Kerala actress sexual assault case: Court to pronounce verdict on Dec 8
The actor was imprisoned for almost 90 days in the case. The case remains one of the most closely watched in Kerala’s legal and cinematic history.
The actor was imprisoned for almost 90 days in the case. The case remains one of the most closely watched in Kerala’s legal and cinematic history.
The hearing of this constitution bench will be held from August 19 to September 10, after which its final verdict is likely to be delivered on October 8, sources said.
"The court cannot convict anyone merely on perception and moral evidence; there has to be cogent evidence," the court said while delivering the judgment.
Addressing the judge in the NIA court in Mumbai, Thakur stated that she was falsely implicated in the case as part of a conspiracy to defame Bhagwa (the saffron colour of Hindutva).
The accused included former BJP MP (2019 to 2024) Pragya Singh Thakur, retired Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, and Sameer Kulkarni.
The court was supposed to pronounce its verdict on the plea filed by the Hindu side demanding carbon dating of the structure they claimed to be a Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque's wuzu khana.
The court had reserved the order in the Gyanvapi Mosque-Shringar Gauri case on September 29 after hearing both sides' arguments.
A three-judge bench, presided over by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and also comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath, will take up the plea seeking a direction to cancel the remission granted to 11 convicts.
Despite Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi putting in their best efforts, the Congress was wiped out in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, failed to wrest power in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
The top court’s intervention has been sought to resolve a prolonged conflict between the Centre and the Delhi government. The points of dispute include the transfer postings of IAS officers.
