Manu Sharma gets life sentence—'though this case is one that has shocked the confidence of the society in the criminal delivery system— while Vikas Yadav and Amardeep Singh Gill are sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment each

BY R.S. Sodhi 19 December 2006

The High Court takes grave exception to as many as 32 witnesses including three eye witnesses of the Jessical Lall murder and asks them to explain why they should not be prosecuted under Section 340 Cr.P.C

BY R.S. Sodhi 19 December 2006

Part 1 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: 'The [trial] court went on to hold that the Prosecution had miserably failed to bring home the guilt of the accused and thereby acquitted them of all charges'.

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 2 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: Challenging the correctness of the judgment under appeal, Shri Gopal Subramanium, learned Additional Solicitor General, argued that the judgment under challenge is self-destructive, contradictory and o

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 3 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: Factually, Mr. Jethmalani would have the court believe that Sidhartha Vashishta @ Manu Sharma, Beena Ramani, George Mailhot and Deepak Bhagwant were not present and the Tata Safari was planted. And tha

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 4 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: Arguements by Pt. R.K. Naseem and other advocates for the other accused stressed that Tata Safari was not present at the Qutub Colonnade in the first instance and the recovery of this vehicle from Noid

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 5 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: 'With very great respect to the learned Judge, we may point out that this manner of testing the credibility of the witness is hardly a rule of appreciation of evidence'

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 6 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: '...the new story this witness has introduced during trial is an 'afterthought' as also a total lie at the instance of the accused. His credibility was totally impeached during his cross-examination by

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 7 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: 'She is certainly a witness to identifying Sidhartha Vashisht @ Manu Sharma along with four or five persons present at the Tamarind Court as also having asked her for whisky and later misbehaving with

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006

Part 8 of 11 of the High Court Judgement: '...a reliable witness and, in fact, the only brave person present in that party to muster courage to face the shooter while others who claim to be socialites, did not have the courage to raise a litt

BY R.S. Sodhi 17 December 2006