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Blood Samples Of Porshe Crash Accused's Friends Were Also Switched, Court Told
Blood samples of not only the minor involved in the Porsche crash but those of the two friends accompanying him were also replaced at the government-run Sassoon hospital in Pune so as to establish that they were not drunk, prosecution said.
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6-Year-Old's Testimony Nails Her Rapist, He's Sentenced To 20-Year Jail
A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2021, relying on the deposition of the six-year-old survivor and other prosecution witnesses.
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"Perfectly Planned Murder": In Rare Order, Delhi Court Says Minors To Be Tried As Adults
In a rare order, a Delhi court has directed the prosecution of two minors, both around 17 years of age, as adults in a murder case, noting that the they were "emboldened" to commit the brutal crime after being let off early in another murder case.
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Do Husbands Have Immunity In Marital Rape Cases? Supreme Court To Decide
Does a husband enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex? A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will examine this after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas.
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Manipur Violence: Supreme Court To Hear Plea For Kuki Tribals Protection
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 3 a plea by an NGO seeking Army protection for the minority Kuki tribals in Manipur and prosecution of communal groups attacking them.
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Man Accused Of Raping Minor Let Off After Delhi Police Fail To Prove Case
The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order that acquitted a man accused of raping a minor girl after the prosecution failed to prove that he kidnapped her forcefully.
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Trial Of Juvenile In Kathua Rape Case From Today
A juvenile justice board has framed charges against a minor in the case of gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua and has fixed Monday for examining prosecution witnesses and commencing trial.
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"Committed To Tolerance": India Rejects US Report On Religious Freedom
India has rejected the findings of a report on religious freedom published by the US State Department that claimed, among other acerbic allegations, "mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities" continued throughout the year.
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Myanmar Army Chief Denies Systematic Persecution Of Rohingya
Myanmar's army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army persecution and said such accusations were an insult to his country's honour.
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2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Woman Indicted In US Genital Mutilation Case
A grand jury in the US indicted an India-born doctor and his wife along with another Indian-origin woman doctor on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind federal prosecution involving female genital mutilation of two minor girls.
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16-Year-Old Arrested On Rape Charge In Uttar Pradesh; To Be Tried As Adult
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Mainpuri's Ailau area for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl and would be tried as an adult in the case, the first in the state to be prosecuted under the amended Juvenile Justice law, police said today.
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US Condemns Religious and Ethnic Prosecution by ISIS in Iraq
The US has condemned in the strongest terms the systematic persecution of ethnic and religious minorities by the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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US concerned about prosecution of minorities in Iran
The United States has expressed its deep concern over what it says continued religious prosecution of minorities in Iran."We're deeply troubled about reports coming out of Iran that a 20-year sentence of the seven Baha'i leaders was reinstated on appeal by the prosecutor general, a man the US recently imposed economic sanctions and a travel ban on ...
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Blood Samples Of Porshe Crash Accused's Friends Were Also Switched, Court Told
Blood samples of not only the minor involved in the Porsche crash but those of the two friends accompanying him were also replaced at the government-run Sassoon hospital in Pune so as to establish that they were not drunk, prosecution said.
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6-Year-Old's Testimony Nails Her Rapist, He's Sentenced To 20-Year Jail
A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2021, relying on the deposition of the six-year-old survivor and other prosecution witnesses.
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"Perfectly Planned Murder": In Rare Order, Delhi Court Says Minors To Be Tried As Adults
In a rare order, a Delhi court has directed the prosecution of two minors, both around 17 years of age, as adults in a murder case, noting that the they were "emboldened" to commit the brutal crime after being let off early in another murder case.
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Do Husbands Have Immunity In Marital Rape Cases? Supreme Court To Decide
Does a husband enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex? A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will examine this after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas.
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Manipur Violence: Supreme Court To Hear Plea For Kuki Tribals Protection
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 3 a plea by an NGO seeking Army protection for the minority Kuki tribals in Manipur and prosecution of communal groups attacking them.
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Man Accused Of Raping Minor Let Off After Delhi Police Fail To Prove Case
The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order that acquitted a man accused of raping a minor girl after the prosecution failed to prove that he kidnapped her forcefully.
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Trial Of Juvenile In Kathua Rape Case From Today
A juvenile justice board has framed charges against a minor in the case of gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua and has fixed Monday for examining prosecution witnesses and commencing trial.
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"Committed To Tolerance": India Rejects US Report On Religious Freedom
India has rejected the findings of a report on religious freedom published by the US State Department that claimed, among other acerbic allegations, "mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities" continued throughout the year.
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Myanmar Army Chief Denies Systematic Persecution Of Rohingya
Myanmar's army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army persecution and said such accusations were an insult to his country's honour.
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2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Woman Indicted In US Genital Mutilation Case
A grand jury in the US indicted an India-born doctor and his wife along with another Indian-origin woman doctor on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind federal prosecution involving female genital mutilation of two minor girls.
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16-Year-Old Arrested On Rape Charge In Uttar Pradesh; To Be Tried As Adult
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Mainpuri's Ailau area for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl and would be tried as an adult in the case, the first in the state to be prosecuted under the amended Juvenile Justice law, police said today.
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US Condemns Religious and Ethnic Prosecution by ISIS in Iraq
The US has condemned in the strongest terms the systematic persecution of ethnic and religious minorities by the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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US concerned about prosecution of minorities in Iran
The United States has expressed its deep concern over what it says continued religious prosecution of minorities in Iran."We're deeply troubled about reports coming out of Iran that a 20-year sentence of the seven Baha'i leaders was reinstated on appeal by the prosecutor general, a man the US recently imposed economic sanctions and a travel ban on ...
