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Thane, March 18 A court in Thane, Maharashtra, has acquitted two men accused of the murder of a shepherd nearly three years ago, citing a lack of evidence and the failure of a key eyewitness to support the prosecution's case.In his judgment delivered on March 16, Principal District and...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has directed that Colonel Purohit Prasad Shrikant's retirement be put on hold until a decision is made on his complaint seeking consideration for promotion and other service benefits following his acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.A...

Srinagar, March 13 A court in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir has acquitted three individuals accused of harboring terrorists who killed a BJP leader and his two family members five years ago.District and sessions judge Mir Wajah, who is also the special judge designated under the...

Kolkata, March 12 Taking a stern view of a sessions court judge not following proper procedure in convicting and awarding the death sentence to an accused, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday acquitted him of the charge of murder.A division bench said that the court of the Additional District...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court has acquitted three men who had been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for gang rape, stating that the testimony of the victim was inconsistent and the prosecution had failed to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.A single-judge...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of actor Dileep and nine others in response to an appeal filed by the state government challenging the judgment of the trial court in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.The High Court admitted the appeal, in...

Chandigarh, March 9 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the prosecution was unable to prove its case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of a journalist, and questioned the CBI investigation.The court on Saturday acquitted Ram Rahim Singh...

New Delhi, March 8 A Delhi court has acquitted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and two others in a case related to an alleged extortion demand of Rs 1 crore, stating that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish the essential elements of the offense.Chief Judicial...

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...