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Security a status symbol for VIPs: Govt to HC

   24 January 2010 at 22:01

NEW DELHI: For all those who have suffered at the hands of the gun-toting guards of our netas , here is a candid admission from the government itself. In an affidavit filed in Delhi High Court last year, the Home Ministry had confessed that many p ..

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ACCUSED CAN’T GIVE EVIDENCE ON AFFIDAVIT, RULES APEX COURT

   24 January 2010 at 19:00

THE Supreme Court has ruled that in cheque bouncing cases, the right to give evidence on affidavit, as provided to the complainant under section 145 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, is not available to the accused for expeditious decision in such m ..

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Delhi HC gives nod to revised guidelines on parole

   24 January 2010 at 09:55

The Delhi High Court gave its consent on the revised guidelines submitted by the Delhi Government in connection with the regulation of parole applications of the convicts. A bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw after ..

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Ruchika case: CBI likely to question Rathore

   22 January 2010 at 07:45

The CBI is likely to quiz former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore tomorrow in connection with the three fresh cases registered against him for molesting budding tennis player Ruchika Girhotra 19 years ago. Rathore may be quizzed tomorrow by the CBI which rece ..

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Nineteen years after, Rajiv's assassin Nalini may be freed

   21 January 2010 at 13:27

An advisory board constituted by the Tamil Nadu government met in Vellore on Wednesday to consider the plea for Nalini's release. The board is also considering the premature release of ten others, three of whom pertain to the Rajiv Gandhi case. The ..

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Kerala high court hands over Muthoot murder case to CBI

   21 January 2010 at 13:24

Kochi: The Kerala high court today directed the state police to hand over to CBI investigation in the murder of Muthoot business group scion, Paul Muthoot George.A division bench comprising Chief Justice SR Bannurmath and Justice Thothathil B Radhak ..

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HC clash: Court issues notice to CBI

   20 January 2010 at 14:48

HC clash: Court issues notice to CBI.The Egmore Court here today ordered a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the clash between the lawyers and the police on the Madras High Court premises on 19 February last.The CBI had last we ..

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Ruchika case: Home ministry sends reminder on notice to Rathore

   20 January 2010 at 07:13

Mumbai: The government today sent a fresh reminder to former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, on a show cause notice asking why his pension should not be reduced and his police medal not withdrawn for allegedly abus ..

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Judge accused of sending lewd SMSes to woman

   20 January 2010 at 07:10

A trial court judge from Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh has been accused of sending obscene SMSes to a woman in Bareilly.Judicial magistrate Pramod Gangwar and his friend Vivek Gupta are named in an FIR lodged by one Annaju Singh. art_imgs = 0; cu ..

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SC commences hearing in Jessica Lall murder case

   19 January 2010 at 21:03

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today commenced the hearing on an appeal filed by Manu Sharma challenging his conviction and life sentence in Jessica Lall murder case with his counsel alleging the Delhi High Court Bench had made up its mind to hold him ..

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