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No Immunity To Cops Against Off-Duty Crimes: Sc

   10 January 2009 at 11:21

A police officer charged with criminal offences cannot enjoy immunity from prosecution on the ground that he or she is a government employee, the Supreme Court has ruled.A bench of Justices Altams Kabir and Markandeya Katju has held that the immunity ..

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All Accused Are Equal For Purpose Of Facing Trial: Sc

   10 January 2009 at 11:21

The Supreme Court on Friday said that no distinction can be made among accused persons for the purpose of putting the trial in criminal cases involving influential persons on the fast track."We cannot define who is an influential person. We cannot sa ..

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Sc Judge Witness To Cash-At-Door?

   09 January 2009 at 21:05

SC Judge Witness To Cash-At-Door?9 Jan 2009, 0423 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: A judicial inquiry has conceded that a Supreme Court judge might have been present in the house of Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmaljit Kaur on the fateful evening wh ..

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Legal Hurdles May Prevent Sanjay Dutt From Contesting

   09 January 2009 at 21:00

Legal Hurdles May Prevent Sanjay Dutt From Contesting8 Jan 2009, 2103 hrs IST, TNN Mumbai: Sanjay Dutt's joy at the Samajwadi Party nomination may be shortlived. A quick double-check with his legal counsel would have told that his current position d ..

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Hc Rejects Utsav Bhasin'S Bail Plea In Delhi Hit-And-Run Case

   09 January 2009 at 20:52

HC Rejects Utsav Bhasin's Bail Plea In Delhi Hit-And-Run Case9 Jan 2009, 1505 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Utsav Bhasin, teenaged son of a Haryana industrialist, accused of mowing down a man with his ..

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Hc Refuses To Extend Nanda'S Interim Bail

   09 January 2009 at 20:46

HC Refuses To Extend Nanda's Interim Bail9 Jan 2009, 1608 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a plea of BMW-hit-and-run case convict Sanjeev Nanda to extend in his interim bail which expires on Saturday. Justice Kailash ..

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Madras High Court Judges To Get Honda Civic For Official Use

   08 January 2009 at 13:08

Madras high court judges to get Honda civic for official use8 Jan 2009, 0247 hrs IST, TNN CHENNAI: The government has allocated Rs 4.26 crore for purchasing 36 Honda Civic sedans for the official use of Madras high court judges. A government order, m ..

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Sc Stays Execution Of Non Bailable Warrants Against Raj Thackeray

   08 January 2009 at 12:47

SC stays execution of non bailable warrants against Raj thackeray1/7/2009The Supreme Court stayed till further orders the execution of non-bailable warrants against MNS chief Raj Thackeray by a Jamshedpur court for instigating violence against north ..

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Kerala Hc: Observations Should Not Deter Sr Abhaya Case Probe

   07 January 2009 at 11:57

Kerala HC: Observations Should Not Deter Sr Abhaya Case Probe1/7/2009The Kerala High Court made it clear the observations made by single bench Judge, Justice K Hema, while granting bail to the three accused in the Sister Abhaya Murder Case would not ..

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Bombay Hc Asks Police To File Chargesheet Tn German Girl Rape Case

   07 January 2009 at 11:56

Bombay HC asks police to file chargesheet tn German girl rape case1/7/2009A division bench of Bombay High Court in Goa directed state police to file chargesheet against the accused in the German minor rape case within a week.The bench comprising Just ..

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