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  Supreme Court acquits death row convict Chandrabhan Sanap in 2014 Mumbai techie's rape-murder case

  India | January 28, 2025 11:32 IST

  Chandrabhan Sanap had challenged his conviction by appealing to the Bombay High Court, but his appeal was dismissed. Subsequently, he approached the Supreme Court, which acquitted him on January 28.

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  Pak: After almost a year in jail, Imran Khan legally free post acquittal in illegal marriage case

  World | July 13, 2024 17:03 IST

  Although this was the last case that kept Imran Khan behind bars, it is not clear whether he would be released. Imran and his wife Bushra Bibi were earlier convicted for marrying when the latter was in her 'iddat' period, during which a woman is barred from marriage as per Islamic law.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan acquitted in two cases linked to May 9 riots due to insufficient knowledge

  World | May 30, 2024 14:40 IST

  The court said that insufficient evidence was presented in the cases of long march and violation of Article 144 against Imran Khan. On May 9 last year, the supporters of Imran Khan's party vandalised over 20 military installations and buildings over the PTI founder's arrest.

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  Who was OJ Simpson, football star and actor, who was acquitted of ex-wife and friend's murder?

  World | April 12, 2024 10:55 IST

  Simpson was widely regarded as one of the best and most celebrated athletes in the 1960s, culminating in a Hollywood acting career. However, his life changed when he was charged with the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, leading to a sensational trial in 1995 where he was eventually acquitted.

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  Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif, ten others, acquitted in major housing corruption scam

  World | November 19, 2023 6:53 IST

  The 72-year-old Shehbaz Sharif, along with Fawad and Cheema, was arrested in 2018 after accusations levied by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau. In May, the anti-graft body cleared the former PM of any wrongdoing in the case.

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  Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

  India | May 21, 2021 11:25 IST

  A sessions court in Goa on Wednesday acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting a former female colleague. 

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  2G spectrum case verdict: Congress says truth prevailed; don't treat it as 'badge of honour', BJP counters

  India | December 21, 2017 16:10 IST

  DMK MP Kanimozhi and former telecom minister A Raja, two of the accused in the case, hailed the verdict and said justice has been delivered.

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  Acquitted by SC after 11 years in jail, crowdfunding helps man reclaim life. Read how

  India | June 07, 2016 12:41 IST

  Adam was already shattered after an 11-year-long battle for justice until a hope arrived from the digital world in the form of ‘crowdfunding’

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  722 suspects rejoined terror groups after acquittal in Pakistan

  World | October 19, 2013 14:33 IST

  Islamabad: A majority of the nearly 2,000 suspected terrorists freed by Pakistani courts since 2007 have either joined terror groups or are involved in anti-state activities, a media report said on Saturday. Of the 1,964

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  Fake encounter: Govt to appeal Pradeep Sharma's acquittal

  India | September 30, 2013 18:34 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Government today told the Bombay High Court that it would soon file  appeal against the acquittal of former ‘encounter specialist' police officer Pradeep Sharma in the 2006 Ramnarayan Gupta fake encounter case.Additional Public

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  Sikhs protest against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

  India | May 01, 2013 16:21 IST

  New Delhi, May 1: Sikh groups protested here Wednesday demanding stringent punishment for Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was acquitted the day before in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Holding placards that read

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  Sikh-Americans disappointed with Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

  World | May 01, 2013 8:48 IST

  Washington, May 1: The Sikh-American community yesterday expressed its deep disappointment over Sajjan Kumar's acquittal by a Delhi court in one of the three 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.In a statement, California-based North American Punjabi Association

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  India Disappointed Over Rana's Acquittal In 26/11 Case

  India | June 10, 2011 19:51 IST

  New Delhi/Bangalore, Jun 10: Voicing "disappointment" over Tahawwur Rana's acquittal by a US court on the charge of plotting the Mumbai attacks, India today said it will soon take a decision on filing a charge