Articles for Court Convicts

NIA Mumbai Court convicts and sentences three Bangladeshi nationals
1 week, 5 days ago

NIA Mumbai Court convicts and sentences three Bangladeshi nationals

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency Special Court, Mumbai, has sentenced five years of imprisonment to three Bangladeshi nationals for illegal infiltration into India and possession of fake documents, said NIA officials on Wednesday in a press statement. Mohammed Habibur Rehman Habib alias Raj Jesub Mandal, Hannan Anwar Hussain Khan alias Hannan Baburali Gazi, and Mohammed Azarali Subhanallah alias Raja Jesub Mandal …

Nia Court Convicts Bangladeshi Nationals
Mumbai: NIA Court convicts 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators for harbouring terrorists
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mumbai: NIA Court convicts 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators for harbouring terrorists

Op India  

On Thursday, 28th November, the National Investigation Agency Special Court in Maharashtra’s Mumbai convicted 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators to five years in prison for sheltering terrorists of the Ansarullah Bangla Team, a Bangladesh-based terrorist organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda. NIA Mumbai Court Sends 3 more B’Deshis to Jail for Harbouring ABT Terrorists, Taking total Convictions to 5 pic.twitter.com/m7wr5y8mQr — NIA India November …

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UK court convicts former soldier of passing intelligence to Iran
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UK court convicts former soldier of passing intelligence to Iran

Al Jazeera  

Daniel Abed Khalife, who joined army at 16, claimed he was inspired by TV show Homeland to work as double agent. A former British soldier has been convicted of passing on sensitive information to people connected with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On Thursday, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court in London found Daniel Abed Khalife guilty of breaching the …

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A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019, in the city’s first case brought under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, according to local media. Hong Kong enacted the law to implement a U.N. Security Council resolution passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, …

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German court convicts a prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan again
5 months, 3 weeks ago

German court convicts a prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan again

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A high-profile politician in the far-right Alternative for Germany party was convicted for the second time Monday of knowingly using a Nazi slogan at a political event. Björn Höcke, who plans to run for governor in the eastern state of Thuringia in September, was fined for using the banned Nazi slogan “Everything for Germany.” The Halle Regional Court …

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Kerala court convicts stalker who killed 23-year-old in 2022
7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala court convicts stalker who killed 23-year-old in 2022

Hindustan Times  

: A Kerala court on Friday convicted a 27-year-old man for the murder of a 23-year-old woman at her residence near Panoor in Kannur district. The Thalassery additional district sessions court found the accused, Shyamjith, guilty of trespassing into the home of Vishnupriya, a pharmacist, when her family members weren’t around and stabbing her to death in her bedroom at …

Accused Court Convicts Shyamjith
Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
10 months, 1 week ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

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A Hong Kong court convicts 4 people of rioting over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A Hong Kong court convicts 4 people of rioting over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court convicted four people Thursday for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. Lam said some Hong Kong police officers later met him and told him that if he would not admit his wrongdoing, he then could not return …

Hong Kong Wong Court Convicts Gregory Wong Rioting
Bilkis Bano and the wheels of justice
11 months ago

Bilkis Bano and the wheels of justice

New Indian Express  

- By Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty NEW DELHI: A woman deserves respect howsoever high or low she may be otherwise considered in society or to whatever faith she may follow or any creed she may belong to. That was how the Supreme Court framed the question on remission to 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case in its preface. Fortunes …

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Bilkis Bano case | Grant of remission ‘classic case’ of using SC order to violate law: verdict
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bilkis Bano case | Grant of remission ‘classic case’ of using SC order to violate law: verdict

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 8 said the grant of remission to 11 men serving life sentence in the Bilkis Bano case was a “classic case” of using a Supreme Court order to violate the law. The court was referring to its May 2022 decision, delivered by a Bench headed by Justice Ajay Rastogi, allowing Gujarat to decide the application …

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Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’
1 year, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt Says Convicts Deserve Chance of Reformation; Supreme Court Asks, ‘Why Is Remission Policy Being Selectively Applied?’

Live Law  

The Supreme Court questioned why the policy for premature release was being applied selectively, during Thursday’s hearing in the challenge against the remission granted to Bilkis Bano’s rapists. There is only one life…hopefully.” ASG Raju explained, “My submission is that the court could have said that the second sentence would continue after remission in the first. The issue is whether …

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Kerala Court Convicts Man For Making More Than 300 Phone Calls To Police Station To Harass Woman Police Officer
1 year, 4 months ago

Kerala Court Convicts Man For Making More Than 300 Phone Calls To Police Station To Harass Woman Police Officer

Live Law  

A Kerala Court recently convicted a man for making more than 300 phone calls to the official phone of Vanitha police station, Kochi city, in order to harass a woman Civil Police Officer.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam, Sajini B.S. A Kerala Court recently convicted a man for making more than 300 phone calls to the official phone of Vanitha …

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Guatemalan court convicts prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora
1 year, 6 months ago

Guatemalan court convicts prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora

Al Jazeera  

Critics have denounced the case against investigative journalist Jose Ruben Zamora as an attack on press freedom. “They destroyed evidence.” In announcing Wednesday’s verdict, the court in Guatemala City claimed Zamora had “harmed the Guatemalan economy”. “They have subjected him, within this fabricated case, to a process that has been totally a violation of his due process.” While the public …

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Bilkis Bano Case | Union & Gujarat Govt Agree to Share Files On Remission Of 11 Life Convicts After Initially Expressing Reluctance
1 year, 7 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case | Union & Gujarat Govt Agree to Share Files On Remission Of 11 Life Convicts After Initially Expressing Reluctance

Live Law  

After initially expressing their reluctance to share information pertaining to the remission of the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, the Centre and the Gujarat government both did a volte-face and agreed to place the original records before the Supreme Court of India. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was hearing a batch of petitions …

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Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil

LA Times  

Chow Hang-tung, vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, speaks in Hong Kong on Sept. 5, 2021. Three Hong Kong activists, including Chow, from the now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted Saturday of failing to provide authorities with information on the group. Three …

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Gujarat government to press for death to 11 Godhra train-burning convicts
1 year, 10 months ago

Gujarat government to press for death to 11 Godhra train-burning convicts

Hindustan Times  

Opposing any leniency to those convicted in the Godhra train burning incident of 2002, the Gujarat government told the Supreme Court on Monday that there cannot be a more serious case than this incident where 59 persons, including women and children, were burnt to death. The Gujarat government sought capital punishment for 11 of the 31 persons convicted in the …

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Justice Bela Trivedi Recuses From Hearing PILs Challenging Premature Release Of Gangrape-Murder Convicts In Bilkis Bano’s Case
1 year, 11 months ago

Justice Bela Trivedi Recuses From Hearing PILs Challenging Premature Release Of Gangrape-Murder Convicts In Bilkis Bano’s Case

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge, Justice Bela M. Trivedi, on Wednesday, recused from hearing the Public Interest Litigations challenging the order of Gujarat Government allowing premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life in the Bilkis Bano case for gangrape & murder during 2002 Gujarat Riots. Sitting in the same combination, with Justice Ajay Rastogi, in December, 2022, Justice Bela M. Trivedi …

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SC dismisses Bilkis Bano\'s review plea challenging release of 11 convicts
2 years ago

SC dismisses Bilkis Bano\'s review plea challenging release of 11 convicts

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by Bilkis Bano seeking a review of its May 13 verdict by which it had said the state of Gujarat was the "appropriate government" competent to examine the application for the pre-mature release filed by a convict in the gang-rape and murder case. Bano's separate petition challenging the remission of …

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Justice Bela Trivedi Recuses From Hearing Bilkis Bano's Plea Challenging Premature Release Of Gangrape-Murder Convicts
2 years ago

Justice Bela Trivedi Recuses From Hearing Bilkis Bano's Plea Challenging Premature Release Of Gangrape-Murder Convicts

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice Bela Trivedi on Tuesday recused from hearing the writ petition filed by Bilkis Bano challenging the premature release of the 11 convicts sentenced to life for gang rape and murder during 2002 Gujarat Riots.The writ petition was listed before a bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi. Supreme Court judge Justice Bela Trivedi on …

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Rajiv Gandhi case convicts release | Centre seeks review of Supreme Court order
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi case convicts release | Centre seeks review of Supreme Court order

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order prematurely releasing six convicts serving life imprisonment for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. The government said the convicts had not made the Union a respondent in the Supreme Court despite being a “necessary and proper party” in the litigation. “This procedural …

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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
2 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

The Hindu  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on August 15 and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison, a legal official said. “The more the terrorist military council deliberately imprisons people’s leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with various arbitrary charges, the stronger the people’s determination to …

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Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case: Special CBI Court In Jharkhand Convicts Both Accused
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case: Special CBI Court In Jharkhand Convicts Both Accused

Live Law  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Jharkhand today convicted both the accused in Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case. The Court found both the accused - Rahul Kumar Verma and Lakhan Kumar Verma - guilty under sections 302, 201, and 34 IPC. It may be noted that exactly a year ago, on July 28, ASJ Uttam Anand, who was …

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Shakti Mills gang rape case: Five reasons Bombay HC commuted death sentence
3 years ago

Shakti Mills gang rape case: Five reasons Bombay HC commuted death sentence

India Today  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court observed that the three convicts in the Shakti Mills rape case did not deserve any leniency for the heinous acts they had committed. In its 108-page detailed order, the High Court interpreted Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code, the procedure of law to be followed by a constitutional court and assimilation of a …

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