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Coal scam: Delhi court acquits ex-MP Vijay Darda, his son and former coal secretary HC Gupta

Coal scam: Delhi court acquits ex-MP Vijay Darda, his son and former coal secretary HC Gupta

Bringing an end to a high-profile legal battle that spanned over a decade, special CBI Judge Sunena Sharma also acquitte...

Seven persons get life imprisonment for killing man in Odisha

Seven persons get life imprisonment for killing man in Odisha

The convicted persons are Rukmana Pradhan (52), Bhojraj Pradhan (55), Gajaraj Pradhan (50), Ashok Pradhan (52), Dushmant...

Tripura: Man gets life term for killing wife

Tripura: Man gets life term for killing wife

Mithu, a daily wager, was married to Sabita for 13 years. She had often been subjected to harassment by her husband, acc...

Woman sentenced to one year in jail for assaulting official over power bill dispute

Woman sentenced to one year in jail for assaulting official over power bill dispute

In his judgment of March 20, a copy of which was made available on Friday, Additional Sessions Judge (Thane) R S Bhakare...

Court rejects terror case accused's plea for permission to go abroad

Court rejects terror case accused's plea for permission to go abroad

Raut was arrested in 2018 by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with alleged recovery of crude bom...

Chennai court declines to freeze PMK's mango symbol

Chennai court declines to freeze PMK's mango symbol

Ramadoss, the complainant in the case, was advised by Assistant Judge of the XIII Assistant City Civil Court, M Dharmapr...

Odisha: Man gets life sentence for rape, murder of sister in-law

Odisha: Man gets life sentence for rape, murder of sister in-law

Additional district judge-cum- judge of the POCSO court, Pranati Pattnaik, pronounced the verdict after examining the st...

Man gets death sentence for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl in Odisha’s Ganjam

Man gets death sentence for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl in Odisha’s Ganjam

According to the prosecution, 31-year-old Kesab Nahak, a distant relative of the victim, lured the girl with chocolates ...

Delhi court sends 2 men to 11 days NIA custody murder of Bangladesh leader Hadi

Delhi court sends 2 men to 11 days NIA custody murder of Bangladesh leader Hadi

The two Bangladesh nationals, Faisal Karim Masud alias Rahul (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34), residents of Patuakhali and ...

Delhi court convicts two for attempt to culpable homicide, insulting woman's modesty

Delhi court convicts two for attempt to culpable homicide, insulting woman's modesty

Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh convicted Rustam and Mohammed Rizwan for committing the offences under Sections 3...

72-year-old Delhi man sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for minor's rape

72-year-old Delhi man sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for minor's rape

Underlining the betrayal of trust and erosion of societal values, Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya said that the ...

Consumer protection body asks hotels, restaurants not to levy LPG, gas surcharges on food bills

Consumer protection body asks hotels, restaurants not to levy LPG, gas surcharges on food bills

The authority said it has received grievances through the National Consumer Helpline and also taken note of media report...

Delhi court convicts man in 2015 attempt to murder case

Delhi court convicts man in 2015 attempt to murder case

In its order dated March 19, the court said, “It stands proved beyond a reasonable doubt that accused Surender Singh ali...

Railway firing: Court orders shifting of accused former RPF constable to mental hospital again

Railway firing: Court orders shifting of accused former RPF constable to mental hospital again

Physical vitals, including blood pressure, were within normal ranges, and the central nervous system showed no immediate...

Two get life imprisonment for 2016 murder of elderly man and his caretaker in Thane

Two get life imprisonment for 2016 murder of elderly man and his caretaker in Thane

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the two accused - Prashant Sadashiv Pawar (38) and Atendra alias Ashi...

UP court acquits college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students

UP court acquits college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students

The accused, Rajneesh Kumar, a geography professor at a degree college, had faced allegations of sexually exploiting stu...

UP court awards death penalty to man in minor's rape and murder case

UP court awards death penalty to man in minor's rape and murder case

Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Kushinagar, convicted the accused, Pintu alias Koyal, of Hiranhi Be...

'Suspicion on police story, not on accused': Delhi court slams riot probe, dismisses state plea against discharge

'Suspicion on police story, not on accused': Delhi court slams riot probe, dismisses state plea against discharge

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing a plea filed by the Delhi Police challenging the trial court order d...

Gujarat assembly passes bill for amending law to drop terrorism-related provisions from it

Gujarat assembly passes bill for amending law to drop terrorism-related provisions from it

The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced by minister Arjun Modhwadia o...

'Will he dictate to me?': CJI Surya Kant fumes over litigant's father calling his brother

'Will he dictate to me?': CJI Surya Kant fumes over litigant's father calling his brother

The matter pertains to one Nikhil Kumar Punia, born into Haryana's Jaat Puniya community, seeking a minority reservation...

Railway firing case: Witness testifies about viral video of accused

Railway firing case: Witness testifies about viral video of accused

Chaudhary (34) is accused of shooting dead his senior colleague, Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena, and three Musli...

Juvenile convicted of stepmother's murder in UP's Sonbhadra, sentenced to life term

Juvenile convicted of stepmother's murder in UP's Sonbhadra, sentenced to life term

Government counsel Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said on September 19, 2019, Anirudh Gupta, a resident of Ajnia village, had lo...

Court orders release of 2 NCP leaders held in 'kidnapping' case; raps cops for their 'ill-treatment'

Court orders release of 2 NCP leaders held in 'kidnapping' case; raps cops for their 'ill-treatment'

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) (Mahabaleshwar in Satara) S Ivare, while granting bail to NCP leaders Anil Shivaj...

Delhi tribunal dismisses compensation to parents of 13-yr-old killed in 2022 bus accident

Delhi tribunal dismisses compensation to parents of 13-yr-old killed in 2022 bus accident

In an order dated March 24, the tribunal said, "It is held that petitioners have not been able to establish, on the basi...

UP: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping, killing minor

UP: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping, killing minor

In November 27, 2020, the victim's father had lodged a complaint at Turkpatti police station that his daughter failed to...

Rs 117cr laundering: Court denies bail to Pune businessman, says economic crimes a 'serious threat'

Rs 117cr laundering: Court denies bail to Pune businessman, says economic crimes a 'serious threat'

The court emphasised that statements recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) provided a "formidable...

No bail to Pune businessman in Rs 117cr laundering case; court cites gravity of economic crimes

No bail to Pune businessman in Rs 117cr laundering case; court cites gravity of economic crimes

There is "sufficient material" connecting Thepade, arrested seven months ago, to the offence of money laundering, specia...

SC collegium clears proposal for appointment of 8 additional judges as permanent

SC collegium clears proposal for appointment of 8 additional judges as permanent

The collegium headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant in a meeting approved names of Justices R Poornima, M Jothiraman, and A...

Separatist Aasiya Andrabi gets life term for conspiring to wage war against India

Separatist Aasiya Andrabi gets life term for conspiring to wage war against India

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh also handed down 30-year prison sentence to Andrabi's close associates, Sofi...

Former bank manager, 9 others convicted in 2004 home loan fraud

Former bank manager, 9 others convicted in 2004 home loan fraud

Brothers Kashinath Jadhav and Ganesh Pandurang Jadhav, the masterminds of the crime, were sentenced to five years' impri...

'No case made out': Thane court grants bail to CoinDCX co-founders held for cheating

'No case made out': Thane court grants bail to CoinDCX co-founders held for cheating

Gupta and Khandelwal's legal team argued before the court that they were victims of a "mistaken identity" and fraudulent...

Delhi tribunal orders paying Rs 1.36 cr compensation to 21-year-old amputee in Delhi road crash

Delhi tribunal orders paying Rs 1.36 cr compensation to 21-year-old amputee in Delhi road crash

On September 14, 2024, Ahthsham was travelling on his motorcycle near Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi, when the offending truck hi...

Rohini Bar calls for strike over police inaction after lawyer's kin shot dead

Rohini Bar calls for strike over police inaction after lawyer's kin shot dead

On March 19, miscreants attacked the house of Advocate Pawan Bhardwaj, which resulted in his brother’s death, while his ...

Narayan Sai, son of Asaram, appears in family court in divorce case filed by wife

Narayan Sai, son of Asaram, appears in family court in divorce case filed by wife

His wife, Janaki Harpalani, a resident of Indore, was also present in the court premises. However, she did not speak to ...

Delhi court sentences Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment in UAPA case

Delhi court sentences Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment in UAPA case

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh also sentenced Andrabi's two associates, Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, t...

Nashik court extends police custody of godman Ashok Kharat till March 29

Nashik court extends police custody of godman Ashok Kharat till March 29

Seeking further police remand for the accused godman who was arrested on March 18, public prosecutor Ajay Misar said new...