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Rape victim who turns hostile during trial ineligible for relief: High Court

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October 3, 2019

Bengaluru, Oct 3: A rape victim who turns hostile during trial is not entitled to compensation under Victim Compensation Scheme, said the Karnataka high court.

The court made the observation while rejecting the claim of an alleged rape survivor, who had sought release of Rs 7 lakh compensation from Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA).

Justice Alok Aradhe noted that clause 6 (3) of the scheme required the claimant to cooperate with the investigation and the trial and clause 7 (10) spoke about recovery of the compensation with 15% interest, if it is held by the trial court that the survivor or dependants had obtained the order sanctioning the compensation on a false or fabricated complaint.

The judge was of the view that in the case at hand, the woman and her father had been declared hostile and KSLSA was right in holding that she is not entitled to compensation.

The woman alleged that she was raped on March 11, 2014. An FIR was filed and chargesheet was submitted based on her complaint. Her father submitted a representation on May 22, 2015, seeking compensation and the District Legal Services Authority passed an award on March 24, 2018, granting Rs 3 lakh.

However, during the pendency of the proceedings before the authority, the woman and her father were declared hostile in the criminal proceedings. Thereafter, on May 23, 2019, KSLSA set aside the order of the district legal services authority, where Rs 3 lakh compensation was awarded to the woman.

The woman contended that an opportunity of hearing was not afforded to her. However, Justice Aradhe noted that in case where only one conclusion was possible, such a plea on principles of natural justice cannot be entertained.

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February 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Feb 16: Fourteen years of life in jail has not deterred Subhash Patil from fulfilling his dream of becoming a doctor.

The 40-year-old man from Afzalpura in Karnataka's Kalaburagi was put behind bars in a murder case while doing MBBS in 1997.

Speaking to media, Patil said, "I joined MBBS in 1997. But, I was jailed in a murder case in 2002. I worked at the jail's OPD and was released in 2016 for good conduct. I completed my MBBS in 2019."

Earlier this month, Patil completed a one-year mandatory internship for getting the MBBS course degree.

Police arrested Patil in 2002 in a murder case when he was in his third year of MBBS course. A court sentenced him to life imprisonment in 2006.

He was put behind bars but he did not give up his childhood dream of becoming a doctor.

In 2016, police released Patil on Independence day for his good conduct.

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July 14,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 14: More than 80 Namma Metro workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bengaluru on Tuesday, said Yashwanth Chauhan BL, public relations officer of Namma Metro.

"All safety and treatment protocols would be followed at the camps," he added.

These workers were staying in a camp near Nagavara-Gottigere lane, reach-6 of phase two. More than 200 contract workers of Larsen and Toubro who had come from different states have been tested after a labourer complained of fever.

All coronavirus positive workers were shifted to a COVID care centre while others were kept in isolation as per the guidelines.

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July 4,2020

Maryland, Jul 4: The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has touched 11 million, according to the latest data by the Johns Hopkins University on Saturday.
More than 523,613 people have died globally due to the infection, according to the data compiled by the university.

Though the virus is believed to have emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the United States is the worst-hit country from COVID-19, which was declared as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11.

At least 129,275 people have died in the US from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University's latest tally.
There are at least 2,786,178 cases of the disease in the country. The US has the highest number of cases in the world.

The second worst-hit country is Brazil, which has reported 1,496,858 lakh cases. The country's death toll stands at 61,884.

The countries around the world including the US, India, Denmark, and Italy have started the process of lifting the lockdown by easing restrictions despite the number of cases continues to rise.

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