Tag: Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
Photo: AI imageSister’s marital discord spills into his own marriage
A feud between a man’s sister and his wife’s brother spilled into his own marriage, triggering a separation that has dragged on for 17 years. Now, the Jharkhand High Court has refused to grant him a divorce, finding that he failed to prove cruelty or desertion by his wife—and upheld an order directing him to…
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Married tutor accused of raping Class 10 student acquitted after 27 years
The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted a married government employee accused of raping a Class 10 student he tutored in science, setting aside his conviction 27 years after the case was registered. The court held that material contradictions in the prosecution evidence created reasonable doubt about the charges against Laxman Mahto. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava,…
Photo: AI ImageHe lost his job for accepting gratification of Rs 100
A Rs 100 bribe has proved extraordinarily costly for a former railway parcel clerk—not just his job, but three decades of legal struggle and, ultimately, another stint in prison. Now 75 and battling age-related ailments, he will once again have to surrender to serve the jail term in a case that began with a Rs…
