criminal justice system

Gurdaspur, March 1 The family of Ranjit Singh, one of the accused in the murder of two police officers in Gurdaspur, who was killed in an encounter with the police, staged a protest on Sunday demanding a CBI investigation into his death.The family also demanded a fresh autopsy by the PGIMER in...

New Delhi, February 27 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday that the discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case was a significant setback to what he described as the Centre's...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala government filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court on Friday, challenging the acquittal of Malayalam cinema star Dileep and others in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.In its appeal, the state is also seeking to increase the punishment awarded to...

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...

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 The city police presented three accused before a Delhi court on Thursday, who had been brought to the national capital after a dramatic 24-hour standoff with the Shimla police in connection with the "shirtless protest" at the AI Impact Summit last week.The accused...

Mumbai, February 26 A sessions court here on Thursday allowed the revision application of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, acquitting him in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife, Medha Somaiya.The BJP leader's wife had claimed that the Rajya Sabha member made baseless and...

New Delhi, February 26 The Delhi High Court has directed the AIIMS here to constitute a medical board to examine Jaideep Sengar, who is seeking suspension of his 10-year jail sentence on medical grounds in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.Jaideep Sengar (50) – the...

Quetta, February 26 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, expressed grave concern on Thursday over the continued imprisonment of its chief organizer, Mehrang Baloch, and other leaders, citing what it described as a systematic pattern of "legal and procedural manipulation"...

Mumbai, February 26 A sessions court here on Thursday allowed the revision application of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, acquitting him in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife, Medha Somaiya.The wife of the BJP leader had filed a lawsuit against the Rajya Sabha member...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) on Thursday seeking directions to the Centre and state authorities to install "display boards" at police stations, court complexes, and public offices, highlighting the penal provisions and...

Lucknow, February 26 "It was an accident," said the 21-year-old, accused of killing his father and dismembering the body, on Wednesday while being taken to a local court amid tight security.The gruesome murder on the early morning of February 20, allegedly due to the father's insistence that...

New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre and Delhi Police on a petition challenging the "disproportionate" collection of personal and biometric information from individuals by the police in connection with a crime.A bench of Chief Justice D K...

New Delhi, February 25 Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Wednesday that atrocities against people from the Northeast will not be tolerated, and strong action will be taken against those committing such crimes.Rijiju and Khandu were responding...

Hoshiarpur, February 25 An undertrial died on Wednesday while being transferred from the central jail here to a government hospital, triggering a protest by his family members and acquaintances who staged a sit-in and blocked traffic for nearly two hours, police said.Munish Bhatti, a resident...

Dhaka, February 25 – The Awami League of Bangladesh paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the 2009 Pilkhana massacre and called for an end to the "political exploitation" of the incident.The party criticized the previous interim government, highlighting that the administration led by...

Thane, February 25 A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, stating that the crime was "heinous" and deserved no leniency.Although the accused's DNA report did not match the victim's fetus...

New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the police to provide a copy of the FIR to Uday Bhanu Chib, the president of the Indian Youth Congress, and other accused who were protesting at the AI Impact Summit, rejecting the police's claim that the case was "sensitive".The court...

Dhaka, February 24 An investigation will be conducted into the alleged irregularities in the prosecution process of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, which last year sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, its new chief prosecutor Amirul Islam said on Tuesday.Amirul...

Kolkata, February 24 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday suspended the life imprisonment sentence of a man, convicted for the rape of a minor, stating that his appeal, which has been pending since 2019, is yet to be heard, and that prior appeals are also pending.Noting that it is uncertain when...