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UP: 5 of family get 10 years in jail for killing woman for dowry in Ballia
District government counsel Sanjeev Singh said the court of District Judge Anil Kumar Jha on Friday held the accused guilty of killing Anita Devi over demands for a washing machine and Rs 1 lakh.
March 21, 2026Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital
The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences under the then Indian Penal Code (IPC) and said that after he serves that period, his life imprisonment for Das' murder will commence, SPP Prathap G Padickal told reporters.
March 21, 2026Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for murder of doctor at taluk hospital
The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced G Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences under the IPC and said that after he serves that, his life imprisonment for the murder of the doctor will commence, special public prosecutor (SPP) Prathap G Padickal told reporters.
March 21, 2026What happened in Supreme Court on Friday 20th March
11.40 AM The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the proceedings pending before a Jharkhand court against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in an alleged copyright infringement case over his movie 'Kahaani 2'.
March 21, 2026Two brothers get life term for killing labourer after argument over liquor
In the order passed on March 18, Additional Sessions Judge R S Bhakare convicted Ashok Laljitkumar Chaurasiya (39) and his elder brother Kamleshkumar (53) under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced them.
March 21, 2026UP: Six sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 murder case
When a wedding procession was passing by the house of Rakesh (56), he objected to the loud DJ music and asked the participants to lower the volume, which led to an altercation.
March 20, 2026NIA court issues proclamation order against three wanted accused in 2014 ISIS link case
Allowing the National Investigation Agency's plea, special judge Chakor Baviskar issued a proclamation against three wanted accused- Fahad Shaikh, Shaheen Tanki and Aman Tandel, almost 12 years after they allegedly left India to join ISIS.
March 20, 2026Elgar Parishad case: NIA court rejects accused's Kerala visit plea, calls it 'mischievous'
Babu was granted bail in December 2025 by the Bombay High Court on grounds of prolonged incarceration of over five years without trial. Conditions imposed on him by the HC included that he reside within Greater Mumbai and not leave the city without prior permission of the NIA court.
March 20, 2026Six acquitted in kidnapping case as court finds minor girl, nearing adulthood, married willingly
Additional Sessions Judge Joginder Prakash Nahar gave the benefit of doubt to all the accused -- Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Farman, Mumtaz Ahmed, Suhail, Javed Iqbal and Sayyed Madassar Hussain -- and acquitted them of all charges under Sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 (abduction for marriage) and 368 (wrongful confinement) of the IPC.
March 20, 2026Prosecution conclude arguments during charge hearing in Zubeen death case
Talking to reporters after attending the hearing, Garima Saikia Garg said, "On the second day of the hearing of charge framing, the prosecution completed its arguments. The defence lawyer of one of the accused, Amrit Praba Mahanta, placed half of his arguments."
March 20, 2026Delhi court directs state to undertake ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's surgery within 15 days
In an order, the court said, "Considering these facts and circumstances, the application at hand is disposed of on following terms that the surgery of the applicant, as required, shall be conducted within 15 days from today, unless some medical complications result in delay in the surgery."
March 20, 2026Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 61 lakh to kin of accident victim after 12-year legal battle
Presiding Officer Vijay Kumar Jha was hearing a claim petition filed by Satya Veer Singh, who had sustained grievous injuries, including severe brain trauma and a fractured femur, after a car struck his motorcycle from behind in Ghaziabad on September 25, 2013.
March 20, 2026Gujarat FICN seizure: Seven accused, including Yoga teacher, remanded in 10-day police custody
Yoga teacher Pradip Jotangiya, Mukesh Thummar, Ashok Mavani, Ramesh Bhalar, Divyesh Rana, Bharat Kakadiya and a woman were held after 42,000 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination were seized from a car, while another set of notes were recovered from a house in Surat, he said. Currency bundles were recovered from a black bag and concealed packaging inside a white SUV on Wednesday.
March 20, 2026Over 44 student bodies slam Transgender Rights Amendment Bill
The Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on March 13, seeks to give a precise definition of the term "transgender" and exclude "different sexual orientations and self-perceived sexual identities" from the proposed law's ambit.
March 20, 202614 arrested in Varanasi for eating chicken biryani on boat in Ganga sent to judicial custody
Additional Civil Judge (Sr.Div.)/ACJM Amit Kumar Yadav on Thursday sent all the accused to the 14-day judicial custody after rejecting the bail applications of the accused.
March 20, 2026Delhi court acquits 2 alleged ISIS-JK operatives, flags gaps in special cell's probe
The special cell of Delhi Police had registered a case against them under sections 18 (punishment for conspiracy) and 20 (punishment for being members of terrorist gang or organisation) of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and under the Arms Act provisions.
March 20, 2026Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Thursday March 19:
SC to hear a plea by NGO 'Vanashakti' against the Mumbai civic body.
March 20, 2026Haryana: Faridabad court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering wife
According to Deputy District Attorney Mahesh Chhabari, the case was registered at the Khedi Pul police station on April 3, 2022, based on a complaint from Indrapal Singh, a resident of Bharat Colony.
March 20, 2026Amravati pharmacist murder: NIA court rejects discharge plea of key accused
Special NIA judge Chakor Bhaviskar, in an order passed last week, noted the accused was "not annoyed
March 19, 2026Rajasthan family court annuls child marriage, advocates eradication of practice
The woman, Khushboo (name changed), was married off in 2016 under social pressure in a rural area of Jodhpur district. A few years later, when her in-laws began pressing for 'gauna' (consummation of marriage), she reportedly experienced mental distress.
March 19, 2026Odisha man gets 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping minor
The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, non-payment of which would lead to the jail term getting extended by a year, prosecution counsel Nehru Kumar Sahu said.
March 19, 2026Delhi court acquits man in 2024 attempt to murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Kumar Rajat was hearing a case against Javed alias Jabir, who was accused in a case registered at the Nand Nagri police station under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention).
March 19, 2026Hathras stampede case: Sub-inspector testifies in court, next hearing on March 27
Defence counsel Munna Singh Pundir said that Sub-Inspector Yadunath Singh deposed before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Mahendra Srivastava in Court No. 1.
March 19, 2026Maharashtra tops consumer cases, lags in disposal: Report
Over five years, 91,449 cases were filed in state commissions, which include four circuits, two regional benches and 40 district commissions. Of these, 59,067 cases were cleared, according to the Consumer Justice Report prepared by the India Justice Report (IJR).
March 19, 2026Delhi court grants 11-day NIA custody of six arrested Ukranians, US national
Noting that the FIR is not an encyclopedia and the allegations cannot be read in piecemeal, the judge said, "No doubt the FIR in question talks about the accused persons travelling to Mizoram, which is a prohibited area, without permission, and thereafter crossing over to Myanmar illegally, but it also mentions the accused persons link with ethnic armed groups, supporting certain proscribed Indian insurgent groups by supplying weapons, terrorist hardware and training."
March 19, 2026Delhi court acquits two in 2023 NDPS case
Special Judge (NDPS) Gajender Singh Nagar was hearing a case against Kaisher and Aakil, who were accused in a case registered at Nand Nagri police station under Section 21(b) (contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic and Substances Act.
March 19, 2026Two sentenced to life term for murder of fruit seller over unpaid loan
Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the accused duo Sunilkumar Bituli Rajak (45) from Mira Road and Sudipkumar Raju Ravidas (33) from Jharkhand after finding them guilty of criminal conspiracy and murder.
March 19, 2026NIA moves court to cancel bail of key conspirator in T J Joseph hand-chopping case
The agency moved the NIA court against M K Nazar following a case registered by the Aluva East Police in January this year for allegedly trespassing into a house and assaulting a 61-year-old man, Muhammad Kunju, at Kunjunnikara in Kadungallor.
March 19, 2026Gauhati HC appoints fast-track sessions court for day-to-day trial in Zubeen case: Himanta
Baksa district judge Sharmila Bhuyan will head the fast-track court, formed exactly six months after the popular singer's death in Singapore.
March 19, 2026Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases
The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-based jeweller Govardhan Roddam in connection with cases involving gold loss from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) gold plates and the door frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) at the temple.
March 19, 2026Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases
The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-based jeweller Govardhan Roddam in connection with cases involving gold loss from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) gold plates and the door frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) at the temple.
March 19, 2026Man gets life imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl in Palghar
Special Judge N K Karande, delivering the verdict on March 11, held the accused, Sandesh Ganpat Kharpade (35), guilty under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
March 19, 2026'Don't put cart before horse': Court rejects Lalu's plea seeking unrelied documents for trial
Special judge Vishal Gogne underlined that providing these documents en bloc would not only "place the cart before the horse" but also throw the judicial process into "complete disarray".
March 19, 2026Mediation skills taught in sign language; a first in country
MPSLSA Deputy Secretary Aniruddha Jain said that during the five-day training programme, 30 participants, including 25 professionals from the deaf and mute community, were taught sign language mediation techniques for a total of 40 hours.
March 18, 2026'Can't travel beyond SC': NIA court says no to activist Varavara Rao's relocation plea
The activist was arrested on August 28, 2018, from his Hyderabad residence and is an undertrial in the case. The octogenarian is currently out on medical bail granted by the Supreme Court in 2022.
March 18, 2026Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code Bill proposes common legal framework for marriage; seeks to regulate live-in
The Bill was introduced by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi a day after a state-appointed panel submitted its final report on implementation of the UCC in the state to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
March 18, 2026