Contradictory FIRs, no medical proof: Cal HC quashes cruelty case

Kolkata, Nov. 26 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed a dowry-cruelty case against a woman's in-laws after finding that the complaint appeared to be driven by "a desire for retribution" and was unde... Read More

Cal HC junks plea to reduce sentence in 1998 Malda murder

Kolkata, Nov. 25 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday upheld the life sentences of three men convicted of a 1998 murder in Malda, while noting that two of the appellants are now in their eighties-one... Read More

No ballistic proof: Cal HC acquits nine in 2009 murder case

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- The Calcutta High Court has overturned the 2018 conviction of nine men in a 2009 murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove who fired the gunshot that killed the vic... Read More

No forensic, gun mismatch: Calcutta High Court acquits two people in 2014 murder

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court pulled up the police for producing a weapon in court that did not match the gun allegedly seized in a 2014 murder case, and for failing to send the firearm ... Read More

e-KMC 2.0: KMC to launch upgraded digital law system

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is all set to introduce an upgraded digital law management system under its e-KMC 2.0 initiative to improve how the civic body handles court... Read More

State govt plans ground-level study of MSME clusters under World Bank scheme

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The Bengal government is planning a ground-level study of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) clusters across the state in a bid to augment capacity in the sector, as part of ... Read More

Narco sample forensics sans Magistrate certification invalid: Cal HC

Kolkata, Nov. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of Nigerian national James Kevin Edward in an NDPS case after finding that the forensic examination of the seized narcotic samp... Read More

Bengal govt plans real-time pollution tracking across industrial parks

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- The Bengal government is all set to install real-time environmental monitoring and suppression systems across its industrial parks, aiming to strengthen pollution control and bring... Read More

'Hospital bed-head notes valid as dying declaration'

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a victim's statements recorded in hospital bed-head tickets-when made before doctors, nurses and support staff who found the patient consciou... Read More

Strict proof mandatory in power theft charge: HC

Kolkata, Nov. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that prosecutions for electricity theft must meet strict standards of proof, as it set aside a 2005 conviction after finding that the raid, seizure... Read More

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