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Pre-marital sex not a statutory offence: SC

   03 May 2010 at 22:07

The Supreme Court has held that pre-marital sex is not a statutory offence and criminal law cannot punish individuals merely for expressing "unpopular views" justifying such acts as it would violate freedom of speech and expression."W ..

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Kasab held guilty, alleged Indian conspirators acquitted

   03 May 2010 at 18:02

Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 gunman, was on Monday convicted by a special court in Mumbai for the audacious Mumbai attacks that had left 166 people dead. Over 17 months after he and nine other perpetrators unlea ..

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Consensual sex sans adultery no offence

   02 May 2010 at 10:49

Consensual sex sans adultery no offence Morality And Criminality Are Non-Co-Extensive: Apex Court New Delhi: Consensual heterosexual relation between adults, including pre-marital sex, is no offence except in cases where the partners are liabl ..

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Bofors case: Apex court buries Quattrocchi link

   13 April 2010 at 23:06

The Quattrocchi component of the Bofors pay-off case in Supreme Court was given a burial on Tuesday with the court asking an advocate to withdraw his PIL questioning defreezing of the Italian businessman's bank account in London. The PIL filed ..

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GUJARAT RIOTS: HC ASKS NANAVATI COMMISSION TO CLARIFY ON SUMMONING MODI

   22 March 2010 at 14:46

GUJARAT RIOTS: HC ASKS NANAVATI COMMISSION TO CLARIFY ON SUMMONING MODI NEW DELHI: The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Nanavati Commission, which is probing the post-Godhra riot cases, to clarify by April 1 whether it would summon chief ..

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Modi fails to appear before SIT, exploring options

   22 March 2010 at 08:52

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi failed to show up before the Supreme Court appointed SIT which had summoned him on Sunday for questioning in connection with a 2002 riots case. The SIT has also not received any communication from the state ..

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Hearing in cash-at-judge's door case adjourned till 26th March

   22 March 2010 at 08:51

A designated court in Chandigarh on Saturday adjourned the hearing in the Cash-at-Judge's door scam till 26th March after conclusion of arguments by the prime accused arguing for himself in the case and the counsel for the petitioner. CBI Sp ..

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Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance

   19 March 2010 at 18:30

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman's right to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code did not stand "extinguished" if payment under Section 3 of the Musl ..

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No death sentence or extradition for Headley

   19 March 2010 at 05:59

Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks at the behest of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, on Thursday pleaded guilty to all terror charges before a US court in Chicago. ..

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KASAB'S TRIAL LIKELY TO BE OVER THIS WEEK

   16 March 2010 at 22:05

The trail of pakistani gunman ajmal kasab and indians faheem ansari and sabauddin ahmed in the 26/11 terror attack case is likely to end this week with the prosecution and defence lawyers informing the court today that they may wind up final argumen ..

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