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Non-Consensual Intercourse With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime.
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Donald Trump Sued For Defamation Over False Comment In Presidential Debate
The "Central Park Five," five men who were falsely convicted of rape in a notorious 1989 New York case, launched a defamation lawsuit Monday against former US president Donald Trump.
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Supreme Court Clears Trial Against Ram Rahim In Sacrilege Cases, Removes High Court's Stay
The Supreme Court today dealt a blow to rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by lifting the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against him in connection with the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases.
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BJP's New Haryana MLA - Sunil Sangwan, Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has a new MLA in Haryana's Dadri - Sunil Sangwan, the ex-Haryana prison official who granted parole - six times - to Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
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Rape Convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Walks Out Of Jail On 20-Day Parole
Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Wednesday walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak after he was granted a 20-day parole.
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Rape Convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Gets Parole Days Ahead Of Haryana Polls
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, convicted in a rape case and serving a 20-year jail term, will get a 20-day parole ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana. Ram Rahim may be released from jail tomorrow morning.
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"Ram Rahim Parole Breaking News...": Congress' Red Flag Before Haryana Poll
The Congress has red-flagged rumours rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim, who is supposed to be serving a 20-year jail sentence, will be granted parole - for the 10th time in the past two years - days before the Haryana election.
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Harvey Weinstein To Stand In Court On Rape Charges Again
Prosecutors are preparing to retry Harvey Weinstein on rape charges after a previous conviction against the former Hollywood producer was overturned.
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On BJP's Haryana Polls 1st List - Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has named former prison official Sunil Sangwan - who granted Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Ram Rahim parole six times - on its list of candidates for next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly
The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the
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US Man Executed For Killing College Student, Raping His Sister In 1995
A man convicted of murdering a college student and raping his sister while the siblings were on a camping trip was executed in the southern US state of Florida on Thursday, prison officials said.
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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Minor's Rapist, Now Survivor's Husband, Sentenced To 20-Year Jail
A POCSO court in Bundi on Friday convicted a man for raping a minor although he married her when she attained adulthood.
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Need Laws That Mandate Conviction In Rape Cases Within 50 Days: Abhishek Banerjee
Pitching for laws that mandate convictions in rape cases within 50 days, Abhishek Banerjee said that while protests were underway over the rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, 900 more such cases happened in the country.
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20-Year Jail For Man Convicted Of Raping His Minor Step Daughter In UP
A special court here has convicted a man of raping his minor step-daughter about five years ago and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.
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Non-Consensual Intercourse With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime.
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Donald Trump Sued For Defamation Over False Comment In Presidential Debate
The "Central Park Five," five men who were falsely convicted of rape in a notorious 1989 New York case, launched a defamation lawsuit Monday against former US president Donald Trump.
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Supreme Court Clears Trial Against Ram Rahim In Sacrilege Cases, Removes High Court's Stay
The Supreme Court today dealt a blow to rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by lifting the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against him in connection with the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases.
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BJP's New Haryana MLA - Sunil Sangwan, Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has a new MLA in Haryana's Dadri - Sunil Sangwan, the ex-Haryana prison official who granted parole - six times - to Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
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Rape Convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Walks Out Of Jail On 20-Day Parole
Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Wednesday walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak after he was granted a 20-day parole.
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Rape Convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Gets Parole Days Ahead Of Haryana Polls
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, convicted in a rape case and serving a 20-year jail term, will get a 20-day parole ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana. Ram Rahim may be released from jail tomorrow morning.
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"Ram Rahim Parole Breaking News...": Congress' Red Flag Before Haryana Poll
The Congress has red-flagged rumours rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim, who is supposed to be serving a 20-year jail sentence, will be granted parole - for the 10th time in the past two years - days before the Haryana election.
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Harvey Weinstein To Stand In Court On Rape Charges Again
Prosecutors are preparing to retry Harvey Weinstein on rape charges after a previous conviction against the former Hollywood producer was overturned.
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On BJP's Haryana Polls 1st List - Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has named former prison official Sunil Sangwan - who granted Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Ram Rahim parole six times - on its list of candidates for next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly
The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the
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US Man Executed For Killing College Student, Raping His Sister In 1995
A man convicted of murdering a college student and raping his sister while the siblings were on a camping trip was executed in the southern US state of Florida on Thursday, prison officials said.
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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Minor's Rapist, Now Survivor's Husband, Sentenced To 20-Year Jail
A POCSO court in Bundi on Friday convicted a man for raping a minor although he married her when she attained adulthood.
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Need Laws That Mandate Conviction In Rape Cases Within 50 Days: Abhishek Banerjee
Pitching for laws that mandate convictions in rape cases within 50 days, Abhishek Banerjee said that while protests were underway over the rape and murder of a medic at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, 900 more such cases happened in the country.
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20-Year Jail For Man Convicted Of Raping His Minor Step Daughter In UP
A special court here has convicted a man of raping his minor step-daughter about five years ago and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.
