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Actor Dileep Acquitted In Rape Case. Revisiting The Crime That Shook Kerala
The acquittal of actor Dileep, accused of masterminding a prominent Kerala actor's abduction and rape, comes at the end of a nearly nine-year legal battle that raised a storm in the Malayalam film industry
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"Conspiracy Against Me": Actor Dileep Acquitted In 2017 Actress Rape Case
A Kerala court on Monday acquitted actor Dileep over the abduction and rape of an actress in 2017; the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court said the prosecution failed to prove the Malayalam star's involvement. However, six others were found guilty.
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Karnataka Seer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting School Girls Acquitted
The seer of Chitradurga's Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of raping minor girls staying in the mutt, has been acquitted in one of the two cases filed against him.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Nithari Killings: Surender Kohli To Walk Out Of Jail After Acquittal In Last Case
Surendra Koli, previously accused in the Nithari murder cases, will walk out of jail after the Supreme Court allowed his curative petition challenging his last conviction and death sentence.
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Canadian Judge Rules Man Accused Of Sharing Fake Nude Image Of Wife Did Not Commit Crime
The Canadian judge ruled that the digitally manipulated photos did not meet the definition of intimate images under the Criminal Code.
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Court Acquits Wife, Lover In Husband's Murder Case Due To Lack Of Evidence
A Thane court has acquitted a woman and her paramour accused of murdering her husband in 2018, noting the prosecution failed to prove the case, which was based on circumstantial evidence.
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Lt Col Purohit Promoted To Colonel After Acquittal In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit -- acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case -- has been promoted to the post of Colonel after years of legal battle.
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Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Take Place Of Proof: Mumbai Court
A court in Mumbai has ruled that suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof, as it acquitted a 25-year-old man in a 2022 murder case of a woman, whose body was found in a bag at Versova beach here.
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Man Acquitted In 2006 Mumbai Blast Case Seeks 9 Crores For "Custodial Torture"
Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only accused acquitted by the trial court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought a compensation of Rs 9 crore for his "wrongful incarceration" and "custodial torture".
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2008 Malegaon Blast: Victims Approach Bombay High Court Against Acquittal Of Pragya Thakur, 6 Others
Six family members of people who died in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast have moved the Bombay High Court, challenging a special court judgment acquitting the seven accused in the case, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur
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Man Acquitted In Rape Case After 51 Days As Woman Claims "Misunderstanding"
A man was acquitted in a rape case by a court in Kolkata after the complainant woman claimed she had lodged the complaint "due to some misunderstanding".
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"Word Spreads Faster Than Wind About Woman Harassed For Dowry": Top Court
Word spreads faster than the wind about a woman being harassed for dowry by the parents-in-law, the Supreme Court on Friday said while acquitting a woman accused of subjecting her daughter-in-law to cruelty.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Questions To Amit Shah On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Law
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed law to remove ministers accused of serious offences if they are jailed for more than a month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal hit back
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Delhi Court Acquits Swati Maliwal In Case Of Revealing Rape Victim's Name
A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries.
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Actor Dileep Acquitted In Rape Case. Revisiting The Crime That Shook Kerala
The acquittal of actor Dileep, accused of masterminding a prominent Kerala actor's abduction and rape, comes at the end of a nearly nine-year legal battle that raised a storm in the Malayalam film industry
-
"Conspiracy Against Me": Actor Dileep Acquitted In 2017 Actress Rape Case
A Kerala court on Monday acquitted actor Dileep over the abduction and rape of an actress in 2017; the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court said the prosecution failed to prove the Malayalam star's involvement. However, six others were found guilty.
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Karnataka Seer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting School Girls Acquitted
The seer of Chitradurga's Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of raping minor girls staying in the mutt, has been acquitted in one of the two cases filed against him.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Nithari Killings: Surender Kohli To Walk Out Of Jail After Acquittal In Last Case
Surendra Koli, previously accused in the Nithari murder cases, will walk out of jail after the Supreme Court allowed his curative petition challenging his last conviction and death sentence.
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Canadian Judge Rules Man Accused Of Sharing Fake Nude Image Of Wife Did Not Commit Crime
The Canadian judge ruled that the digitally manipulated photos did not meet the definition of intimate images under the Criminal Code.
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Court Acquits Wife, Lover In Husband's Murder Case Due To Lack Of Evidence
A Thane court has acquitted a woman and her paramour accused of murdering her husband in 2018, noting the prosecution failed to prove the case, which was based on circumstantial evidence.
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Lt Col Purohit Promoted To Colonel After Acquittal In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit -- acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case -- has been promoted to the post of Colonel after years of legal battle.
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Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Take Place Of Proof: Mumbai Court
A court in Mumbai has ruled that suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof, as it acquitted a 25-year-old man in a 2022 murder case of a woman, whose body was found in a bag at Versova beach here.
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Man Acquitted In 2006 Mumbai Blast Case Seeks 9 Crores For "Custodial Torture"
Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only accused acquitted by the trial court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, has sought a compensation of Rs 9 crore for his "wrongful incarceration" and "custodial torture".
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2008 Malegaon Blast: Victims Approach Bombay High Court Against Acquittal Of Pragya Thakur, 6 Others
Six family members of people who died in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast have moved the Bombay High Court, challenging a special court judgment acquitting the seven accused in the case, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur
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Man Acquitted In Rape Case After 51 Days As Woman Claims "Misunderstanding"
A man was acquitted in a rape case by a court in Kolkata after the complainant woman claimed she had lodged the complaint "due to some misunderstanding".
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"Word Spreads Faster Than Wind About Woman Harassed For Dowry": Top Court
Word spreads faster than the wind about a woman being harassed for dowry by the parents-in-law, the Supreme Court on Friday said while acquitting a woman accused of subjecting her daughter-in-law to cruelty.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Questions To Amit Shah On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Law
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed law to remove ministers accused of serious offences if they are jailed for more than a month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal hit back
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Delhi Court Acquits Swati Maliwal In Case Of Revealing Rape Victim's Name
A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries.
