Tag: Justice G.P. Mittal

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HC directs police to give protection to married girl

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The Delhi High Court today directed police to ensure protection of a 22-year-old girl, who entered into a inter-caste marriage against the wishes of her parents, as her husband expressed apprehension of “honour killing”. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and G P Mittal also asked police to produce the girl before it on a […]

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Airhostess suicide case: Court quashes rape charge against Chadha

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The Delhi High Court today quashed fresh charges relating to abetment of rape and unnatural offence invoked against Aruna Chadha, an employee of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, in the air hostess suicide case. A bench of Justice G P Mittal also allowed the plea of Delhi Police seeking to expunge the adverse remarks made against […]

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Court reduces jail term of man convicted of raping minor

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The Delhi High Court has reduced the jail term of a man who was convicted for kidnapping a minor girl for marriage and raping her, noting that she had gone willingly with him. Justice G.P. Mittal reduced the five-year jail term of Sanjay to four years, observing that the girl, few months less than 16 […]

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“Framed” for opposing eve-teasers; HC grants bail to man

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Bail has been granted by the Delhi High court to a man who was allegedly framed in a criminal case for objecting to eve-teasing by a person in his locality. A bench of Justice G P Mittal granted bail to Delhi resident Rajkumar accused of attempting to kill and illegally restraining one of the men residing […]

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Court acquits man accused of torturing daughter-in-law

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The Delhi High court has upheld a trial court’s order acquitting a man accused of torture and dowry harassment of his daughter-in-law, who later committed suicide at her parents’ house. The division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice G.P. Mittal said: “We are satisfied that the trial court’s findings as well as conclusions […]

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Jailed as juvenile, man awarded Rs.5 lakh compensation

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 The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Delhi government to pay a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to a man who was jailed for eight years despite being a juvenile when he committed a murder. According to law, juveniles cannot be punished for more than three years. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice G.P Mittal said: […]

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Court upholds life term for teacher who hijacked plane

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The Delhi High Court Tuesday upheld the order of a trial court awarding a life sentence to a teacher who posed as a human bomb and hijacked a Chennai-bound Indian Airlines flight in 1993 to highlight corruption. Hari Singh hijacked the plane, which took off from Delhi, March 27, 1993. He was convicted by the […]

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