The Kerala Government has decided to appeal against the trial court's judgment in the 2017 actress rape and abduction case, which acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep of all charges in the matter.
"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.
He stated that Moninder Singh Pandher had admitted to his crime in front of the police, questioning the role of Surinder Koli in the incident and inquiring why he was being held in jail if he was innocent.
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.
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has recently acquitted 16 accused persons in a 13-year-old case linked with rioting, damage to public property, mischief by fire, and obstructing public servants from discharging official duty. The court, while acquitting the accused, pointed out that the Prosecution
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.
A special division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Rakesh Kanthla modified the 2018 district court order that had awarded capital punishment to Chander Sharma, Tejinder Pal and Vikrant Bakshi. While Sharma and Bakshi will now serve life imprisonment, Pal has been acquitted.
In their appeal, the family members of six deceased victims have requested the code to issue notices to all the respondents, including the acquitted accused. The prosecution in the case, the National Investigation Agency, is yet to file an appeal.