The Supreme Court freed a man after nearly 30 years, saying strained marriage alone can’t prove suicide abetment. No clear evidence showed he pushed his wife to take her life, the Court ruled.
Kashmir: A Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Sopore, Kashmir, convicted Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, a self-proclaimed faith healer known as “Pir Baba,” under Section 377 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) for sexually abusing a minor in the case.Chief Judicial Magistrate Baramulla, Mir Wajahat, delivered the verdict against the accused.
Sanjay Roy was convicted by the Sealdah court for the rape and murder of a female doctor, with Judge Anirban Das presiding over the brief session. Despite claiming innocence and insisting a Rudraksha necklace proved it, evidence from the CBI pointed to his guilt. Sentencing is set for January 22, 2025.
Pradipsingh Murlidharsingh Thakur, initially sentenced to death for murdering his pregnant wife, had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the Bombay High Court, which determined the case wasn’t among the “rarest of the rare.” The court later directed the review of his eligibility for remission, despite state opposition based on his police status.
Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki and four others have been convicted for arson and harassment, with sentencing scheduled for June 7 by Judge Satyendra Nath Tripathi in Kanpur. The group harassed a woman and set her house on fire in an attempt to seize her property. Solanki has been imprisoned since December 2021 and is currently in Maharajganj jail.
