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    Legal Battle Ends: 75-Year-Old Ex-Constable’s Sentence Reduced

    New Delhi, March 16 Over three and a half decades after a minor bribery case began, the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Uttarakhand excise constable but reduced his sentence.A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P B Vrale was hearing the plea of the former constable against...
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    High Court Challenges Dileep's Acquittal in 2017 Actress Assault

    Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Malayalam actor Dileep in an appeal filed by the state government challenging his acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case and seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted.A division bench of Justices A. K...
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    High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Lawyer-Prepared FIR in Acid Attack Case

    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...
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    High Court Rejects Sentence in Historic 1976 Custodial Torture Case

    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"...
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    Farrukhabad Murder Case: Allahabad High Court Reverses 1989 Conviction

    Prayagraj (UP), February 19 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man serving a life sentence, convicted in 1989 for a murder in Farrukhabad in 1987.A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Prashant Mishra on Wednesday held that the sentence and conviction recorded...
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    High Court Reconsiders 1983 Robbery Case, Acquits Three Men

    Prayagraj (UP), February 17 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted three men, who were convicted for robbery in 1983.The court acquitted them on Monday in a case of robbery that allegedly took place in 1982.Justice Avnish Saxena found inconsistencies in the testimonies of the witnesses and...
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    Dangerous Trend: SC Questions Courts' Shift Towards Monetary Compensation Over Punishment

    New Delhi, February 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticized the recent practice of courts enhancing compensation to victims in serious offenses and reducing the sentences of the accused "arbitrarily and mechanically," calling it a "dangerous" trend that sends the wrong message to society that...
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    Supreme Court Adjourns Lalu Prasad Bail Hearing

    New Delhi, February 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to April 22 the hearing on a petition filed by the CBI, challenging the bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in a scam related to the Deoghar treasury.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar...
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    Case Overturned: Uttarakhand Court Releases Men in 2018 Gang-Rape

    Nainital, February 16 The Uttarakhand High Court has overturned the conviction of two men in a gang-rape case, citing a lack of conclusive medical and forensic evidence.In a judgment delivered on February 12, a division bench comprising Justices Ravindra Maithani and Ashish Naithani upheld the...
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