The Supreme Court got the gangrape case to Maharahtra to Gujarat.
Eleven convicts walked out of Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release on August 15 this year.
Observing that the law takes a stern view of crimes such as rape, the Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of 20 accused in the rape case of a 16-year-old school student who was allegedly drugged by her neighbour, sexually assaulted and forced into prostitution.
Six police officers have been charged with shielding the guilty, while a doctor couple, Arun Kumar and Sangeeta Prasad, are accused of destroying evidence.
The court will decide on framing charges against Telgi and his two associates Ramratan Soni and Sanjay Gaikwad for their alleged complicity in the fake currency racket registered by M R A Marg police station in 1995.
Telgi appeared before the court through video conferencing while the other accused appeared in person.
Bilkis will depose before special judge U D Salvi in an in-camera trial.
Raids on Central Excise Commissioner P K Ajwani revealed assets amounting to about Rs seven crore, including Rs 3.14 crore cash. It is reportedly the biggest seizure ever from a government official.
The court deferred the matter after the accused sought time to engage a lawyer.
Volkswagen has admitted that 11 million diesel engine cars worldwide were fitted with the software that helped in manipulating emission tests.
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