A court in Thiruvananthapuram had recently initiated proceedings against Raju in connection with the case, after the High Court left the door open for the same.
The High Court quashed the proceedings in the trial court only on technical grounds and left it open to the court or any competent authority to initiate action and prosecution against Raju for falsify ...
The Court, however, clarified that the present order would not be a bar on pursuing prosecution as per the provisions of Section 195(1)(b) of the CrPC and, therefore, directed the registry to do the n ...
Raju contended that the underwear evidence was in the custody of the trial court while it was allegedly tampered with and, therefore, it should have been the court that initiated the proceedings to lo ...
State Transport Minister Antony Raju is embroiled in a controversy surrounding a case of alleged evidence tampering dating back to the early 1990s when he was a practicing lawyer.
State Transport Minister Antony Raju is embroiled in a controversy surrounding a case of alleged evidence tampering dating back to early 1990s when he was a practicing lawyer.
The order was passed on a plea by the brother of 30-year-old Tamir Jifri, who was arrested on suspicions of drug possession and died on August 1 after allegedly being tortured by the Kerala police.
The High Court could, however, not acquit the accused since only the aspect of sentence was before it, with the Supreme Court having already confirmed the conviction.
"No does not mean yes, it does not mean that the girl is shy, it does not mean that the girl is asking a man to convince her, it does not mean that he has to keep pursuing her," the Court added.
Though the Supreme Court has now corrected this course by staying the Bombay High Court judgment, it is worthwhile to see why such judgments get passed in the first place.
