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    Delhi Court Acquits Man in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Identification

    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...
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    2020 Delhi Riots: Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt of Three Accused

    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...
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    Lack of Evidence Leads to Acquittal in 2017 Thane Shooting

    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...
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    Inconsistencies in Testimony Lead to Acquittal in Thane Rape Case

    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...
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    Court Finds Lack of Evidence in Thane Assault Case

    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...
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    Bemetara Trial: 17 Accused Released in 2023 Communal Violence

    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...
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    High Court Reconsiders 1983 Robbery Case, Acquits Three Men

    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...
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    Case Dismissed: Delhi Court Finds No Evidence in 2014 Confining Case

    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...
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    Aradeep Chatterjee Freed After Long Legal Battle, Assets Returned

    Kolkata, February 13 A court in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has cleared a cancer alternative therapy expert of charges of making false claims about his profession.Following this acquittal, a court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has also acquitted Aradeep...
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    Insufficient Evidence: Woman Acquitted in Husband's Suicide

    New Delhi, February 12 A Delhi court has acquitted a woman in a 2013 case of alleged abetting her husband's suicide, stating that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to prove her guilt.Additional Sessions Judge Himanshu Raman Singh was hearing a case against Mamta Devi...
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    Dying Declaration Questioned in Delhi Murder Trial

    New Delhi, February 12 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of murdering his wife by setting her on fire in 2016, stating that the conviction of the accused cannot be solely based on the dying declaration.Additional Sessions Judge Himanshu Raman Singh also said that the prosecution failed...
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    Case Against Two Men in 2014 Murder Dismissed by Delhi Court

    New Delhi, February 11 A Delhi court acquitted two persons accused of murdering a 33-year-old Indian Air Force staffer in 2014, stating that the prosecution failed to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Gurmohina Kaur was hearing a case against...
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    Court Drops Charges Against Goa MLA in Rape Allegations

    Panaji, February 11 A special court in Goa on Wednesday acquitted BJP MLA and minister Atanasio Monserrate in a rape case filed against him nearly a decade ago.Monserratte, who holds the portfolio of revenue, was booked in 2016 for allegedly raping a minor.Special Judge Irshad Agha has now...
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    Trial Ends: Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt in 2020 Case

    New Delhi, February 10 A Delhi court has acquitted two brothers accused of murdering a truck driver in Okhla in 2020, stating that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Anuj Agrawal acquitted Rakesh Arora and Dheeraj Arora in a case...
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