NAGPUR: Nagpur bench of Bombay high court upheld the conviction of four men for gang rape, clarifying that direct participation in the sexual assault was not necessary to establish guilt. If there was evidence of shared intent, it was sufficient for conviction, the court said.Justice Govinda Sanap dismissed the appeals filed by the four accused,…
NAGPUR: A sessions court in Maharashtra’s Nagpur pronounced on Monday triple death sentences to a man convicted on three counts of abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in 2019.Additional sessions judge S R Padwal’s verdict against Sanjay Puri under Sections 302 (murder) and 376AB (rape of a minor) of IPC and Section 6…
BHUBANESWAR: This election season, most bail applications moved in several lower courts in Odisha have a common, yet unusual prayer from undertrial prisoners – “My Lord, my client may kindly be considered for bail to enable him to cast his vote“. Though the number of such petitions and whether bail was granted on the ground…
AHMEDABAD: After a Palanpur court convicted him in a 1996 drug planting case, former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has urged the Gujarat high court to direct the state govt and jail authorities not to shift him to a central jail, citing threats from dreaded criminals and terrorists that he had nabbed during service.The state govt…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has held that high courts should refrain from interfering with a trial court order if there is no perversity of fact and law in the verdict. It further said that a person should not be convicted merely on the ground of suspicion no matter how strong it is.In a relief granted…
LUCKNOW: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Friday convicted seven people of the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005. The court awarded life terms to six convicts and fined them a total of Rs 11.6 lakh. One convict was not present in court and his sentence will be announced later.Gangsters Atiq Ahmed…
