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    Not ‘Rarest of Rare’: Delhi Court Awards Life Term to Gangster Vikas Gulia Under MCOCA, Rejects Death Penalty
    Not ‘Rarest of Rare’: Delhi Court Awards Life Term to Gangster Vikas Gulia Under MCOCA, Rejects Death Penalty
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    Not ‘Rarest of Rare’: Delhi Court Awards Life Term to Gangster Vikas Gulia Under MCOCA, Rejects Death Penalty

    A Delhi court sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA but refused the death penalty, holding the case does not meet the “rarest of the rare” standard. The court noted the convicts’ reign of terror and multiple serious crimes, while stressing that capital punishment is reserved for exceptionally brutal cases.

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    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence
    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence
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    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence

    The Supreme Court acquitted Manoj alias Munna in a 2004 Chhattisgarh murder case, holding that suspicion cannot replace proof. The Court ruled that “last seen” evidence alone is too weak to justify a life imprisonment conviction.

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    “Three Years She Was Silent”: Prajwal Revanna Claims Rape Case Is ‘Political Vendetta’ Before Karnataka High Court
    “Three Years She Was Silent”: Prajwal Revanna Claims Rape Case Is ‘Political Vendetta’ Before Karnataka High Court
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    “Three Years She Was Silent”: Prajwal Revanna Claims Rape Case Is ‘Political Vendetta’ Before Karnataka High Court

    Prajwal Revanna told the Karnataka High Court that the rape case and other charges against him were filed due to political motives. His counsel argued that multiple complaints surfaced suddenly and the investigation was biased.

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    1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court Seeks Government’s Reply On Convict Balwan Khokhar’s Furlough Plea
    1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court Seeks Government’s Reply On Convict Balwan Khokhar’s Furlough Plea
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    1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court Seeks Government’s Reply On Convict Balwan Khokhar’s Furlough Plea

    The Delhi High Court has sought the Delhi government’s response to a plea by 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Balwan Khokhar seeking a 21-day furlough. The court will hear the matter on November 17, while co-accused Sajjan Kumar continues to face trial in related cases.

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    Mumbai Double Murder Case: Convict Dies After 9 Years Awaiting Appeal Despite Supreme Court’s Order to Expedite Hearing
    Mumbai Double Murder Case: Convict Dies After 9 Years Awaiting Appeal Despite Supreme Court’s Order to Expedite Hearing
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    Mumbai Double Murder Case: Convict Dies After 9 Years Awaiting Appeal Despite Supreme Court’s Order to Expedite Hearing

    A convict in the 2011 Keenan-Ruben murder case has died after waiting nine years for his appeal to be heard by the Bombay High Court. This comes despite repeated Supreme Court directions urging the High Court to decide the case within three months.

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    Karnataka High Court Rejects Prajwal Revanna’s Plea to Shift Rape Trials, Life Imprisonment Convict to Face Remaining Cases in Same Court
    Karnataka High Court Rejects Prajwal Revanna’s Plea to Shift Rape Trials, Life Imprisonment Convict to Face Remaining Cases in Same Court
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    Karnataka High Court Rejects Prajwal Revanna’s Plea to Shift Rape Trials, Life Imprisonment Convict to Face Remaining Cases in Same Court

    The Karnataka High Court dismissed former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna’s plea to transfer two ongoing rape cases to a different court. The Court held that previous adverse remarks by the trial judge do not indicate bias and directed the cases to proceed on their merits.

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    Why Did You Not Hang Him Till Now?: Supreme Court Grills Centre On Balwant Singh’s Death Row Plea In Punjab CM Assassination Case
    Why Did You Not Hang Him Till Now?: Supreme Court Grills Centre On Balwant Singh’s Death Row Plea In Punjab CM Assassination Case
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    Why Did You Not Hang Him Till Now?: Supreme Court Grills Centre On Balwant Singh’s Death Row Plea In Punjab CM Assassination Case

    The Supreme Court questioned the Centre over the 17-year delay in executing Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for assassinating Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995. The Court asked, “Who is to blame for that?” while hearing his plea to commute the death sentence.

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    Move Gauhati HC: Delhi High Court declines plea by anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak on foreign travel ban
    Move Gauhati HC: Delhi High Court declines plea by anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak on foreign travel ban
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    Delhi High Court Rejects Early Release Plea of Terror Convict in Foreigners’ Kidnap Conspiracy Case

    The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by terror convict Nasir Mohd Sodozey, jailed for over 26 years, seeking early release. The court said his crime was of the “gravest order,” striking at the State’s security.

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    Singham Style Showdown: Supreme Court on Ulhasnagar Police Station Firing Case
    Singham Style Showdown: Supreme Court on Ulhasnagar Police Station Firing Case
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    Supreme Court Slams Uttarakhand for Delaying Legal Aid to Murder Convict: ‘Why No Legal Help for Convict with Psychosis?’

    Today, On 8th September, Supreme Court slams Uttarakhand government for delaying legal aid to a murder convict who developed psychosis in jail, questioning, “Why no legal help for convict with psychosis?” The top court demands urgent action to protect the inmate’s rights.

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    "Such Extreme Act Runs Completely Contrary To Natural Instinct Of Mother": Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Infant Murder Case
    "Such Extreme Act Runs Completely Contrary To Natural Instinct Of Mother": Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Infant Murder Case
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    “Such Extreme Act Runs Completely Contrary To Natural Instinct Of Mother”: Supreme Court Acquits Woman in Infant Murder Case

    The Supreme Court set aside a woman’s conviction for killing her infant son, holding that extra-judicial confessions were weak and circumstantial evidence did not prove guilt. The Court said such an act defies a mother’s natural instinct.

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