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    Baghpat CJM Court Closes 27-Year-Old Criminal Case As 65-Year-Old Accused Admits Guilt And Seeks Leniency
    Baghpat CJM Court Closes 27-Year-Old Criminal Case As 65-Year-Old Accused Admits Guilt And Seeks Leniency
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    Baghpat CJM Court Closes 27-Year-Old Criminal Case As 65-Year-Old Accused Admits Guilt And Seeks Leniency

    A Baghpat Chief Judicial Magistrate Court concluded a 27-year-old criminal case after the accused admitted guilt and sought leniency. The 65-year-old villager was sentenced till the rising of the court and fined Rs 1,000, bringing an end to proceedings arising from allegations of abuse and criminal intimidation dating back to 1999.

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    Calcutta High Court Seeks Status Report On 11 Criminal Cases Against Arrested TMC MLA Dilip Mondal
    Calcutta High Court Seeks Status Report On 11 Criminal Cases Against Arrested TMC MLA Dilip Mondal
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    Calcutta High Court Seeks Status Report On 11 Criminal Cases Against Arrested TMC MLA Dilip Mondal

    The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to file a detailed status report on 11 criminal cases against TMC MLA Dilip Mondal, arrested over allegations including provocative speeches and criminal intimidation, while hearing his plea seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him.

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    Threatening To Publish Video Of Woman Disrobing Amounts To Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court
    Threatening To Publish Video Of Woman Disrobing Amounts To Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court
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    Threatening To Publish Video Of Woman Disrobing Amounts To Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

    Supreme Court held that threatening to upload on social media a video showing a woman disrobing or bathing amounts to criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC Such threat is treated as imputing unchastity and criminal intimidation offence also

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    “Caste Abuse Must Occur In Public View”: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Over Private Residence Incident
    “Caste Abuse Must Occur In Public View”: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Over Private Residence Incident
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    “Caste Abuse Must Occur In Public View”: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Over Private Residence Incident

    The Supreme Court of India held that caste-based abuses inside a private residence, away from public view, would not attract offences under the SC/ST Act, ruling that alleged insults under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) must occur at “a place within public view.”

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    Consensual Relationship Turned Sour: Court Acquits Man in ‘False Promise of Marriage’ Rape Case Due to Lack of Evidence
    Consensual Relationship Turned Sour: Court Acquits Man in ‘False Promise of Marriage’ Rape Case Due to Lack of Evidence
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    Consensual Relationship Turned Sour: Court Acquits Man in ‘False Promise of Marriage’ Rape Case Due to Lack of Evidence

    A sessions court acquitted a man accused of rape on the false promise of marriage due to insufficient evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Harjeet Singh Jaspal ruled the prosecution failed to prove charges under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 and 506 in the 2017 case.

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    Supreme Court of India Warns: False Complaints Against Judges Will Lead to Contempt, Action Against Lawyers
    Supreme Court of India Warns: False Complaints Against Judges Will Lead to Contempt, Action Against Lawyers
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    Mere Presence Of Lawyer During Legal Duty Not Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court ruled that a lawyer cannot be accused of criminal intimidation merely for being present while discharging professional duties like giving legal advice. Vague allegations without clear intent to cause alarm are not enough to attract Section 506 of the IPC, the Court held.

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    Bombay High Court Refuses to Reopen Rape Case Against JSW Chairman Sajjan Jindal, Upholds Police Closure Report
    Bombay High Court Refuses to Reopen Rape Case Against JSW Chairman Sajjan Jindal, Upholds Police Closure Report
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    Bombay High Court Refuses to Reopen Rape Case Against JSW Chairman Sajjan Jindal, Upholds Police Closure Report

    The Bombay High Court dismissed a woman’s plea seeking to reopen a rape and criminal intimidation case against JSW Group MD Sajjan Jindal. The Court held that once the complainant accepted the closure report and declined to pursue the case, no further interference was warranted.

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    Rape Case: Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Approaches Kerala High Court for Anticipatory Bail
    Rape Case: Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Approaches Kerala High Court for Anticipatory Bail
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    Rape Case: Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil Approaches Kerala High Court for Anticipatory Bail

    Today, On 5th December, Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case after the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court rejected his initial plea. He faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations and was suspended by the Congress party.

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    Judge Under Scrutiny: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Response from Judicial Magistrate Over Bail Granted to Relative
    Judge Under Scrutiny: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Response from Judicial Magistrate Over Bail Granted to Relative
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    Judge Under Scrutiny: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Response from Judicial Magistrate Over Bail Granted to Relative

    Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Response from Judicial Magistrate Over Bail Granted to Relative; The Registrar General has also been directed to inform whether any administrative inquiry has been initiated regarding the alleged misconduct in granting bail.

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    Actress Lakshmi Menon Seeks Dismissal of Alleged Assault and Abduction Case in Kerala High Court
    Actress Lakshmi Menon Seeks Dismissal of Alleged Assault and Abduction Case in Kerala High Court
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    Actress Lakshmi Menon Seeks Dismissal of Alleged Assault and Abduction Case in Kerala High Court

    Actress Lakshmi Menon, along with several others, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking the dismissal of a criminal case accusing them of abducting and assaulting an IT professional in August, claiming the allegations are baseless and misleading.

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