Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh high court recently set aside a sessions court conviction in a Pocso case, holding that the prosecution tried to falsely implicate the accused to save the actual culprit, who may be a close relative of the survivor. HC allowed the accused to file a case of 'malicious prosecution' and seek compensation. The man had been sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment on charges of raping a six-year-old child.The bench of Justices Vivek Agarwal and D N Mishra pointed out contradictions in statements of key witnesses - including the survivor, her mother and uncle, and the doctor who examined her. HC also noted that the DNA report, which was presented to the court as 'positive', was not so.Prosecution appears to be trying to save culprit: Court There appears to be a gross injustice being done to the […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Judges are also human and they can make mistakes while judging, Justice Abhay S Oka said Monday while admitting that he committed a mistake in deciding a case as a Bombay HC judge in 2016 relating to interpretation of the Domestic Violence Act and said it was a continuous learning process for judges.While holding that HCs have jurisdiction under Section 482 of CrPC to quash proceedings of an application filed under Section 12(1) of DV Act, which says an aggrieved woman may approach a magistrate for relief such as payment of compensation, Justice Oka, who penned the verdict for the bench comprising himself and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, said as an HC judge, he had taken a contrary view on the issue.SC said that HCs must keep in mind that DV Act is a welfare legislation specially enacted […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The tendency of probe agencies to somehow crack a sensational case and the "overzealous approach" of courts to convict someone to impart justice sent a man to the gallows in a 2013 rape-cum-murder case of a four-year-old girl in Thane in Maharashtra. The Supreme Court held there was nothing to even cast a minimal suspicion against the man and acquitted him, but not before he had spent 12 years in jail.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta said the flawed and tainted probe led to the failure of the prosecution case involving the gruesome rape-cum-murder of the child and the accused was convicted and sentenced by the courts despite there being hardly any reliable evidence. It said witnesses were created to add "padding" to the case.SC slams HC's 'overzealous' approach in awarding death […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday named former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Uday Singh as the party's first national president.This move comes as the party is preparing for its first full-fleged electoral debut in the Bihar polls scheduled for later this year.Launched on October 2 last year, the Jan Suraaj Party had been operating without a full-fledged president. Although Kishor made it clear that he would not hold any official position, former IPS officer Manoj Bharti was appointed as the 'working president' shortly after the party's inception."“Is dal ka neta Prashant Kishor nahin hai (Prashant Kishor is not the leader of this party). The leader of this party will be the person who is the most capable face of Bihar and who has the support of everyone,” Kishor had said during the state-level workshop […]

[ad_1] VADODARA: Gujarat minister of state for agriculture and panchayat Bachu Khabad's second son, Kiran Khabad (39), was arrested Monday in connection with a Rs 71 crore MGNREGS scam in Dahod. Three others, including Khabad's nephew Dilip Chauhan, were also arrested, taking the total number of arrests to 11.Kiran's elder brother Balwant Khabad (43) was arrested Saturday. Both are linked to firms that supplied materials for MGNREGS projects in Devgadhbaria and Dhanpur talukas without qualifying through the mandatory bidding process. Police said these firms received funds despite not securing any contracts.A probe by District Rural Development Agency flagged 32 firms. Balwant is tied to Shri Raj Construction Co, which received Rs 82 lakh, while Kiran's Shri Raj Traders was paid over Rs 30 crore - more than 40% of the total funds siphoned off in scam.DRDA's inquiry found that much […]

[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Manipur's Shirui Lily fest is set to return Tuesday after a two-year pause, signalling efforts toward peace in a state scarred by ethnic unrest.The fest, set from May 20-24, celebrates the state flower Shirui Lily found only in Shirui Hills of Tangkhul Naga-majority Ukhrul district. The fest marks the 75th anniversary of Lilium mackliniae's (Shirui Lily) recognition by Royal Horticultural Society London. It also serves as a litmus test for security in a region under President's rule.Roughly 2,000 security personnel have been deployed, covering six venues across four villages, with multi-layered protection along the route passing through Kuki areas. Police launched heightened security measures after Meiteis planning to attend reported online threats from accounts allegedly linked to Kuki groups. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As Rahul Gandhi asked the government to clarify how many Indian jets were shot down by Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan advised the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha that "opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not lead to opposing the country."While speaking to reporters, Chauhan said that requested Congress to prioritise the country first before the party when it comes to national issues."It is unfortunate that at a time when the entire nation stands united against Pakistan, against terrorism, and against the enemies of the country, the leaders of the responsible parties are not doing the same. My only request is that when it comes to national issues, we should prioritise the country first, the nation first, and the party later," Chauhan said."Opposing Modi should not lead to opposing the country, as […]

[ad_1] KL Rahul (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) MUMBAI: When the Indian team is picked for the Bangladesh tour, which includes three ODIs and as many T20Is, in August, KL Rahul's name is set to be considered for the T20Is as well. It has been almost two-and-a-half-years since Rahul played the last of his 72 T20Is for India. On November 10 in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup against England, Rahul, opening the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma, was dismissed by Chris Woakes for a five-ball five as India suffered a humiliating 10-wicket thrashing to exit the tournament.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Having made just 128 runs in six matches at an average of 21.33 and strike rate of 120.75, Rahul had forced the selectors that India needed to look beyond him in the game's […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: SC Monday confirmed the life sentence and Rs 1 lakh fine imposed on an advocate found guilty of throwing acid on a woman, but reduced the sentence of his 73-year-old army officer father to 10 years' imprisonment, given his age and illness.Giving final verdict on a 2014 incident that took place in Govind Nagar Police Station area of Mathura, a bench of Justices A S Oka and A G Masih said the advocate convict, Umesh, "was not only well read in law but owed a duty to the court being its officer requiring him to conduct with dignity, respect law and fellow beings. Having let down the community, we are not inclined to interfere with the sentence awarded to him".The trial court had said that the father-son duo, Hakim and Umesh, one being a retired army personnel […]