Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Robbery (includes armed robbery) |
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1 year |
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2015 |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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Harsh Vardhan was wrongly convicted of dacoity and rioting. Vardhan was sentenced to one year in prison. Vardhan's conviction was quashed in 2015 on appeal. |
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Vardhan's conviction was quashed in 2015 on appeal. |
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"Criminal cases against lawmakers-SC order spurs action: compromise, withdrawals, only 1 disqualification: In 3 cases, involving an MP, an MLA and a Union minister, conviction quashed by a higher court, By Ramendra Singh, The Indian Express, January 3, 2016" |
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http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/criminal-cases-against-lawmakers-sc-order-spurs-action-compromise-withdrawals-only-1-disqualification/ |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org