Hearing, speech impaired can be credible witness: SC

Hearing, speech impaired can be credible witness: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said a deaf-mute need not be prevented from giving evidence in court merely on account of his physical disability as he can do so either by writing or through gestures. The court said this while upholding the Rajasthan High Court's verdict of May 29, 2005 by which it had quashed the conviction of murder accused Darshan Singh. The apex court bench of Justice...
01:21 AM, May 22, 2012

Not enough witnesses against Palande, Simran?

Not enough witnesses against Palande, Simran? Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch officers fear that they dont yet have a sufficient number of eyewitnesses to build a rock-solid case against the four accused " Vijay Palande, Simran Sood, Manoj Gajkosh and Dhanjay Shinde " in the double murder cases of Karan Kakkar and Arun Tikku. Officers of the department revealed that they have secured 15 witnesses for both the cases, which they believe is an insufficient number. They...
12:05 PM, Apr 28, 2012

2G: court rejects CBI plea to declare witness hostile

2G: court rejects CBI plea to declare witness hostile New Delhi: A Delhi court, hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case, on Monday rejected a CBI plea to declare a prosecution witness hostile as he allegedly resoled from one of his statements given to the agency during investigation. The agency alleged Vardharajan Srinivasan, a former Reliance Communication Ltd official, did not stand by his earlier statement that Hari Nair, a 2G case accused, had instructed him and one of his...
06:58 PM, Jan 09, 2012

CBI using false witness in 2G case: Raja

CBI using false witness in 2G case: Raja New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja on Friday accused the CBI of creating false witness of his former additional personal secretary Aseervatham Achary in the 2G spectrum scam. "Achary is a planted witness and what happened yesterday was one big drama," said Raja's lawyer Sushil Kumar. Kumar referred to Thursday's incident when Achary cried in the court saying someone trying to kill him and has been tailing him. The...
12:31 PM, Dec 23, 2011

Witness protection or decimation?

The Unpublished |  Arunima

How often have you seen a road accident...or an eve teasing incident or any crime in your surrounding? How often have you taken the pain ...
04:58 PM, Dec 20, 2011

Family of Bhatt case witness files missing report

Family of Bhatt case witness files missing report Ahmedabad: The family of Shrenik Shah, who is a witness in a complaint against suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, has filed a police report on Shah's disappearance. Shah's family has also demanded a probe, but insisted that there was no threat to him or the family. Shrenik Shah is one of the key witnesses in the case against suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, who has been accused of forcing a...
02:41 PM, Oct 28, 2011

Witness in Sanjeev Bhatt's case goes missing

Witness in Sanjeev Bhatt's case goes missing Ahmedabad: One of the key witnesses in the case against suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, who has been accused of forcing a constable to sign a false affidavit, has gone missing since Tuesday, police said on Thursday. The witness Sharanik Shah, who lives in Chandkheda area in Ahmedabad is missing since 1200 hours on October 25 as per his family, which initially believed that he had gone to Mahudi in...
01:28 PM, Oct 27, 2011

Frantic, crying kids at scene of Jackson death

Frantic, crying kids at scene of Jackson death Los Angeles: Witnesses on day two of the Michael Jackson death trial on Wednesday told of a panic-stricken doctor and the pop star's children crying in disbelief with their father lying unresponsive on his bedroom floor, mouth agape and eyes wide open. Faheem Muhammad, the ex-chief of Jackson's security team, testified that Jackson's oldest children reacted in horror when they saw their father's lifeless body. Other witnesses said Dr Conrad...
03:10 PM, Sep 29, 2011
Sikkim earthquake: eyewitnesses talk about the fear

Sikkim earthquake: eyewitnesses talk about the fear

Eyewitnesses said that they rushed for safe spots and open places after quake hit Sikkim. ...
08:38 PM, Sep 18, 2011
Sikkim quake: Eyewitness speaks about tremors in WB

Sikkim quake: Eyewitness speaks about tremors in WB

An earthquake with an intensity of 6.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Sikkim and Northern parts of India. ...
07:52 PM, Sep 18, 2011

Gulbarg massacre: eyewitness recalls the horror

Gulbarg massacre: eyewitness recalls the horror New Delhi: For the victims of the Gulbarg Society massacre, it's been a nine-year long wait for justice. Imitiyaz Pathan, who lost 8 members of his family is among the few who came forward to testify against the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Imtiyaz Pathan clearly remembers February 28, 2002, the day when rampaging mobs slaughtered eight members of his family, including his mother at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society. Imtiaz is...
08:28 AM, Sep 12, 2011
I saw the bomber outside Delhi HC: eyewitness

I saw the bomber outside Delhi HC: eyewitness

Speaking to CNN-IBN, an eyewitness said that he saw the bomber outside the Delhi High court before the blast. ...
12:57 PM, Sep 07, 2011
Delhi HC blast: eyewitness recounts horror

Delhi HC blast: eyewitness recounts horror

Nine people have been killed in a blast outside the Delhi High Court. ...
11:16 AM, Sep 07, 2011
Eyewitness account of the Delhi HC blast

Eyewitness account of the Delhi HC blast

Speaking to CNN-IBN, a lawyer of the Delhi High Court who was present at the blast site said that the explosion happened at around 10.15 am. ...
10:59 AM, Sep 07, 2011

First witnesses likely to testify in Mubarak trial

First witnesses likely to testify in Mubarak trial Cairo: The first witnesses are likely to testify on Monday in the trial against ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with involvement in the killing of the protesters, when he will appear before a court in Cairo for the third time. Mubarak will appear along with his two sons Gamal and Alaa, former interior minister Habib El-Adly and six senior officials. In the broadcasted images of earlier two appearances, the...
08:38 AM, Sep 05, 2011
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