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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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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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Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping

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A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a court in Jajpur district for raping a minor girl three years ago. Jajpur District and Sessions Judge Padma Charan Dash awarded the jail term to Kalandi Malik of Daniabar village and also slapped a fine of Rs 90,000 on him. Failure to pay the […]

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11-year jail term to teacher for rape, kidnap

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A teacher was today awarded 11 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 65,000 by a local court for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old student. Ganjam District and Sessions judge Malay Ranjan Das slapped the fine on Prasant Kumar Patra of Digapahandi and ordered Rs 75,000 compensation to the victim. The VIII […]

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Man discharged of raping 63-yr-old German ex-wife

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A Delhi court has discharged a 37-year-old man, accused of raping his 63-year-old ex-wife, a German national, saying there was an inexplicable delay of three years in lodging FIR in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar, while discharging the accused, a Delhi resident, also noted that there was no medical evidence to support the […]

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Man gets seven years jail for raping woman labourer

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A Muzaffarnagar court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for raping a woman in Shamli district. Additional District Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 9000 on the accused, Wajid Ali, last evening after holding him guilty under Section 376 of the IPC, according to prosecution. The woman, who worked as […]

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Man gets 2 years jail for attempting to rape woman priest

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A man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a fast track court here for attempting to rape a woman priest in Titawi area in 2014. Judge Rajiv Bharadwaj convicted Bablu, a native of West Bengal, under relevant sections of IPC and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him yesterday. According to the […]

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SC dismisses plea of Dera Sacha Sauda chief in rape case

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The Supreme Court dismissed a plea of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh seeking more handwriting samples of an alleged rape victim in a 14-year-old case, asking whether a woman is available, just because she writes “Babaji, I love you”. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan said the tenor and […]

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Rape leaves permanent scars on child victims: Delhi HC

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Delhi High Court has rejected a man’s plea against a 10-year jail term awarded to him for raping a seven-year-old girl in 1996, saying the “abhorring act” leaves a “permanent scar” on the personality of a child victim which hinders her growth. The court noted in its verdict that the child victim had narrated the […]

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Rape accused sent to 5-day police custody

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A local court of Jaipr here today remanded a rape accused in five days’ police custody, police said. Raju Panjabi, who allegedly abducted and raped a three-year-old girl at an isolated place along Agra highway on Saturday, was produced in the court today where the magistrate remanded him in police custody, they said.

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Youth gets 7 yrs jail for raping woman

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A youth has been sent to seven years in jail for raping and threatening a woman, with a Delhi court terming it a “vile and reprehensible” act that brought the feeling of humiliation, disgust, trauma and lifelong scar to the victim. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain handed down the jail term to 22-year-old Haseeb, a […]

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Court charges vs suspended RJD MLA in rape case

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A district court framed charges against suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav and other accused on Monday in connection with the rape case of a minor girl. Additional district and sessions judge (I) Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh framed charges against Yadav under various sections of IPC that includes 376 for raping a girl besides Protection […]

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