HC acquits five of Dandupalya gang from life imprisonment
Kalyan Nagar Vedamurthy murder case
Bengaluru, July 18: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday acquitted five of the Dandupalya gang who were sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murdering a youth at Kalyan Nagar in Bengaluru.
Gang member Venkataramana, Dodda Hanuma, Munikrishna, Thimma and Krishna moved the High Court questioning the Sessions Court verdict. After hearing the arguments, HC Single Bench headed by Justice RB Budihal turned down the lower court’s verdict citing lack of evidences to prove their involvement in the murder.
Dandupalya gang members had entered a house of Anand at HRBR Layout at Kalyan Nagar on May 19, 1999 and killed Vedamurthy of 20 years of age. In this case, Venkataramana, Dodda Hanuma, Munikrishna, Thimma, Krishna and Chinnappa were the accused. The Sessions Court had sentenced all the accused to life imprisonment. But they had moved the High Court. But Chinnappa died when the hearing was going on in the court. On Wednesday, the High Court acquitted the remaining members from the life imprisonment.
Life imprisonment
Dandupalya gang members Dodda Hanuma, Nallathimma, Munikrishna, Venkatesh and Lakshmi were awarded life imprisonment in November 2017. They were convicted in Geeta murder case happened in 2000. More than 35 cases were filed against the gang members who used to enter the single woman houses and kill them by slitting their throats after raping them.
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Delhi High Court withdraws judicial work from District Judge after viral video of misconduct
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has withdrawn judicial duties from District Judge Aman Pratap Singh, currently serving as District Judge 1 in South West, Dwarka.
The decision was made during a full court meeting last week, following concerns over the judge's indiscipline, low case disposal rate, and failure to adhere to court schedules.
An official order issued by the High Court Registrar General on September 19 confirmed the withdrawal of Singh's judicial work with immediate effect. Sources indicate that a video of the judge behaving inappropriately in the courtroom, which went viral on social media, contributed to the decision.
In the video of the court proceedings which was circulated, the judge can be seen standing up from his chair and yelling while addressing the court staff and the counsel of an accused.
A viral WhatsApp video of a Delhi Judge - District Judge Aman Pratap Singh pic.twitter.com/uLteC69YBY
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