Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal against conviction of self-styled godman, Asaram, and issued notice to the state government. The defence will now move application seeking bail for Asaram, sentenced for life on April 25 for sexual exploitation of a teenager in his ashram. With notice[Read More…]
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2007 Ajmer blast convict Bhavesh Patel hailed as hero on home return post bail
40-year-old Bhavesh Patel, man who was sentenced life imprisonment for alleged involvement in the 2007 Ajmer dargah blast, was welcomed and hailed with full honour on his home return to Bharuch after he was granted bail by Rajasthan High Court last week. Patel was granted life imprisonment along with Devendra[Read More…]
Rajasthan HC validates PMS as criminal defense as bleeding mother kills son
Rajasthan High Court headed by the two-judge bench acquitted a woman accused of murdering a child earlier this month on the grounds that at the time of committing the crime, she was suffering from insanity triggered by premenstrual stress syndrome (PMS). The bench stressed on the fact that three doctors[Read More…]
Rajasthan high court issues notice to Centre, state on immunity ordinance
The Rajasthan High Court issued notice to the Centre and the state government on an ordinance that aims to protect public servants from being probed for on-duty action without prior government sanction. The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance 2017, was promulgated in September. The high court gave the governments one[Read More…]
Twitter laughs over Rajasthan HC Judge’s peacock remark
On Wednesday, Justice Mahesh Kumar Sharma, the Rajasthan High Court came out with two statements that continue to remain the most-talked about issues of the day. He asked to declare cows the national animal of the country and give them the status of a legal entity. He also sought life[Read More…]
Despite having a Minister for Cow Welfare, Cattle in Rajasthan die in dozens
Seeking safety of cows in wake of the ongoing beef tension in the country, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday came out with a statement, asking the government to declare cows as the national animal of the country. Rajasthan government runs the ‘Hingonia Cattle Rehabilitation Center’, that seeks to preserve[Read More…]
Peacock is the national bird as it is ‘celibate’, says Justice Mahesh Sharma
The Rajasthan High Court judge, Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma, who asked for the cow to be declared a national animal, has caused much outrage by saying that peacock is the national bird because it is “celibate”. He said, “Peacock is a Bramhachari and it does not have sex with a[Read More…]