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Don't Invoke Abetment Of Suicide Offence Mechanically: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the offence of abetment of suicide under the Indian Penal Code should not be invoked mechanically against individuals only to soothe feelings of the distraught family members of the person who has died.
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Commenting On Woman's Body Structure Amounts To Sexual Harassment: Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment.
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UK Plans To Make 'Sexually Explicit Deepfakes' A Criminal Offence
Britain plans to criminally charge people who create and share sexually explicit deepfake images to better protect women and girls, a minister said Tuesday.
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Pakistan Fined For Slow Over-Rate In 2nd Test vs South Africa
Pakistan captain Shan Masood pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
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Britain To Make Creating, Sharing Sexually Explicit "Deepfakes" A Crime
Creating and sharing sexually explicit "deepfakes" will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.
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In Mumbai, Traffic Challans Worth Rs 89 Lakh Issued On New Year's Eve
Traffic challans worth a whopping Rs 89 lakh were issued in Mumbai on New Year's Eve as the cops in Maximum City kept a close on revellers breaking rules on the road. E-challans were issued for a total of 17,800 traffic offences
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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Afghanistan Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi Fined For Showing Dissent At Umpire's Decision
In addition, one demerit point has been added to Fazalhaq Farooqi's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
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Brad Pitt's Former Body Double Imprisoned For Sexual Offences
The case marks Scotland's first prosecution of its kind, highlighting Ford's 12-year campaign of abuse against nine women.
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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How Is Shouting "Jai Shri Ram" Inside A Mosque An Offence? Top Court Asks
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta made the observation while hearing a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's order quashing the proceedings against two persons for allegedly shouting "Jai Shri Ram" inside a mosque.
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Former BBC Journalist Duncan Bartlett Pleads Guilty To 35 Child Sex Abuse Offences
A former BBC journalist has been jailed for eight years for a string of child abuse offences, including paying money to watch live streams of children being sexually exploited in the Philippines.
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Bill To Replace 100-Year-Old Boiler Act
Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha cleared a bill to replace the 100-year-old boiler act in Lok Sabha today. The bill, which aims to decriminalise seven offences and promote ease of doing business, was cleared in the Upper House by a voice vote.
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UK Woman Fined For Littering Cigarette In Village She Hadn't Visited For Decades
Natalie Walton claimed that she could not have been the accused as she is a non-smoker and has not visited the place where the offence took place.
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Broken Relationships Don't Amount To Abetment Of Suicide: Supreme Court
Broken relationships, while emotionally distressing, do not automatically amount to abetment of suicide in the absence of intention leading to the criminal offence, the Supreme Court on Friday said.
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Don't Invoke Abetment Of Suicide Offence Mechanically: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the offence of abetment of suicide under the Indian Penal Code should not be invoked mechanically against individuals only to soothe feelings of the distraught family members of the person who has died.
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Commenting On Woman's Body Structure Amounts To Sexual Harassment: Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman's "body structure" is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute penal offence of sexual harassment.
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UK Plans To Make 'Sexually Explicit Deepfakes' A Criminal Offence
Britain plans to criminally charge people who create and share sexually explicit deepfake images to better protect women and girls, a minister said Tuesday.
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Pakistan Fined For Slow Over-Rate In 2nd Test vs South Africa
Pakistan captain Shan Masood pled guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction.
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Britain To Make Creating, Sharing Sexually Explicit "Deepfakes" A Crime
Creating and sharing sexually explicit "deepfakes" will become a criminal offence in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, in a bid to tackle a surge in the proliferation of such images, mainly targeting women and girls.
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In Mumbai, Traffic Challans Worth Rs 89 Lakh Issued On New Year's Eve
Traffic challans worth a whopping Rs 89 lakh were issued in Mumbai on New Year's Eve as the cops in Maximum City kept a close on revellers breaking rules on the road. E-challans were issued for a total of 17,800 traffic offences
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"Give Free Treatment To Rape, Acid Attack Survivors": Delhi High Court's Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases are entitled to free medical treatment.
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Afghanistan Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi Fined For Showing Dissent At Umpire's Decision
In addition, one demerit point has been added to Fazalhaq Farooqi's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
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Brad Pitt's Former Body Double Imprisoned For Sexual Offences
The case marks Scotland's first prosecution of its kind, highlighting Ford's 12-year campaign of abuse against nine women.
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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How Is Shouting "Jai Shri Ram" Inside A Mosque An Offence? Top Court Asks
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta made the observation while hearing a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's order quashing the proceedings against two persons for allegedly shouting "Jai Shri Ram" inside a mosque.
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Former BBC Journalist Duncan Bartlett Pleads Guilty To 35 Child Sex Abuse Offences
A former BBC journalist has been jailed for eight years for a string of child abuse offences, including paying money to watch live streams of children being sexually exploited in the Philippines.
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Bill To Replace 100-Year-Old Boiler Act
Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha cleared a bill to replace the 100-year-old boiler act in Lok Sabha today. The bill, which aims to decriminalise seven offences and promote ease of doing business, was cleared in the Upper House by a voice vote.
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UK Woman Fined For Littering Cigarette In Village She Hadn't Visited For Decades
Natalie Walton claimed that she could not have been the accused as she is a non-smoker and has not visited the place where the offence took place.
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Broken Relationships Don't Amount To Abetment Of Suicide: Supreme Court
Broken relationships, while emotionally distressing, do not automatically amount to abetment of suicide in the absence of intention leading to the criminal offence, the Supreme Court on Friday said.
