2008 Railway exam assault: Raj Thackeray's role in instigating attack not proved, says courtA Thane court has acquitted Raj Thackeray and five others in a 2008 case. The court found the prosecution failed to prove Thackeray's prese...
24 May, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
Mark Fuhrman dies at 74: How did former LA cop, convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, died; check cause of deathMark Fuhrman, the detective who found a glove at O.J. Simpson's home, has passed away at 74. Fuhrman was a key figure in the high-profile S...
19 May, 2026, 08.05 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
Dola's arrest reflects strength of India-Turkiye partnership on terror & transnational criminal networksIndia and Turkiye's security cooperation remains strong, evidenced by the recent swift deportation of narco-trafficker Salim Ismailbhai Dol...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Dead end? NIA unlikely to appeal against Bombay HC order in Malegaon blast caseThe Bombay High Court has discharged four individuals in the 2006 Malegaon blast case. The court found insufficient evidence to proceed wit...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Employee cleared of bribery charges but still denied back wages; HC ruling explainedA Mumbai employee acquitted of bribery charges was denied full back wages for his suspension period. The Bombay High Court ruled that acqui...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
Govt accountant caught taking bribe by police, acquitted by sessions court due to 'benefit of doubt', loses job restoration case in Karnataka High CourtA Karnataka government accountant, caught accepting a bribe, was ordered compulsory retirement after a departmental inquiry. The Sessions C...
18 Oct, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
Victims of crime, their heirs can file appeal against acquittal of accused: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has affirmed that victims of crime, including their legal heirs, possess the right to appeal against the acquittal of an ...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.14 PM IST
SC orders appointment of man as constable in UP's PAC whose selection was cancelled for concealing info on criminal caseThe apex court noted that when the man had applied for the job on February 12, 2004, there was no criminal case registered or pending again...
23 Feb, 2024, 11.40 PM IST
Babri mosque demolition case: CBI files objection in HC, next hearing on Sep 26They contended that the appellants were not the victims in the case and hence did not have the right to file the present appeal against the...
05 Sep, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Babri demolition: HC allows UP govt, CBI to file objections to plea against acquittal of accusedAyodhya residents Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad had filed a revision petition against the acquittal, but Justice Dinesh Kumar Si...
01 Aug, 2022, 09.34 PM IST
SC dismisses plea of Loop Telecom seeking refund of licence fee, damagesLoop Telecom Limited, in its plea, had sought a direction to DoT to refund Rs 1,454.94 crores paid by it as licence fee for the grant of UA...
03 Mar, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
Trial court orders are overturned by high court in 90% of cases: LawyersActor Salman Khan, ac quitted by the HC of all charges in the 2002 Bandra hit-and-run case, is not an exception. He is among thousands of a...
13 Dec, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case: PMK welcomes DMK's decision to file appealKarunanidhi had announced that his party would move the Supreme Court against Jayalalithaa's acquittal in the disproportionate assets case.
26 May, 2015, 02.39 PM IST
An acquittal should be an order of simple acquittal: Madras High CourtA perusal of the judgment of the trial court would go to show that no one has spoken anything incriminating about the accused.
25 Dec, 2014, 06.18 PM IST
Anti-graft body opposes Asif Ali Zardari's acquittal in casesPakistan's anti-graft watchdog today opposed a petition filed by former President Asif Ali Zardari seeking acquittal in five cases against ...
03 Feb, 2014, 07.37 PM IST
- SC flays police, prosecution for failing to protect witnesses
The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily upon the police and prosecution for failing to protect witnesses.
19 Feb, 2008, 02.26 AM IST