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Prajwal Revanna's Plea To Suspend Life Sentence In Rape Case Rejected
A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T on Wednesday held that considering the gravity of the offences, multiple cases pending against him, and the risk of witness tampering, this was not a fit case for bail.
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Indian-Origin Man Jailed For 10 Years For Conspiring To Smuggle Heroin To UK
A 57-year-old Indian-origin man who admitted to a conspiracy to smuggle heroin into the UK was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, with a co-conspirator being jailed for nine years following a trial in south-eastern England.
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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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Italy Makes Femicide A Crime Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide -- the intentional killing of women or girls -- a specific crime punishable by life imprisonment.
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Where Is Imran Khan? Sisters Ask To Meet Jailed Ex-Pak PM Amid Death Rumours
Amid rumours claiming former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan died in jail, his three sisters have claimed that they were "brutally assaulted" by police for demanding a meeting with the jailed leader.
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Assam Tables Bill To Ban Polygamy, Proposes Jail For Offenders
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a bill in the Assembly to ban polygamy, making it an offence with up to seven years of imprisonment for first offence.
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Gurugram Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping 6-Year-Old Girl
A court here on Friday, while convicting a man of the rape of a six-year-old girl, sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine, police said.
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Man Gets 20 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment For Raping Girl In Tripura
A court in Tripura's Khowai district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl six years ago, a police statement said on Sunday.
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School Teacher Gets Life Term For Raping Girl, 10, In Kerala
A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who was also a BJP activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi here.
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UP Man Gets Life Term For Killing Wife, Roaming In Village With Severed Head
A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife last year. The convict had roamed around the village with his wife's severed head in his hand.
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Man Gets 3 Months Jail For Sexually Harassing Minor In Mumbai Local Train
A special court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to three months of imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor on board a local train, noting that traveling in the general compartment does not justify any male passenger repeatedly touching a woman.
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Indian-Origin Man In Canada Gets 25 Years Jail For 2022 Homicide Case
A Canadian court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to 25 years of imprisonment in a 2022 homicide case, local media reported.
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Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
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Mehul Choksi Complained About Indian Jails. See Where He Will Be Imprisoned
Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has suffered a big setback in his plea against extradition to India. A Belgium court has said there are no legal barriers and the charges against him were serious enough to justify it.
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Telangana Tuition Teacher, 60, Jailed For Raping 12-Year-Old Student
A special court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for raping a 12-year-old girl who was attending his classes.
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Prajwal Revanna's Plea To Suspend Life Sentence In Rape Case Rejected
A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T on Wednesday held that considering the gravity of the offences, multiple cases pending against him, and the risk of witness tampering, this was not a fit case for bail.
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Indian-Origin Man Jailed For 10 Years For Conspiring To Smuggle Heroin To UK
A 57-year-old Indian-origin man who admitted to a conspiracy to smuggle heroin into the UK was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, with a co-conspirator being jailed for nine years following a trial in south-eastern England.
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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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Italy Makes Femicide A Crime Punishable By Life Imprisonment
Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide -- the intentional killing of women or girls -- a specific crime punishable by life imprisonment.
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Where Is Imran Khan? Sisters Ask To Meet Jailed Ex-Pak PM Amid Death Rumours
Amid rumours claiming former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan died in jail, his three sisters have claimed that they were "brutally assaulted" by police for demanding a meeting with the jailed leader.
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Assam Tables Bill To Ban Polygamy, Proposes Jail For Offenders
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a bill in the Assembly to ban polygamy, making it an offence with up to seven years of imprisonment for first offence.
-
Gurugram Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping 6-Year-Old Girl
A court here on Friday, while convicting a man of the rape of a six-year-old girl, sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine, police said.
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Man Gets 20 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment For Raping Girl In Tripura
A court in Tripura's Khowai district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl six years ago, a police statement said on Sunday.
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School Teacher Gets Life Term For Raping Girl, 10, In Kerala
A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who was also a BJP activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi here.
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UP Man Gets Life Term For Killing Wife, Roaming In Village With Severed Head
A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife last year. The convict had roamed around the village with his wife's severed head in his hand.
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Man Gets 3 Months Jail For Sexually Harassing Minor In Mumbai Local Train
A special court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to three months of imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor on board a local train, noting that traveling in the general compartment does not justify any male passenger repeatedly touching a woman.
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Indian-Origin Man In Canada Gets 25 Years Jail For 2022 Homicide Case
A Canadian court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to 25 years of imprisonment in a 2022 homicide case, local media reported.
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Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
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Mehul Choksi Complained About Indian Jails. See Where He Will Be Imprisoned
Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has suffered a big setback in his plea against extradition to India. A Belgium court has said there are no legal barriers and the charges against him were serious enough to justify it.
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Telangana Tuition Teacher, 60, Jailed For Raping 12-Year-Old Student
A special court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for raping a 12-year-old girl who was attending his classes.
