-The Hindu “In the present case, it may be that the prosecutrix (victim) had given a correct statement before the learned magistrate under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC). But while deposing in this court she has given a statement absolutely contrary to her earlier statement U/s 164 Cr.PC, then of course, a serious doubt arises about the credibility of such a witness. A witness who is not a...
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Chautala and son convicted, jailed in 1999 teacher hirings scam -Aneesha Mathur
-The Indian Express Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, his son Ajay Chautala and two IAS officers were among 55 people convicted by a special CBI court in New Delhi Wednesday of illegally recruiting teachers in 1999. All 55 convicts in the case, known as the JBT (Junior Basic Trained teachers) recruitment scam, were taken into judicial custody and sent to Tihar jail until January 22, when the court is scheduled...
More »Let’s ask how we contribute to rape -Urvashi Butalia
-The Hindu As I write this, there are protests going on all over Delhi, and in other parts of the country, against the gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus a few days ago in the city. People are out there in large numbers — young, old, male, female, rich, poor — and they’re angry. They want the rapists to be caught, they want them to be taught a...
More »The death of a small boy -Krishna Kumar
-The Hindu The Betul tragedy shows that the state does not consider emotional or intellectual maturity important in a person who teaches children Picture a small boy facing two adult men. They are furious over something they suspect he has done, so they start hitting him. They feel they have the authority to do so because they are teachers. The boy is absolutely helpless. It hardly matters for this picture whether he...
More »Zee-Jindal case: Court rules out lie-detector test-Shobhit Kalra
-Parda Phash A Delhi court, hearing the Delhi Police Crime Branch plea of performing a lie detector test on two arrested Zee journalists, gave its ruling in favour of the Zee group. Rejecting the police's appeal, court granted permission for only voice tests in Rs 100 crore alleged extortion case filed by Congress MP Naveen Jindal. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao permits Delhi Police Crime Branch to collect voice samples Zee News head...
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