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  EC wants debarring of candidates charged with heinous offences

  Politics | October 20, 2014 14:57 IST

  New Delhi: After Supreme Court's intervention instantly disqualifying those convicted of serious offences, the Election Commission now wants debarring of a candidate from elections on framing of charges in cases of heinous offences.In a bid

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  Nothing less than life imprisonment for dowry deaths, says SC

  India | June 10, 2012 17:13 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 10: A sentence lesser than life term cannot be awarded to convicts for heinous offences like dowry death where the victim is killed in a brutal manner, the Supreme Court has ruled.A