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 has allowed the election but has taken exception to the remarks of the Chief Secretary because being a public servant he was trying to secure the personal interest of an individual,"
A division bench of Bombay HC comprising Justice Sadhana Jadhav and Justice N.R. Borkar has found the Merchant siblings guilty of murder, conspiracy, common intentions, and under the Arms Act.
A five-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra and comprising Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, said it is essential to reconsider the 2004 verdict in the E.V. Chinnaiah case and this matter should be placed before Chief Justice S A Bobde for appropriate direction.
The Congress president requested the top court to close the criminal contempt proceedings against him as he has tendered an 'unconditional apology' for his remarks.
Soon after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the central government over the Rafale fighter jet deal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a concerted attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
