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A husband was killed and his body was allegedly being carried away on a motorcycle—but why did the Supreme Court uphold the acquittal of his wife and her alleged lover?The answer lies in an investigation that failed to convert grave suspicion into legally admissible proof. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of…
While hearing bail pleas in the Pune Porsche accident case, the Supreme Court openly questioned parental accountability when minors are given cars, money, and freedom without control. The Court warned that such neglect costs innocent lives and reflects a deeper social failure. Drunk Driving: Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court of India made strong…
The Karnataka High Court set aside a life sentence in a sensational murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove a complete chain of circumstantial evidence. The Court ruled that serious gaps, contradictions, and lack of scientific proof entitled the accused to the benefit of doubt. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted a…
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under Section 498A IPC. The Court upheld the acquittal in a 498A, 306, 304B dowry-death case, holding that the incident was just normal matrimonial wear-and-tear. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of a husband…
An Araria court awarded the death penalty to 35-year-old Poonam Devi for poisoning and nearly beheading her minor daughter after the child witnessed her with another man. The judge said the crime “shakes the conscience of society” and falls into “the rarest of the rare.” Mother Sentenced to Death for Killing Daughter: In a shocking…
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