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‘Non-application of mind': Allahabad High Court slams ‘fabricated’ probe after dead man listed as witness
January 02, 2026 2:51 pm
Allahabad High Court Dead Witnesses Case: Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav said that the criminal prosecution cannot rest on assumptions or conjectures, particularly when the FIR itself is silent about the petitioner.
‘Won’t serve any purpose’: Punjab and Haryana HC rules against keeping seized vehicles in police stations for years
November 18, 2025 12:42 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court passed the order on Monday while allowing the release of a tractor and a Tata Harrier SUV seized two years ago in a 2023 murder case registered in Haryana’s Sirsa district.
Court pulls up authorities for dragging feet in trials against MLAs
December 11, 2023 9:06 am
Special courts have been set up by the Union government under directions from the Supreme Court for the expeditious trial of criminal cases involving MLAs and MPs.
‘Lawyers in criminal courts are absolute necessity, not luxury’: Delhi HC acquits man 15 years after he faced trial without lawyer
January 09, 2023 9:19 am
The high court observed that this was a classic case where "all cannons of justice were kept aside" while the trial court passed its judgment as the accused was not provided legal aid which he was entitled to get under the Constitution as well as under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
How to solve crimes better
May 28, 2022 8:43 am
Menaka Guruswamy writes: The key to an improved criminal justice system is quality forensic labs and well-trained staff, not more legislation and harsher punishments.
Criminal law revamp: Amit Shah asks CJI, MPs, CMs for views
January 12, 2022 1:29 am
Shah in his letter wrote that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is committed to ensure speedy justice to all the citizens of India, especially those belonging to the weaker and backward sections”.
Rajasthan records 11.01% increase in registration of crime in 2021, women atrocities cases rise by 17.03%
January 10, 2022 5:28 pm
Speaking to reporters about the crime situation in the state during 2021, Rajasthan DGP ML Lather attributed the increase in the registration of criminal cases to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in 2021.
‘Systemic’ failure cause of delay in filing appeals: Police
December 06, 2014 1:27 am
Taking note of the report, the court asked police to take a ‘liberal view’ of delays caused by officers in filing appeals.
Undertrial escapes from police custody outside district courts in Sector 43
October 07, 2014 4:37 am
A former boxer at an academy in New Delhi, Sandip was arrested by the Mohali police on May 8 for allegedly opening fire.
Three sons gunned down in three years, Rohtak family lives in fear
September 08, 2014 1:52 am
The latest killing was on September 1, when their third son, Sandeep Malik, 26, was shot dead by three assailants.
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