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"Person Not Chargesheeted Has No Right To Be Heard Before Summons": Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a person not named in the chargesheet as an accused did not have the right to be heard by a trial court before being summoned to face criminal trial.
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Provide Details On Removal Of Convicted Politicians: Top Court To Poll Body
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to provide details of cases in which it had either removed or reduced the period of disqualification from electoral rolls of leaders post their conviction in criminal cases.
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Supreme Court Seeks Written Apology As Lawyer Threatens Suicide
A lawyer appearing before the Supreme Court today threatened suicide if his petition in a criminal case was not allowed. The court, furious, ordered him to submit a written apology if he did not want a police case against him and his license suspende
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Everything They Say Not Gospel Truth: Kerala High Court On Criminal Complaints By Women
The Kerala High Court has held that in criminal cases, including sexual crimes, there is no presumption that everything the complainant woman says is "gospel truth" as nowadays there is a tendency to implicate innocent people in such matters.
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Life Ban On Convicted Politicians Harsh, 6 Years Enough: Centre To Supreme Court
A lifetime ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases would be harsh and six years, which is the current period of disqualification, is enough to act as a deterrent, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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"Being In WhatsApp Groups Doesn't Indicate Criminality": Umar Khalid To Court
Activist Umar Khalid on Thursday argued in the Delhi High Court that his mere presence in WhatsApp groups was not enough to attribute any criminality to him and the police equated staging protests and attending meetings with terror.
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Delhi Court Dismisses Satyendar Jain's Defamation Case Against Bansuri Swaraj
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendar Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.
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Delhi Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against AAP's Saurabh Bhardwaj
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint against AAP's Saurabh Bhardwaj, citing delay in filing the case.
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Court Orders Police To Probe Complaint Against Ekta Kapoor
A court here on Saturday directed the city police to conduct an inquiry into a criminal complaint filed against film and television producer Ekta Kapoor for allegedly disrespecting Indian soldiers in one of her web series.
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Right to Life, Liberty Of Person Facing Criminal Charges Can't Be Overlooked: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution couldn't be overlooked only because a person faced criminal charges as it quashed a case against three people under the stringent UP Gangsters Act.
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War Crimes Prosecutor First Target Of Trump's Criminal Court Sanctions
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by US President Donald Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of US citizens or US allies.
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Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court For "Illegitimate" Israel, US Probes
US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court for probes targeting America and its ally Israel, but the ICC on Friday vowed to continue providing "justice and hope" around the world.
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US Sanctions Threaten World Court's Independence, Says European Union
The European Commission stressed the International Criminal Court's "key importance in upholding international criminal justice and the fight against impunity."
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"Illegitimate Actions": Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court for "baseless" investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel, the White House said.
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Explained: What Is The International Criminal Court?
ICC was established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression when member states are unwilling or unable to do so themselves.
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"Person Not Chargesheeted Has No Right To Be Heard Before Summons": Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a person not named in the chargesheet as an accused did not have the right to be heard by a trial court before being summoned to face criminal trial.
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Provide Details On Removal Of Convicted Politicians: Top Court To Poll Body
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to provide details of cases in which it had either removed or reduced the period of disqualification from electoral rolls of leaders post their conviction in criminal cases.
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Supreme Court Seeks Written Apology As Lawyer Threatens Suicide
A lawyer appearing before the Supreme Court today threatened suicide if his petition in a criminal case was not allowed. The court, furious, ordered him to submit a written apology if he did not want a police case against him and his license suspende
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Everything They Say Not Gospel Truth: Kerala High Court On Criminal Complaints By Women
The Kerala High Court has held that in criminal cases, including sexual crimes, there is no presumption that everything the complainant woman says is "gospel truth" as nowadays there is a tendency to implicate innocent people in such matters.
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Life Ban On Convicted Politicians Harsh, 6 Years Enough: Centre To Supreme Court
A lifetime ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases would be harsh and six years, which is the current period of disqualification, is enough to act as a deterrent, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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"Being In WhatsApp Groups Doesn't Indicate Criminality": Umar Khalid To Court
Activist Umar Khalid on Thursday argued in the Delhi High Court that his mere presence in WhatsApp groups was not enough to attribute any criminality to him and the police equated staging protests and attending meetings with terror.
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Delhi Court Dismisses Satyendar Jain's Defamation Case Against Bansuri Swaraj
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendar Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.
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Delhi Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against AAP's Saurabh Bhardwaj
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint against AAP's Saurabh Bhardwaj, citing delay in filing the case.
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Court Orders Police To Probe Complaint Against Ekta Kapoor
A court here on Saturday directed the city police to conduct an inquiry into a criminal complaint filed against film and television producer Ekta Kapoor for allegedly disrespecting Indian soldiers in one of her web series.
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Right to Life, Liberty Of Person Facing Criminal Charges Can't Be Overlooked: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution couldn't be overlooked only because a person faced criminal charges as it quashed a case against three people under the stringent UP Gangsters Act.
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War Crimes Prosecutor First Target Of Trump's Criminal Court Sanctions
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by US President Donald Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of US citizens or US allies.
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Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court For "Illegitimate" Israel, US Probes
US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court for probes targeting America and its ally Israel, but the ICC on Friday vowed to continue providing "justice and hope" around the world.
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US Sanctions Threaten World Court's Independence, Says European Union
The European Commission stressed the International Criminal Court's "key importance in upholding international criminal justice and the fight against impunity."
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"Illegitimate Actions": Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court for "baseless" investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel, the White House said.
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Explained: What Is The International Criminal Court?
ICC was established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression when member states are unwilling or unable to do so themselves.
