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Sohrabuddin encounter: SC seeks CBI reply

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The Supreme Court today sought response of CBI on the plea of IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian, accused in the alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kauserbi, seeking relaxation in his bail barring him from leaving Mumbai during pendency of trial. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P C Pant issued […]

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Four persons sentenced to life in murder case

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Four persons have been sentenced for life by a court in Moga (Punjab)  for killing a youth in 2009. Additional Sessions Judge Gurjant Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the convicts. However, the court yesterday acquitted three other persons in the case for want of evidence. Those convicted by the court for […]

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Sheena Bora murder case: Court allows lawyer to meet Indrani

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A local court on allowed the application filed by lawyer of Indrani Mukherjea, accused in the murder case of her daughter Sheena Bora, seeking permission to meet her. Indrani’s lawyer had moved the court on Thursday saying that police were not allowing her lawyers to meet her. The Bandra court, while allowing the application, directed the police to […]

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Monitoring of vehicles at entry points: NGT slams Delhi govt

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  “Stop making jokes of our orders”, the National Green Tribunal warned the Delhi Government on Thursday, taking strong exception to its casual approach on monitoring vehicles entering the city through different entry points and directed it to produce complete details of inspection. “You were supposed to check three things (age, weight and extent of […]

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Does obscenity offence stand against Radhe Maa? HC asks police

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The Bombay High Court today sought to know if the offence of indecency and obscenity, as prescribed under the Bombay Police Act, is made out against self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa. The query was made by the division bench of justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi, hearing a PIL filed by advocate Falguni Brahmbhatt seeking […]

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NCDRC slaps Rs 1 lakh cost on Godrej, dismisses plea

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The apex consumer commission has imposed a cost of Rs one lakh on Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd while dismissing its plea challenging a state commission’s order penalising it for selling goods at more than maximum retail price (MRP). A bench of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), presided by Justice J M Malik, […]

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‘Despite SC order, transgenders still feel discriminated’

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Transgenders continue to face social exclusion and find it difficult to get official documents including ID cards even after the landmark Supreme Court verdict recognising the ‘third gender’, participants at a recent conference said. Several participants said the apex court verdict of April 15 last year was not being implemented in several states and felt […]

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CCTV shows alleged police violence during stir,HC seeks report

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Taking strong note of CCTV footage showing policemen vandalising cars, Gujarat High Court on Thursday ordered the police commissioner to conduct a probe and submit a report within two weeks into allegations that policemen opened fire in air and damaged property to create terror during Patel community quota stir. “CCTV footage shows the police is […]

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Five-day transit remand for Sanjeev Khanna

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A city court today granted a five-day remand to the Mumbai Police for Sanjeev Khanna, an accused in the murder of Sheena Bora and former husband of the prime accused Indrani Mukherjea, after rejecting his bail plea. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore Court, Rajesh Chakraborty accepted the remand prayer of Mumbai Police and directed it to […]

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Law bars prosecution of minor for lodging false case: Court

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A Delhi court has said it cannot prosecute a minor girl for lodging false rape case against her relatives due to a bar in the law for protection of children from sexual offences. The court relied on the statement of the 17-year-old girl that she had made false allegations against the accused and said the […]

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Arrested godman, son to make court appearance through VC

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Allowing a plea of Odisha Police, a court here has ordered the Choudwar jail authorities to make arrangements for video conferencing (VC) to avoid physical production of arrested godman Santosh Roul and his adopted son Satyam in court. Facing problems in production of the father-son duo in the court and apprehending threat to their lives, […]

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Gangrape of minor: Father gets life, youth 12 yrs jail

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A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for gangraping his nine-year-old daughter, by a Delhi court which refused to take a lenient view observing that he gave his daughter such a betrayal of faith of relationship that would really be difficult for her to forget. The court also awarded 12 years rigorous jail term […]

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