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Can a man lose 23 years of his life on weak evidence and tutored testimony? Allahabad High Court sets aside murder conviction, raising serious questions on wrongful imprisonment of husbands. PRAYAGRAJ: In a shocking case that raises serious concerns about wrongful conviction of men, the Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man who spent nearly…
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a POCSO conviction, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the victim’s minority and the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.The Court warned that criminal law cannot be driven by assumptions, suspicion, or selective evidence. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has acquitted a former sarpanch who was earlier convicted…
After two decades of incarceration, the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted a man convicted for allegedly setting his pregnant wife on fire, finding the motive unbelievable and evidence unsafe. The judgment highlights how weak motives and unreliable dying declarations can wrongly destroy a man’s life for decades. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court…
The Patna High Court upheld the conviction of a man for kidnapping a minor girl under Section 363 IPC but refused to apply POCSO charges due to lack of consistent evidence and medical support. The Court also rejected the plea to enhance the sentence, clarifying that law does not permit a victim to seek sentence…
The Allahabad High Court set aside a 10-year rape conviction after finding major contradictions in testimony and medical evidence showing no force or non-consent. The judgment exposes how selective reading of evidence can destroy a man’s liberty despite serious doubts in the prosecution case. Allahabad: In a judgment reaffirming the foundational safeguards of criminal law,…
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