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Prayagraj (UP), April 11 The Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation and the state's evidence in a 2009 custodial death case in the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.A bench of justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddhartha Nandan warned that if relevant video and...

Mumbai, April 10 A special court here on Friday acquitted a retired assistant rationing officer in a 2015 corruption case, ruling that the prosecution "failed to present compelling and convincing evidence".Sanjay Sawardekar was acquitted of all charges by Special Judge for Anti-Corruption...

New Delhi, April 10 Calling himself a victim of a smear campaign, Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma has withdrawn from an inquiry being conducted by a Lok Sabha-appointed panel for his impeachment, saying his continued participation would legitimize an earlier inquiry, where he was asked...

Shimla, April 10 – In a significant development in the pending Rajya Sabha election petition, BJP leader and Member of Parliament Harsh Mahajan has secured a major legal relief from the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday, dismissing an application filed by senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu...

Thane, April 10 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 48-year-old woman accused of killing her would-be daughter-in-law, citing "blatant inconsistencies" and "contradictory versions" in the victim's dying declarations.A copy of the order dated April 8 was made available on...

Lucknow, April 7 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday acquitted a man who had spent 11 years in prison after being convicted in a rape case involving a minor, citing serious shortcomings in the police investigation and a lack of reliable evidence.A bench of justices Rajan Roy and Brij Raj Singh...

Sultanpur (UP), April 6 A court here on Monday adjourned the hearing in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, as the complainant's counsel failed to appear.The court fixed April 17 as the next date of hearing.The case was scheduled to be heard in the...

Budaun (UP), April 4 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of his nephew in a seven-year-old case, officials said.Additional District and Sessions Judge (Court Number 1) Rinku Kumari pronounced the verdict, holding the accused, Shahid, guilty of murder...

New Delhi, April 2 – A judge of the Supreme Court recused himself from hearing a bail plea filed by lawyer and activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh iron ore mine arson case on Thursday.Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, who was part of a bench headed by Justice J.K...

Guwahati, April 2 The proceedings in the Zubeen Garg death case in Assam will not be affected in any way by the Singapore Police concluding their investigation by stating that there is no evidence of foul play, officials said here on Thursday.The Assam Police's investigation here has been...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court has discharged a woman accused of using forged documents to apply for her son's passport, holding that the act does not contain the essential elements of the offense charged. It has also cautioned against framing criminal charges in court to settle scores in a...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Delhi High Court has acquitted two men who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, stating that the prosecution's case was based on a single, unreliable eyewitness whose testimony was inconsistent and lacked credibility.A division bench of Justices...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with an alleged case of exchanging tickets for money involving individuals linked to the Congress, the police said on Friday.The case originated from a complaint filed by a man from Haryana who claimed that he was asked...

New Delhi, March 26 The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl, ruling that the horoscope and vaccination card were not proof of age and, therefore, he could not be prosecuted under the POCSO Act.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla...

Hathras (UP), March 26 A court here has acquitted a college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students by claiming to help them pass competitive examinations and secure jobs, officials said on Thursday.According to the prosecution, the court of Additional District Judge Mahendra...

Kushinagar (UP), March 25 A court in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in 2020, officials said on Wednesday.The court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) and Additional Sessions Judge Dinesh Kumar also imposed a fine of...

New Delhi, March 24 A Delhi court has summoned gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and two other accused in an extortion call case, a month after they were discharged in the matter.Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh was hearing the revision petition filed by the state against the discharge order...

New Delhi, March 21 The Supreme Court has expressed its concern over the trend of people instantly uploading videos shot on mobile phones on social media and said that such activities pose a serious threat to a fair trial.The remark was made by a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and...

Kollam, March 21 – In a verdict that brings closure to one of Kerala’s most shocking crimes, the Kollam Additional Sessions Court has sentenced Sandeep, the accused in the brutal murder of young doctor Vandana Das, to life imprisonment.The prosecution had argued for the death penalty, citing...

New Delhi, March 18 A court here has acquitted two men in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, stating that it would be unsafe to rely on the testimonies of the two police witnesses as there is serious doubt about the claim that they were present together at the incident site.Furthermore...