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28 fast-track special courts sanctioned in Kerala for speedy disposal of r
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala Social Justice Department has sanctioned the establishment of 28 fast-track special courts for speedy disposal of rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Maharashtra: 52-year-old man rapes teenage girl in Gondia
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gondia (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): A 52-year-old man from Gondia raped a 19-year-old girl, police said.
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Man held for raping 19-yr-old girl in Maharashtra's Nagpur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): A man from Gondia was arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl in the Pardi area in Nagpur, police said on Monday.
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UP: Girl gangraped in Noida, probe underway
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): A girl has been allegedly gang-raped by five men in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
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J'khand CM approves formation of 22 fast track courts for sexual offence c
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday approved the formation of 22 fast track special courts for expeditious trial of rape cases, including that of minors under POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Act in the state.
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Rape victim's mother urges Kejriwal for justice as accused family has stro
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Mother of a rape victim, who committed suicide last year, on Friday, wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking his help to get justice for her daughter as accused Karan Chandela comes from a family with the strong political clout.
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Gujarat HC awards death penalty to convict for raping a minor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Friday awarded death penalty to a convict in connection with raping and murdering a minor in Surat.
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SC cautions expeditious disposal of criminal matters mustn't result in bur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): As the demand for speedy trial in rape cases is becoming louder by the day, the Supreme Court has cautioned that in the pursuit for expeditious disposal of criminal matters, the "cause of justice must never be allowed to suffer or be sacrificed" and the fast-
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SC seeks repsponse of Centre, States/UTs on implementation of laws against
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of Centre, States and Union Territories (UTs) regarding the implementation of provisions of criminal law relating to rape cases and other sexual offences. It has also asked for details about the utilisation o
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SC forms two-member committee for expeditious disposal of rape cases
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court has set up a two-member committee of judges to look into the issue of expeditious disposal of rape cases across the country, sources said.
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal seeks justice for Nirbhaya
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Monday remembered Nirbhaya, seven years past the gruesome incident and urged the Central government to implement Andhra Pradesh's Disha law across the country which provides for awarding death sentences
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal rushed to hospital after she falls unconscious
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, Swati Maliwal, who has been on a hunger strike for over 10 days now protesting against rape incidents and demanding death penalty for convicts in rape cases within 6 months, was rushed to LNJP hospital on Sunday morning
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