“Wasting Court’s Valuable Time”: High Court Rejects Plea To Stay ‘Pushpa 2’ Release, Imposes Penalty On Petitioner

The Telangana High Court dismissed a petition to block the release of Pushpa 2: The Rule, claiming it could glorify illegal activities, similar to its predecessor. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya found the allegations speculative and criticized the petitioner for wasting judicial time, imposing a penalty while confirming the film’s compliance with regulations.

“Benefit of Doubt”: Jaipur Court Acquits 8 in 37-Year-Old ‘SATI’ Glorification Case

A special court in Jaipur on Wednesday (Oct 9) acquitted eight accused in a 37-year-old case of glorification of Sati, and gave them “the benefit of doubt”, a lawyer said. The special court has acquitted 25 others in the case in 2004. Four accused are still absconding and some of them have died.