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New York Appeals court overturns film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rap
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals found that the trial judge who presided over Weinstein's case had made a mistake by permitting prosecutors to testify a series of women who said Weinstein had assaulted them, however, accusations of those were not part of the charges agains
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Delhi HC acquits four convicts of gang rape, criticises police for shoddy
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday acquitted four men and set aside the life sentence awarded by the trial court for alleged offences of Gang rape and kidnapping in July 2018. At the instance of prosecutrix, police had arrested all of them from their native village of District Mathura, Uttar Pra
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Nepal: Rape convicted star cricketer Lamichhane challenges jail term, to f
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The rape convicted star player on Thursday along with his legal team filed a petition with the High Court challenging the decision of Kathmandu District Court's eight years in prison sentence in a rape case.
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Pak National Assembly rejects Bill seeking public hanging of rape convicts
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the report, Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan of the JI introduced the bill during the Senate's farewell session, chaired by Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday.
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Cricket Association of Nepal suspends Sandeep Lamichhane from national, in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) suspended rape-convicted former national team captain Sandeep Lamichhane from all national and international games.
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Rape convict Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets furlough for 3 weeks
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is convicted in a rape case got furlough for three weeks on Monday, an official statement said.
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MP: Administration demolishes house of accused in Satna rape incident
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM, Satna) Neeraj Khare said, “The house where the accused was living, was found that it was constructed without the permission of municipal corporation and without approval of blueprint. After which the action (demolishing the house) is being taken by th
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Rape convict released after getting relief in jail term rapes another mino
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Mahendra Singh Chouhan, 12 years ago, the accused Verma had raped a minor girl (around four and half years old) in the district following which he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. The accused only served seven years of
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Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Ram Rahim granted 30-day parole again
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
With this, the Haryana government has once again approved parole of the rape convict godman who was previously granted parole in January this year.
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Chhattisgarh: Youth gets 20 years in jail for raping minor girl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) in Raipur on Friday convicted a 22-year-old man for abducting and raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI).
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Harvey Weinstein's lawyers to appeal against rape conviction, sentence: Re
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to an additional 16 years in prison on Thursday, but his lawyers will continue to fight for him to have a life outside of jail, pledging to appeal his Los Angeles conviction.
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Harvey Weinstein Case: Victim in LA trial files rape lawsuit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The woman whose testimony led to Harvey Weinstein's second rape conviction in December has filed a civil lawsuit against him.
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