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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...

Jammu, March 4 Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday attached immovable properties belonging to two wanted individuals who had been declared proclaimed offenders in a criminal case in the Samba district.The two individuals are facing charges under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), March 2 The son of the slain gangster, Vikki Tyagi, along with his associate, were arrested here on Monday following a shootout and the alleged seizure of an illegal arms cache from their possession, police said.The accused, Rakshit Tyagi (28) and his associate, Bholu...

Patna, March 1 Police arrested a man, who was wanted in several criminal cases, after a brief exchange of fire in the Pirbahor area of Patna, an officer said on Sunday.The arrested man was identified as Amit Kumar.Speaking to reporters, SP (Central) Patna, Mamta Kalyani said, "The incident...

Final hearing dates have been set in the Abhi-Neel murder case.A Nagaon court on Friday fixed the date for the final hearing in the Abhi-Neel murder case, which caused a major stir in Assam in 2018. The trial is now in its final stage. Although hearings were held on February 26 and 27, both...

Sultanpur (UP), February 27 Witnesses were cross-examined during the hearing in an MP-MLA court here on Friday in a case involving a violation of election code, involving Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh.The court has set March 12 as the date for the next hearing.Singh's...

Varanasi (UP), February 27 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati welcomed the Allahabad High Court's decision to stay his arrest in a POCSO case on Friday, and termed the charges against him as "false," as his disciples and supporters celebrated the development at a Varanasi ashram.The spiritual...

Kottayam (Kerala), February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced the former Ernakulam Additional District Magistrate (ADM) to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs five lakh in a 2015 bribery case.Kottayam Vigilance Court Judge K V Rajanish sentenced B Ramachandran, a...

Prayagraj (UP), February 27 The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to lawyers.The court also stayed...

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...

Amaravati, February 26 – Fifteen people affected by milk adulteration in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, remained under treatment, officials said on Thursday.The milk adulteration claimed five lives and left 15 others ill, who are being treated at six hospitals.One of those undergoing treatment...

Varanasi/Prayagraj (UP), February 26 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, who has been accused of sexually abusing two persons, said on Thursday that he has filed a case against the accuser, Ashutosh Brahmachari, under the POCSO Act, claiming that the law allows legal action against those who...

Mumbai, February 26 – A Mumbai Sessions Court on Thursday acquitted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut in a criminal defamation case filed by Medha Somaiya, wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya.The Special Sessions Court delivered its verdict after reserving the order in Raut's...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), February 25 A man who had been on the run abroad for nearly two years in connection with a criminal case against him was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport upon his return to the country, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Ibrahim Batees, a...

Latur, February 25 A special court in Latur, Maharashtra, sentenced a 46-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl, police said on Wednesday.Judge SV Jadhav also imposed a fine of Rs 4,000 on the convict, Govindrao Koli...

Latur, February 25 A criminal case has been registered against the founder and president of a residential school in Latur district, Maharashtra, for allegedly making unwanted advances towards a woman Anganwadi worker, police said on Wednesday.The 30-year-old woman filed a complaint at the...

Ahmedabad, February 24 The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction and five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence of former Director General of Police S S Khandwawala in a 1976 custodial torture case, deeming the order of the sessions court as "erroneous and lacking merit"...

Mumbai, February 24 The Bombay High Court has quashed a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against a Nagpur-based lawyer in connection with alleged kickbacks involving former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.A single bench of Justice Ashwin Bhobe, in an...

Bengaluru, February 22 Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the First Information Report (FIR) and the quashing of a criminal case registered against him over alleged disrespect towards a 'deity' while imitating the film 'Kantara Chapter-1'...

Bengaluru, February 22 Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the FIR and the quashing of a criminal case registered against him over alleged disrespect towards a 'deity' while imitating the film 'Kantara Chapter-1'.The controversy revolves around remarks...