Kochi, July 14 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea filed by Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 actress assault case, seeking suspension of his sentence pending the disposal of his appeal.Rejecting the petition, the High Court observed that the dignity of the survivor also had to be taken into consideration while deciding the request.Pulsar Suni was sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment by the trial court after being convicted in the case.His appeal challengi…
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Kochi, July 9 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday reserved for interim orders a petition filed by the convicts in the sensational 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case seeking suspension of their sentence pending disposal of their appeal.The plea was moved by Pulsar Suni and the other convicts, who are challenging the judgment of the trial court.The High Court heard detailed submissions from both the defence and the prosecution before reserving its interim order.The survivor, throu…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an advocate cannot compromise or surrender a client’s substantive property rights without express authorisation, holding that a compromise decree passed solely on the basis of a lawyer’s consent, without the client’s signature or clear approval, is contrary to law. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and NK Singh dismissed an appeal filed by the legal heirs of the original plaintiffs, affirming the Patna High Court’s decision uphold…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a status report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on an interim bail plea filed by the Al-Falah Trust money laundering case accused Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, who has sought six weeks’ temporary release on the ground that his wife is undergoing treatment for cancer. A single-judge bench of Justice Madhu Jain issued notice to the federal anti-money laundering agency after Siddiqui approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has flagged “serious concern” over inordinate delays in deciding bail pleas, observing that keeping such applications pending for long periods amounts to trauma for an incarcerated accused and violates fundamental rights. Granting regular bail to an accused in a 2021 murder case, a single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia noted that the bail application had remained pending for 25 months before the trial court and continued to languish even…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday submitted a fresh status report on the progress of its investigation into the alleged larger conspiracy behind the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August 2024, at a trial court in Sealdah in central Kolkata.The last time the central investigating agency submitted a status report in the matter was in November 2025. However, the victim’s parents e…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s order suspending the life sentence and granting bail to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The Special Leave Petition (SLP), filed under Article 136 of the Constitution, challenges the December 23 order passed by the Delhi High Court allowing Sengar’s application for suspension of sentence during the pendency of his ap…