Aarushi murder case: Court completes cross-examination of 4th witness
11 years, 8 months ago

Aarushi murder case: Court completes cross-examination of 4th witness

Firstpost  

A local court will record statements of three defence witnesses of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case on July 16. Ghaziabad: A local court will record statements of three defence witnesses of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case on July 16. Sharma also told court that he didn’t tell the time of Aarushi’s death on the basis of semi-digested food in her stomach but on the basis of spasm in her body. On July 16, Allahabad High Court is also likely to pronounce its order on the Talwars’ petition seeking reports of scientific tests and other documents to be put on court record.

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Oral Testimony Of General Witness About Nature Of Injury Sans Medical Evidence/ Expert Opinion Insufficient To Prove Homicidal Death: Patna HC
3 months, 1 week ago

Oral Testimony Of General Witness About Nature Of Injury Sans Medical Evidence/ Expert Opinion Insufficient To Prove Homicidal Death: Patna HC

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has recently upheld the acquittal of three women accused of murder, while ruling that oral testimony of general witnesses regarding nature of injury suffered by the deceased is insufficient to establish homicidal death. But there is no such medical evidence on record and hence, the prosecution has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubts the homicidal death …

Medical Testimony Not Merely Corroborative But Independent Evidence, May Establish Facts Apart From Other Oral Evidence: J&K High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Medical Testimony Not Merely Corroborative But Independent Evidence, May Establish Facts Apart From Other Oral Evidence: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Highlighting the critical role of medical evidence in criminal trials, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed, that the evidence of a medical witness is very crucial to corroborate the case of prosecution and it is not merely a check upon testimony of eyewitnesses as it is also independent testimony because it may establish certain facts, quite …

Sippy Sidhu murder case: CBI court directs witnesses to ensure presence in next hearing
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sippy Sidhu murder case: CBI court directs witnesses to ensure presence in next hearing

Hindustan Times  

Taking note of repeated adjournments in the high-profile Sippy Sidhu murder case owing to the ongoing advocates’ strike in district courts for the past two weeks, the special CBI court hearing the trial has directed that the prosecution witnesses’ presence be ensured in court on the next date of hearing. On May 5 this year, nine years after the murder, …

'Major Contradictions In Statements Of Police/ Eyewitnesses': Allahabad HC Acquits 3 Murder Accused In 23 Year Old Case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Major Contradictions In Statements Of Police/ Eyewitnesses': Allahabad HC Acquits 3 Murder Accused In 23 Year Old Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday set aside the conviction and acquitted three men who were sentenced to life imprisonment for committing the offence of murder after noting that there were significant contradictions in the statements of eyewitnesses and police witnesses. “Considering the evidence and other material on record in its entirety, we are of the view that the learned …

Two years of Lakhimpur Kheri violence but justice eludes victims
1 year, 5 months ago

Two years of Lakhimpur Kheri violence but justice eludes victims

New Indian Express  

Currently, the main accused, Ashish Mishra, the son of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister Ajay Mishra, is out on bail. Ashish was arrested on October 9, six days after violence broke out during a farmers’ protest against three agri-reform laws and the then UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit to the area. Additional district judge Sunil …

Murder Trial- Prosecution's Omission to Explain Injuries On Accused Assumes Importance When Evidence Consists Of Interested Witnesses : Supreme Court
2 years ago

Murder Trial- Prosecution's Omission to Explain Injuries On Accused Assumes Importance When Evidence Consists Of Interested Witnesses : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reiterated that omission on the part of the prosecution to explain injuries on the person of the accused assumes greater importance where the evidence consists of interested witnesses or where the defence gives a version which competes in probability with that of the prosecution. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice …

Witness Testimony Inconsistent With Medical Evidence : Supreme Court Alters Conviction For Murder
3 years, 4 months ago

Witness Testimony Inconsistent With Medical Evidence : Supreme Court Alters Conviction For Murder

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has converted the conviction of appellants from Murder to Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons under the Indian Penal Code on the basis of inconsistencies between oral testimony of witnesses and medical evidence on record.A Bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and B.V.Nagarathna relied on Amar Singh v State of Punjab, wherein the. The Supreme Court has …

'Only CBI can confirm contents of reports': AIIMS issues statement
4 years, 5 months ago

'Only CBI can confirm contents of reports': AIIMS issues statement

Op India  

Disowning the selective leaks to the media regarding the autopsy by Dr Sudhir Gupta, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has issued a statement on Monday in which it said that it has submitted the expert opinion report on Sushant Singh Rajput’s post-mortem and viscera reports to the CBI and only the department can now confirm the contents of …

Doctor Who Was Dialled to Treat Victim Surfaces as Key Witness in Balrampur Gang-rape, Murder Case
4 years, 5 months ago

Doctor Who Was Dialled to Treat Victim Surfaces as Key Witness in Balrampur Gang-rape, Murder Case

News 18  

A key witness in the case of alleged gang-rape of a 22-year-old Dalit woman from Balrampur district, who later succumbed to her injuries, has shown up. He is a local doctor, who was first called to treat the victim by the two accused at a room behind a grocery store run by one of the accused in a nearby market. …

Sushant Singh Rajput death: AIIMS team to ‘look into possibility of murder’, probe why no time stamp on autopsy report
4 years, 7 months ago

Sushant Singh Rajput death: AIIMS team to ‘look into possibility of murder’, probe why no time stamp on autopsy report

Hindustan Times  

A five-member medical board of forensic experts was formed by the AIIMS on Friday to look into the autopsy files related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, after the CBI approached the hospital for assistance. An AIIMS team will look into the autopsy files Sushant Singh Rajput case. In a letter to the premier medical institute, the central probe agency …

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Supreme Court agrees to hear CBI's appeal against Talwars' acquittal
6 years, 7 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Supreme Court agrees to hear CBI's appeal against Talwars' acquittal

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the CBI's appeal challenging the acquittal of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the 2008 twin murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. A bench headed by Justices Ranjan Gogoi said the CBI's appeal would be heard along with Hemraj's wife's pending petition, which has also challenged the …

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder: SC Admits CBI’s Appeal Against Acquittal Of Talwar Couple
6 years, 7 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder: SC Admits CBI’s Appeal Against Acquittal Of Talwar Couple

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today admitted the appeal filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against Allahabad High Court’s acquittal of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in 2008 double murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help HemrajAarushi was found with her throat slit in her bedroom and Hemraj's body was found on the terrace of the dentist couple's home a …

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder: SC Admits CBI’s Appeal Against Acquittal Of Talwar Couple
6 years, 7 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder: SC Admits CBI’s Appeal Against Acquittal Of Talwar Couple

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today admitted the appeal filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against Allahabad High Court’s acquittal of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in 2008 double murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help HemrajAarushi was found with her throat slit in her bedroom and Hemraj's body was found on the terrace of the dentist couple's home a …

Aarushi murder case: SC admits CBI’s plea opposing Talwars’ acquittal
6 years, 7 months ago

Aarushi murder case: SC admits CBI’s plea opposing Talwars’ acquittal

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Nearly a year after Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were set free by the Allahabad high court, in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case of 2008, the Supreme Court, on Friday, admitted the plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation, challenging the couple’s acquittal. In December 2017, Hemraj’s wife— Khumkala Banjade—filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the …

Aarushi murder case: SC admits plea against acquittal of dentist couple; notice issued to Rajesh, Nupur Talwar
7 years ago

Aarushi murder case: SC admits plea against acquittal of dentist couple; notice issued to Rajesh, Nupur Talwar

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted an appeal against the acquittal of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the 2008 twin murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the dentist couple, who were acquitted by the Allahabad High Court in the twin murder case in October …

Aarushi murder case: Hemraj's widow moves SC to challenge Talwar couple’s acquittal
7 years, 3 months ago

Aarushi murder case: Hemraj's widow moves SC to challenge Talwar couple’s acquittal

India TV News  

In a significant development in the sensational Aarushi murder case, Hemraj's wife has challenged the acquittal of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Supreme Court. She told the apex court today that the dentist couple were wrongly acquitted of murdering their teen daughter Aarushi as well as her husband Hemraj, who worked at their residence as a domestic help. In …

Rajesh Talwar, Nupur Talwar walk free: VVIP obsession of UP cops may have led to dentist couple's incarceration
7 years, 5 months ago

Rajesh Talwar, Nupur Talwar walk free: VVIP obsession of UP cops may have led to dentist couple's incarceration

Firstpost  

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of Aarushi, have just walked out of Dasna jail. The next day, while Aarushi’s parents were away at Haridwar to perform rituals, an ex-police officer discovered Hemraj’s body on the terrace. A day after the discovery of Hemraj’s body, I met IG Gurudarshan Singh and SSP Noida Satish Ganesh at a Noida guest house …

Aarushi-Hemraj murder: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are free again, but case leaves behind a string of questions
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj murder: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are free again, but case leaves behind a string of questions

Firstpost  

The botched-up investigation in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case has left behind a string of questions, which perhaps will never be answered The botched-up investigation in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case has left behind a string of questions, which perhaps will never be answered. The Noida Police did not cordon off the crime scene and allowed wiping of possible …

Aarushi Murder Case: A Tale of Two Courts and the CBI
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Murder Case: A Tale of Two Courts and the CBI

The Quint  

From attempt to murder and rape to honour killing – over nine years, the motive behind the double-murder kept changing. Probe 1 The UP Police first arrested Dr Rajesh Talwar on the grounds that he killed his daughter accidently, in a drunk fit of rage, when he saw Aarushi and Hemraj in a compromising position. Probe 2 The first Central …

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Awaiting release, dentist Rajesh attends to patients, Nupur spends time in creche
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Awaiting release, dentist Rajesh attends to patients, Nupur spends time in creche

Firstpost  

Dentist Rajesh Talwar on Friday attended to a rush of patients inside the prison in Dasna while his wife Nupur Talwar spent her time with the children of inmates at jail creche Dasna: Awaiting release after being acquitted by the Allahabad High Court, dentist Rajesh Talwar on Friday attended to a rush of patients inside the prison in Dasna while …

Aarushi murder case: Allahabad HC says presence of outsider in Talwars' flat cannot be ruled out conclusively
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi murder case: Allahabad HC says presence of outsider in Talwars' flat cannot be ruled out conclusively

Firstpost  

Aarushi was found death on 16 May, 2008 morning and the body of Hemraj was located on the terrace of the Talwar residence the next day. Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has said that the possibility of presence of outsiders and persons other than domestic help Hemraj in the Noida residence of the Talwars could not be ruled on the …

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Allahabad HC chastises trial court judge for telling 'different story' with 'vitriolic' reasoning
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Allahabad HC chastises trial court judge for telling 'different story' with 'vitriolic' reasoning

Firstpost  

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has chastised the trial court judge for telling a “different story” propelled by “vitriolic” reasoning convicting dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar in the murders of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in May 2008. In “absolute agreement” with Justice Narayana in giving the Talwars the benefit of doubt, Justice Mishra said, “The learned …

CBI officer Arun Kumar, who concluded Aarushi was killed by Krishna, calls for criminal justice system review
7 years, 5 months ago

CBI officer Arun Kumar, who concluded Aarushi was killed by Krishna, calls for criminal justice system review

India TV News  

After the Allahabad High Court observed that dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar could not be held guilty of killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, ADG BSF Arun Kumar, who had headed a CBI team into the sensational murder case, has called for a review of criminal justice system. Let us review our criminal justice system," Arun Kumar …

Aarushi murder case: Full text of Allahabad HC verdict that rejected CBI's theory indicting Rajesh, Nupur Talwar
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi murder case: Full text of Allahabad HC verdict that rejected CBI's theory indicting Rajesh, Nupur Talwar

Firstpost  

Following is the full text of the judgment in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, which has been an enduring mystery over nearly a decade. The Allahabad High Court’s judgment in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj murder has brought some measure of closure to the case, which is one that has been a mystery for nearly a decade. The court, giving Rajesh and Nupur …

Aarushi Talwar murder case remains a mystery with several theories floating around
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case remains a mystery with several theories floating around

Firstpost  

With Allahabad High court acquitting Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, a multitude of questions arise as to how exactly were Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj murdered On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the double murders of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj. According to the CBI’s closure report, “Rajesh in his written complaint had alleged that his servant …

Aarushi Talwar murder case: If not Rajesh and Nupur, who exactly is behind the double murder?
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case: If not Rajesh and Nupur, who exactly is behind the double murder?

Firstpost  

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s involvement in the crime has been oscillating from being innocents to guilty and back to being innocents over the last 9 years On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court pronounced its judgement on the 2008 Aarushi Talwar murder case. The bench comprising BK Narayana and AK Mishra acquitted Aarushi’s dentist parents Nupur and Rajesh Talwar who were …

Aarushi murder: Talwars cried after verdict, Rajesh hugged jail chief
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi murder: Talwars cried after verdict, Rajesh hugged jail chief

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The dentist couple, Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, on Thursday waited anxiously in Dhasna jail for the Allahabad high court verdict which let them off in the double murder case of their daughter Aarushi and maid servant Hemraj in Noida in May 2008. All through the day, jail sources said, Dr Talwar kept himself glued to the TV set …

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Criminal justice system needs a review, says ex-CBI officer
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Criminal justice system needs a review, says ex-CBI officer

Firstpost  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday acquitted Nupur and Rajesh Talwar in the 2008 murder of their teenage daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, saying that neither the circumstances nor the evidence was enough to hold them guilty. New Delhi: ADG BSF Arun Kumar, who had headed a CBI team into the Aarushi Talwar murder case, on Thursday called for …

Aarushi Talwar murder case: As mystery deepens over who is the real killer, here's a look at key characters
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case: As mystery deepens over who is the real killer, here's a look at key characters

Firstpost  

As the court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in murder case of Aarushi and Hemraj, question about who is the real culprit in the double murder case has resurfaced again. As the Allahabad High Court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Thursday in the murder case of their teenage daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, the question about who is …

Aarushi Talwar murder verdict: Two pillow covers could have proved Rajesh-Nupur's innocence sooner
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder verdict: Two pillow covers could have proved Rajesh-Nupur's innocence sooner

Firstpost  

The key turning point in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case which led to a full-blown trial and pointed towards Talwar’s innocence was when two pillow covers were recovered On Thursday afternoon, a bench of justices BK Narayana and AK Mishra at the Allahabad High Court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case. In all this, the …

Domestic help to move SC against Allahabad HC's order on Aarushi Talwar case
7 years, 5 months ago

Domestic help to move SC against Allahabad HC's order on Aarushi Talwar case

Deccan Chronicle  

Ghaziabad : Naresh Yadav, advocate of Rajkumar, one of the domestic helps, on Thursday asserted that he will challenge the Allahabad High Court's order in Aarushi Talwar murder case in the Supreme Court. "We will move the Supreme Court against the High Court's order. The Allahabad High Court acquitted the parents of Aarushi Talwar, setting aside the Central Bureau of …

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar acquitted of Aarushi-Hemraj murder, Bollywood rejoices verdict
7 years, 5 months ago

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar acquitted of Aarushi-Hemraj murder, Bollywood rejoices verdict

Hindustan Times  

The nation was shocked when Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, a doctor couple, were pronounced guilty of murdering their 14-year-old daughter, Aarushi in 2008. Dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar have been acquitted of the charges of murdering their daughter Aarushi. Rajesh and Nupur Talwar not guilty of #Aarushi’s murder. However, it still pains me when I think about …

'Talwars didn't kill Aarushi': Here's how Twitter reacts to aquittal of Rajesh, Nupur Talwar
7 years, 5 months ago

'Talwars didn't kill Aarushi': Here's how Twitter reacts to aquittal of Rajesh, Nupur Talwar

India TV News  

Bringing the nine-year long ordeal of Dr Rajesh Talwar and Dr Nupur Talwar to an end, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday acquitted the Talwar couple, overturning the Ghaziabad CBI court verdict of 2013 which had held them guilty of the murder of their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi Talwar and dometic help Hemraj. Giving the ‘benefit of doubt’ to the dentist …

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Talwars acquitted as Allahabad HC finds ‘no irresistible evidence’
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi Talwar murder case: Talwars acquitted as Allahabad HC finds ‘no irresistible evidence’

India TV News  

Overturning the 2013 verdict of a Ghaziabad CBI court, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday acquitted the dentist couple in the double murder case of their daughter Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj, which happened on the night of May 15, 2008. In a packed courtroom, the judges overruled the lower court verdict, saying that there is “no irresistible evidence” …

Dentists Rajesh and Nupur Talwar cleared of daughter Aarushi's murder
7 years, 5 months ago

Dentists Rajesh and Nupur Talwar cleared of daughter Aarushi's murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar from Delhi were not guilty of the murder of their daughter Aarushi, 14, and domestic help Hemraj in 2008. In November 2013, a special CBI court in Ghaziabad had convicted the Talwars for murdering daughter Aarushi and Hemraj and sentenced them to life. Six days …

Breaking: Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj Double Murder: Talwars Acquitted, Mystery Continues [Read Judgment]
7 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj Double Murder: Talwars Acquitted, Mystery Continues [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the 2008 Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case.A bench of Justice BK Narayana and AK Mishra granted the Talwar couple benefit of doubt while pointing out various loopholes in the probe conducted in the double murder which has seen numerous conspiracy theories from the start when Aarushi Talwar was found …

Aarushi murder case: Allahabad high court acquits Rajesh, Nupur Talwar
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi murder case: Allahabad high court acquits Rajesh, Nupur Talwar

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Allahabad high court on Thursday acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008, setting aside the 2013 verdict by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ghaziabad. add_main_imageThe couple were awarded life sentence by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad on 26 November 2013, a day …

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Allahabad HC acquits Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, gives them benefit of doubt
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Allahabad HC acquits Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, gives them benefit of doubt

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court acquitted on Thursday Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the 2008 murder of their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, giving the “benefit of doubt” to the accused in the face of insufficient evidence. “Circumstantial evidence was not adequate for a conviction beyond doubt,” the court said, adding that neither the circumstances nor the evidence on …

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case LIVE: Allahabad HC acquits Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, couple likely to be released on Friday
7 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case LIVE: Allahabad HC acquits Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, couple likely to be released on Friday

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Thursday of killing their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008. We believe complete justice has been done as the court has set aside the trial court’s order for lack of sufficient evidence.” 3.37pm: “Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are happy, and said they have got justice,” DR Maurya, jailor, …

Dentists Rajesh and Nupur Talwar cleared of daughter Aarushi's murder
7 years, 5 months ago

Dentists Rajesh and Nupur Talwar cleared of daughter Aarushi's murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court, on Thursday ruled that dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar from Delhi were not guilty of the murder of their daughter Aarushi, 14, and domestic help Hemraj in 2008. Six days after Aarushi’s body was found, police suspected it to be a case of honour killing and her dentist parents, Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, …

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: HC reserves judgment on appeal
8 years, 2 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: HC reserves judgment on appeal

Deccan Chronicle  

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on an appeal filed by dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar challenging their conviction by a CBI court in 2013 for the murder of their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. A division bench comprising justices Bala Krishna Narayana and Arvind Kumar Mishra reserved judgment on the criminal appeal …

Aarushi murder case: Talwar aide claims CBI official pressured him to confess
9 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi murder case: Talwar aide claims CBI official pressured him to confess

Firstpost  

The controversy over the investigation in the Aarushi Talwar double murder case took a new turn with the surfacing of a video of a purported narco test being conducted on a discharged accused who claimed that a top CBI official had put pressure on him to own up the crime. New Delhi: The controversy over the investigation in the Aarushi …

Salman Khan's hit-and-run case adjourned: Key witness wants protection
10 years, 2 months ago

Salman Khan's hit-and-run case adjourned: Key witness wants protection

Firstpost  

The hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan did not commence today as his lawyer could not come to court and a key witness made an oral request for police protection. Mumbai: The hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan did not commence today as his lawyer could not come to court due to ill-health, but a key witness made an oral …

Life sentence to Talwars in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case
11 years, 4 months ago

Life sentence to Talwars in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case

Live Law  

A special CBI court has awarded life sentence to the dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talawr, for killing their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and servant Hemraj, a day after it convicted them of killing Aarushi and Hemraj. According to defense counsel Satyaketu Singh, CBI counsel RK Saini argued before Additional Session Judge Shyam Lal on quantum of punishment for Talwars, and …

Rajesh Talwar filed FIR against Hemraj to mislead investigators: CBI
11 years, 4 months ago

Rajesh Talwar filed FIR against Hemraj to mislead investigators: CBI

Firstpost  

Dentist Rajesh Talwar registered a wrong FIR against domestic help Hemraj despite knowing about his death with an aim to mislead the investigators, the CBI has claimed. Ghaziabad: Dentist Rajesh Talwar registered a wrong FIR against domestic help Hemraj despite knowing about his death with an aim to mislead the investigators, the CBI has claimed. According to CBI theory, Rajesh …

Aarushi verdict: 'Shifting burden of proof on accused is unheard of'
11 years, 4 months ago

Aarushi verdict: 'Shifting burden of proof on accused is unheard of'

Firstpost  

Defence lawyer says the judge has relied on the special provision of the Indian Evidence Act and found that “the accused should have given explanations”. Defence lawyer for the Talwars Tanveer Mir Ahmed said, “The judgment is beset with burden entirely shifted on to the accused under Section 106 of Evidence Act which is something very surprising.” Ahmed was speaking …

Aarushi trial: Talwars' plea for journo, CBI witnesses dismissed by court
11 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi trial: Talwars' plea for journo, CBI witnesses dismissed by court

Firstpost  

The Talwars’ plea to call a senior journalist and CBI officer as witnesses was today dismissed by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad. Final arguments by the defence will begin tomorrow Ghaziabad: The Talwars’ plea to call a senior journalist and CBI officer as witnesses was today dismissed by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad. Quoting the apex court judgement, …

Aarushi-Hemraj murders: Key elements that will decide the verdict
11 years, 5 months ago

Aarushi-Hemraj murders: Key elements that will decide the verdict

Firstpost  

A year and three months after the Aarushi-Hemraj murder trial began in a Special CBI court in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, CBI’s lawyers began their final arguments before the judge on Thursday. Two, an important revelation made during the trial, one that could work strongly against the defence while bolstering the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence theory, came during the deposition of …

Defence counsel wants 14 witnesses to be examined
11 years, 6 months ago

Defence counsel wants 14 witnesses to be examined

The Hindu  

The defence counsel in the T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case on Friday submitted a list of 14 witnesses, including representatives of three Malayalam newspapers, to be examined before the trial court here. The newspaper representatives – Deepu Ravi, Managing Editor, Kerala Kaumudi ; Philip Mathew, Managing Editor, Malayala Manorama, and M. Kesava Menon, Editor, Mathrubhumi – are to be examined to …

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