Lucknow, March 1 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the credibility of an FIR cannot be doubted simply because it was prepared with the assistance of a lawyer.With this observation, the court upheld a person's conviction, even though it reduced his sentence from life...
New Delhi, February 25 In a relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial in a case related to willful disobedience of summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the money laundering case against him.A bench of Chief...
Nainital, February 24 Observing that a "humane and practical approach" may be adopted in exceptional circumstances, the Uttarakhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings in a POCSO-related case after it was submitted that the victim and the accused were in a consensual relationship, had...
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New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by Congress MLA Devendra Yadav challenging the maintainability of a petition against his election to the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to interfere...
Islamabad, February 24 – Five United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concern over the criminal proceedings against human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in Pakistan, emphasizing that the charges against them could be used to suppress legal advocacy and...
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Sydney, February 24 – The head of a major inquiry into the antisemitic terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach in December said on Tuesday that it could take years to strengthen social cohesion in Australia.Former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, who was appointed by the federal government to...
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New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Subramanian Swamy challenging the Andhra Pradesh government's decision to appoint a one-member committee to review the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the Tirumala laddus controversy.A bench comprising...
Kolkata, February 21 – Former Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal, Rajeev Kumar, has sent a legal notice to Union Minister of State (MoS) for Education, Sukanta Majumdar, for making derogatory remarks against him, state government sources said on Saturday.In the legal notice, the...
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Thane, February 21 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Bhiwandi magistrate's court on Saturday to provide a fresh surety in a 2014 defamation case filed by an RSS activist, naming the party's Maharashtra chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, as his new guarantor.Gandhi, who faced a...
Prayagraj, February 21 The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two students accused of offering prayers at a place prohibited by the local administration.A single judge bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava set aside the proceedings arising out of an FIR registered...
Patna, February 18 The Patna High Court has criticized the Bihar government over the "failure" of the state machinery to effectively implement the prohibition law, warning that citizens' lives were at risk.Justice Purnendu Singh, while hearing a plea for pre-arrest bail by a 19-year-old...
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Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 18:* The Supreme Court will hear pleas related to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.* The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging obstruction by Mamata Banerjee...
Prayagraj (UP), February 16 The Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings, including a chargesheet, against a government official for the offence of rape, observing that the allegation of forced sexual intercourse over a long period of time under the threat of making videos...
New Delhi, February 12 A Delhi court has summoned industrialist Bina Modi and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault of Godfrey Philips India (GPI) executive director Samir Modi during a board meeting in 2024.Judicial Magistrate Aneeza Bishnoi took cognizance of the...
Nainital, February 11 The Uttarakhand High Court quashed criminal proceedings related to a matrimonial dispute following divorce and remarriage.A single bench headed by Justice Alok Mehra quashed all pending proceedings before the first class judicial magistrate of Dehradun, including the...