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THANE: In a 2020 murder case, a court in Maharashtra's Thane acquitted two labourers from Navi Mumbai, saying the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. Additional sessions court judge P M Gupta passed the order on March 27, which was made available on Saturday.The two accused lived in the same locality as the victim Santosh Kasbe in Turbhe. The prosecution informed the court that on January...

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a bail plea of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Special Judge MK Nagpal dismissed Sisodia's plea.On March 24, the Delhi court had reserved its order.The CBI on February 26 had arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of...

PATNA: I do not comment on court matters, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said Wednesday in response to a question on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP. He, however, added that his party, JD(U), has commented on the matter. The party also joined Congress' protests. He said it was his earnest desire that "maximum number of opposition parties" unite against BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, adding that he...

MUMBAI: Holding that the special CBI trial court Judge passed a wrong order in January 2018 in a 2009 custodial torture and death case, the Bombay high court setting it aside directed framing of a murder charge against three accused police officials.The forensic report had said Shaikh had died due to contusions on head, noted Justice P D Naik and said the trial court order in not framing the murder...

KOLKATA: On Tuesday, the Calcutta high court declined to intervene in the panchayat election process in West Bengal. However, the court recognized the argument put forth by petitioner Suvendu Adhikari that there appeared to be discrepancies in the criteria being used to determine seat reservation for the 2023 local body polls.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice R...

NEW DELHI: A city court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to conclude its investigation into the woman-hit-and-drag case and file a chargesheet by April 1.The 20-year-old woman was dragged to death while being trapped under a car on the New Year day.01:54Delhi hit-and-run case: Accused confesses aware of Anjali being stuckMetropolitan magistrate Sanya Dalal extended the judicial custody of the five...