Sessions court relied on Supreme Court ruling in Bhanei Prasad Raju vs State of Himachal Pradesh case, emphasising the irreparable nature of breach of trust in 'incestuous cases'.
The apex court last week acquitted two, including convict on death row, and said the highest degree of circumspection should be exercised by courts before awarding the death penalty.
Top court overturned trial court & HC order on conviction of the two, one of whom was on death row, calling the case a 'classic example of lacklustre & shabby investigation'.
Global media also reports on outrage over the death of a 10-year-old rape victim in Bihar due to hospital mismanagement, and chances of Modi skipping this year’s G-7 summit.
The girl, who was hearing & speech impaired, was missing since Tuesday evening, and was found lying unconscious in a field the next morning. Her condition was said to be stable at the hospital.
The girl’s body was found near a government school. The accused, Nagaraju, was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and other relevant sections.
Local residents torch police post, vandalise vehicles. This comes weeks after a junior doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar hospital, triggering nationwide protests.
Hafiz of madrasa in Saura village has confessed to sodomising & murdering boy, say police. He & his brother-in-law were arrested 3 July. Family was told that their son was missing.
Special POCSO court judge K Soman gave highest punishment of the land to Ashwaq Alam, a migrant labourer. The court had found Alam guilty of all 16 offences in the charge sheet.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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