The Calcutta High Court acquitted former CPI(M) MLA Manoranjan Patra and two party leaders convicted in a 2010 murder case, citing insufficient evidence linking them to the crime. The court also noted Patra’s Assembly presence and lack of recovered firearms
The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to set aside the POCSO conviction of a Tamil Nadu man, citing exceptional circumstances including his subsequent marriage to the victim after both became adults, a mutual settlement, and the victim’s request to end litigation
Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of all accused in the alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Kauser Bi and Tulsiram Prajapati. The court dismissed appeals challenging the 2018 CBI court verdict, citing insufficient evidence and hostile witnesses
The 2008 Malegaon bomb blast trial concluded after 17 years, with all seven accused, including Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, acquitted due to insufficient evidence. The protracted case saw multiple investigating agencies and five different judges, with frequent judicial transfers cited as a major cause for its prolonged delay
The Delhi HC has upheld an order discharging a man of charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl, relying on the age mentioned on her Aadhaar card.
