{"id":62836,"date":"2026-03-31T11:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=62836"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:37:08","slug":"aap-mla-manjinder-singh-lalpura-acquitted-as-high-court-sets-aside-conviction-in-2013-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/aap-mla-manjinder-singh-lalpura-acquitted-as-high-court-sets-aside-conviction-in-2013-case\/","title":{"rendered":"AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura acquitted as High Court sets aside conviction in 2013 case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura has been granted major relief by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which set aside his conviction in a 2013 case and acquitted him along with other accused.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court quashed the 2013 FIR and overturned the 2025 conviction order after noting that the parties involved had reached a settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Lalpura was among those convicted earlier in the case. 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