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SC set aside conviction of man under 498A IPC, notes differences in dying
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the conviction of a man accused of harassing her wife leading to her death, observing variance in multiple dying declarations.
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Rape convict Kuldeep Sengar moves High Court seeking interim bail for daug
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar moved a plea before the Delhi High court seeking interim bail for his daughter's wedding in February 2023. Sengar Singh Sengar is a convict in a minor's rape case.
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Rape cases have increased three-fold in the last 10 years, says Asha Devi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Asha Devi, mother of Nirbhaya, who was gang-raped and murdered in 2012, said on Saturday that rape incidents have increased three-fold in the last 10 years.
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UP court jails man for 25 years for rape of 6-year-old girl
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli convicted a man of raping a six-year-old girl and awarded the convict 25 years of imprisonment in a five-year-old case.
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Bilkis Bano case: SC dismisses review plea against remission of 11 convict
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of Bilkis Bano seeking a review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the plea for the remission of 11 convicts in a gangrape case under 1992 policy. A bench of judges headed by Justice Ajay Rastogi dismissed
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Pilibhit 'fake' encounter: HC sentences 43 cops for 7 years, says police s
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a major development in the Pilbhit encounter case, the Allahabad High Court convicted all 43 policemen involved in the case. The High Court sentenced all the culprits to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment under IPC 304 with a fine of Rs 10,000, setting off a trial court's ruling of life imp
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Supreme Court grants bail to one convict in Godhra train burning case
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Faruk, who is one among the other convicts, in the Godhra train burning incident of February 2002 which led to the communal riots in Gujarat.
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Public servants can be convicted in corruption case on circumstantial evid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court's Constitution bench on Thursday held that direct evidence of demand of bribe by public servants is not necessary to convict them under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act and it can also be proved through circumstantial evidence when there is no direct evidence against t
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MP: Court sentences 8 convicts in Vyapam scam case to 7 years RI
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The special court of Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta convicted eight accused under sections 419, 465, 467, 468 of IPC and section 3/4 of the Affiliated Examination Act, 1937.
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Matter of premature release of 11 convicts will be listed, don't repeat, S
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Don't keep mentioning the same thing again and again. Writ petition will be listed," Supreme Court bench tells Bilkis Bano's lawyer.
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Ratlam riots case: Sessions court convicts 34 persons, sentences them to 5
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During the hearing on Tuesday, additional session judge Lakshman Kumar Verma found 34 convicts guilty in the 12-year-old riot case under various sections which includes 147, 148, 150, 353, 332, 427, 435 and 34 of the IPC and sentenced them for 5 years of imprisonment.
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Vismaya Dowry Death Case: No relief for convicted husband
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Convict Kiran Kumar sought this interim order pending disposal of the criminal appeal filed earlier by him challenging the sentence delivered by the trial court in May. He also sought to release him on bail.
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