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Man gets life term for killing wife, dumping body in pond in UP's Ballia
According to the prosecution, Nepal Paswan, a resident of Sonadi village in Ghazipur district's Bhanwarkol police station area, had married his daughter Tetri to Dinanath Paswan, son of Ramjeet Paswan of Visheshwarpur village under Narhi police station limits in Ballia, in 2014.
May 23, 2026UP man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping minor stepdaughter
According to the prosecution, the case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the girl's mother at the Nauchandi police station on September 29, 2021. The complainant had alleged that Vinod raped his stepdaughter after finding her alone at home and the girl later informed her mother.
May 23, 2026Uttam Nagar Holi clash: Delhi Court orders release of accused 'mistakenly arrested'
On March 4, 26-year-old Tarun died after being injured in a clash between two neighbouring families of different communities. The altercation was triggered after a water balloon thrown by a girl from one community accidentally hit a woman from the other.
May 22, 2026Twisha dowry death case: Advocate husband's legal license suspended
The bar body noted that it was under a statutory duty to preserve the purity of the profession and to ensure that the conduct of advocates does not erode public confidence in the administration of justice.
May 22, 2026Court posts custody petition in POCSO case against Bandi Sanjay’s son for orders on May 26
Bageerath was arrested on the night of May 16 in a POCSO case registered against him and was later remanded to judicial custody by a magistrate.
May 22, 2026Man sentenced to 5 years' rigorous imprisonment for making obscene videos of children in UP's Jhansi
Assistant District Government Counsel (ADGC) Tej Singh Gaur said that Additional District and Sessions Judge Kanishka Singh on Friday held Ramji Prasad (32) guilty, and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh. In the event of non-payment of the fine, the convict will have to undergo an additional six months of imprisonment.
May 22, 20262 get 20-year jail for abducting, raping minor girl in UP’s Baghpat
Additional district government counsel Narendra Panwar said that Additional District and Sessions Judge Shabistan Aquil held both the accused guilty and sentenced them each to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment.
May 22, 2026Police file first charge sheet in TCS-Nashik harassment case
The Special Investigation Team of the police filed the 1,500-page charge sheet before the sessions court in a case registered at Deolali Camp police station against Danish Ejaz Sheikh, Tausif Bilal Attar, Nida Ejaz Khan and Matin Majid Patel.
May 22, 20262007 Jamia Nagar rioting case: Delhi court discharges 12, slams probe, frames charges against 13
In a 95-page order, Special Judge Vishal Gogne, who also ordered framing of charges against 13 accused, further slammed Delhi Police for serious lapses, particularly the failure to conduct a test identification parade, which he termed a "requirement of essence and not just prudence".
May 22, 2026Court declines police plea for custody of NCP(SP) leader Lawande; sends him in JC
Police, meanwhile, conceded that they inadvertently mentioned the wrong crime number in an earlier reply opposing the interim protection from arrest.
May 22, 2026Man who harassed, ill-treated elderly parents sentenced to two months jail
Based on a formal complaint received from the aggrieved parents on May 21, the police at Naryanguda here registered a case against him under relevant sections of the City Police (CP) Act, and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
May 22, 2026Dowry death case: Twisha Sharma's husband taken into custody from Jabalpur court premises
Samarth Singh reached the district court in the evening with the intention of surrendering after withdrawing his pre-arrest bail application filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
May 22, 2026Twisha Sharma's husband reaches Jabalpur court to surrender
Mediapersons thronged the court though no one could catch a glimpse of Samarth Singh, who is a lawyer by profession and who had been evading arrest since an FIR was registered against him and his mother, former district judge Giribala Singh, following Twisha Sharma's death on May 12.
May 22, 2026Bangla Pokkho leader Garga Chatterjee gets bail in misinformation case
The magistrate at the Bankshall Court granted bail to Chatterjee on a bond of Rs 2,000 and directed him to appear before the investigating officer in the case once a week.
May 22, 2026Delhi court acquits five men accused in 2018 bank dacoity-cum-murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Sumit Dass was hearing the case against Sachin (son of Satpal), Sachin (son of Inderjeet), Vicky alias Pushkar, Parvesh and Pawan Pandey, who were accused of looting the branch at Kheda Dabar in south-west Delhi and killing its cashier in 2018.
May 22, 2026Bangladeshi man gets seven months in jail for faking Indian identity to work in Kuwait
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Esplanade Court) K S Zanwar convicted the Bangladeshi national under Immigration and Foreigners Act as well as Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating, forgery of public registers/identity proofs and possession of forged documents.
May 22, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 48.59 lakh to family of man killed in road accident
In an order dated May 21, the court said, "The evidence which has come on record, it is held that the rashness and negligence on the part of the driver of the offending vehicle, which is clearly visible."
May 22, 2026Twisha Sharma's absconding husband withdraws pre-arrest bail plea filed in HC
Samarth Singh has withdrawn his plea from the single bench of the high court comprising Justice Avanindra Singh, his counsel Jaydeep Kaurav told PTI.
May 22, 2026Madhya Pradesh HC allows second postmortem of Twisha Sharma, say her family members
He said the high court has directed the state government to make arrangements for a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, to be flown to Bhopal.
May 22, 2026UP court rejects CBI plea seeking custody of guns seized in Suvendu-aide murder case
The Central Bureau of Investigation had moved an application before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Pandey on Thursday, seeking custody of the seized weapons for sending them to a forensic laboratory in connection with the May 6 murder.
May 22, 2026Twisha Sharma’s kin demand probe into her mother-in-law’s calls to public figures, CCTV technicians
The family issued a statement the day after Giribala Singh, a retired additional district judge, informed the First Class Judicial Magistrate that eight CCTVs installed at her premises were being managed by a private company. She also informed that the gadgets were not being maintained properly, as a result of which the footage showed a difference of two days, two hours and 20 minutes.
May 22, 2026UP court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping minor
Special Judge (POCSO Act) Jahendra Pal Singh on Thursday convicted the accused, Aman Kumar, and also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, Public Prosecutor Sheilendri Rajput said on Friday.
May 22, 2026Constitution not a privilege of few cosmopolitans, belongs to every citizen: CJI Surya Kant
The chief justice, who was invited as the chief guest, could not attend the event and sent a video clip extending his warm greetings for the book launch and expressed his regret for not being present due to an upcoming meeting of BRICS judges.
May 22, 2026Constitution not a privilege of few cosmopolitans, belongs to every citizen: CJI Surya Kant
The chief justice, who was invited as the chief guest, could not attend the event and sent a video clip extending his warm greetings for the book launch and expressed his regret for not being present due to an upcoming meeting of BRICS judges.
May 22, 2026Muzaffarnagar man gets life term for murdering 'lover'
Government counsel Sahdev Singh told PTI that Sohanvir was in a relationship with Ruchi Sharma and wanted to marry her, but she married another man on June 28, 2020.
May 22, 2026BRICS justice ministers adopt declaration to boost mediation, arbitration cooperation
The "Declaration of the Ministers of Justice of the BRICS Countries on Strengthening Alternative Dispute Resolution through Capacity Building in Mediation and Arbitration" was adopted during a meeting of justice ministers of BRICS nations.
May 21, 2026Muslim side moves SC challenging Madhya Pradesh HC order in Bhojshala complex dispute case
The Hindu community considers Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the Muslim side calls the 11th-century monument the Kamal Maula Mosque. The disputed complex in Dhar district is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
May 21, 2026Twisha dowry death: Mother-in-law seeks recording of DVR contents by police
In the application filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Singh, Twisha's mother-in-law, stated that the eight CCTV cameras installed at her residence were maintained by a private firm that had not regularly serviced the equipment.
May 21, 2026Thane court acquits MNS chief Raj Thackeray in 2008 railway exam assault case
Eight persons, including Thackeray, were named as accused in the case. Two of them died during the pendency of the trial.
May 21, 2026Court sentences customs clearing agent to 2 years in jail for import duty evasion
Clearing agent Pradeep Rane was found guilty under Indian Penal Code section 420 for systematically cheating the Customs Department.
May 21, 2026Nasrapur case: Court allows plea for test identification parade and medical examination of accused
Kamble has been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
May 21, 2026Punjab local body polls: EVMs dispatched from Rajasthan to Punjab, EC tells HC
The information was given during the hearing of a petition, challenging the Punjab State Election Commission's decision of holding the elections for municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats through ballot papers.
May 21, 2026Divergent thoughts & perspectives must be expressed: SC judge BV Nagarathna
Speaking at the launch of senior advocate Indira Jaising's memoir ‘The Constitution Is My Home', Justice Nagarathna said, “Freedom of speech and expression are very important in a democracy. Divergent thoughts and perspectives must be considered and allowed to be expressed.”
May 21, 2026Twisha Sharma dowry death: Both families move HC; Lookout notice against absconding husband
Twisha, a Noida woman who is alleged to have been harassed for dowry, was found dead on the night of May 12 at her marital home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area. Police registered an FIR, charging her husband and her mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, a retired district additional judge (ADJ) with dowry death and harassment.
May 21, 2026Delhi court questions CBI's closure report in 2024 UGC-NET paper leak case
It said, "It is manifest that a crime has been committed as per the contents of the para, but still the IO has ignored the same and filed a closure report for reasons best known to him."
May 21, 2026Rahul Gandhi files revision petition in defamation case in Sultanpur
Gandhi's counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla said on Thursday that complainant Vijay Mishra, a local BJP member, has challenged the lower court's order rejecting his plea seeking collection of certain samples as evidence in the case.
May 21, 2026