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Chandigarh, March 7 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday overturned the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, and acquitted him in the murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.This acquittal came just over seven years after Ram...

Chandigarh, March 7 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, lawyer Jitender Khurana said on Saturday.The court acquitted the Dera chief more than seven years after he was convicted and sentenced to...

New Delhi, March 5 A court here has acquitted two men, accused of attempting to kill their cousin in 2018, saying the prosecution failed to prove their guilt in the case.Additional Sessions Judge Sumedh Kumar was hearing a case under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common...

New Delhi, March 5 A Delhi court has acquitted four men accused of attempting to murder a contractor and his guards during an alleged robbery attempt near the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in 2023, noting that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt as key witnesses...

New Delhi, March 4 Leaders of the AAP, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, celebrated what they described as the "Most Honest Holi" at the residence of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia here on Wednesday.The leaders were seen dancing, singing, distributing sweets...

New Delhi, March 3 A court here has acquitted a man accused of raping a woman under the pretext of marriage, citing insufficient evidence to frame charges under the alleged offenses.Additional Sessions Judge Harjeet Singh Jaspal was hearing a case registered in 2017 under sections 376 (rape)...

Faridabad, February 28 A Faridabad court has acquitted Tausif, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Nikita Tomar in 2020, and his parents of charges of kidnapping the victim two years before her killing.Nikita, 20, was shot dead by Tausif, who was upset at her refusal to marry him...

Chandigarh, February 27 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday praised the court's decision to acquit AAP supremo and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his former deputy Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, saying that truth always prevails.A Delhi court acquitted...

New Delhi, February 27 In a major relief for the AAP's top leadership, a Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his former deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case by refusing to take cognizance of the CBI...

Thane, February 27 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted a 21-year-old labourer accused of killing a man and injuring another in a 2018 knife attack, citing inconsistencies in the eyewitness testimonies.Principal district and sessions judge S B Agrawal granted the benefit of...

New Delhi, February 27 A Delhi court on Friday refused to take cognizance of the CBI chargesheet in a corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.Special Judge Jitendra Singh acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and 21...

Prayagraj, February 26 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man who spent about 23 years in jail after being convicted for the murder of his wife and three children, holding that the prosecution failed to conclusively prove his guilt.A division bench of Justices Siddharth and Jai Krishna...

New Delhi, February 26 A court here has acquitted a man in a 2016 robbery case, stating that his involvement in the case was "highly questionable" as the complainant had failed to identify him during a police-conducted test identification parade (TIP).Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar...

New Delhi, February 26 A Delhi court has acquitted three people accused of rioting, arson, and unlawful assembly during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, stating that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing a case...

Thane, February 22 A special court in the Thane district has acquitted nine individuals who were charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for an attempted robbery and shooting incident in 2017, citing a lack of incriminating evidence against them.Special...

Thane, February 20 A special court in Thane, Maharashtra, has acquitted a 37-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl, stating that the prosecution failed to prove that the survivor was a "child" and noting significant inconsistencies in her testimony.In the judgment dated February 12...

Thane, February 18 A court in Thane has acquitted a 32-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, stating that the case appeared to stem from a personal dispute with the victim's mother over a marriage proposal.Special POCSO Court Judge D S Deshmukh, in the judgment on February...

Bemetara, February 17 A court in the Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday acquitted 17 people accused of murdering a man and his son following communal clashes in April 2023.Manoj Namdeo, a defense lawyer, said Additional Sessions Judge Sakshee Dixit delivered the verdict after...

Prayagraj (UP), February 17 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted three men, who were convicted for robbery in 1983.The court acquitted them on Monday in a case of robbery that allegedly took place in 1982.Justice Avnish Saxena found inconsistencies in the testimonies of the witnesses and...

New Delhi, February 16 A Delhi court has acquitted two men accused of trafficking and wrongfully confining a woman in 2014, observing that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt after the complainant turned hostile during the trial.Additional Sessions Judge Anuj...