{"id":73151,"date":"2025-04-08T03:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/orissa-high-court-acquits-murder-convict-after-14-years-in-jail-due-to-lack-of-evidence-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T03:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:32:18","slug":"orissa-high-court-acquits-murder-convict-after-14-years-in-jail-due-to-lack-of-evidence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/orissa-high-court-acquits-murder-convict-after-14-years-in-jail-due-to-lack-of-evidence-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Orissa High Court Acquits Murder Convict After 14 Years in Jail Due to Lack of Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orissa High Court recently acquitted Madan Kanhar, a 42-year-old murder convict, after he spent 14 years in jail, citing lack of evidence. The court pointed out discrepancies in testimonies and a lack of conclusive forensic findings in the case. Kanhar&#8217;s acquittal comes as a relief after years of legal battle. This decision highlights the importance of a thorough investigation and solid evidence in criminal cases. The judiciary&#8217;s role in ensuring justice and fairness is evident in this case. Kanhar&#8217;s long-awaited release underscores the need for a robust legal system that upholds the rights of the accused. This ruling also serves as a reminder of the challenges faced by the justice system in delivering timely and accurate judgments. The acquittal of Kanhar sheds light on the complexities of the legal process and the significant impact of evidence in determining the outcome of a case. This case serves as a precedent for future criminal proceedings, emphasizing the critical role of evidence in dispensing justice. Kanhar&#8217;s exoneration underscores the importance of upholding the principles of justice and fairness in the legal system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orissa High Court recently acquitted Madan Kanhar, a 42-year-old murder convict, after he spent 14 years in jail, citing lack of evidence. The court pointed out discrepancies in testimonies and a lack of conclusive forensic findings in the case. Kanhar&#8217;s acquittal comes as a relief after years of legal battle. This decision highlights the importance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":73152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-118826529imgsize-749836.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}