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Supreme Court Acquits Man After 12 Years, Citing Flawed Eyewitness Testimony

The Court overturned a murder conviction, highlighting the importance of consistent and credible witness accounts. The Supreme Court of India recently acquitted Vinobhai in a murder case (Criminal Appeal No.…

NO DECISION-MAKING POWER FOR CBI!!!

18 Sep 202118 Sep 2021

In this present case, CBI filed an affidavit the plea seeking for amendment in Sec 4BA which defines director of the prosecution of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act. They also…

Refused anticipatory Bail to accused of filing false case of Rape- Delhi High Court

Delhi High court refused to Grant anticipatory bail to woman who alleged threatened a man of filing rape case against him if he fails to meet a demand of rupees…

As in P&H High Court, a petition was filed seeking protection for frontline health care workers as well as legal immunity from civil and criminal prosecution

A Public Interest Litigation case has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting legal exemption for medical practitioners and final year medical students from frivolous and unjust…

Supreme Court: Section 195(1)(b)(i), CrPC will not bar investigation by investigating agency under Section 193, IPC

In the present case the matter arrises out of common facts and question of law, appeal arising is out of SLP. The case was registered against the appeal and under…

Bombay HC awards 20 years of imprisonment to school teacher under POCSO Act

According to the prosecution, on December 2nd, 2017, one of the three victims informed her mother about intermittent sexual assaults being committed by the teacher, Gopal Janbandu on her and…

Bombay HC reduces punishment to life imprisonment for man who assaulted his pregnant wife and relatives with a knife

According to the prosecution, the incident took place on October 24, 2015, at Walkhed. Krishna Pawar, a 35-year-old labourer from Jalna district used to suspect his wife’s character and harass…

Gujarat HC grants bail to accused who falsely availed of ITC benefit to commit tax evasion

Counsel for the accused, Mr. A.A. Zabuawala, stated the applicant is the Managing Director of M/s. Mishkat Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. and he used brand name of the company to…

Supreme Court says that Criticism of government action cannot be a ground for a penal action

8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020

In the case of journalist Amish Devgan, the court observed that criticism about the government will not be a ground for penal action. The petitions were filed by the journalist…

23 year-old law student who accused Chinmayanand of rape denies charges in court

14 Oct 202014 Oct 2020

A 23-year-old student who leveled rape allegations against the former Union Minister swami Chinmayanand repudiated her statement in a hearing at a special MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Tuesday. This…