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Alappuzha (Kerala), February 28 A court on Saturday sentenced two CPI(M) activists to five years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder a BJP worker in Thaneermukkom here in 2018.Alappuzha Additional District and Sessions Judge Suhaib M sentenced Akhil (32) and Vishnu (30), both...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 A special court on Saturday sentenced a former temple priest to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, claiming that he was performing rituals to ward off evil spirits.The Additional Sessions Court (POCSO Act cases) in Thiruvananthapuram...

New Delhi, February 28 – Senior advocate Kapil Sibal welcomed the Delhi court's decision to acquit former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and several others in the CBI's excise policy case on Saturday, calling it "a very important decision" and...

New Delhi, February 27 Courts cannot allow a narrative to replace the discipline of evidence, and however serious the allegations may appear, they must withstand scrutiny under established legal principles, a judge said on Friday while discharging Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha and 22...

New Delhi, February 27 Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari on Friday said the legal battle in the excise policy case was far from over and mocked former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, suggesting even his "tears should be tested in a lab".Earlier in the day, the Rouse Avenue Court discharged...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 27 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to a cumulative 53 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at her residence near Perambra here in 2023.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced...

New Delhi, February 27 The CBI has failed to establish a prima facie case of manipulation against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, a court here said on Friday, while discharging the AAP leader in the politically charged matter.Special Judge Jitendra Singh noted the allegation...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for murdering his father in Nedumangad in July 2022.Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court Judge K P Anil Kumar found Vinod guilty of killing his father, Antony...

New Delhi, February 27 The following are the key observations of the Delhi court on Friday while discharging former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the liquor policy case:* The prosecution's case does not even disclose the threshold of prima...

New Delhi, February 27 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva criticised the AAP's celebrations over the judgment of a Delhi Special Court offering Arvind Kejriwal a reprieve in the "liquor policy scam", accusing the accused of destroying SIM cards and other evidence.The court's decision is...

New Delhi, February 27 In a major relief to Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, a court here on Friday acquitted the former Delhi chief minister and his former deputy in the politically charged liquor policy case, as it refused to take cognizance of the CBI chargesheet.Besides the two leaders...

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 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...

Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court has granted bail to a Sri Lankan citizen, residing as a refugee in Chennai and suspected of being a member of the LTTE armed cadre, in a UAPA case, as the trial had not commenced even after over four years of his judicial custody.A bench of justices...

Mumbai, February 24 A special court under the POCSO Act here has acquitted four men accused of gang-raping a mentally disabled girl, citing a lack of reliable evidence.Additional Sessions Judge Ashwini D Lokhande, in the verdict delivered on February 5, ordered the immediate release of the...

New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday convicted a man for sodomizing and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that the prosecution had proven the charges against him beyond any reasonable doubt.The arguments regarding the sentence will be heard on a later date.Additional...

New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday convicted a man for sodomizing and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that the prosecution had proven the charges against him beyond any reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the case against the accused...

Mumbai, February 24 The Bombay High Court has dismissed a case against an 85-year-old man accused of disrespecting the national flag, stating that his "mere presence" at a ceremony where the tricolour was unfurled upside down did not constitute a crime.A single bench of Justice Ashwin Bhobe...

Dehradun, February 23 The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday observed that no matter how strong the suspicion, it cannot replace evidence.Justice Ashish Naithani made this observation while hearing an appeal filed against the sessions court verdict in a suicide case that occurred in the Khatima...

Mumbai, February 23 – NCP legislator Rohit Pawar, leading a group, stated on Monday that if a thorough investigation is conducted into the death of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the people of Maharashtra will demonstrate their strength.He questioned the progress made in the...