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‘Lengthy dying declaration impossible with 96% burns’: Bombay High Court acquits man sentenced to life for wife’s 'murder'

May 11, 2026 2:37 pm

The Bombay High Court was hearing an appeal filed by a 30-year-old man challenging the life sentence awarded to him for allegedly setting his wife on fire in 2019.

Painted guilty on ‘suspicion’: Bombay High Court sets aside man’s life term over 2016 murder

April 09, 2026 6:14 pm

The Bombay High Court was hearing the appeal of a 38-year-old painter who was convicted of killing a man in 2016. The victim's mother had last seen him with the accused.

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Twice acquitted, still targeted: Calcutta High Court slams BSF for ‘premeditated’ attempt to sack commandant

April 01, 2026 9:57 am

The BSF commandant’s writ petition challenged the showcause notice issued to him, dated December 31, 2020, and the termination notice, dated April 26, 2021.

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May vs Must: Orissa High Court acquits 3 men in 28-year-old murder of widow, slams ‘suspicion-based' conviction

March 26, 2026 1:15 pm

Orissa High Court murder acquittal ruling: Court says suspicion cannot replace proof, sets aside conviction, citing lack of conclusive evidence beyond reasonable doubt.

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‘Janam patri not proof of age’: 13 years on, Delhi High Court refuses to overturn man’s acquittal in 'rape, kidnapping' case

March 26, 2026 11:13 am

The Delhi High Court was hearing the state’s appeal against the acquittal of the man in the 2013 case involving the alleged kidnapping of a girl from Delhi to Amritsar.

'Bad marriage, alcoholism not proof enough': 9 years on, Madras High Court acquits husband over wife's murder

March 25, 2026 4:34 pm

The chain of circumstances got snapped when the prosecution failed to examine even a single witness to substantiate the last seen theory, the Madras High Court noted.

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Justice after death: Widow wins 20-year legal battle as Chhattisgarh High Court overturns husband’s bribery conviction

March 26, 2026 9:11 am

The Chhattisgarh High Court was hearing an appeal by the wife of a colliery officer who died during the pendency of the plea.

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Warning against ‘private vendetta’, Chhattisgarh High Court upholds acquittal of 4 people in 25-year-old land fraud case

March 18, 2026 12:58 pm

Chhattisgarh High Court upholds acquittal in land fraud case, cautions against misuse of criminal law and stresses need for clear proof of intent.

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Discrepancies galore, ‘weak’ extrajudicial confession: Allahabad High Court acquits man of murder of wife, kids after 23 years

February 27, 2026 5:52 pm

Describing the case as a “sad commentary on our criminal justice delivery system”, the Allahabad High Court said introspection and real remedial measures are necessary.

The Allahabad High Court said the medical evidence completely rules out the direct evidence of eye-witnesses which strikes at the root of the prosecution case.

38 years on, 3 life convicts freed: Allahabad High Court calls it 'blind murder', says punishment based on 'conjectures'

December 31, 2025 10:00 pm

Allahabad High Court Verdict Blind Murder Case: Justices Sanjiv Kumar and J J Munir declared the 1982 incident a 'blind murder' committed by unknown assailants pointing out that medical records completely contradicted the eyewitness testimonies.