Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court discharged former MP D P Yadav in a 2015 online gambling case, citing lack of evidence. The court, however, framed charges against nine others and one additional accused under cheating, conspiracy, gambling and IT laws.
The Additional Sessions Judge, Kiran Gupta, noted that apart from disclosure statements of co-accused, no independent evidence, such as call records, location details, or recoveries, was produced to substantiate the prosecution's claim that the accused were part of the conspiracy.
A Delhi court has discharged an Indian man wrongfully accused in connection with a murder in Redfern, Australia, in 2003 after forensic tests confirmed it was a case of mistaken identity.
The Tis Hazari court of Delhi has recently discharged a restaurant owner, a manager and two female dancers in the case related to an alleged obscene dance. It was also alleged that a minor girl was employed to perform an obscene dance. During the raid, a minor girl was found dancing in the b
While discharging the accused, Special CBI Judge Arun Bhardwaj said there was no sufficient evidence to prosecute Santosh Bagrodia, Vijay Darda, Devendra Darda, and CBI's former Additional Legal Advisor K. Sudhakar.
Delhi High Court has recently discharged a government school principal from a case of death of a student due to negligence in a school in the Kapashera area in 2016. A charge sheet without Prosecution Sanction was filed against the Principal and cognizance was taken.
The case involved allegations of forceful sexual assault made by the complainant, who had been in a consensual relationship with the accused after a marriage proposal was made through a mutual relative.
The Rouse Avenue court discharged former Congress MLA Jai Kishan in a case involving violation of prohibitory orders and social distancing norms during a protest in August 2020.
The Patiala House Court has discharged businessman Raj Singh Gehlot, promoter of the Ambience Group, in a money laundering case related to alleged bank loan fraud.
The Delhi Police crime branch had lodged a case based on arms recovered from two other accused persons and their disclosure statements. Kala Jatheri and Anil Chippi were accused based on disclosure statements and were charge-sheeted.
Delhi's Dwarka Court has discharged six members of Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jatheri Gang who were accused of firing on two jewellery shops including PC jewellers in Najafgarh in a bid to extortion in 2020.