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Rapist sentenced to 7 years in jail

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A Pratapgarh (UP) court has awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to a person for raping a girl in Maheshganj area of the district. Additional Sessions Judge Bhairav Lal awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to Ravindra Prasad Mishra yesterday for raping a girl in a village in Maheshganj in October 2012. The court also imposed fine of Rs […]

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Youth gets 10 year jail term for abducting, raping minor girl

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A local court of Muzaffarnagar has sentenced a youth to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl in 2008. Additional District Sessions judge Abhimanun imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict, Arun Kumar, after holding him guilty under section 363, 366 and 376 IPChere yesterday. The court also directed […]

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Maha rapped for ‘insensitive approach’ on shelters

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The Bombay High Court today rapped Maharashtra government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken an insensitive approach on the issue. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and V L Achiliya was today informed that the state government has rejected seven proposals forwarded by […]

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Rape case: Woman faces perjury for framing relative

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A Delhi court has initiated perjury proceedings against a woman for filing a false rape case against her brother-in-law for not selling his share of agricultural land, saying even a bare look at the testimonies of witnesses show that the man was framed in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhatt said that the complainant, […]

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DJB ex-engineer put on trial in 2006 rape case

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A Delhi court has decided to put on trial a former engineer of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) accused of raping a senior executive of a private firm in 2006, saying a prima facie case is made out against him. While putting on trial Sarat Chandra, the court discharged two other DJB engineers — Praveen Bhargava […]

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Life imprisonment for man in rape case

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A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court of Ballia (UP)  for abducting and raping a 19-year-old girl in 2012. Additional Sessions Judge Amarpal Singh yesterday convicted Prassan Dubey and awarded him life imprisonment for abducting and raping the girl.He also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. Two others involved in the […]

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Asaram’s trial to continue at sessions court

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Trial of the sexual assault case against self-styled godman Asaram will now continue in the sessions court here after the August 3 notification of the High Court leading to hearing of the trial in jail premises was withdrawn today. The notification was challenged by the accused in the division bench of high court after which […]

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Rape case:US girl repeats allegations agnst Farooqui

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The American research scholar today said the alleged incident of rape involving Bollywood movie ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui had indeed taken place. The US national, who is being cross-examined by the counsel of Farooqui in-camera, reiterated the allegations against the accused and denied suggestions that the alleged incident of rape did not take place. […]

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May not be possible to restore dignity of rape accused: Court

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A Delhi court today acquitted a man accused of rape after the woman retracted her charge and said it may not be possible to restore the accused’s dignity and honour or compensate him for the “humiliation, misery, distress and monetary loss”. The court, while acquitting the man in a false rape case filed by a […]

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‘Kid who suffered rape trauma won’t like to recall incident’

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A man accused of raping a 12-year -old girl has been convicted by a Delhi court which relied on her testimony despite her varied statements, saying her conduct was “highly natural” as any child who has undergone such a trauma would not like to recall the incident. “The plight and the mental trauma which the […]

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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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Peepli Live co-dir Farooqui seeks bail in rape case

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Bollywood movie “Peepli Live” co-director Mahmood Farooqui, who has been accused of allegedly raping an American research scholar at his residence here, today moved a bail application before a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain listed the matter for August 25, saying it will also hear arguments on charges on the same day. During […]

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