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Be careful in criminal cases tied to matrimonial disputes: Calcutta HC | India News

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KOLKATA: Courts need to be cautious when dealing with criminal cases based on matrimonial disputes, Calcutta HC said Wednesday while quashing FIRs against two women registered by their sister-in-law under IPC section 498A. The court noted that the allegations against the two petitioners were “general and omnibus” in nature.The matter pertained to a case of … Read more

Calcutta HC orders fresh trial of 10 cases tied to Nandigram agitation

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KOLKATA: Calcutta high court Monday sent up for fresh trial 10 criminal cases, including murder cases, lodged during the Left Front tenure, overturning East Midnapore lower court orders allowing a state plea to withdraw them. The cases were filed at Nandigram and Khejuri police stations during violent land acquisition movements in 2007 and again in … Read more