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High Court commutes death sentence to life in double murder

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld convictions in a double-homicide but spared the convict from the gallows, commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment with no remission un... Read More


Entire bank account needn't be frozen in cyber crime: High Court

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- The Calcutta High Court has stressed that freezing an entire bank account in cyber fraud cases may not always be necessary, observing that authorities should explore less intrusiv... Read More


'Husband's unemployment no excuse to deny maintenance'

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a husband cannot escape his duty to maintain his wife by claiming joblessness, observing that an able-bodied man is presumed capable of earn... Read More


High Court confirms life term of three in 2012 Kaliyaganj murder

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- Villagers in Kaliyaganj woke on October 31, 2012, to the grim sight of 23-year-old Samir Kundu's mutilated body lying in a paddy field. Thirteen years later, the Calcutta High Cou... Read More


KMC bars hoardings by Puja clubs on EM Bypass to avoid mishaps

Kolkata, Sept. 14 -- In a bid to avoid road accidents, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has barred Puja clubs, committees and other organisations from putting up hoardings, banners or flex adve... Read More


No easy stay orders in grave sexual offence cases: HC

Kolkata, Sept. 14 -- Refusing to halt proceedings against an NGO manager accused of repeatedly raping a blind minor over several years, the Calcutta High Court has said that High Courts should ordinar... Read More


State tightens rooftop rules before Durga Puja, issues fresh guidelines

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The state government has issued fresh guidelines for rooftop use across all urban local bodies in Bengal, except the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, to curb safety hazards and unau... Read More


Calcutta High Court sets aside husband's life sentence in wife's 2010 'murder'

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a Purulia man who had been serving a life sentence for the death of his wife 15 years ago, after finding that the prosecuti... Read More


Calcutta High Court frees woman serving life sentence for 2008 child murder case

Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a Howrah woman who had been serving a life sentence for the alleged murder of a toddler, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the case... Read More


Baguiati bus accident: 'BNSS probe report not substantive evidence'

Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- Calcutta High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar, to appoint a Deputy Commissioner-rank officer to inquire into allegations of assault and misbehaviour by p... Read More