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Mumbai, April 10 A special court here on Friday acquitted a retired assistant rationing officer in a 2015 corruption case, ruling that the prosecution "failed to present compelling and convincing evidence".Sanjay Sawardekar was acquitted of all charges by Special Judge for Anti-Corruption...

Lucknow, April 7 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday acquitted a man who had spent 11 years in prison after being convicted in a rape case involving a minor, citing serious shortcomings in the police investigation and a lack of reliable evidence.A bench of justices Rajan Roy and Brij Raj Singh...

Kannur (Kerala), April 6 A court on Monday acquitted seven members of the National Democratic Front in a case related to the alleged murder of a former CPI(M) worker in 2008.The Thalassery Additional Sessions Court Judge, Philip Thomas, acquitted the accused in the case concerning the death of...

Lucknow/Hathras (UP), April 4 The chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission, Babita Singh Chauhan, said on Saturday that the panel can consider the acquittal of a college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students if the complainant or the aggrieved parties approach...

New Delhi, April 3 A Delhi court has acquitted the owner of a health club here of charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation filed by a former client, holding that the allegations were too "general" and lacked specific details necessary for conviction.Additional Sessions Judge...

New Delhi, April 2 A court has acquitted nine men in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, stating that the testimonies cannot be relied upon as they lacked specificity and were general in nature.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against nine individuals – Shah...

Beed, Apr 1 The president of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's Ahilyanagar district unit has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder case from 2016, police said on Wednesday.The accused, Babu Subramanyam Kambalat, who has been active in politics, had been listed as "absconding" in...

New Delhi, March 31 A Delhi court has acquitted two men who were on trial for allegedly attempting to murder their neighbor in the Seelampur area after the victim and the main complainant turned "hostile" and failed to identify the attackers.Principal District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order that acquitted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in cases related to alleged non-compliance with summons in connection with the...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Delhi High Court has acquitted two men who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, stating that the prosecution's case was based on a single, unreliable eyewitness whose testimony was inconsistent and lacked credibility.A division bench of Justices...

Mumbai, March 27 A court here on Friday acquitted five Haryana police personnel, including a then sub-inspector, and two others who were accused of the alleged fake encounter of gangster Sandeep Gadoli at a hotel in Mumbai in 2016.Additional sessions judge Prashant Kale found the accused not...

Patna, March 26 – In a significant judgment, the Patna High Court has granted major relief to Lambu Sharma and other convicts in the Arrah Civil Court blast case. The court acquitted Lambu Sharma of the death penalty, providing him with substantial relief. However, it upheld the convictions of...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction and 24-year prison sentence of Geeta Arora, also known as Sonu Punjaban, in a case involving the alleged trafficking of a 12-year-old girl, and acquitted her of all charges.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha also granted...

New Delhi, March 23 A Delhi court has acquitted a man and six of his relatives in a dowry death case related to the suicide of a young woman within four months of her marriage, stating that the prosecution failed to prove cruelty or harassment for dowry beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional...

New Delhi, March 23 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused in a 2014 kidnapping case after the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, primarily due to the victim remaining untraceable.Additional Sessions Judge Puneet Pahwa was hearing a case against Sunil...

Bulandshahr (UP), March 20 A court here on Friday sentenced six persons to life imprisonment in connection with a 2017 murder case, officials said.According to the prosecution, the incident took place on July 1, 2017, in Gadana village under Kakod police station.When a wedding procession was...

New Delhi, March 20 A Delhi court has acquitted six persons accused of kidnapping and forcing a minor girl into marriage, holding that the prosecution failed to prove that the girl was taken away from lawful guardianship or was compelled to marry against her will.Additional Sessions Judge...

New Delhi, March 19 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of attempting to murder a shop owner, stating that the prosecution failed to establish his identity as the assailant after key witnesses turned hostile and did not support the case.Additional Sessions Judge Kumar Rajat was hearing a...

New Delhi, March 19 A Delhi court has acquitted two men accused of possessing heroin, stating that the prosecution failed to prove its case due to a lack of independent witnesses.Special Judge (NDPS) Gajender Singh Nagar was hearing a case against Kaisher and Aakil, who were accused in a case...

New Delhi, March 18 A court here has acquitted two men in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, stating that it would be unsafe to rely on the testimonies of the two police witnesses as there is serious doubt about the claim that they were present together at the incident site.Furthermore...