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MP HC rejects bail pleas of accused in Nayak's murder case

   20 August 2009 at 16:38

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected bail applications of Congress MLA Brijendra Singh Rathore and five other accused in connection with the murder of BJP leader Sunil Nayak.Hearing bail pleas of Mr Rathore and other accused, Justice Rakesh Sax ..

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Patna HC takes serious note on Prabhunath acquittal

   20 August 2009 at 12:17

The Patna High Court has taken a serious note on a judgment delivered in a 1995 case of double murder in which Prabhunath Singh, former JD(U) MP and six others were acquitted by the lower court on October 24,2008.During the administrative review of t ..

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NON BAILABLE WARRANTS AGAINST SHO

   19 August 2009 at 17:53

NON BAILABLE WARRANTS AGAINST SHOWednesday 19th August 2009CHANDIGARH:Taking serious note of misbehaviour by cops with a high court warrant officer, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against Kharar SHO Sarabjee ..

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Patna HC reopens twin murder case against former MP Prabhuna

   19 August 2009 at 17:52

Patna High Court has reopened a 1995 case of double murder in which Prabhunath Singh, a former MP of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, was acquitted by the lower court on October 24, 2008.The High Court initiated suo moto criminal revision of the judgment o ..

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SC awards lifer to 4 in Mumbai ex-Mayor attack case

   19 August 2009 at 17:48

The Supreme Court has awarded life sentence to four members of Chhota Shakeel gang involved in a March 4, 1997 attack on ex-Mumbai Mayor Milind Vaidya, in which three people were killed.A bench comprising Justices S P Sinha and Mukundkam Sharma award ..

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SC directs Kerala govt to provide documents in corruption ca

   19 August 2009 at 17:45

The Supreme Court has directed the Kerala government to supply all the documents to former state power minister R Balakrishna Pillai in connection with a corruption case.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam grant ..

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Awarding death penalty to be made tougher: SC

   19 August 2009 at 10:33

Naysayers to death penalty can take heart. A 30-year-old Supreme Court judgment laying down "rarest of rare case" guidelines on imposition of death penalty may soon see further tightening that could make award of capital punishment an absol ..

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Ajmal Amir Kasab Trial: Court defers recording of Cellphonix

   19 August 2009 at 10:21

Designated court, conducting the trial in 26/11 terror attack case, deferred the recording of evidence of the owner of International Contact Service "Cellphonix" through Video Conferencing as he did not possess certain necessary documents.J ..

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SC issues warrant against all accused in Judge Krishnaiah mu

   19 August 2009 at 10:20

The Supreme Court issued bailable warrants against all the seven accused in the 1994 Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah murder case.Krishnaiah and his car was set on fire by the mob in Vaishali, Bihar on December 5, 1994.The then MP Anand Moh ..

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HC quashes case against teachers

   19 August 2009 at 00:28

he Madras high court has quashed a criminal case against two school teachers, who were charged with scolding, and thereby instigating a Class 9 girl to commit suicide. N Anjali Devi and C Veeran were cited as accused in the case after the girl, Udhay ..

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