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criminal law

a body of rules which the State imposes upon individuals for the protection of other individuals and to restrain antisocial behaviour. Criminal law covers such crimes as theft and fraud. Prosecution of the accused is at the instance of the State and could result in imprisonment or fines as a punishment if the accused is found guilty.
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Presenting both complete and partial defenses at the same time might be confusing to the jury, but it would certainly not be the first time that such was done in a criminal case without violating the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.(88)
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Investigation of persons accused for financing terrorism finished
The letter further states, "As per Supreme Court judgement in Writ Petition (Civil) No.536 of 2011, it is mandatory for candidate having criminal background and for the political party who has set up such a candidate, to inform the public about the criminal case three times on different dates before the last day of campaigning in the polls through print and electronic media."
BJP approaches EC against Panaji Congress candidate
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BJP has most candidates with criminal cases in Delhi
The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Sir Roger Gale (United Kingdom, EC) and Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), have expressed their approval at the decision of the General Prosecutor's Office in Azerbaijan to terminate a new criminal case against blogger Mehman Huseynov, Trend reports citing a statement on the Council of Europe's website.
PACE co-rapporteurs welcome dropping of new criminal proceedings against Mehman Huseynov
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Owing to the fear of being named in a criminal case, the child didn't even go to School and filed an appeal against the case in Session Court.
Police filed murder case against 8 years old child in Manga Mandi
A criminal case was initiated by the article 153 of Armenia's Criminal Code.
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Paying the price
[88] Though from an earlier date, one criminal case concerning maltreatment shows this clearly.
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His criminal case ended in 1997, with the completion of his probation.
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