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SC refuses to give protection from arrest to Dadlani

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The Supreme Court today refused to grant protection from arrest to music composer Vishal Dadlani for allegedly making scathing remarks against Jain monk Tarun Sagar and asked him to move the high court. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel also declined Dadlani’s prayer for quashing of FIR lodged against him […]

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Man sentenced to 10 yrs imprisonment for raping own daughter

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A local court today sentenced a man to 10-years imprisonment for raping his minor daughter and also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him. The convict, Shaikh Mastan Vali, was a mason and resident of Vallurupalem village near here in Krishna district. He was arrested a year ago, according to a press release […]

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SC asks states, UTs to upload FIRs on websites within 24 hrs

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The Supreme Court today directed all States and Union Territories to upload the FIRs on their websites within 24 hours of registration at police stations. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, however, extended the time up to 72 hours for uploading of the FIRs for those states which are located in difficult […]

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Orissa HC grants anticipatory bail to Baragarh BJD MLA

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The Orissa High Court today allowed the anticipatory bail application of BJD MLA Debesh Acharya, booked by police in connection with alleged involvement in the attack on the convoy of two Union ministers in June. A single bench of Justice Debabrata Das granted the bail to the ruling party legislator from Baragarh who was booked […]

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IAF officer gets anticipatory bail in rape case

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A flying officer of Indian Air Force has been granted anticipatory bail in a rape case lodged by his ex-lover, with a Delhi court saying there was no apprehension that he will hamper the investigation as he was not posted in the national capital. Additional Sessions Judge Shail Jain gave the relief to the defence […]

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Look into suggestions on wetland to halt deluge: Madras HC

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Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to look into suggestions made in a PIL against mindless conversion of wetland areas so as to avert flooding in the city like last year. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan gave the directive while disposing of the petition which […]

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PIL against Pokemon Go for ”hurting” religious sentiments

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PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship. Filed by Alay Anil Dave, the PIL is likely to be heard tomorrow by a division bench of Chief Justice R […]

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Don’t take action till panel formulates policy on cabs : Delhi HC

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Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government not to take any action against app-based cab providers like Uber and Ola till a special panel, formulating a uniform policy to regulate such companies, comes out with its report. “Please stay out … till the matter is pending. Trust them. They (cab players) are following your […]

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Cruelty to animals: Court refuses to return cattle to man

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A Delhi court has refused to return a man his cattle, caught loaded in a truck, while observing that the animals were being transported for being slaughtered in “a very cruel and inhumane manner”. The court, while dismissing Rajasthan native Jagdish Banjara’s plea for release of 25 buffaloes and calves of which eight had died, […]

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Accused in Preeti Rathi acid attack case convicted

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A special women’s court today convicted Ankur Lal Panwar for murder in connection with the Preeti Rathi acid attack case. Special Judge A S Shende convicted Panwar under Sections 302(murder) and 326B (Voluntarily throwing acid) of the IPC and is likely to hear arguments on the quantum of sentence tomorrow. Rathi, who hailed from Delhi, […]

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SC asks K’tk to release 15k cusecs of Cauvery water

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In an interim order which may ameliorate the plight of Tamil Nadu farmers to some extent, Supreme Court today asked Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for the next 10 days to its neighbouring state. The apex court also directed Tamil Nadu to approach the Supervisory Committee, set up to implement award […]

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SC refuses to hear fresh plea on police reforms

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The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre, state governments and the Law Commission for implementation of police reforms and the Model Police Act. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who filed the PIL, to take […]

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