted Delhi residents Raju, Tejpal, their sister Beena and Praveen Kumar as the prosecution failed to prove its […]

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