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Supreme Court stalls 35-year rioting case against cop after decades of no witnesses

Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
Supreme Court stalls 35-year rioting case against cop after decades of no witnesses

For 35 years, not a single witness was examined

The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in a 35-year-old rioting and causing hurt case against a police officer filed in 1989. The court said no witnesses were examined for decades and is considering quashing the case purely due to the extreme delay. Uttarakhand will be heard before any final order.

  • Supreme Court stays a rioting case from 1989
  • No witnesses were examined for decades
  • Court may quash the case over extreme delay
  • Uttarakhand government will be heard before a decision
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