Criminal revision decided after 20 years; Supreme Court asks HCs to expedite hearing in heinous cases

In January 2003, accused moved Rajasthan High Court against the order framing charges and on February 14, 2003, High Court stayed the trial.
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Uttering Caste Names Like 'Adivasi', 'Santhal' To Humiliate Person In Public Can Constitute Offence Under SC/ST Act: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that abusing a person by calling them by their caste name, such as “Adivasi” or “Santhal”, ...
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Supreme Court to High Courts: Prioritize sensitive matters like murder, dowry death, rape

Disturbed by the pendency of a criminal revision petition in the Rajasthan High Court for 22 years, the Supreme Court has ...

Supreme Court seeks details over 23-year delay in dowry death case before Rajasthan HC

The SC also directed all high courts in the country to furnish similar information in serious criminal cases.| India News ...
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Will personally plead against SIR in Bengal at SC if necessary: Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday said that she will personally plead at the Supreme Court of India (SCI) against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ...
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Bombay HC: How to appreciate prosecution evidence when investigating officer has failed to secure independent witnesses even though incident occurred in public place?

1. This Criminal Revision Application is filed against the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, partly allowing the Appeal of the Applicant. The Applicant was convicted by ...