Candidate Trial Disqualification Survives Constitutional Challenge
Rajasthan High Court upholds municipal-candidate disqualification after cognisance and charge-framing for serious offences.
Criminal Law
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Missing Transport Papers Do Not Prove Cattle Slaughter Intent
The Supreme Court held that undocumented cattle transport alone does not prove slaughter-related intent or trigger a reverse burden of proof.
Bribery Conviction Requires Proof of Demand
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a Punjab public servant, holding that recovery of tainted currency cannot replace proof that the accused...
Brothel Customer Cannot Be Prosecuted as Operator
The Gujarat High Court has quashed an FIR against a man found at a hotel allegedly operating as a brothel, holding that a customer cannot...
Darkness and Weak Circumstances Undo Murder Convictions
The Supreme Court has acquitted four men convicted of a 2001 murder in Odisha after finding that neither the eyewitness account nor the circumstantial case...