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Nizamuddin dargah teacher acquitted in rape case

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A Sufi teacher, accused of raping a divorced woman on the pretext of resolving her troubles, has been let off by a Delhi court saying the woman had lodged the complaint in a fit of anger. The court observed that the woman, who had entered her second wedlock with the accused, a ‘khwaja’ (teacher or […]

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Allahabad HC stays bail granted to Prajapati in rape case

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The Allahabad High Court today stayed the bail order granted by a sessions court here to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in a rape case. The order was passed by Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale on an application moved by the state government through Additional Advocate General V K Shahi seeking cancellation of bail […]

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POCSO court grants bail to fmr UP minister Gayatri Prajapati

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Former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati and two of his alleged accomplices were today granted bail by a POCSO court here in connection with a rape case. Special judge of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court Om Prakash Mishra granted bail to Prajapati, Vikas Verma and Amrendra Singh alias Mintu. The court asked […]

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Court asks Delhi Police chief to take action against DCP

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Delhi Police Commissioner has been directed by a court here to take action against senior officers, including a DCP, for their negligence and conducting an enquiry in a “very perfunctory manner” in a rape case. The court asked the police chief to initiate proper action against Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of north district and […]

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Mother-son get jail term in rape case

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A local court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and awarded ten years’ jail term to his mother for abetting the crime. District judge Mridula V K Bhatia convicted Sushant Dubey, owner of a driving school here, and his mother Mamata Dubey on Monday. Sushant was […]

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Delhi HC convicts man for raping minor, terms the crime horrendous

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The Delhi High Court has convicted a man for kidnapping and raping a minor girl and then endangering her life by leaving the child in a deserted place after committing the “horrendous” crime. Justice S P Garg awarded 10 years jail term to the convict, a rickshaw puller, while modifying the trial court’s decision to […]

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Police rapped for revealing identity of sexual offence victims

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A city court has rebuked Delhi Police for blatantly violating the law on confidentiality by revealing the identity of minors subjected to sexual violence and their parents in a series of cases. Taking serious note of the names of the child victims and the names and addresses of their parents being mentioned in the charge […]

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Gujarat HC allows dropping of rape charge by man’s live-in partner

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The Gujarat High Court has dropped rape charge slapped against a retired police official by his live-in partner. The court while hearing the matter also expressed concern over “adultery, divorce and remarriage being treated casually” these days. Justice J B Pardiwala in his judgement on February 27 also observed that “prenuptial contracts” are becoming a […]

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Court frees man in rape case due to woman’s doubtful testimony

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A Delhi court has acquitted a man of charges of raping and criminally intimidating a married woman in a hotel room in Haryana last year, saying her testimony did not inspire confidence. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar granted the relief to the Southwest Delhi resident, noting that there was a delay of over three months […]

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Plea in HC alleges collusion by cops in rape case

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Delhi High Court today sought response of the city police on a woman’s plea alleging that cops colluded with the man who allegedly raped her by getting her married to the accused when she went to lodge the FIR. While issuing notice to Delhi Police and asking it to file a status report, Justice Vipin […]

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Court acquits Gurgaon surgeon accused of raping patient

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A 47-year-old orthopaedic surgeon of a civil hospital in Gurgaon, who was accused of raping a patient, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said from her testimony it became clear that she was never raped by him. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar acquitted the surgeon Arvind Jindal, who was arrested in October last […]

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Rape accused gets bail,Court says physical relation consensual

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A man accused of raping a 26-year -old woman on the pretext of marriage has been granted bail by a Delhi court, which said the complainant had consented for physical relations and knew the consequences of her act. Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi released the accused on bail noting that the complaint was lodged […]

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