Lucknow: A plea alleging that an auto-rickshaw driver was falsely implicated in a criminal case and later shown arrested in a fake police encounter was withdrawn before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court after records produced by hospital and police failed to support the allegation.A division bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice…
Bengaluru: The main accused in the daycare assault case, who was on the run after cruelty against toddlers came to light, got anticipatory bail Thursday.The accused, Manjula, was the caregiver and supervisor at the daycare centre on Capgemini campus. A senior police officer said Manjula was absconding since HAL police registered the case based on…
Bokaro: A special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced a 39-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his eight-year-old stepdaughter in Jan 2024.Additional district and sessions judge-III, Devesh Kumar Tripathi, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict. Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional two years of imprisonment.Special public prosecutor…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has pulled up police for allegedly mishandling an investigation into the death of a man in Shahbad Dairy who, before dying, consistently alleged that a person had assaulted him, chased him in a vehicle and deliberately run over him.Despite the victim’s statements, medical evidence and a forensic opinion indicating that…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday fixed Friday for the hearing of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s pleas challenging notices directing him to provide a voice sample in connection with the alleged “DJ remark” case. During the mention, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked Banerjee’s counsel, “You (Abhishek) comply with the notices.”Banerjee’s counsel sought an urgent…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Information Commission (GIC) has directed that documents such as the FIR, panchnama, FSL report, inquest panchnama, postmortem report, and related records be supplied free of cost to insurance agents and accident victims.The order was given in a case where an agent of an insurance company had requested the Kamrej police station for…
Ranchi: Ranchi senior superintendent of police (SSP) suspended an investigating officer (IO) of Dhurwa police station after a 43-year-old allegedly died by suicide on Monday in the police station’s jurisdiction.Ranchi SP, Paras Rana, said that the deceased, identified as Pradhan Yadav, engaged in a minor brawl with one of his neighbours around a week ago….
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officers on Saturday apprehended a woman assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police while she was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 at Jarapada police station in Angul district on Saturday. The accused ASI was identified as Sita Nayak, currently serving at Jarapada police station. She was the investigating officer in a recently registered…
Ahmedabad: A sessions court has granted regular bail to a man arrested 27 years after the alleged offence, observing that the investigation appeared “suspicious” and the proceedings “dubious”. While the prosecution opposed bail on the grounds that the accused had been absconding, the court noted he had remained active in his village throughout.According to the…
Cuttack: A session’s court in Cuttack has ordered a fresh trial in a high-value cyber fraud case involving a Nigerian national who is accused of allegedly cheating a Cuttack woman of Rs 28.67 lakh, holding that the acquittal was passed without examination of key prosecution witnesses essential for a fair judgment.Second additional sessions judge Priyaranjan…
