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Gujarat HC Judge declines to hear probe plea against Modi an

   08 July 2009 at 13:35

A Judge of the Gujarat High Court declined to hear a petition, challenging the probe by Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 others, allegedly involved in the post-Godhra riots of 2002.J ..

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Ranbir's killing: CID begins probe into Dehradun 'encounter'

   08 July 2009 at 10:26

Uttarakhand CID has started its probe into the case of encounter of 24 year old youth from Ghaziabad by Dehradun police following registration of a case against the police personnel allegedly involved in the incident. A case of murder was registered ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   189 Views


Sarabjit's lawyer to file fresh mercy plea before President

   06 July 2009 at 17:16

Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's lawyer will file a fresh mercy petition before Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday in the wake of the Supreme Court dismissing his appeal against the capital punishment.Owais Sheikh, the new co ..

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Autopsy report: Ranbir shot from close range, tortured

   06 July 2009 at 12:06

The body of Ranbir Singh, gunned down by Uttarakhand police in an alleged fake encounter, bore 12 marks of bullets fired from close range and 27 other injuries showing that he may have been tortured, according to an autopsy report.Chief Minister Rame ..

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Shiney Ahuja has not admitted to consensual sex: Lawyer

   06 July 2009 at 11:49

Advocate Srikant Shivade, counsel for Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, today said the actor has not admitted before the court that he had consensual sex with his domestic help and he was a victim of a ‘well-hatched conspiracy’.‘What th ..

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Bihar: Shahabuddin granted bail

   06 July 2009 at 11:47

A local court granted bail to incarcerated former RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin in connection with murder of a Mukhiya in 2002.Additional district and sessions Judge Gyaneshwar Srivastav granted bail to Mohammed Shahabuddin after hearing arguments of h ..

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SC: Petty matrimonial spats not covered by section 498A, IPC

   06 July 2009 at 11:47

The Supreme Court has ruled that petty quarrels between husband and wife do not amount to cruelty under Section 498A, IPC (cruelty and harassment for dowry).A bench comprising Justices Mukundakam Sharma and B S Chauhan, dropping the charges of cruelt ..

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Centre discusses ruling on gay sex

   04 July 2009 at 19:39

The Union government on Friday held a meeting to discuss and analyse the Delhi High Court judgment on decriminalising same gender sex.The meeting was attended by Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Health and Family Welfare ..

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UP govt gives go-ahead to filing of chargesheet against Varu

   04 July 2009 at 17:49

Uttar Pradesh government on Friday gave the green signal for filing of chargesheet in a court against BJP MP Varun Gandhi for making allegedly inflammatory speeches in Pilibhit, moving a step closer to his trial in the case. "The government has ..

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Chidambaram, Azad and Moily meet over Section 377 of IPC

   04 July 2009 at 17:49

Home Minister P Chidambaram along with his cabinet colleagues Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held meeting on Friday to analyse Delhi High Court's judgement decriminalising same gender sex. Emerging out of the half-an ..

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