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Why Sweden's Prisons Are Preparing To House Young Teens
North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.
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57% Conviction, 14% FIRs, 0.6% Courtroom Guilt: Inside Madhya Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Paradox
According to the government, between 2020 and 2025, the Economic Offences Wing secured convictions in 40 out of 70 criminal cases that reached a verdict, while 30 ended in acquittal.
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Udit Narayan's First Wife Claims Singer Got Her Uterus Removed Without Consent, Files Complaint
An investigation into the matter is underway
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3 Indians Arrested In Canada For Shooting Outside Surrey Home
Three Indian men have been arrested in Canada in connection with a firing incident outside a residence in Surrey. The three men have been charged with a firearm offence and sent to police custody till February 5.
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Singapore Cops Say Zubeen Garg Not Murdered, Declined Life Jacket: Report
Popular singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg, who drowned in Singapore last September, declined a life jacket, a coroner's court in Singapore was told on Wednesday.
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Sexual Assault, Drugs, Fines: Bengaluru Apartment Runs Own 'Justice System'
Police in Bengaluru have registered a criminal case against a residential apartment association and its private security contractor for allegedly bypassing the criminal justice system and handling criminal offences internally.
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Assam Passes Bill To Ban Polygamy, Makes It Criminal Offence
The Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it a punishable offence with up to seven years of imprisonment, along with a provision for compensation to the victim woman, Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her former partner, ruling that consensual relationships cannot later be recast as criminal offences merely because they ended on a bitter note.
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'If They Do This To Me': Man Gropes Mexican President, Tries To Kiss Her
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on Wednesday for making sexual harassment a criminal offence nationwide after a man groped and tried to kiss her as she walked down the street.
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest o
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Why Sweden's Prisons Are Preparing To House Young Teens
North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.
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57% Conviction, 14% FIRs, 0.6% Courtroom Guilt: Inside Madhya Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Paradox
According to the government, between 2020 and 2025, the Economic Offences Wing secured convictions in 40 out of 70 criminal cases that reached a verdict, while 30 ended in acquittal.
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Udit Narayan's First Wife Claims Singer Got Her Uterus Removed Without Consent, Files Complaint
An investigation into the matter is underway
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3 Indians Arrested In Canada For Shooting Outside Surrey Home
Three Indian men have been arrested in Canada in connection with a firing incident outside a residence in Surrey. The three men have been charged with a firearm offence and sent to police custody till February 5.
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Singapore Cops Say Zubeen Garg Not Murdered, Declined Life Jacket: Report
Popular singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg, who drowned in Singapore last September, declined a life jacket, a coroner's court in Singapore was told on Wednesday.
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Sexual Assault, Drugs, Fines: Bengaluru Apartment Runs Own 'Justice System'
Police in Bengaluru have registered a criminal case against a residential apartment association and its private security contractor for allegedly bypassing the criminal justice system and handling criminal offences internally.
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Assam Passes Bill To Ban Polygamy, Makes It Criminal Offence
The Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it a punishable offence with up to seven years of imprisonment, along with a provision for compensation to the victim woman, Himanta Biswa Sarma said
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her former partner, ruling that consensual relationships cannot later be recast as criminal offences merely because they ended on a bitter note.
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'If They Do This To Me': Man Gropes Mexican President, Tries To Kiss Her
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on Wednesday for making sexual harassment a criminal offence nationwide after a man groped and tried to kiss her as she walked down the street.
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest o
