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  Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin announces special courts to try sexual offences against women

  Tamil Nadu | January 11, 2025 21:48 IST

  CM Stalin said that new special courts would be established in Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai, and its suburbs to exclusively handle cases related to sexual offences against women.

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  Bombay High Court quashes special court nod to Indrani Mukerjea to travel abroad

  India | September 27, 2024 13:41 IST

  Indrani Mukerjea was arrested in August 2015 after the murder of Sheena Bora came to light. She walked out of jail in May 2022 on being granted bail by the Supreme Court.

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  Tamil Nadu: PhD scholar sentenced five life imprisonment for sexually assaulting eight minors

  Chennai | July 09, 2024 22:31 IST

  The Thanjavur special court also imposed a fine of Rs 6,54,000 on him. Additionally, the court ordered him to pay Rs 4 lakh to each minor victims. He used to trap children below the age of 12 years.

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  CBI court issues non-bailable warrant against Vijay Mallya in Rs 180-crore loan default case

  India | July 02, 2024 8:36 IST

  Vijay Mallya, accused of defaulting on multiple loan repayments and money laundering, left India in March 2016. The former Rajya Sabha MP was declared a Fugitive Economic Offender in January 2019 by a special court for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi, sentenced to 10 years for leaking state secrets

  World | January 30, 2024 13:27 IST

  Imran and Qureshi were first indicted in the case in October, but the Islamabad High Court scrapped the proceedings citing "errors". The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document brandished by Imran who claimed that it had proof of US involvement behind his ouster in 2022.

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  Pakistan: Special court orders authorities to summon Imran Khan, Qureshi on Oct 4 in cipher case

  World | October 02, 2023 17:39 IST

  The case pertains to Imran Khan brandishing a document last year, claiming it has proof of US involvement behind his ouster. He and Qureshi are accused of misplacing and misusing the document for vested political interests.

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  Manipur: NIA files charge sheet against three people for extortion activities

  India | July 13, 2023 10:59 IST

  The People's Revolutionary Army, KCP (Kangleipak Communist Party), PREPAK (People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak), and UNLF (United National Liberation Front) were all named in the charge sheet, which was filed in the NIA Special Court in Imphal.

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  Hanuman Chalisa row: Special court rejects Mumbai police plea for cancellation of Rana couple's bail

  India | August 22, 2022 16:35 IST

  Hanuman Chalisa row: A special court on Monday rejected an application filed by the Mumbai police seeking cancellation of bail granted to Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa row.

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  Mukhtar Ansari's discharge plea in evacuee property case rejected in special court

  India | July 28, 2022 12:19 IST

  Ansari pleaded he was falsely implicated in the case due to political reasons as he had to depose in a case against BJP supported MLC Brijesh Singh.

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  Supreme Court to set up 25 special courts to study 33 lakh pending cheque bounce cases

  Business | May 20, 2022 16:18 IST

  The 25 special courts would come up in five districts of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh where the pendency of the cheque bounce cases is the highest. The bench said it would take a further call to expand it across the country after evaluating its one-year performance.

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  Jaipur blasts: Punishment to be pronounced Friday

  India | December 19, 2019 19:14 IST

  A special court will on Friday pronounce the sentence against the four men convicted for the serial blasts that killed over 70 people in 2008. The special court on Thursday heard arguments on the quantum of punishment for the four men. Public prosecutor Srichand said the court will pronounce the sentence at 4 pm on Friday. The maximum punishment is a death sentence.

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  Delhi HC sets up special courts to try MPs, MLAs in criminal cases

  India | February 25, 2018 20:22 IST

  The Delhi High Court has set up two special courts to exclusively deal with criminal cases involving politicians and for their speedy disposal, in pursuance with the Supreme Court's directions.

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  2G case verdict: Raja, Kanimozhi, 17 others acquitted; CBI, ED to challenge decision | As it Happened

  Business | December 21, 2017 19:55 IST

  The court, in its one-line verdict, said that the prosecution failed to provide any evidence to support the charges against accused.

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  Centre agrees to set up 12 special courts for speedy trials of cases against MPs, MLAs

  India | December 12, 2017 23:23 IST

  The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has agreed to setup 12 special courts to deal with 1,581 criminal cases pending against lawmakers.

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  2G spectrum scam cases: Special court to pronounce verdict on December 21

  India | December 05, 2017 22:52 IST

  The court also directed all the accused to remain present before it on the next date when it will pronounce its verdict in three cases -- two filed by the CBI and the third by the Enforcement Directorate.

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  2G spectrum case: Special court defers hearing to November 7

  India | October 25, 2017 18:13 IST

  A special court today deferred hearing in the 2G spectrum scam cases in which former telecom minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi are among the accused.

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  Gujarat to set up 16 special courts to handle SC/ST atrocity cases

  India | September 22, 2016 20:11 IST

  In light of Dalit agitation in Gujarat, the state government has announced setting up of 16 special courts across the state for the speedy trial of cases under SC/ST atrocities Act. As per the notification

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  Delhi court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar

  National | July 26, 2016 17:46 IST

  A special court in Delhi today granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar who is in judicial custody in relation to a graft case.

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  Court extends the period of probe against three ISIS sympathisers

  India | May 25, 2016 19:44 IST

  New Delhi: A special court has extended the period of investigation till June 10 against three accused persons, recently deported from UAE for their alleged ISIS links, in a case of alleged conspiracy to carry

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  Coalscam: Court to pass order on CBI's closure report on Dec 16

  India | December 12, 2014 11:30 IST

  New Delhi: A Special Court today reserved for December 16 its order on the CBI's closure report in the Hindalco coal blocks allocation scam case.  “Certain clarifications sought. Put up for order on December 16,”