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"She should have gone to the TV and apologized to the nation": Supreme Court lambasted Nupur Sharma for her comments on Prophet Mohammed, said "This lady is single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country"
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The Court also made a reference to the Udaipur killing during the hearing and said Sharma, with her "loose tongue", made irresponsible comments without thinking of the consequences
‘Larger conspiracy’ debunked again: SC upholds SIT’s clean chit to Narendra Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots, says Zakia Jafri’s plea is ‘devoid of merit’ and all those involved in such abuse of process, need to be in dock and proceeded in accordance with law
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During the hearing, the SIT informed the bench, that apart from the present petition, no one had objected to its investigation into the 2002 Gujarat riots. The SIT had termed the allegations of Hindu groups planning the train burning to frame Muslims as ‘absurd’
"There is difference between blasphemy and expressing religious opinions based on one’s knowledge of the subject": Historic decision by Madras High Court from 2019
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Recently, BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma was at the receiving end of Islamist ire, receiving multiple death threats for her family and herself for expressing her views on Prophet Muhammad and Islam during a prime time debate
Uphaar Cinema fire was one of the worst fire tragedies in recent Indian history: Association of Victims of Uphaar Fire Tragedy (AVUT) filed a landmark case considered a breakthrough in civil compensation law in India
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The undemanded attention of the media in some serious cases, their switching of sides to gain TRP, somehow indirectly managing to declare a judgement even before the judiciary, putting peer pressure on either of the parties and the court
In another shocker, Supreme Court quotes 'every sinner has a future' and commutes death sentence of Mohd Firoz for rape & murder of 4-year-old girl: Child brutally assaulted, two teeth broken while smothering after rape
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Noting that it is important to give an opportunity to the offender to repair the damage caused and to become a socially useful individual when he is released from jail, the apex court commuted the death sentence of Firoz who was accused of rape and murder of a minor girl