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2006 Malegaon blasts case: MLA suggests punishment to ATS officials

"I demand that action be taken against the investigating ATS officers for framing the youths in the case and ruining their lives by keeping them in jail," said Shaikh, a legislator from Malegaon from where the youths hailed.

Himachal Pradesh: Cong MLA acquitted in Dalit woman murder case

Himachal Congress MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary was on Thursday acquitted of charges of murdering a former woman employee by a court in Panchkula.

2004 Kumbakonam fire tragedy: Two convicts file petition for acquittal

Two officials of the Education Department, who were convicted in the 2004 Kumbakonam School fire tragedy, filed petitions seeking suspension of sentence.

Why are 90 percent rape cases ending in acquittals, asks SC

The Supreme Court observed that the situation was going from bad to worse when it came to crimes against women, particularly rape.