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Cases of Crime Against Women

   29 August 2012 at 11:57

As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total of 2,03,804; 2,13,585 and 2,28,650 cases of crime against women were registered during the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively. The disposal and pendency of court cases on crime against ..

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26/11 terror attacks case: SC verdict on Kasab's plea today

   29 August 2012 at 11:14

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab's plea against his conviction and death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed. 25-year-old Kasab ..

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Fast Tracking of Corruption Cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act

   18 August 2012 at 16:13

The Chief Justice of India had written in December, 2010 to the Chief Justices of High Courts to fast track corruption cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, so that they could be taken up on priority basis both at High Courts and Subord ..

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2G Scam - Behura's bail plea rejected by Delhi high court

   17 December 2011 at 12:25

The verdict may dissuade Raja from applying for bail, some legal experts said The Delhi high court on Friday rejected the bail application of former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, one of the 14 people initially accused of wrongdoing in the ..

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Court stays FIR against Krishna

   16 December 2011 at 14:42

In a relief to external affairs minister SM Krishna, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed an FIR filed by the Lokayukta Police against him on a private complaint accusing him of facilitating illegal mining during his tenure as chief ministe ..

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SIT lodges, CBI to file FIR in Ishrat case

   16 December 2011 at 10:54

The special investigation team (SIT) that probed the fake encounter death of Ishrat Jahan and three others on Thursday lodged with the CBI a complaint on the basis of which the agency will register a fresh FIR on Friday. The SIT had told the court ..

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Allegations against Khurshid, CBI officials in 2G case

   16 December 2011 at 10:47

An opinion from the law ministry, which defined so-called associate companies, has led the petitioners to allege that Khurshid is responsible for “interfering” in the 2G case Allegations were levelled in the Supreme Court against law ..

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Court stays FIR against Krishna

   16 December 2011 at 10:46

The special investigation team (SIT) that probed the fake encounter death of Ishrat Jahan and three others on Thursday lodged with the CBI a complaint on the basis of which the agency will register a fresh FIR on Friday. The SIT had told the court ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   1873 Views


Husband sold Bhanwari for Rs 10 lakh

   16 December 2011 at 10:45

Bhanwari Devi's husband Amar Chand had sold her to main accused Sohanlal for Rs 10 lakh, the CBI has found. Sohanlal is currently in jail. The status report of the case, which the agency submitted to the high court on Thursday, also says this ..

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CBI: Bhanwari claimed legislator fathered her child

   15 December 2011 at 10:31

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case of missing Jodhpur nurse Bhanwari Devi, 36, has found she had claimed a Congress legislator in Rajasthan had fathered her third child and was extorting money from him. According to the ..

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