New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court has suspended the sentence of a Bihar government officer convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act and granted her bail, while expressing serious concern over the prosecution’s claim that seized bribe money was destroyed by rodents.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan was hearing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Aruna Kumari, a former Child Development Programme Officer, challenging a judgment of the Patna High Court…
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s refusal to suspend the sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor’s father. Taking note that Sengar’s criminal appeal against his conviction and 10-year sentence is already listed before the Delhi High Court on February 11, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant observed that the High Court may be requested…