News for 'acquittal'

Kanishka prosecution gets more time to appeal

Kanishka prosecution gets more time to appeal

Rediff.com14 Apr 2005

The British Columbia Court of Appeal said the amount of material and the complexity of the case justified the month-long extension.

When a terrorist and a hitman meet in jail

When a terrorist and a hitman meet in jail

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

As soon as he entered his barrack, Rahul noticed a group of seven inmates seated on their mattresses under the television set. They must be the terrorists, Rahul thought to himself. He knew that such accused are usually housed in murder barracks, far from jingoistic gangsters, who tend to abuse and attack them. A fascinating excerpt from Gangster On The Run: The True Story Of A Reformed Criminal.

Congress taking 2G judgment as badge of honour: Jaitley

Congress taking 2G judgment as badge of honour: Jaitley

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

Jaitley said the verdict held that nobody was guilty in the case and investigation agencies would take an appropriate decision, taking facts and history into account.

Best Bakery: Guj govt already had plans to appeal

Best Bakery: Guj govt already had plans to appeal

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

The state government is believed to be upset with the NHRC for moving the SC for a retrial outside Gujarat.

Best Way To Lose The War On Terror

Best Way To Lose The War On Terror

Rediff.com9 Jul 2003

Ram Jethmalani: A doyen of legal profession

Ram Jethmalani: A doyen of legal profession

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

A rebel by nature, he lived the life to the fullest, donning different hats -- lawyer, parliamentarian, minister -- but was not a quintessential politician constrained by party lines.

SC delivers one more blow to Modi

SC delivers one more blow to Modi

Rediff.com23 Aug 2004

The court entrusted the Advocate General of Gujarat the task of reviewing the decision of the State Law Department not to file appeals in over 200 riot cases.

8 years after rape, murder of UK teen Scarlett Keeling, both accused let off

8 years after rape, murder of UK teen Scarlett Keeling, both accused let off

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

Goa Children's Court Judge Vandana Tendulkar acquitted Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho of all the charges in the eight-year-long high profile death case.

Pirates of the new millennium

Pirates of the new millennium

Rediff.com25 Dec 2003

Bengaluru: Three acquitted in BJP office blast case

Bengaluru: Three acquitted in BJP office blast case

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

The first additional metropolitan magistrate in Bengaluru has acquitted three persons in connection with the blast case at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Malleswaram. The court, while ordering the acquittal observed that the police had failed to file a charge sheet against them in the stipulated 180-day period.

AIADMK-BJP poll tieup will have to clear seat-sharing hurdle

AIADMK-BJP poll tieup will have to clear seat-sharing hurdle

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Second-line AIADMK leaders and cadres alike say that by starting the talks first with the BJP and committing the party to an alliance without discussing seat-sharing, the leadership might have commenced the coalition discourse at the wrong end. According to them, even 20 seats for the BJP may be too many, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Jayalalithaa chairs first cabinet meet since becoming CM again

Jayalalithaa chairs first cabinet meet since becoming CM again

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday convened a meeting of her cabinet, the first after she returned to the top post following her acquittal in a wealth case in May this year.

Why Naseer may have apologised for his Rajesh Khanna comment

Why Naseer may have apologised for his Rajesh Khanna comment

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'For a working actor in Bollywood, it is nearly impossible to criticise its reigning deities.' 'Besides, due care ought to be taken when speaking of the dead too.'

Geelani released from jail

Geelani released from jail

Rediff.com30 Oct 2003

To avoid mediapersons, he left by a side exit and straightaway went to meet eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani.

NHRC to examine Best Bakery verdict

NHRC to examine Best Bakery verdict

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

The commission will send a team to Vadodara to inspect the records of the case and submit a report.

Mubarak faces final retrial over 2011 killing of protesters

Mubarak faces final retrial over 2011 killing of protesters

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

Egypt's highest appeals court on Thursday ordered a final retrial against former president Hosni Mubarak over his alleged inaction which led to killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising.

Verdict washes away DMK's 2G stain

Verdict washes away DMK's 2G stain

Rediff.com21 Dec 2017

The tough question before the DMK and its leader MK Stalin now is, what should their response be if sounded out for an alliance by the BJP for or after the next parliamentary polls, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Sorry. Declined': SC dumps PIL against Sasikala

'Sorry. Declined': SC dumps PIL against Sasikala

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to give an urgent hearing on a PIL seeking to restrain AIADMK leader V K Sasikala from being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister till it decides the disproportionate assets case against her.

All I wanted was justice, not revenge, says Bilkis Bano

All I wanted was justice, not revenge, says Bilkis Bano

Rediff.com8 May 2017

Bano is ready for a new beginning and is hoping to see her elder daughter become a lawyer.

For Kanimozhi, Thoothukudi seems an easy win

For Kanimozhi, Thoothukudi seems an easy win

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

The candidate is from the DMK's ruling family, and the sky is the limit -- for both expenses and expectations.

Justice Katju apologise to SC for criticising its verdict

Justice Katju apologise to SC for criticising its verdict

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Justice Katju had criticised the verdict commuting to life the death sentence awarded to Govindachamy for raping 23-year-old sales representative Soumya on February 1, 2011, after she fell out a moving train in Kerala.

Jessica murder case: Manu Sharma parole extended by a month

Jessica murder case: Manu Sharma parole extended by a month

Rediff.com3 Jul 2014

Siddharth Vashisht alias Manu Sharma, undergoing life term for killing model Jessica Lall in 1999, was on Thursday granted parole for 30 more days by the Delhi High Court so that he can prepare a diploma thesis for his post-graduation course.

After 4 years, Talwars walk out of jail

After 4 years, Talwars walk out of jail

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

Police escorted the couple to Nupur's parents' house in Noida's Jalvayu Vihar.

Ram Jethmalani: The man who never minced words

Ram Jethmalani: The man who never minced words

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

Even as politics engaged him more, he never hid his way of life. On one occasion, Morarji Desai pleaded with him to stop drinking publicly. "You stick to your pissky and I'll stick to my whisky'' he is supposed to have told him.

Nitish cannot stop Narendra Modi from entering Bihar: Rabri

Nitish cannot stop Narendra Modi from entering Bihar: Rabri

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rabri Devi said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not have the strength to stop Narendra Modi from coming to Bihar, the way her husband Lalu Prasad Yadav had stopped L K Advani during his rath yatra in 1990.

Pak: Jadhav won't be executed until mercy pleas exhausted

Pak: Jadhav won't be executed until mercy pleas exhausted

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Pak accused the Indian government of misusing the media to create a 'false impression of winning' Jadhav's case in the ICJ.

2 get death in Hyd twin blast case, lifer for one

2 get death in Hyd twin blast case, lifer for one

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them over different counts.

Egypt court upholds death penalty to 11 soccer fans over riots

Egypt court upholds death penalty to 11 soccer fans over riots

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

An Egyptian court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences against 11 people for their involvement in the country's worst-ever soccer violence that killed 74 fans after a top-league game in the coastal Port Said city.

Jaya plays sister card, seeks bigger margin in her constituency

Jaya plays sister card, seeks bigger margin in her constituency

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Jaya described herself as the people's "beloved sister" and sought a mandate bigger than the last one -- during the bye-poll post her acquittal in a disproportionate assets case by Karnataka high court.

Jaya set to return as CM, calls for MLAs meet on May 22

Jaya set to return as CM, calls for MLAs meet on May 22

Rediff.com15 May 2015

AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is all set to return as Tamil Nadu chief minister for the fifth time following her acquittal in the disproportionate assets case.

AIADMK alleges pact between TTV-DMK; Stalin rejects charge

AIADMK alleges pact between TTV-DMK; Stalin rejects charge

Rediff.com25 Dec 2017

"The result of the RK Nagar bypoll is an outcome of the tacit understanding between DMK working president M K Stalin and Dinakaran," Panneerselvam and Palaniswami said in a joint statement on Sunday night.

India asks Pak to implement ICJ verdict immediately

India asks Pak to implement ICJ verdict immediately

Rediff.com18 Jul 2019

Rubbishing Pakistan's claim of a victory in the case, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Islamabad has its 'own compulsions to lie' to its people.

Rajya Sabha approves bill to give more powers to NIA

Rajya Sabha approves bill to give more powers to NIA

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Shah defended the government for not filing an appeal against the acquittal of all four accused, including the radical right-wing's Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts case.

Christian Michel's Italian lawyer speaks out!

Christian Michel's Italian lawyer speaks out!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

While questioning Christian Michel in Dubai, Rosemary Patrizi tells Ashis Ray, Indian investigators made him an offer -- that if he named a member of the Gandhi family as having received kickbacks, they would not pursue him as an accused.

Lakhvi acquitted in Afghan national's kidnapping case

Lakhvi acquitted in Afghan national's kidnapping case

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

In yet another relief to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack case in connection with the kidnapping of an Afghan national in 2009.

2000 Sabarmati Express blast case: Court acquits ex-AMU scholar

2000 Sabarmati Express blast case: Court acquits ex-AMU scholar

Rediff.com20 May 2017

Wani, who was arrested by Delhi Police in 2001 allegedly with explosives and incriminating materials, is a resident of Peeparkari area of Srinagar

SC not to review order on disqualifying convicted politicians

SC not to review order on disqualifying convicted politicians

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to review its verdict that an MP or MLA convicted of any criminal offence attracting a punishment of two years and above will be disqualified immediately but agreed to re-look its other judgment debarring arrested persons from contesting polls.