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Chandigarh: Man acquitted in father’s suicide case after family retracts allegations

The case was registered on July 30, 2025, after the victim was found hanging from a pipe at a village stadium. (Shutterstock)
Published on Jul 12, 2026 08:58 am IST

Chandigarh: 19-year-old youth acquitted in rape case as victim turns hostile

The court held that the prosecution failed to establish the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt and that there was insufficient evidence to sustain the charges. (HR File)
Published on Jun 05, 2026 03:26 am IST

Mohali court acquits 3 of murder, cites unreliable evidence

The court pronounced the verdict on June 2 after a trial that lasted nearly six years. (HT File)
Published on Jun 04, 2026 03:46 am IST

Court acquits man of abduction, rape charges; flags serious lapses in probe

The court extended the benefit of doubt to the accused and acquitted him of all charges. (File)
Published on May 13, 2026 06:24 am IST

Thane court acquits five men in human trafficking case, cites gaps in prosecution evidence

Thane court acquits five men in human trafficking case, cites gaps in prosecution evidence
Updated on Apr 23, 2026 01:15 pm IST

Delhi court acquits man accused of kidnapping teenager in 2014

Delhi court acquits man accused of kidnapping teenager in 2014
Published on Mar 23, 2026 05:14 pm IST

Delhi court acquits two men in 2014 trafficking, wrongful confinement case

Delhi court acquits two men in 2014 trafficking, wrongful confinement case
Published on Feb 16, 2026 07:06 pm IST

Prosecute informants filing false FIRs, Allahabad HC tells UP Police

Justice Praveen Kumar Giri passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by one Umme Farva of Aligarh. (For representation)
Updated on Jan 15, 2026 09:35 pm IST

Burden of proof: SC warns against rigidity

Burden of proof: SC warns against rigidity
Published on Oct 22, 2025 04:56 am IST

No Pragya Thakur link to bike proved: Key detail of Malegaon blast case verdict

Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur was one of the accused in the 2008 terror case, which fell flat 17 years later.
Updated on Jul 31, 2025 12:43 pm IST

Waiter at Goa hotel gets 10 years in jail for raping 63-yr-old employer in 2019

The convict was 22 when he committed the rape in 2019 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Jul 30, 2025 10:46 pm IST

Fifteen years on, four men acquitted of attempt to dacoity charge on benefit of doubt

Fifteen years on, four men acquitted of attempt to dacoity charge on benefit of doubt
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:40 am IST

Sean 'Diddy' Combs requests 60-day delay in sex-trafficking trial

Sean Combs aka P. Diddy is set to go on trial for racketeering and sex trafficking on May 5, 2025, (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 05:27 pm IST

UP Police portal gets prestigious SKOCH Award

DGP Prashant Kumar receives the SKOCH award (Sourced)
Published on Apr 09, 2025 09:10 am IST

Supreme Court stays Allahabad high court's 'grabbing breasts not rape' ruling

New Delhi: A view of the Supreme Court (SC) of India, in New Delhi,
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 01:56 pm IST

Thane court acquits woman, mother-in-law of murder due to lack of evidence

Thane court acquits woman, mother-in-law of murder due to lack of evidence
Published on Mar 07, 2025 10:41 am IST

Karnataka HC rejects CM Siddaramaiah's plea against Guv's sanction for probe

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah faces scrutiny for allegedly facilitating the illegal allotment of prime sites to his wife in Mysuru. (ANI image)
Updated on Sept 24, 2024 02:45 pm IST

MUDA scam: Congress to stage state-wide protest against Guv's decision

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI)
Published on Aug 19, 2024 09:27 am IST

Cong to protest on Aug 19 against Guv granting sanction for CM's prosecution

Karnataka Congress president and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar. (File Photo)
Published on Aug 18, 2024 03:11 pm IST

'I have done no wrong to resign': Siddaramaiah on his prosecution in MUDA ‘scam’

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Published on Aug 18, 2024 01:30 pm IST

Karnataka governor gives nod to prosecute CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA land scam

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah (File Photo)
Published on Aug 17, 2024 03:04 pm IST

Karnataka Governor approves prosecution against CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA 'scam'

This decision follows petitions by T J Abraham and others, despite the state government's call for the withdrawal of the Governor's notice. (AFP image)
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 11:07 am IST

Sippy Sidhu murder: Trial resumes after 3 weeks, third eyewitness examined

National-level shooter and lawyer Sukhmanpreet Singh, better known as Sippy Sidhu, was shot dead at a park in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on September 20, 2015 (HT Photo )
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 09:18 am IST

Porsche crash case: Prosecution opposes bail pleas of 6 accused

The car’s speed was recorded at 110 km per hour after the airbags in the car opened once it hit the two-wheeler, indicating the vehicle was likely being driven at an even higher speed before the impact, Hiray told the court. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 01:39 am IST

'5,000 cases, 40 convictions…focus on quality of evidence’: Supreme Court to ED

The Supreme Court of India. (PTI Photo)
Published on Aug 08, 2024 06:28 am IST

Jai Bhim Nagar demolition: Slum dwellers move HC seeking compensation

Nearly 100 families whose homes were razed on June 6 are still camping near the site, without access to food, water and shelter. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:52 am IST

The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy

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**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: Writer and activist Arundhati Roy. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_18_2024_000277B)
Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:00 pm IST

Delhi LG VK Saxena gives nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy, others in UAPA case

Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 04:46 am IST

Trump trial will change US politics, presidency

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 26: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raises his fist as he looks on during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jared C. Tilton / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Published on May 28, 2024 06:12 pm IST