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Iran Reduces Jail Terms Of 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death
Iranian courts have reduced jail terms for two female journalists charged with collaborating with the United States, their lawyers told reformist newspapers on Sunday.
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40 Years On, Life Term Of 3 Convicts In 'Murder' Over Mangoes Cut To 7 Years
Forty years after three men were booked for murder following a trivial fight among children over mangoes in an Uttar Pradesh village, the Supreme Court has come to their rescue by reducing the life sentence to a seven-year jail term.
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Court Allows Gangster Abu Salem's Reduced Term Petition In 1993 Blasts Case
A special court in Mumbai on Saturday allowed an application of gangster Abu Salem, serving life sentence in the the 1993 serial blasts case, for reduced jail term in lieu of the detention period during trial.
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Delhi High Court Reduces Jail Term Of Man Convicted For 'Digital Rape' Of Minor
The Delhi High Court on Friday reduced to 12 years the 20-year jail term awarded to a man convicted for the "digital rape" of a four-year-old girl in 2014.
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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qatar
Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - over espionage allegations - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon.
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Jail Term For Doctors Over Medical Negligence Reduced In Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Bharatiya Nyaya (second) Sanhita Bill that seeks to reduce the prison term in case of death due to a negligent act of a medical practitioner not amounting to culpable homicide to two years.
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Court Reduces Jail Term In Assault Case, Says "Accused Man Of Poor Means"
A Delhi sessions court has upheld the conviction of a man for sodomising a minor boy in 2010 but reduced his jail term from three years to five months, noting that he had undergone trial for around 13 years, there was no record of his involvement
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Singapore Court Reduces Sentence Of Indian-Origin Man Convicted Of Rape
Singapore's top court on Wednesday reduced the jail term of an Indian-origin man who was convicted of raping a stranger's blindfolded girlfriend in a "threesome" planned without the woman's knowledge in 2016.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's 4-Year Jail Term Halved
Myanmar's junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
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Court Reduces Priest's Jail Term To 10 Years In Kerala's Kottiyoor Rape Case
The Kerala High Court reduced the jail term of former Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery in the Kottiyoor rape case to 10 years from 20 years by altering the charges from Section 376 (2) to Section 376 (1).
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"Illiterate" Man Convicted For Sex Assault On Minor Gets Reduced Jail Term
A Delhi court has upheld the conviction of a man for sodomising an eight-year-old but reduced his jail term from three years to 18 months, noting that he was about 19 years of age at the time of the incident, and is an illiterate person.
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Uttarakhand Court Relief For US Woman Who Entered India Without Valid Visa
The Uttarakhand High Court has reduced the four-year jail term of a woman from the USA caught for coming to India without valid documents to eleven months in prison.
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One-Year Dubai Jail Term For Driver Whose Accident Killed 12 Indians
A Dubai court on Thursday reduced the seven-year sentence of an Omani bus driver who crashed the vehicle into a low-clearance sign after entering a restricted lane, killing 17 people, including 12 Indians, in 2019.
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In A First, Supreme Court Single-Judge Bench To Decide Appeals Of Bail
To reduce the growing backlog of cases, the Supreme Court has for the first time since its inception provided for sitting of a single-judge bench to hear appeals of bail and anticipatory bail in cases related to offences entailing jail term up to seven years.
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Noida Land Scam: Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Of Ex-UP Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Neera Yadav in a land allotment scam from 1993-95 in Noida but reduced her jail term from three to two years.
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Iran Reduces Jail Terms Of 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death
Iranian courts have reduced jail terms for two female journalists charged with collaborating with the United States, their lawyers told reformist newspapers on Sunday.
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40 Years On, Life Term Of 3 Convicts In 'Murder' Over Mangoes Cut To 7 Years
Forty years after three men were booked for murder following a trivial fight among children over mangoes in an Uttar Pradesh village, the Supreme Court has come to their rescue by reducing the life sentence to a seven-year jail term.
-
Court Allows Gangster Abu Salem's Reduced Term Petition In 1993 Blasts Case
A special court in Mumbai on Saturday allowed an application of gangster Abu Salem, serving life sentence in the the 1993 serial blasts case, for reduced jail term in lieu of the detention period during trial.
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Delhi High Court Reduces Jail Term Of Man Convicted For 'Digital Rape' Of Minor
The Delhi High Court on Friday reduced to 12 years the 20-year jail term awarded to a man convicted for the "digital rape" of a four-year-old girl in 2014.
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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qatar
Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - over espionage allegations - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon.
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Jail Term For Doctors Over Medical Negligence Reduced In Amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Bharatiya Nyaya (second) Sanhita Bill that seeks to reduce the prison term in case of death due to a negligent act of a medical practitioner not amounting to culpable homicide to two years.
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Court Reduces Jail Term In Assault Case, Says "Accused Man Of Poor Means"
A Delhi sessions court has upheld the conviction of a man for sodomising a minor boy in 2010 but reduced his jail term from three years to five months, noting that he had undergone trial for around 13 years, there was no record of his involvement
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Singapore Court Reduces Sentence Of Indian-Origin Man Convicted Of Rape
Singapore's top court on Wednesday reduced the jail term of an Indian-origin man who was convicted of raping a stranger's blindfolded girlfriend in a "threesome" planned without the woman's knowledge in 2016.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's 4-Year Jail Term Halved
Myanmar's junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
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Court Reduces Priest's Jail Term To 10 Years In Kerala's Kottiyoor Rape Case
The Kerala High Court reduced the jail term of former Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery in the Kottiyoor rape case to 10 years from 20 years by altering the charges from Section 376 (2) to Section 376 (1).
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"Illiterate" Man Convicted For Sex Assault On Minor Gets Reduced Jail Term
A Delhi court has upheld the conviction of a man for sodomising an eight-year-old but reduced his jail term from three years to 18 months, noting that he was about 19 years of age at the time of the incident, and is an illiterate person.
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Uttarakhand Court Relief For US Woman Who Entered India Without Valid Visa
The Uttarakhand High Court has reduced the four-year jail term of a woman from the USA caught for coming to India without valid documents to eleven months in prison.
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One-Year Dubai Jail Term For Driver Whose Accident Killed 12 Indians
A Dubai court on Thursday reduced the seven-year sentence of an Omani bus driver who crashed the vehicle into a low-clearance sign after entering a restricted lane, killing 17 people, including 12 Indians, in 2019.
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In A First, Supreme Court Single-Judge Bench To Decide Appeals Of Bail
To reduce the growing backlog of cases, the Supreme Court has for the first time since its inception provided for sitting of a single-judge bench to hear appeals of bail and anticipatory bail in cases related to offences entailing jail term up to seven years.
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Noida Land Scam: Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Of Ex-UP Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Neera Yadav in a land allotment scam from 1993-95 in Noida but reduced her jail term from three to two years.
