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The life of 83-year-old Jageshwar Prasad Avadhia from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, was irrevocably altered by a false accusation. The charge of accepting a ₹100 bribe in 1986 robbed him of his job, family,...
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted three engineers involved in the high-profile Raipur Development Authority (RDA) plot scam while upholding the conviction of businessman Ramesh Jhabak. The...
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a man accused of rape, where a woman alleged he had sexual relations with her under the pretext of marriage. The court ruled that if the woman willingly...
A special court in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, has released a man after he spent four years in prison. He was accused of raping a minor girl. The man was found innocent, despite having endured years behind...
Delhi's Saket Court delivered a major blow to the prosecution on January 25, acquitting social activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation complaint lodged by LG VK Saxena. The 18-year-old case,...
Rajballabh Yadav, a former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA, made a controversial remark about Tejashwi Yadav's wife. Yadav, recently released from jail, criticized RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, making a...
An NIA Special Court recently acquitted all seven defendants in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, citing a lack of evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. Among those acquitted was Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, a...
In a significant ruling, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) court delivered its verdict on July 31, 2025, in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, concluding a 17-year legal battle. The court acquitted...
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) court delivered its verdict on July 31, 2025, in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, acquitting all accused, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh and Lt Col. Purohit, after...
The Supreme Court has intervened in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case, staying the Bombay High Court's decision to acquit all twelve individuals previously convicted. The Maharashtra government...
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has overturned the conviction of a 35-year-old man accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl in 2015, asserting that simply uttering 'I love you' does not...