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1998 Coimbatore serial blast case: SC denies bail to convicts for "atrocio
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday while calling the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast incident that killed 58 people and left 250 injured, "atrocious", dismissed the bail pleas of some of the convicts.
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US condemns China for imposing life sentence on Uyghur academic
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A US-based human rights organisation recently reported that Dawut, aged 57, had lost her appeal against her initial conviction dating back to December 2018, on charges of "endangering state security."
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UAE: ADJD delegation reviews South Korea's practices in managing correctio
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A high-level delegation from the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has reviewed South Korea's exemplary correctional and punitive institutions during their recent visit. The mission focused on studying best practices, experiences, and systems in place, with a particular emphasis on safegu
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SC adjourns to October 10 Afzal Ansari's plea seeking suspension of his co
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The matter was heard by a bench of justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta, who listed the matter on October 10 for further hearing. Earlier, the court has asked Uttar Pradesh Government to file a reply to the plea.
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Pakistan court allows remission to prisoners convicted in drug cases befor
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The ruling came during the hearing of three petitions filed by convicts who challenged the withholding of remissions to them by the authorities of respective prisons in the light of amendments made in the Control of Narcotics Substance Act (CNSA), 1997, last year.
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Chinese court sentences Uyghur folklorist Rahile Dawut to life imprisonmen
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Rahile Dawut had appealed against the subsequent conviction. However, his appeal was apparently rejected and it remains unclear on when she was sentenced to life in prison.
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Death of Unnao rape victim's father: Delhi HC suspends sentence of two for
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Former MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger is also a convict in this case. Their appeals are pending before the Delhi High Court, and they are serving a ten-year jail term.
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Assam has deported 3,100 foreigners since 2001: CM Sarma
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A total of 1,31,649 people who illegally entered Assam have been identified as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals of State since 2001. Out of these, 3,100 persons were deported who were declared and convicted as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals of the state, said Assam Chief Minist
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Bilkis Bano case: Is right to seek remission a fundamental right, SC asks
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing pleas against the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots, asked whether the right of a convict to seek remission of his sentence of imprisonment comes under any
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Parliamentary panels reconstituted; Rahul remains member of Committee on D
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was reinstated as an MP after losing his membership of the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, remains a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence while fellow party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam R
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Bengaluru fake currency case: NIA special court sentences woman to 6 years
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The woman accused, identified as Vanitha alias Thangam, was convicted by the NIA Special Court in Bengaluru on Friday.
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SC issues notice to UP govt on Afzal Ansari's plea seeking suspension of c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on Afzal Ansari plea seeking suspension of his conviction in a Gangster Act case.
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