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    Pune Court Considers Voice Sample Request in Savarkar vs. Gandhi Defamation Case

    Pune, February 17 Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of V.D. Savarkar and the complainant in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi concerning his comments about the late revolutionary and Hindutva ideologue, filed an application in the court here on Tuesday seeking voice samples of the Congress...
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    Murder Accused Challenges Extradition Order in London High Court

    London, February 17 Jaysukh Ranpariya, who is wanted in India to stand trial for four related murder conspiracies, on Tuesday sought permission to appeal against the extradition order issued by a UK court nearly three years ago.The 45-year-old, also known as Jayesh Patel, appeared via video...
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    Court Reserves Order in Somaiya-Raut Case

    Mumbai, February 17 A sessions court here on Tuesday reserved its order on a revision application filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut against his conviction by a magistrate in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife, Medha Somaiya.Raut was present in the court as the...
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    New Criminal Laws Aim for 80% Conviction Rate, Says Home Minister

    New Delhi, February 16 Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence on Monday that the conviction rate in criminal cases will rise to 80 per cent once the three new criminal laws are fully implemented across the nation in the coming years.Speaking at the 79th Raising Day parade of the...
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    Amit Shah: Stronger Security Measures to Combat Infiltration

    New Delhi, February 16 Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Monday that the Naxal violence in several states is coming to an end and will be eliminated by March 2026.Shah, addressing the Delhi Police Raising Day function here, also highlighted the Centre's resolve to develop a security...
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    Case Overturned: Uttarakhand Court Releases Men in 2018 Gang-Rape

    Nainital, February 16 The Uttarakhand High Court has overturned the conviction of two men in a gang-rape case, citing a lack of conclusive medical and forensic evidence.In a judgment delivered on February 12, a division bench comprising Justices Ravindra Maithani and Ashish Naithani upheld the...
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    Amit Shah Details New Criminal Laws and Policing Initiatives

    New Delhi, February 16 After the complete implementation of the three new criminal laws in the country in the coming years, the rate of conviction in criminal cases will go up to 80 per cent, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday.Addressing the 79th Raising Day Parade function of Delhi...
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    Dying Declaration Questioned in Delhi Murder Trial

    New Delhi, February 12 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of murdering his wife by setting her on fire in 2016, stating that the conviction of the accused cannot be solely based on the dying declaration.Additional Sessions Judge Himanshu Raman Singh also said that the prosecution failed...
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    Kaushambi Man Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence in Dowry Death

    Kaushambi (UP), February 12 A district court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 6,000 on him in a dowry death case, prosecution officials said.Additional District Government Counsel (Criminal) Shashank Khare said that on August 16...
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    Investment in Infrastructure and Justice: UP's 2026-27 Budget Highlights

    Lucknow, February 11 The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday proposed an outlay of about Rs 9,845 crore for the Department of Justice, a 9 per cent increase over 2025-26, as Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the budget for 2026-27 in the state Assembly.The budget, presented by...
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    Court Orders Re-Examination of Witnesses in Child Sexual Abuse Case

    Kolkata, February 11 The Calcutta High Court has allowed the re-examination of witnesses in a POCSO case, making an exception to the established norm of not recalling victims or witnesses in cases of sexual abuse of minors, and observed that each matter must be judged on its merits.Justice...
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    Rampur CRPF Attack Case: Supreme Court Takes Up UP Government's Challenge

    New Delhi, February 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court order which overturned the death sentences awarded to four accused and life imprisonment to another in the 2007 Rampur CRPF camp terror attack...
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    Supreme Court to Examine Judicial Guidelines in Sexual Assault Cases

    New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered guidelines for high courts and trial courts when making observations in cases of sexual assault, and said it would consider asking the National Judicial Academy (NJA) to prepare a comprehensive report on the matter.A bench...
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    Kuldeep Sengar's Appeal: SC Directs Delhi HC to Decide Within Three Months

    New Delhi, February 9 The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi High Court to give an expedited hearing to Kuldeep Singh Sengar's plea, the expelled BJP leader, challenging his conviction in the custodial death case of the father of the Unnao rape survivor. The court stated that the matter...
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    Blasphemy Case in Pakistan: Lack of Evidence Leads to Acquittal

    Lahore, February 9 A high court in Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of a former military officer in a blasphemy case and acquitted him on the grounds of "lack of evidence," a court official said on Monday.A sessions court had awarded a death sentence to Col (R) Muhammad Arif last...
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