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Criminal Law Bill that proposes death penalty for child rape convicts pass
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which ensures stringent punishment for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age.
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Conor Mc Gregor nearing plea deal, may avoid jail
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 22 (ANI): Renowned Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor Mc Gregor might not get arrested in his New York criminal case as his lawyers are busy negotiating a plea deal.
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"Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson faces sexual assault charges
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): Following the allegations of sexual assaults filed by a woman with the Los Angeles Police Department, "Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson is under criminal investigation.
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SC reserves order on scrapping of section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved the order on scrapping Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexuality.
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Himachal: 1 criminal killed in gunfight
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jul 14 (ANI): One criminal was killed and two arrested in an exchange of fire on Saturday morning near Naina Devi temple in Bilaspur district.
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SC to resume hearing on Section 377 on July 17
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 12 (ANI): The Supreme court will resume hearing on the petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities, on July 17.
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Govt affidavit solely about privacy: Swamy on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A day after the Centre put the onus on Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of Section 377, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy clarified that the government wanted the court to only decide if homosexual activities in private wo
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Anti-gay law: Activists hopeful, SC to resume hearing
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court, on Thursday, will resume hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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Section 377 arbitrary, unconstitutional: lawyer Menaka Guruswamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, lawyer for one of the petitioners Menaka Guruswamy on Wednesday said that the section
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SC hearing on Section 377 to continue today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will continue hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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If enacted, Section 377 'won't withstand the test of constitutionality'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, advocate Arvind Dattar said if enacted the law "won't withstand the test of constitutiona
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Section 377: Centre to file response in SC today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Soon after a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court began hearing the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Central Government, told the cour
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