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Court orders registration of case against SSP, ASP

   03 March 2008 at 13:26

Etawah, Mar 2 (UNI) A local court has ordered registration of a case against six policemen, including the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) over the killing of a student here.Mukesh Yadav, student of H ..

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Vehicle owner responsible if it is used for smuggling: SC

   01 March 2008 at 09:53

The Supreme Court has ruled that the owner of a vehicle used for smuggling cannot escape liability unless he proves that he had no knowledge of the illegal act."It is a matter which is within his knowledge. Mere assertion without anything else will n ..

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Amit on police remand; brother to be produced today

   29 February 2008 at 18:11

A local court has remanded organ transplant racket prime accused Amit Kumar to five days in police custody for questioning in connection with removing a man's kidney in a village in 1995.Co-accused K K Aggarwal was meanwhile sent to jail till 7th Mar ..

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Shahabuddin sentenced to one year RI

   29 February 2008 at 18:11

Controversial RJD Lok Sabha Member Mohammed Shahabuddin has suffered a fresh setback on Friday with a special court in Siwan sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment for a year for threatening a government official.Additional District and Sessions Jud ..

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SC grants interim bail to Yusuf Memon

   29 February 2008 at 14:41

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a TADA court.After going through Yusuf's medical report placed before it by the CBI, a Bench head ..

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SC shows no mercy to Sarpanch's son in gangrape case

   28 February 2008 at 18:33

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court once again declined to show any leniency to a person found guilty of gangraping a married woman, confirming life imprisonment awarded to him by the trial court and Punjab and Haryana High Court.A bench compri ..

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HC rescues man from preventive detention

   27 February 2008 at 11:34

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) The Delhi High Court today ordered to free a man, incarcerated in jail since October 27 last year, under preventive detention.A division bench, headed by Justices Vikramjit Sena a`nd P K Bhasin, set aside the detaining order p ..

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SC grounds Chandraswami's plans for foreign visit

   26 February 2008 at 21:14

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Delhi High Court order allowing controversial tantrik Chandraswami, who is facing prosecution in a dozen criminal case, to go abroad to meet his disciples.Chandraswami alias Nemi Chand Jain was allowed to go abro ..

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Commission's report on Beltola violence submitted

   26 February 2008 at 21:14

The Justice (Retd) R K Manisana Singh Commission, probing the large-scale violence during an Adivasi rally at Beltola in Guwahati on 24th Nov, has submitted its report to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.The commission submitted its 70-page report to ..

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SC rejects review plea of man who raped his daughter

   26 February 2008 at 12:26

New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking review of its order dated November 17, 2005, sentencing Asharam from Himachal Pradesh to life imprisonment for raping his minor daughter.A Bench comprising Justices H K Sema ..

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