'Prosecution needn't prove case with absolute certainty'

Kolkata, May 18 -- Observing that in criminal jurisprudence prosecution is expected to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt but that does not mean with absolute certainty or by eliminating every pos... Read More

Paris's Louvre Pyramid soon in city as port eyes riverfront dev

Kolkata, May 18 -- Following Paris, Kolkata may soon get its own Louvre Pyramid glass structure as part of the riverfront development initiative by the Syamaprasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, which... Read More

Minor contradictions no ground to discard victim's evidence: HC

Kolkata, May 15 -- Observing that minor contradiction should not be a ground to throw out prosecution evidence, Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal by a man convicted of physically assaulting and ... Read More

KMC mandates 'amusement permission' for cultural events by private bodies

Kolkata, May 15 -- To bolster its revenues through amusement fees, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has mandated that 'amusement permission' needs to be sought by its other departments before givin... Read More

Arrest begins when movement restricted, memo time no factor: HC

Kolkata, May 14 -- Observing that an arrest begins once an individual's liberty to move anywhere is restricted irrespective of the time mentioned in the arrest memo, Calcutta High Court rejected the b... Read More

HC: Victim's age cardinal for indictment in kidnapping cases

Kolkata, May 13 -- Observing that the age of a victim is the rudimentary and cardinal element to be determined in indicting a person in offences such as kidnapping, Calcutta High Court acquitted two p... Read More

Prime witness evidence unreliable unless creditworthy: High Court

Kolkata, May 11 -- Observing that evidence by prime witnesses can't be relied upon unless it is credit worthy, Calcutta High Court acquitted a man accused of voluntarily causing hurt using a dangerous... Read More

State mulls new energy policy to meet peak power demand

Kolkata, May 11 -- With the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) forecasting that Bengal's peak power demand will reach approximately 20,770 MW by 2031-32 and 24,757 MW by 2034-35, the state government... Read More

No cruelty sans wilful conduct causing grave health injury: HC

Kolkata, May 9 -- Observing that cryptic allegations without stating nature of torture can't trusted, Calcutta High Court acquitted husband and in-laws in a case where the wife died after consuming po... Read More

Kharagpur Industrial Park: State prepares 7.09 acres for allotment

Kolkata, May 8 -- The state government is preparing about 7.09 acres of land at the Kharagpur General Industrial Park in West Midnapore to allot plots to prospective investors for industry purposes. ... Read More

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