"It is not only the simple thing of conviction that matters, the cleaning up of Malalayam cinema industry area has happened due to this case and the trial was a great challenge," said the retired IPS official on the case that shook the conscience of cinema-loving Kerala.
Actor Dileep on Monday expressed gratitude to his fans, family and supporters after a trial court in Kerala's Ernakulam acquitted him of all charges in the 2017 sexual assault case.
Dileep has been found not guilty of the allegation that he orchestrated the assault of the assault. Dileep was accused of conspiring and hiring a gang to execute the crime.
The Supreme Court recently observed that the tendency to file chargesheets in cases where no strong suspicion is made out clogs the judicial system, as it forces courts to spend time on trials likely to result in acquittal.
A charge sheet was filed under sections of murder, Arms Act, etc. The supplementary charge sheet had alleged the sexual assault too. The Division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain has agreed to hear the appeal and listed the matter for hearing in December.
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison after being found guilty on two prostitution-related offences but acquitted of three sex trafficking and racketeering charges, E! News reported.
The matter came up before Special Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik, who, after a detailed appreciation of the prosecution's case and the defence submissions, held that the charges could not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi has acquitted BJP Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Manjit Singh GK and other accused in a 12-year-old case linked with the allegations of organising a protest outside the All India Congress Committee (AICC) against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.
The appeal challenges the trial court's February 17, 2021, judgment acquitting Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by Akbar over allegations of sexual harassment. Ramani was the first woman to accuse Akbar during India's #MeToo movement in 2018, a disclosure that led to his resi