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Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, domestic help convicted

Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, domestic help convicted

Special Judge POSCO Court, Nirupama Vikram, acquitted Moeed on Wednesday and a day later awarded 20 years rigorous impri...

Court grants pardon to accused in 2020 Kerala gold smuggling case

Court grants pardon to accused in 2020 Kerala gold smuggling case

In its order tendering pardon, the court said Kutty had voluntarily expressed his desire to make a full and true disclos...

Land-for-jobs 'scam': Delhi court lists matter for prosecution evidence from March 9-28

Land-for-jobs 'scam': Delhi court lists matter for prosecution evidence from March 9-28

In his 346-page order on January 9, Judge Gogne had said, “The court finds, on the touchstone of grave suspicion, that t...

Man gets 20 years imprisonment for raping minor in Odisha's Kandhamal

Man gets 20 years imprisonment for raping minor in Odisha's Kandhamal

According to the prosecution, the accused, who was an unemployed youth in 2021, raped the girl when she went to the outs...

Delhi court acquits LG VK Saxena in 25-year-old defamation case filed by Medha Patkar

Delhi court acquits LG VK Saxena in 25-year-old defamation case filed by Medha Patkar

Saxena, who then headed an Ahmedabad-based NGO named 'Council for Civil Liberties', had also filed two cases against Pat...

Delhi riots case: Prima facie case still exists; court denies bail to Tahir Hussain, 2 others

Delhi riots case: Prima facie case still exists; court denies bail to Tahir Hussain, 2 others

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai, on Thursday, was hearing a bail application filed by Athar Khan, Salim Malik an...

J'khand: Man gets life imprisonment for murdering woman in 2020

J'khand: Man gets life imprisonment for murdering woman in 2020

The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sachindra Nath Sinha convicted Narayan Singh Sardar alias Hablu, and...

Sessions court hands rigorous life term to Navi Mumbai man in 2017 double murder case

Sessions court hands rigorous life term to Navi Mumbai man in 2017 double murder case

While the defence argued that the motive behind the crime was not established and pointed towards lack of fingerprint ev...

Tribunal awards Rs 92 lakh compensation to kin of businessman killed in road accident in 2020

Tribunal awards Rs 92 lakh compensation to kin of businessman killed in road accident in 2020

The tribunal set the final award amount at Rs 92,53,351, and directed the vehicle owner as well as the insurance company...

SC collegium approves proposal for appointment of advocate as judge of Andhra Pradesh HC

SC collegium approves proposal for appointment of advocate as judge of Andhra Pradesh HC

"The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on January 28, 2026 has approved the proposal for appointment of Shri B...

Delhi court acquits L-G Saxena in 2000 defamation case filed by Medha Patkar

Delhi court acquits L-G Saxena in 2000 defamation case filed by Medha Patkar

The order was pronounced by Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma. In March 2025, the court had dismissed Patkar...

Delhi riots case: Court denies bail to ex-MLA Tahir Hussain, 2 others

Delhi riots case: Court denies bail to ex-MLA Tahir Hussain, 2 others

The top court, however, denied relief to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying all the accused in the case do ...

Former Village Officer, assistant sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in bribery case

Former Village Officer, assistant sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in bribery case

When Shaju later attempted to collect the remaining Rs 1,000 from the complainant, Kannur Vigilance and Anti-Corruption ...

Techie death: Developer says barricades removed in 2021 after Noida Authority's objection to ads

Techie death: Developer says barricades removed in 2021 after Noida Authority's objection to ads

The incident triggered public outrage, protests by locals and allegations of negligence against developers and the Noida...

Lucknow court rejects plea on alleged dual citizenship of Rahul Gandhi

Lucknow court rejects plea on alleged dual citizenship of Rahul Gandhi

The complainant levelled several allegations against Gandhi under several provisions of the BNS, the Official Secrets Ac...

Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in sexual assault case

Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in sexual assault case

Mamkootathil was directed to execute a bond of Rs 50,000 with two sureties, report before the investigating officer ever...

Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, his servant convicted

Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, his servant convicted

After the case was registered, a multi-story shopping complex owned by Moeed was demolished by Ayodhya district administ...

Delhi riots case: Prima facie accusations show ex-councillor Tahir Hussain, 2 others were involved, court told

Delhi riots case: Prima facie accusations show ex-councillor Tahir Hussain, 2 others were involved, court told

The top court, however, denied relief to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying all the accused in the case did...

Delhi court acquits 5 accused in 2012 Hari Nagar murder case citing inconclusive evidence

Delhi court acquits 5 accused in 2012 Hari Nagar murder case citing inconclusive evidence

On the alleged recoveries, including blood-stained clothes of Vipin and other articles, the court noted that even though...

Mumbai BEST bus accident: Court denies bail to driver

Mumbai BEST bus accident: Court denies bail to driver

Sawant, in his bail plea, claimed that he was trying to save an auto-rickshaw and pedestrians who suddenly came in front...

Bar Council of Delhi issues voter guidelines for February polls

Bar Council of Delhi issues voter guidelines for February polls

New Delhi Bar Association (NDBA) secretary Tarun Rana said according to the directions of the Supreme Court, which manda...

Land case: Relief to CM Siddaramaiah, wife as spl court accepts Lokayukta closure report

Land case: Relief to CM Siddaramaiah, wife as spl court accepts Lokayukta closure report

The court further directed administrative compliance, ordering: "Office is hereby directed to return the CD files and al...

UP: Five of a family get life term in Azamgarh murder case

UP: Five of a family get life term in Azamgarh murder case

After hearing arguments from both sides, the court convicted Rajkumar, his three sons and his wife Asha, awarding them l...

Delhi court convicts juvenile of murder in 2017 shooting near Rohini court

Delhi court convicts juvenile of murder in 2017 shooting near Rohini court

"It is a proven fact that the death of deceased Rajesh has been caused by the CCL by firing a gunshot upon the deceased....

Bar representatives asked to meet Delhi HC committee regarding district courts' pecuniary jurisdiction

Bar representatives asked to meet Delhi HC committee regarding district courts' pecuniary jurisdiction

Responding to the letter, NDBA secretary Rana said, “Our demand for enhancing the original pecuniary civil jurisdiction ...

Odisha: Man gets 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping elderly woman

Odisha: Man gets 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping elderly woman

On September 2, 2022, when the woman was returning to her house in Morada police station area after attending a funeral ...

Three district courts in Chhattisgarh receive bomb threat emails; searches on

Three district courts in Chhattisgarh receive bomb threat emails; searches on

On Wednesday, the threat emails were sent to the official email IDs of the Rajnandgaon, Ambikapur (headquarters of Surgu...

Man sentenced to 6-month jail term in power theft case, Rs 1.88-lakh fine imposed

Man sentenced to 6-month jail term in power theft case, Rs 1.88-lakh fine imposed

The special electricity court in Rohini convicted the accused of indulging in electricity theft for domestic usage on Ja...

Delhi: Woman convicted for culpable homicide attempt, negligence over dog attack

Delhi: Woman convicted for culpable homicide attempt, negligence over dog attack

Rejecting the defence's claim that the incident was accidental, the court said, "When a person keeps a dog within a conf...

Cong leader Gowda, arrested for ''abusing'' official, sent to14 days'' judicial custody

Cong leader Gowda, arrested for ''abusing'' official, sent to14 days'' judicial custody

The entire town, including the Municipal employees and officers, came in support of the commissioner and took out a marc...

Merely pointing pistol at someone doesn't indicate intent to kill: Delhi court

Merely pointing pistol at someone doesn't indicate intent to kill: Delhi court

According to the prosecution, pistol with three live cartridges inside it and three other live cartridges were recovered...

UP: Six convicted for woman's murder in 2018

UP: Six convicted for woman's murder in 2018

Maurya noted that the deceased's brother had filed a complaint with the Civil Lines police station in Rampur district, a...

Delhi court convicts husband, in-laws after woman hangs self over persistent dowry demands

Delhi court convicts husband, in-laws after woman hangs self over persistent dowry demands

The court rejected the defence argument that the prosecution witnesses were "interested" as it said, "It cannot be ignor...

Angry over past quarrel, 16-year-old boy rams BMW car into scooter, injuring 2 in Nashik

Angry over past quarrel, 16-year-old boy rams BMW car into scooter, injuring 2 in Nashik

As per CCTV footage, two persons are seen passing from Gangapur Road on a two-wheeler when a red speeding car came from ...

BCI Moot Court to take place in NE for first time from Jan 29

BCI Moot Court to take place in NE for first time from Jan 29

RGU School of Law & Administration Dean Bhuban Chandra Barooah said that the moot court rounds will be judged by an emin...

Kerala court fines Congress MP Shafi Parambil Rs 1,000 in NH blockade case

Kerala court fines Congress MP Shafi Parambil Rs 1,000 in NH blockade case

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I passed the order in a case registered over a protest by Youth Congress activ...