Courts acquits man on psychiatric grounds
The Hindu
Judge concluded that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia
Noting that the accused was not in a mental position to have any sexual intent, a Delhi court has discharged a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who was accused of allegedly grabbing and kissing a six-year-old girl two years back.
The order was passed by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Ashutosh Kumar who said that even if for argument’s sake, it is assumed that there is suspicion that the accused was not sufficiently capable to understand the consequences of his act. Hence, “no charge can be framed against the accused as it is well settled that for framing of charge there has to be grave or strong suspicion against the accused”.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.