Chidambaram questions prosecution agencies after acquittal of accused in Tadmetla massacre, Sohrabuddin caseCongress leader P Chidambaram raised concerns over the performance of investigative and prosecution agencies. This follows recent acquittal...
09 May, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
2005 'fake' encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh: High Court upholds acquittal of 22 personsThe Bombay High Court has upheld the acquittal of 22 individuals in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case. Appeals filed ...
07 May, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
NCP leader murder case: Chhattisgarh HC sentences Amit Jogi to life imprisonment, calls him 'mastermind'Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, receives life imprisonment from the High Court for the 2003 murder of NCP l...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
HC convicts Amit Jogi in two-decade-old murder case, orders surrenderAmit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi, has been convicted in the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi. The Chhattisgarh H...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal in summons matter under excise policy caseThe Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal regarding a plea by the Enforcement Directorate. The ED is challenging Kejriwal...
01 Apr, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
High courts upheld only 8 per cent of death sentences; SC confirms none in recent years: ReportThe study by Square Circle Clinic, a criminal laws advocacy group with the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, found that an overwhelmin...
04 Feb, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Victims of crime, their heirs can appeal if accused are let off: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has broadened the rights of crime victims and their legal heirs, enabling them to challenge acquittal orders. This landma...
25 Aug, 2025, 02.02 PM IST
Pakistan to join review proceedings of Supreme Court's acquittals in Daniel Pearl murder casePearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigatin...
31 Jan, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Pakistani court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killingThe Sindh High Court's order overturns a Supreme Court decision in September that Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh should remain in custody, while a...
24 Dec, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
Subramanian Swamy asks govt to challenge 2G scam verdictBJP leader also made reference to ex-Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa's DA case in which she along with her close aide Sasikala Natarajan was a...
21 Dec, 2017, 01.48 PM IST
DMK chief M Karunanidhi welcomes Karnataka government's decisionThe DMK chief was among the opposition leaders in the state who had repeatedly urged Karnataka government to move the Supreme Court against...
01 Jun, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
Congress Legal cell accuses Subramanian Swamy of 'pressurising' it on Jayalalithaa DA case appeal"We condemn Swamy's statement pressurising us to file an appeal in the apex court against Jayalalithaa's acquittal," the Cell Chairman told.
19 May, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
Jayalalithaa case appeal: Nothing to do with DMK or AIADMK, says CM SiddaramaiahSiddaramaiah said the government will decide on whether to file an appeal in the Supreme Court or not after consulting SPP B V Acharya.
13 May, 2015, 05.40 PM IST
Decks cleared for Jayalalithaa's return as Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterDecks were cleared for the return of AIADMK supremo as Tamil Nadu CM after she was acquitted in disproportionate assets case.
11 May, 2015, 08.01 PM IST
CPI-M asks Karnataka to appeal in SC against Jayalalithaa's acquittal"This is not a final verdict. In this background Karnataka government should appeal in the Supreme Court against Jayalalithaa's acquittal,"...
11 May, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
- Slain CPI(M) MLA's wife to approach SC against Pappu Yadav acquittal
Madhavi Sarkar, wife of former CPI(M) legislator Ajit Sarkar, said she will approach the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Pappu Yadav.
18 May, 2013, 05.10 PM IST
- Relief for Lalu Prasad, Rabri in disproportionate assets case
SC said state govt didn't have authority to appeal in Patna HC.
01 Apr, 2010, 11.25 AM IST