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Personal liberty sacrosanct to every individual, says Delhi court while acquitting Kejriwal
The court underlined that service would mean not just delivery of communication or process, but included other aspects s...
Sajjan Kumar's acquittal: A timeline of events
According to a report of the Nanavati Commission, constituted to probe the violence and its aftermath, there were 587 FI...
Court acquits ex-AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for skipping ED summons in Waqf Board case
The agency had filed a complaint under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Section 174 (non-attendance in obedienc...
Faridabad court sentences ASI to 4 years RI in bribery case
According to an ACB official, ASI Jaspal also verbally abused Srinivas over the phone regarding the outstanding amount, ...
Man gets 3 years in jail for molesting minor girl in Latur
The investigation was carried out by sub inspector Shailesh Jadhav and the case was argued in court by special public pr...
Delhi court acquits Kejriwal in 2 ED cases for intentional non-appearance to summonses
It said, "The complainant (ED) has failed to prove due service of summons against the accused in the absence of a suppor...
UP man gets life sentence for raping 7-year-old in 2022
After the trial, Special POCSO Judge Mohammad Neyaz Ahmad Ansari convicted him and awarded life imprisonment under the P...
'Lack of credible evidence': Delhi court acquits Sajjan Kumar in violence case linked to 1984 anti-Sikh riots
He was also awarded life imprisonment on February 25 last year by a trial court in a case regarding the killing of Jaswa...
Court imposes Rs 5,000 fine on Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre over non-compliance of orders
The order was given in response to a criminal revision petition filed by the animal shelter, challenging a magistrate co...
3 sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment in cow slaughter case in Haryana's Nuh
"The convicts pleaded for mercy, citing poverty, elderly parents and no previous convictions, but the court took a stern...
Delhi court acquits four men in 2015 Kamla Market murder case, cites 'serious lapses' in probe
The court also found the identification of the accused to be doubtful, observing that the complainant had admitted durin...
EC terms SIR fair, just, reasonable; urges SC to reject pleas against electoral rolls revision
The CJI said that courts here have occasionally used the phrase "due process" without fully appreciating its American co...
Witnesses didn't name Sajjan Kumar as accused for over 3 decades: Delhi court
The court also rejected the testimonies of some other prosecution witnesses regarding Kumar’s identification, his presen...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: DSGMC to challenge Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal in High Court
The Gurdwara committee said that the court's decision has deeply hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community, as acquittin...
Delhi court acquits man in 2020 attempt to murder case as witnesses turn hostile
The court noted that since public witnesses turned hostile and could not identify the accused, it would not be prudent t...
Two men sentenced to 10 years RI in 2022 arms smuggling case
"Based on effective evidence and strong advocacy gathered by the Palwal police, the court of Additional Sessions Judge D...
Two accused in Zubeen Garg death case withdraw bail petitions
A coroner's court in Singapore had last week ruled out any foul play and said Garg was severely intoxicated and had drow...
Mumbai court issues show cause notice to magistrate over ‘illegal detention’, insubordination
The sessions court said the accused remained in custody despite fulfilling bail conditions, leading to a state of “illeg...
Goa nightclub fire: Ex-sarpanch surrenders after HC dismisses his bail plea
The Directorate of Panchayat has already disqualified Redkar from the post of sarpanch after he was named in the FIR by ...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 43.11 lakh compensation to family of road accident victim
"The investigation was duly carried out, which revealed not only the involvement of the vehicle, but also that it was th...
Delhi court acquits two in 2016 Nihal Vihar murder case
The prosecution claimed that Shamshad had stabbed the victim while Sunil Pal prevented others from intervening, and that...
Rs 1 crore compensation given to family of UP police constable killed in road accident
The tribunal also noted the cause of death in the post-mortem report was recorded to be "haemorrhagic shock due to antem...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court acquits Sajjan Kumar in Janakpuri violence case
A common chargesheet was filed in both cases as the alleged incidents were held to be continuous parts of the same incid...
Vigilance court grants one-day SIT custody of Sabarimala Tantri in gold loss case
SIT was constituted following directions issued by a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which recently ordered a c...
Woman gets life term for killing 18-month-old son in Kerala
The court had sought reports from the police, the District Probation Officer and the Superintendent of the Women’s Jail ...
NIA court sentences man to 10 years of imprisonment in Bengal's LeT recruitment module case
Another LeT operative Tania Parvin was arrested by the West Bengal Police from Baduria in North 24 Parganas in March 202...
Attempt to rape case: UP court sentences man to life imprisonment
After hearing arguments from both sides and examining the evidence, the court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court acquits Sajjan Kumar in Vikaspuri, Janakpuri violence case
According to a report of the Nanavati Commission -- constituted to probe the violence and its aftermath -- there were 58...
UP court sentences house owner, contractor to 10 years for labourers' death
According to the prosecution, labourers Manoj Kumar and Ravinder were killed and 17 others seriously injured when a hous...
Faridabad: Man sentenced to 10-year RI for kidnapping, raping minor girl
The case dates back to May 2022, when an FIR was registered at the Nagina police station in Nuh district. The complainan...
Faridabad: 'Psycho killer' jailed for life in abduction-murder; involved in 5 other murders
The following year, in August 2020, he killed a 12-year-old girl in the hospital after the latter resisted molestation. ...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court may pronounce order against Sajjan Kumar on Thursday
The first FIR was over the violence in Janakpuri, where two men, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh, were killed...
BEST bus accident: Police oppose accused driver's bail, says he drove in reckless manner
According to an eyewitness, the driver was aware of the heavy crowd of passengers waiting at the bus stop near the Bhand...
Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 73 lakh to man injured in 2018 road accident
Separately, the tribunal also awarded Rs 16.41 lakh as compensation for the death of Hukum Chand to his sons. Chand's wi...
UP: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping, killing minor niece in Kushinagar
According to the prosecution, the 16-year-old girl went missing on September 9, 2015, after leaving for college on a bic...
UP: Charges framed against Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari in poll code violation case
Advocate Daroga Singh said the case was registered against Ansari under section 133 (penalty for illegal hiring or procu...