-Outlook Opposing the plea of December 16 gangrape accused to use as evidence a CD containing the interview of the victim's friend given to a news channel, the police today told the Delhi High Court that a "media interview of a witness is inadmissible evidence under the law." Special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, appearing for the Delhi police, told Justice G P Mittal that "media interview in any nature is completely barred...
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Maharashtra: RTI query reveals rise in Rape cases in rural areas-Shawan Sen
-CNN-IBN Mumbai: The rape and murder of the three sisters in Maharashtra's Bhandara district has led to some status check on the increasing rate of crime against women in the state. An RTI inquiry shows such crimes are on the rise in Maharashtra. The distraught mother who lost her three daughters to unknown rapists - the triple Rape case has brought to focus the growing number of sexual crimes against women in...
More »Suryanelli girl’s plea to arraign Kurien rejected
-The Hindu KOCHI/ KATTAPPANA: The Suryanelli rape victim is expected to move higher courts to get P.J. Kurien, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, arraigned as an accused in the case. Sources close to the victim said that her decision was taken after the Peerumade Judicial First Class Magistrate Court rejected her private complaint on Saturday. The girl had pleaded for a court order instructing the police to register a fresh case...
More »Every Rape case Should be Tried In-Camera: Police to HC
-Outlook The Delhi Police today opposed the media plea seeking access to the trial in the December 16 gang Rape case telling the High Court that the enquiry and trial in every Rape case should be held in-camera. Appearing for the police before Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan countered the claim of petitioners that this case is "exceptional" and the media has an independent right derived from the Constitution. "The...
More »Ignore mercy pleas of rapist-murderers: Panel -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India Two months after questioning the rationale behind commuting death sentences of five rape-murder convicts to life imprisonment during then President Pratibha Patil's tenure, a Parliamentary committee has now suggested that the mercy petitions should not be by and large considered for such criminals. Though the Committee is not in favour of completely knocking out the provision of mercy plea for convicts like those on death row, it wants...
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