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Justice delivered in Gujarat riots case, 31 gets life term
Khadija Bibi, a resident of Sardarpura in Mehsana district, survived the massacre which killed 33 people from her neighbourhood. Read story A special trial court on Wednesday acquitted 42 of 73 accused in Sardarpura massacre case in which 33 people
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:47A
Gujarat riots case: 31 sentenced to life
Advocate YB Sheikh, representing the riot victims, said that over 80 witnesses, who were also victims of the violence, had named the accused while giving statement to the police and and also correctly identified accused in court during trial.
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:47A
31 get life sentence for massacre during Gujarat riots at Sardarpura
This is the first of these cases in which a verdict has been pronounced. RK Raghavan, who has earlier served as the chief of the CBI, headed this team. The Sardarpura violence took place on the night of February 28, 2002. One day before that,
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:44A
Imperfect case
That's the shorthand version of the prosecutor's role in seeking justice in trial courts and the attorney general's role in seeking justice by fighting the thousands of appeals filed by criminals in appellate courts. I note that in filling in the
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:44A
Cumbrian care home worker 'smothered' old woman with pillow, court told
Mrs Stagg told the jury of six men and six women how she had seen Walker pulling a cream fleece so tight over Mrs Cilla Robson's face that the outline of her nose, mouth and eye sockets could be seen through it. “I just didn't ever think that would
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:42A
Two in court over bodies in van
A man from Yorkshire is among two defendants who have appeared in court to deny murdering two men whose bodies were found in a burnt-out van buried in a field. Thomas Haigh, 26, of no fixed abode but originally from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire,
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:42A
Brinker alert: California Supreme Court hears oral argument on meal and rest
Justice Kennard, in particular, made it clear that she believed the word “provide” means “make available.” Justice Baxter seemed to agree, noting that the wage orders do not use that term, but that the statute does. He stated, “In my view,
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:40A
2G scam: No bail for Kanimozhi
Kanimozhi and her mother Rajathiammal reportedly broke down in the court as the judge passed his order. This is the fourth time Kanimozhi was denied bail. She is in jail since May 20. The special CBI court will begin its trial in the case from November
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:40A
Sardarpura riot: Court charges 31
Out of the 76 persons who were arrested in connection to this incident, two died while the trial was going on and one was trialed at a juvenile court. The court had framed charges against the 73 accused persons in June 2009.
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:40A
Arrests bring desired attention
Kuuipo Waiolama, left, hugged Rowena Afoa and Mahealani Kahau hugged Janet Redo (back to camera) Tuesday in Kaneohe District Court. Afoa and Kahau were among 22 members of a Hawaiian sovereignty group charged with second-degree
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:39A
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