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Hans India
14 hours ago
- Hans India
Red sanders smuggler gets 5-year jail
Tirupati: RSS (Red Sanders Special) ADJ court on Thursday sentenced a smuggler to five years imprisonment for smuggling red sanders along with a fine of Rs 6 lakh. According to prosecution, RSASTF (Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task force) arrested the smuggler while he was smuggling red sanders logs in the forest area of Karakambadi forest beat, Tirupati division. The smuggler was prose-cuted in the ADJ court. Judge Narasimha Murthy upheld the prosecution and sentenced the smuggler for 5 years imprisonment and Rs 6 lakhs penalty. Following the conviction, the smuggler was handed over to the authorities of Nellore Central prison. Taskforce SP Srinivas appreciated the taskforce team for effectively persuading the case with strong evidence resulting in the conviction of a smuggler.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mau court to hear Ansari plea on Jun 21
1 2 Varanasi: The court of ADJ (MP-MLA) on Tuesday fixed Jun 21 as next date for hearing the appeal of disqualified MLA Abbas Ansari against his sentencing in the hate speech case by chief judicial magistrate (MP-MLA) court. The awarding of a two-year imprisonment by the CJM (MP-MLA) court on May 31 led to termination of Abbas's membership from state assembly. Ansari's advocate, Daroga Singh, said with beginning of the hearing before ADJ (MP-MLA) Rajiv Vatsa, district govt council (criminal) received copy of the appeal and sought time to file objection, after which, court fixed Jun 21 as next date for hearing, he added. Ansari was sentenced in a case lodged against him on Mar 4, 2022, after his speech delivered at a meeting in the Paharpur area on Mar 3, 2022, went viral on social media. While contesting the 2022 assembly polls from Mau Sadar seat as Samajwadi Party-Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party alliance candidate, Ansari, in his Paharpur speech on Mar 3, 2022, had said, "After formation of SP-led govt, officials would have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work of the past regime before getting transferred." Ansari won the election, but went behind bars following his arrest by the Prayagraj unit of enforcement directorate in a money laundering case in Feb 2023. He came out of jail in Mar. With completion of hearing in the 2022 hate speech case at the CJM (MP-MLA) court, Ansari was awarded two years imprisonment, after which he lost membership of the assembly. Against the CJM court's decision, Ansari moved his appeal before the sessions court on Monday. The session court transferred the case to the court of ADJ (MP-MLA) Rajiv Vats, where the initial hearing took place on Tuesday.
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Hate speech case: Disqualified MLA Abbas Ansari challenges 2-year sentence; hearing scheduled for Tuesday
Abbas Ansari (File Photo) VARANASI: Disqualified MLA Abbas Ansari's appeal against his sentencing in the 'Hisab Kitab' hate speech episode by the CJM (MP-MLA) court was filed before the session court of Mau district on Monday. Ansari's advocate, Daroga Singh, said that the appeal was moved before the sessions court on Monday, which transferred the case to the court of ADJ (MP-MLA) Rajiv Vats, where the hearing will take place on Tuesday. Through this appeal, Ansari challenged the May 31 CJM (MP-MLA) court decision of sentencing him to two years of imprisonment, he added. On the next day of sentencing him by the court, his membership from state assembly was terminated. Ansari was sentenced in a case of hate speech lodged against him on March 4, 2022, after his speech delivered at a meeting in the Paharpur area on March 3, 2022, went viral on social media. While contesting the 2022 assembly polls from the Mau Sadar seat as a Samajwadi Party-Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party alliance candidate, Ansari, in his Paharpur speech on March 3, 2022, stated, 'After the formation of the SP-led govt, the officials would have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work of the past regime before getting transferred. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo ' Ansari won the election, but he went to jail following his arrest by the Prayagraj unit of the ED in a money laundering case in February 2023. He came out of jail in March last. The court, in its 48-page judgement, commented, 'The accused has a criminal history, and several serious criminal records are also associated with his family members. The family of the accused, Abbas Ansari, has held the legislative assembly seat of Mau Sadar for nearly twenty years. During his election campaign, Abbas Ansari gave a speech from the stage threatening to settle scores with state govt officials after the elections, which could have disrupted communal harmony. Therefore, it does not seem appropriate to give a lesser punishment to the accused.'
Hindustan Times
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SC asks Jharkhand HC to reconsider plea of single parent judicial officer for child care leave
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Jharkhand High Court to reconsider the plea of a single parent woman judicial officer challenging the denial of her child care leave request. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Augustine George Masih said the high court would consider the plea of a judicial officer without being influenced by the previous rejection of her plea. The Jharkhand high court counsel was ordered to seek instruction within three days as the bench posted the matter next week. "It was suggested to the respondent high court that the prayer for grant of child care leave be revisited without being influenced by earlier rejection," the top court said. The bench told the high court counsel that it was only appropriate if the high court revisited the issue as the top court's directions could set a precedent. On May 29, the top court sought responses from the Jharkhand government and the high court registry on a plea of a single parent woman judicial officer challenging the denial of her child care leave request. It had taken note of the plea of the additional district judge rank judicial officer from the scheduled caste category, alleging that she was denied six months of leave. The judicial officer sought the leave between June and December in view of examination of her child. The CJI-led bench had initially issued a notice on her plea, asking why she did not move the Jharkhand High Court first. The judge's lawyer said keeping in mind the summer vacation schedule of the high court, it was possible that the plea wouldn't have been considered with due urgency. "She is a single parent from the lowest strata of society," the lawyer said, underlining an "impressive" service record in which she had disposed of over 4,000 cases in over two-and-a-half years. According to the Child Care Leave Rules applicable to the judicial officers, the ADJ is entitled to up to 730 days of leave during her service tenure and she sought merely six months of the entitlement, the plea argued.
Time of India
05-06-2025
- Time of India
Man convicted for causing death of pillion rider in 2018 case
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) The additional district and sessions judge (ADJ) court in Patnagarh, Balangir district of Odisha, on Wednesday pronounced the judgment in the sensational parcel bomb case in which a newlywed software engineer, Soumya Sekhar Sahu and his 85-year-old great-aunt, Jemamani Sahu died on February 23, 2018. Panaji: A North Goa court convicted a man in a 2018 case of rash and negligent riding that caused the death of the pillion rider. He was also fined Rs 10,000. The court, however, gave him the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act and allowed him to be released upon entering into a bond for a year and, in the meantime, maintain peace and good behaviour. The accused, aged 21, and the victim, 20, were proceeding from Panaji to Margao when the accused lost control of his scooter, went off the road, and fell along with the pillion rider, who succumbed to injuries at the GMC. The court observed that it was a self-accident due to rash and negligent riding. While the accused denied all allegations, he didn't furnish any explanation. The court held that the prosecution proved, beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt, that the man caused the accident due to his rash and negligent riding and consequently caused the death of the pillion rider. The assistant public prosecutor, S Bodke, for the state, said he deserved maximum punishment as he caused a serious accident where a young girl lost her life and that he was also in a drunken condition. The court stated that it could not accept this because there was no chemical report on record to show he was drunk at the time of the accident. It added that punishment has to be imposed focusing on the present and future prospects of the accused. 'The accused was also of a young age at the time of the accident, and in a particular state of mind, possibly he may have ridden the vehicle and lost control. His age and the way in which the accident happened are the peculiar facts to be considered in this case,' the court held. It added that he is working as a regional manager and is the sole breadwinner of the family. 'This shows that he is positive and serious towards his life prospects. Imposing severe punishment may invite a stigma of conviction that may ruin his future. The mens rea is absent in such cases. Nothing is on record to show that he has any past antecedents of the same offence,' the court held, and directed that the fine amount be paid as compensation to the kin of the victim.
