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Man gets life term for raping deaf-mute woman

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A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to life term by a court here for raping a hearing and speech impaired woman. According to the prosecution, Srirangan had taken land for lease in Chennampatty forest area in Bhavani taluk in Erode district and raped the 30-year-old woman who was working there on October 2, 2009. He […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Court acquits man in false rape case

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New Delhi, A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of raping a woman in his car after intoxicating her, as the alleged victim confessed lodging a false rape case under pressure from her parents. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar let off the man, a west Delhi resident, of charges of rape and […]

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Minor girl rape: Fugitive RJD MLA surrenders

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Controversial RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a minor girl last month, surrendered in a courthere in Bihar’s Nalanda district today after being on the run. Yadav, 50, MLA from Nawada, surrendered in the court of Additional District Judge Rashmi Sikha in the alleged rape of a 15-year-old school girl studying in class […]

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Man gets 10 years jail for raping young woman

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A Muzaffarnagar (UP) court here today sentenced a man to ten years imprisonment for raping a 22-year-old woman seven years ago. Fast track court judge Poonam Rajput also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the accused Zahur after holding him guilty under sections 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt)and 376 (punishment for rape) of IPC. […]

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Pastor gets 40 yr imprisonment for rape of minor girl

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A 35-year old pastor was today sentenced to 40 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here for sexually abusing a minor girl at nearby Peechi two years ago. Pronouncing the verdict, Judge K P Sudheer of Special Additional Sessions court, trying cases under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, observed the accused deserved […]

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Man gets jail till death for raping minor daughter

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A 35-year-old man was today sentenced to life imprisonment till death by a trial court here for raping his minor daughter in 2014. Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Kumar Gupta also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict, Sunil Jain, a marriage bureau director. The court convicted Jain under relevant sections of IPCand Protection […]

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Court gives 30 days ultimatum to fugitive RJD MLA

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A court here today gave a 30-day ultimatum to absconding RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav to surrender in a case of alleged rape and directed the police to attach his properties if he fails to give himself up within that time. Hearing an application of Nalanda police under CRPC sections 82 (provision regarding publishing notice […]

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Man sentenced to 12 years jail for raping minor

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A 30-year-old man has been sentenced by a district courtto 12 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor tribal girl. Additional Sessions Judge U M Nandeshwar yesterday awarded a 12-year jail term to Madkya Govind Warghade alias Sanjay, who worked as a waiter in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, after finding him guilty of raping the six-year-old girl […]

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Court acquits ex-Cong MP, others in rape

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A fast track court today acquitted former Congress MP Mahabal Mishra, his family members and others in a case of alleged kidnapping and rape of a minor girl in 2006, citing lack of evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat absolved Mishra and seven others, including his wife Urmila, daughter Kiran and brother Heera Mishra, of […]

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Man jailed for 10 years for raping step-daughter

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A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by the district court here for raping his teenage step-daughter. Additional Sessions Judge U M Nandeshwar passed the judgement yesterday against the man, who is a resident of Bhiwandi taluka. Additional Public Prosecutor Ruma Navle told the court that the victim was raped in […]

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Man sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in rape case

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A Ballia court has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for raping a woman in 2008. Additional District judge Narendra Singh yesterday convicted Arun Singh and imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 on him. In April 2008, a 26-year-old woman was raped by Singh in Beria area in the district. ( Source – PTI […]

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Sentence in Kamduni case deferred till tomorrow

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Sentencing in the Kamduni gangrape and murder case was deferred till tomorrow as the convicts’ counsel today argued against possible death sentence to some of those found guilty claiming that earlier cases of more gruesome incidents invited lesser sentences. Additional District and Sessions judge Sanchita Sarkar, who yesterday convicted six persons in the gangrape and […]

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