Seven-Year relationship between adults not rape merely because marriage did not materialise: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed rape proceedings against a man accused of establishing a physical relationship with a woman on the promise of marriage, holding that a prolonged relationship…

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Madras High Court quashes blanket ban on temples acquiring elephants, upholds protection for elephant Lalitha

The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside a single-judge’s direction prohibiting temples in Tamil Nadu from acquiring elephants, holding that the direction went beyond the dispute before the Court…

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Bombay High Court seeks response on plea by two women lawyers alleging midnight police raid, assault and custodial torture

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a writ petition filed by two women advocates alleging that they were subjected to a midnight police raid, abduction, assault, dacoity…

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Calcutta High Court refuses urgent hearing on FIRs against Ananda Bazar Patrika journalists over gerua gundagiri

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to grant an urgent hearing to journalists of Ananda Bazar Patrika facing FIRs over the newspaper’s use of the phrase “Gerua Gundagiri” (saffron…

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Delhi High Court seeks Police response on Tahir Hussain’s appeal against Ankit Sharma murder conviction

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Delhi Police on an appeal filed by former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Mohd Tahir Hussain challenging his conviction and life…

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CBI failed miserably: Supreme Court acquits former Indian Bank Manager in 1991 loan fraud case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a former Indian Bank branch manager in a decades-old loan fraud case, holding that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to establish the allegations…

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Bengaluru Court upholds dismissal of defamation case against Siddaramaiah over RSS, Bajrang Dal remarks

A Bengaluru sessions court has upheld the dismissal of a criminal defamation complaint against Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over remarks concerning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)…

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