Booked for rape, Cong MP Rakesh Rathore walks out of jail after 48 days
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Booked for rape, Cong MP Rakesh Rathore walks out of jail after 48 days

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP from Sitapur Rakesh Rathore said it was the time for atonement as he walked out of the Sitapur jail on Wednesday a day after a court granted him bail after police filed a charge sheet adding Section 69 of the BNS. Congress MP Rakesh Rathore interacts with media persons after his release from the Sitapur jail on Wednesday morning Rathore thanked people who stood by his side and prayed for him. He said senior Congress leader and Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi had spoken to his family members multiple times when he was in jail. On Tuesday, the court of the chief judicial magistrate of Sitapur granted bail to the MP in the case lodged under Section 69.

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Uttar Pradesh: Sitapur Congress MP Rakesh Rathore walks out of jail after getting bail in rape case
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1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh: Sitapur Congress MP Rakesh Rathore walks out of jail after getting bail in rape case

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore walked out of the Sitapur jail on Wednesday morning, a day after a local court granted him bail in a rape case. Sitapur Congress MP Rakesh Rathore Rathor was arrested on January 30 and had been lodged in jail since then. The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Rathore on March 11 …

Rape case: Sitapur CJM’s court grants bail to Rathore
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1 week, 1 day ago

Rape case: Sitapur CJM’s court grants bail to Rathore

Hindustan Times  

The court of the chief judicial magistrate of Sitapur granted bail to Congress MP Rakesh Rathore in a case lodged under Section 69 of the BNS, on Tuesday. The Lucknow bench of the high court had granted bail to the Congress MP on March 11 in the rape case lodged under section 64 of the BNS. As charges under section …

Sexual exploitation case: Cong MP Rakesh Rathore gets bail, to remain in jail
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Sexual exploitation case: Cong MP Rakesh Rathore gets bail, to remain in jail

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted bail to Congress MP from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, who was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation and rape in January this year. Rathore, arrested on January 30 and lodged in Sitapur district jail since then, is accused of raping a 45-year-old woman by promising to marry and build …

Cong Sitapur MP arrested on rape charges
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cong Sitapur MP arrested on rape charges

Hindustan Times  

After a chase of nearly two weeks, the state police on Thursday arrested Congress MP from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, who is accused of raping a 45-year-old woman by promising to marry and build her political career for the past four years, confirmed Sitapur superintendent of police, Chakresh Mishra. Congress MP from Sitapur Rakesh Rathore Speaking over the phone, he said …

Congress MP arrested for rape amid drama at press conference in UP's Sitapur
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress MP arrested for rape amid drama at press conference in UP's Sitapur

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Congress lawmaker from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a 45-year-old woman over the past four years by promising to marry her and build her political career, said a senior police officer. Rathore was elected as a member of parliament after defeating BJP’s Rajesh Verma in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of …

High drama at Congress Sitapur MP's press briefing as UP cops arrest Rakesh Rathore on rape charge
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

High drama at Congress Sitapur MP's press briefing as UP cops arrest Rakesh Rathore on rape charge

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on rape charge in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur during a press briefing on Thursday. Congress MP Rakesh Rathore Earlier on January 17, the FIR was lodged against the MP under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita Sections 64 for rape, 351 for criminal intimidation and 327 for threatening using firearm at Sitapur’s City Kotwali police station. But a …

Lko bench of HC rejects Cong MP’s anticipatory bail plea in rape case
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lko bench of HC rejects Cong MP’s anticipatory bail plea in rape case

Hindustan Times  

Amid pressure mounting for arrest, a Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday turned down the petition for anticipatory bail sought by Indian National Congress MP from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, who is accused of raping a 45-year-old woman for the past four years by promising to marry her and build her political career, confirmed senior prosecutions officials. A …

‘Long incarceration’: Six get bail in CPI leader Pansare murder case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Long incarceration’: Six get bail in CPI leader Pansare murder case

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to six accused in the case of murder of CPI leader and rationalist Govind Pansare in 2015, on the ground of long incarceration. A single bench of Justice AS Kilor allowed the bail pleas of the six accused -- Sachin Andure, Ganesh Miskin, Amit Degvekar, Amit Baddi, Bharat Kurane and Vasudev …

Congress MP arrested in UP's Sitapur in rape case, was in middle of press briefing
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress MP arrested in UP's Sitapur in rape case, was in middle of press briefing

India Today  

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was on Thursday arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur in connection with a rape case filed by a woman. Rathore's arrest came a day after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the matter. The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan after hearing the …

Allahabad High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Sitapur Congress MP Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Woman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Sitapur Congress MP Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Woman

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today refused the anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress's Member of Parliament from Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency, Rakesh Rathore, in connection with an FIR against him over allegations of sexually exploiting a 35-year-old woman.However, a bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan disposed of his plea at the admission stage, giving him the liberty. The Allahabad High …

Congress Sitapur MP accused of raping woman: Police
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress Sitapur MP accused of raping woman: Police

Hindustan Times  

Congress' Sitapur Lok Sabha MP Rakesh Rathore has been booked on charges of rape, police said on Saturday. The case against MP Rakesh Rathore has been filed at the Kotwali Police Station in Sitapur on the complaint of a woman. The complainant accused Rakesh Rathore of raping her on January 15, Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra told reporters. “A victim …

Harish Rao detained in police station for over eight hours
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Harish Rao detained in police station for over eight hours

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A slew of arrests of BRS leaders, including former minister T. Harish Rao, and MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy led to widespread protests by opposition party leaders and workers in Hyderabad and in other parts of the state, with protesters in some places burning effigies of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Senior BRS leader Harish Rao was detained by the …

Rape survivor’s family refuses to meet SP MP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rape survivor’s family refuses to meet SP MP

Hindustan Times  

AYODHYA: The family of a Dalit rape survivor refused to meet Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad when he visited their home in Ayodhya on Saturday night. The moment the MP reached the rape survivor’s home, the villagers gathered and stopped him outside the house, starting to protest against the MP, after which the MP left the place. Talking to HT, …

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in 2018 defamation case
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in 2018 defamation case

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on February 20, by a special court in Sultanpur in a defamation case filed by a BJP leader for his remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018. The complainant referred to Mr. Gandhi's comment that the BJP claims to believe in honest and clean politics but has a party president who is …

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption
2 years ago

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption

The Hindu  

A magistrate court will pass an order on Apri 1 on an application by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking permanent exemption from appearing in ongoing defamation proceedings against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh secretary. Advocate Narayan Iyer had filed an application on behalf of Mr. Gandhi, seeking permanent exemption. He had said, “RSS people killed Gandhiji and today their …

MP: Out on bail, accused rapes victim again; arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

MP: Out on bail, accused rapes victim again; arrested

Firstpost  

Rewa: A 26-year-old man allegedly raped a minor victim again after being released on bail following arrest for the same offence committed earlier in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, police said on Tuesday. The accused, a resident of Khatkari village, came out of jail last week after being arrested on September 23 last year on charge of raping and threatening the …

MP: Out on bail, man rapes same woman along with friend; films act
2 years, 7 months ago

MP: Out on bail, man rapes same woman along with friend; films act

India TV News  

Highlights The woman complained that the incident took place around a month back The victim, who is now 19 years old, had been raped by the same accused two years back The victim told the police that the accused raped her at knife point with his friend A man, who was released on bail following his arrest in a 2020 …

Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape released on bail
2 years, 10 months ago

Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape released on bail

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault …

Mumbai Police oppose bail to Rana couple, back sedition charge
2 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai Police oppose bail to Rana couple, back sedition charge

India Today  

The Mumbai Police, in an 18-page document, opposed the bail plea of MP Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana, arrested for threatening to protest outside Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence Matoshree over the escalating Hanuman Chalisa row in the state. Opposing the bail, the Mumbai Police said, "However innocent these pleadings may look like, the respondent says that these submissions …

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Navneet Rana, Husband to Remain in Jail Till April 29; MHA Seeks Report from Maha Govt on MP's Allegations
2 years, 11 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Navneet Rana, Husband to Remain in Jail Till April 29; MHA Seeks Report from Maha Govt on MP's Allegations

News 18  

The Union Home Ministry has sought a factual report from the Maharashtra government over Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana’s allegation about her arrest and “inhumane treatment” by the police, officials said. The Amaravati MP was arrested on Saturday along with her MLA-husband Ravi Rana for giving a call for the chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav …

Uttarakhand BJP MLA booked on rape charges by party worker
3 years, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand BJP MLA booked on rape charges by party worker

Hindustan Times  

A case of rape has been lodged against Suresh Rathore, BJP legislator from Jwalapur at Bahadrabad, around 15 kilometres from Haridwar city, police officials said. “A case has been lodged against Suresh Rathore under section 376 IPC at Bahadrabad police station. According to the officials, the case was registered on Friday at Bahadrabad police station against the BJP legislator on …

MP lawyer, jailed for sending ‘indecent’ birthday message to judge, gets bail
3 years, 9 months ago

MP lawyer, jailed for sending ‘indecent’ birthday message to judge, gets bail

Hindustan Times  

A lawyer, who was in jail for the last four months for sending an "indecent" birthday message to a woman judge, has been granted bail by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. "The application filed by the applicant is allowed, subject to the condition that if it is found that the applicant in any manner directly or indirectly tried to approach …

MP: Lawyer sent to jail for downloading Facebook photo of judge
4 years ago

MP: Lawyer sent to jail for downloading Facebook photo of judge

Op India  

A lawyer was sent to jail for sending birthday greetings to a judge. The complaint further mentioned that since the lawyer was not on the judge’s Facebook friend list, such an ‘unauthorized access’ or use of the photograph would attract provisions of the Information Technology Act. Family of the lawyer file a bail plea at Madhya Pradesh High court Four …

Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Lallu sent to 14-day judicial custody
4 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Lallu sent to 14-day judicial custody

Op India  

Ajay Lallu, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody. Ajay Lallu was arrested in Agra on Wednesday in connection with the protests held by Congress leaders over the movement of migrant workers in the 1000 buses provided by Congress on instructions of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. An FIR against Ajay Lallu and Priyanka …

Rape accused BSP MP Atul Rai surrenders in Varanasi court
5 years, 9 months ago

Rape accused BSP MP Atul Rai surrenders in Varanasi court

India TV News  

Newly-elected BSP MP Atul Rai, who had been accused of rape, evaded arrest and surrendered in a Varanasi court on Saturday. Rai was contesting the Ghosi Lok Sabha seat and had gone missing from the midst of his campaign after an FIR was lodged against him by a girl student who accused him of sexually assaulting her. BSP President Mayawati …

MP Cong MLA sent to jail over 10-year-old chakka-jam case
6 years, 11 months ago

MP Cong MLA sent to jail over 10-year-old chakka-jam case

Hindustan Times  

A fast track court in Bhopal has sent Congress MLA from Rau, Jitu Patwari to jail in connection with a 10-year old case registered for staging a chakka-jam, stunning the Congress party. Around 10 years back, Patwari had staged a chakka-jam at village Baretha under Khurel police station, Indore while demanding a road in the area. The case was transferred …

MP HC Confer Bail To Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Fails To Appear Before In Trial Court Thrice [Read Order]
7 years, 10 months ago

MP HC Confer Bail To Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Fails To Appear Before In Trial Court Thrice [Read Order]

Live Law  

A single bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court takes serious note of the prosecutrix deliberately did not turned up before the trial court on multiple occasions granted bail to a person arrested in the rape case.The accused filed second appeal seeking bail was arrested for offences under sections 376, 341, 354-C, 354-D, 506-B of IPC and section 67 of IT …

MP HC Confer Bail To Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Fails To Appear Before In Trial Court Thrice [Read Order]
7 years, 10 months ago

MP HC Confer Bail To Rape Accused After Prosecutrix Fails To Appear Before In Trial Court Thrice [Read Order]

Live Law  

A single bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court takes serious note of the prosecutrix deliberately did not turned up before the trial court on multiple occasions granted bail to a person arrested in the rape case.The accused filed second appeal seeking bail was arrested for offences under sections 376, 341, 354-C, 354-D, 506-B of IPC and section 67 of IT …

SC agrees to hear plea seeking to shift Shahabuddin to Delhi’s Tihar jail
8 years, 3 months ago

SC agrees to hear plea seeking to shift Shahabuddin to Delhi’s Tihar jail

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking to shift Rahstriya Janata Dal leader Mohammed Shahabuddin to Tihar jail in Delhi. “Shahabuddin’s case is a test case for criminal jurisprudence on the concepts of fair trial and witness protection,” the court observed. Chandrakeshwar Prasad, whose three sons were allegedly murdered by Shahabuddin, and Asha Ranjan, …

SC issues notice to Bihar govt, Shahabuddin on plea seeking to shift him to Tihar jail
8 years, 5 months ago

SC issues notice to Bihar govt, Shahabuddin on plea seeking to shift him to Tihar jail

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today issued notice to former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, the Bihar government and the Centre seeking their reply to shift the gangster-turned-politician to Tihar Jail in Delhi from Bihar. She had filed a plea in the apex court seeking to shift Shahabuddin from Siwan to the Tihar jail so that witnesses in her husband’s murder case are …

SC to hear pleas seeking cancellation of Shahabuddin bail on Wednesday
8 years, 6 months ago

SC to hear pleas seeking cancellation of Shahabuddin bail on Wednesday

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing of petitions seeking cancellation of former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin's bail to Wednesday. The petitions filed by Bihar government and an old couple from Siwan, whose three sons were allegedly killed on behest of former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, sought cancellation of later's bail in a murder case. In her plea, Kalawati Devi …

Trinamool congress MP Tapas Pal granted bail for
9 years, 8 months ago

Trinamool congress MP Tapas Pal granted bail for

India TV News  

Krishnagar: Actor-turned Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal was on monday granted bail by a Nadia district court in connection with his alleged "shoot and rape" remarks against opposition party supporters and women last year, which had created a nationwide outrage. Mr Pal's remarks were aired by news channels on June 30 last year and a person lodged a complaint with …

Court grants TMC MP Tapas Pal bail in connection with his rape remarks against opposition
9 years, 8 months ago

Court grants TMC MP Tapas Pal bail in connection with his rape remarks against opposition

Firstpost  

Actor-turned Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal was on Monday granted bail by a Nadia district court in connection with his alleged “shoot and rape” remarks. Krishnagar: Actor-turned Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal was on Monday granted bail by a Nadia district court in connection with his alleged “shoot and rape” remarks against opposition party supporters and women last year, which …

Bail plea of former Odisha minister's son in dowry case rejected
12 years ago

Bail plea of former Odisha minister's son in dowry case rejected

India TV News  

Balasore, Mar 26: The bail application of Rajashree Mohanty, son of former Odisha Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty, was on Monday rejected for the third time by a court here in a dowry case. The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Balasore, heard the bail petition moved by Raja Shree's advocate which stated that he was suffering from hypertension while in judicial custody.The court, …

BJP MLA Rathore discharged in Dara Singh encounter case
12 years, 9 months ago

BJP MLA Rathore discharged in Dara Singh encounter case

India TV News  

Jaipur, May 31: BJP MLA Rajendra Singh Rathore was today discharged in the infamous Dara Singh encounter killing case of October 2006 by a local court here. He was later released from the Central Jail, Jaipur. District and Sessions Judge, Jaipur, P K Jain today discharged Rathore, also the Chief Whip of the party in the State Assembly, from being …

Day after release from jail, A Raja attends Parliament
12 years, 10 months ago

Day after release from jail, A Raja attends Parliament

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 16: A Raja, the prime accused in 2G spectrum scam, on Wednesday came to Parliament a day after being released from Tihar jail where he was lodged after his arrest in the case on February 1 last year. Dressed in white shirt and black trousers, 49-year-old Raja got down from his car and entered Parliament. He then …

Rathore Released From Jail
14 years, 4 months ago

Rathore Released From Jail

India TV News  

Chandigarh, Nov 12 After spending close to six months behind bars, disgraced ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore serving a 18-month sentence in the Ruchika molestation case walked free today, a day after the Supreme Court granted bail. 68-year-old Rathore, wearing a white shirt with the infamous smirk back on his face, was released from the high security Burail jail on the …

Court orders day-to-day hearing in Rathore case
14 years, 11 months ago

Court orders day-to-day hearing in Rathore case

The Hindu  

A local court will hear on day-to-day basis from May 3 petitions of disgraced former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore challenging his conviction for molesting teenager and of CBI and the victim’s family seeking enhancement of his six months sentence. Additional District and Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh directed that the three petitions filed by Mr. Rathore, CBI and the victim’s family …

High Court Grants Interim Bail To Rathore – India TV
15 years, 2 months ago

High Court Grants Interim Bail To Rathore – India TV

India TV News  

In a reprieve for disgraced former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday granted him interim bail in two fresh FIRs levelling serious criminal charges against him in the Ruchika molestation case. Hearing on Rathore's two petitions seeking anticipatory bail in the first two FIRs registered on the complaints of Ruchika's father Subhash Chander Girhotra …

Sessions Court grants bail to Rathore
15 years, 2 months ago

Sessions Court grants bail to Rathore

The Hindu  

The Chandigarh District and Sessions Court on Wednesday granted till February 8 bail to S.P.S.Rathore, former Haryana DGP, in the 1990 molestation case, on a personal bond of Rs. Rathore had filed an appeal against his conviction in the molestation case by a CBI special court here on December 21. Emerging from the court, Rathore told journalists he would continue …

Rathore’s counsel seeks time to argue bail plea
15 years, 2 months ago

Rathore’s counsel seeks time to argue bail plea

The Hindu  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court agreed to grant adequate time to DGP S.P.S. Rathore’s counsel to argue his petition seeking anticipatory bail in two fresh FIRs, levelling serious criminal charges against him in the molestation case. Appearing for Rathore, whose petition challenges a Panchkula session court order denying him anticipatory bail, his lawyer and wife Abha submitted before the …

HC to hear Rathore’s anticipatory bail plea tomorrow
15 years, 2 months ago

HC to hear Rathore’s anticipatory bail plea tomorrow

The Hindu  

Former Haryana DGP S.P.S. Rathore on Monday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging a sessions court order denying him anticipatory bail in two fresh FIRs involving serious criminal charges against him in the molestation case of a budding tennis player. Justice Sabina listed 67-year-old Rathore’s petition for hearing on Tuesday without giving him any immediate cover against his …

Rathore’s bail plea verdict in the afternoon
15 years, 2 months ago

Rathore’s bail plea verdict in the afternoon

The Hindu  

A local court today deferred till afternoon the pronouncement of verdict on the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in the two fresh FIRs filed against him in connection with the molestation case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jindal had yesterday reserved his verdict till today after hearing the arguments of 67-year old Rathore’s lawyer-wife Abha, …

Rathore gets interim anticipatory bail
15 years, 2 months ago

Rathore gets interim anticipatory bail

The Hindu  

Rathore was granted interim anticipatory bail by the Panchkula District and Sessions court on Friday on the fresh FIRs registered against him by the father and the brother of the budding tennis player who was molested and allegedly harassed by the former Haryana Director General of Police. Rathore’s counsel and wife Abha alleged that the complainants had no proof to …

Varun gets bail, stays in jail
15 years, 11 months ago

Varun gets bail, stays in jail

Hindustan Times  

Varun Gandhi, BJP’s Pilibhit candidate, was granted bail in the hate speech and another case, on Monday, but remained in jail as he has also been booked under the stringent National Security Act. HT Image Chief Judicial Magistrate Bipin Kumar granted bail to Varun in two cases — vitiating atmosphere by giving provocative speeches, and violation of People Representation Act …

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