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CBI court's no to Talwar's bail plea; he moves sessions court

   10 June 2008 at 19:26

Ghaziabad, June 10 (PTI) The bail application of doctor Rajesh Talwar, prime suspect in the Noida twin murder case, was dismissed by a CBI court today saying it was not empowered to take up the matter.Minutes later, Talwar's counsel Satish Tamta mo ..

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Baazee.com petition to quash MMS case dismissed

   04 June 2008 at 20:01

Baazee.com petition to quash MMS case dismissedDelhi High Court today dismissed the petition filed by the portal Baazee.com seeking to quash the case of pornography against it, involving two teenagers of the DPS R K Puram school three years ago.While ..

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Life term for Vikas Yadav, Vishal in Katara murder case

   30 May 2008 at 23:46

Vikas Yadav, son of controversial UP politician D P Yadav and his cousin Vishal were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case with a Delhi Court holding that the offence did not fall under the rarest of rare category warrantin ..

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Killer cannot claim he did it in self-defence: SC

   30 May 2008 at 23:46

Killer cannot claim he did it in self-defence: SC A killer cannot claim that he committed the crime in self-defence unless he or his property faces a danger and immediate aid from the state machinery is not readily available, the Supreme Court has s ..

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SC upholds life sentence awarded to terrorist

   29 May 2008 at 23:02

SC upholds life sentence awarded to terrorist The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a Punjab terrorist convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) for killing a reformed terrorist who refused to take up mili ..

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Katara murder case: Vikas, Vishal Yadav held guilty

   28 May 2008 at 11:39

NEW DELHI: A trial court in Delhi convicted Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal in the six-year-old Nitish Katara murder case.The court will sentence the accused on May 30. The punishment could range from life term to death penalty.Vikas, son of Uttar ..

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Violation of Rape case ethics

   27 May 2008 at 19:50

Three channels under fire for violating rape cases’ ethics5/24/2008A city court ordered police to register an FIR against three TV channels for violating the code of ethics in dealing rape cases.On May 9, when a rape victim along with her parents was ..

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Court frames charges against former Delhi HC judge, others

   26 May 2008 at 10:27

Court frames charges against former Delhi HC judge, others A court in Delhi has framed charges against former Delhi High Court judge Shameet Mukherjee and four others, including ex-DDA Vice Chairman Subhash Sharma, in a DDA land scam case. Additiona ..

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Firm's ex-boss not liable if post-dated cheque bounces: SC

   23 May 2008 at 00:06

Firm's ex-boss not liable if post-dated cheque bounces: SC A company's former director need not necessarily be prosecuted for issuing a post-dated cheque which bounced on presentation after his resignation from the firm, the Supreme Court has said. ..

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No leniency towards those involved in brutal murders: SC

   20 May 2008 at 23:26

Showing leniency towards a convict involved in brutal murders may undermine public confidence in the efficacy of law, the Supreme Court has said while confirming the death sentence on a man who raped and murdered two minor girls almost a decade ago." ..

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