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Torres fraud: Mumbai court denies bail to Ukrainian actor citing flight risk
Platinum Hern Pvt Limited, which ran the Torres brand, is accused of cheating investors of approximately Rs 148.89 crores through a combination of Ponzi and multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes.
February 9, 2026'Jana Nayagan' producers tell HC, they intend withdrawing case against Censor Board
Following a letter submitted by Vijayan Subramanian, counsel for KVN Productions, requesting the registry to permit the petitioner to withdraw the case, the matter has been listed for withdrawal on February 10, 2026 before Justice PT Asha, sources added.
February 9, 2026Elderly man death: Court remands TMC councillor to 7 days' police custody
The family of 81-year-old Tulsi Adhikari alleged that Bhattacharya beat him during an altercation on Saturday evening over their complaint to municipal authorities about an illegal construction beside their house, following which the man died.
February 9, 2026SC asks Gujarat Pollution Control Board to decide plea of Piramal pharma against closure order
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and NV Anjaria was hearing an appeal of M/S Piramal Pharma Limited against the February 5 order of the Gujarat High Court.
February 9, 2026Delhi biker death: Court extends sub-contractor's police custody, labourer sent to judicial remand
Judicial Magistrate First Class Shiv Kumar extended sub-contractor Rajesh Prajapati's police custody by a day on Monday. His one-day police remand, granted on Sunday, ended today.
February 9, 2026Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 68 lakh compensation to man disabled in road accident
Presiding Officer Sunil Kumar was hearing a claim petition by Pawan Kumar, who lost his leg after his motorcycle was hit by a truck near Valmiki Hospital in Pooth Khurd on June 8, 2021.
February 9, 2026Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of 8 accused for Feb 12
"Around the time Adnan was apprehended, his mother and sister were locked inside a room in the house by the police. There was no lady officer in the team that came to apprehend Adnan. The arrest warrant was not signed by a family member but by an acquaintance who was told to either sign it or face legal action by the police
February 9, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 33.17 lakh compensation to kin of student killed in road accident
Vipul Santosh Sawant, a 20-year-old student pursuing a B.Tech course, was walking with a friend along the Khaniwali-Gorhe road toward Ambiste in neighbouring Palghar district on December 25, 2020, when a speeding motorcycle struck him.
February 9, 2026MP: Conference of chief justices deliberates on people-centric judiciary, ways to cut case backlogs
A strategic roadmap to reduce case backlogs was deliberated, including streamlining procedures and prioritising trials in cases involving offences punishable with imprisonment of up to seven years.
February 8, 2026HCBA opposes proposal to open high courts on two Saturdays every month
The Bar Association said although courts officially function from 10 am to 4 pm, lawyers' work routinely stretches far beyond that. It added that weekends are often spent preparing complex cases, drafting pleadings and studying legal material.
February 8, 20262015 murder of property dealer in Thane: All eight accused acquitted
Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal, in the judgment on Saturday, observed that the foundation of the case - identification of the killers - was fundamentally flawed.
February 8, 2026Delhi court orders probe into Ashish Sood's defamation charge against AAP's Parveen Kumar
The court noted that the complaint pertained to the dissemination of misinformation and false propaganda through social media and digital platforms during the election process and ordered the investigation.
February 8, 2026Muzaffarnagar riots linked case: UP court acquits 22
He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had filed a chargesheet against 26 people in the case related to incidents reported from Mohammadpur Raisingh village on September 8, 2013.
February 8, 2026Unnao rape: Sengar moves SC seeking bail in death case of survivor's father
On January 19, the Delhi High Court had refused to suspend Sengar's 10-year jail term in the case on the grounds of delay in trial, saying it was partly caused by the multiple applications he had filed in the matter.
February 8, 2026Almost 16 years after UP cop's murder, 3 sentenced to life in Firozabad
Special Judge Sarvesh Kumar Pandey awarded life imprisonment to Ram Naresh, Satyapal Singh, and Pankaj alias Bablu, according to Assistant Government Advocate (Criminal) Narendra Kumar Rathore.
February 7, 2026Meerut court sentences man to 20-year imprisonment for raping minor
Based on the complaint, a case was registered on January 8, 2024, at Lisari Gate police station under relevant sections of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
February 7, 2026Court rejects discharge plea of firm linked to Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case
The firm, managed by NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh, had sought discharge claiming that it had been implicated falsely.
February 7, 2026Legal conclave held on data privacy, arbitration and POSH
"The conclave aimed to bring together legal professionals, corporate leaders, compliance officers, HR professionals, and policy stakeholders to deliberate on emerging regulatory frameworks, judicial trends, and practical compliance challenges faced by organisations in today's dynamic legal environment," said Madhumita Bhattacharjee, advocate-on-record (AOR) in the Supreme Court and founder of the firm.
February 7, 2026Court refuses to stall release of "O' Romeo" film
Sanober Shaikh, daughter Hussain Shaikh (notoriously known as Hussain Ustara), has filed a civil suit against the producer of the film Sajjid Nadiadwala, its director Vishal Bhardwaj and author Hussain Zaidi before a civil court here.
February 7, 2026UP court sentences two men to life imprisonment for raping minor
The court of Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 each on the convicts. Out of the total fine of Rs 1.10 lakh, the court ordered that Rs 85,000 be paid to the victim as compensation.
February 7, 2026BJP MLC, 2 others acquitted in 2019 Model Code of Conduct violation case in UP
According to the prosecution, a flying squad led by in-charge Gajendra Kumar Singh had filed an FIR alleging that MLC Shailendra Singh, along with Ajay Kumar Singh and Jai Prakash Singh, organised a feast for over 50 people at the Rajarshi Tandon Educational Institution in Uturi village.
February 7, 2026Pappu Yadav sent to two-day judicial custody, bail plea to be heard on Monday
Yadav was arrested on Friday night at his residence in Mandiri after a warrant was issued against him by the MP/MLA court in connection with a case lodged under Section 467 (forgery of documents) of the IPC.
February 7, 2026Hathras gangrape-linked defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: UP court to hear on Mar 16
Munna Singh Pundhir, the lawyer representing the three men, said a team of five lawyers from Lucknow and Delhi representing Gandhi arrived in Hathras on Saturday. They requested the court to provide them with the petition and evidence to file their objections. The court provided these documents to the lawyers. Gandhi's objections will now be presented on March 16.
February 7, 2026Pappu Yadav sent to two days in judicial custody, bail plea to be heard on Monday
Yadav was arrested on Friday night at his residence in Mandiri after a warrant was issued against him by the MP/MLA court in connection with a case lodged under Section 467 (forgery of documents) of the IPC.
February 7, 2026Delhi court seeks police report on plea against promoters of '32nd Milestone' project
Serious allegations of diversion and siphoning of funds have also been raised. The plea claims that despite earning rental income from operational restaurants and commercial establishments in the project, the promoters failed to clear the dues of the investors, employees, financial institutions and statutory authorities. It further alleges that substantial borrowings were raised and misused.
February 7, 2026Man gets three-year RI: Rape not proved, but sexual intent established, says court
Addressing the lack of physical injuries, the judge noted that if a penetrative sexual assault was committed on the victim, then her hymen may be ruptured and injury may be sustained to the genital organ.
February 7, 2026'Politically motivated', Sonia Gandhi opposes plea over 1980 voter list entry in Delhi court
"It is further added here that it shall be impossible for any person to search and place on record reliable evidentiary material after a passage of more than 40 years. It is well settled that such extremely stale allegations ought not to be entertained, as such malicious prosecution is violative of the letter and spirit of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution,"
February 7, 2026Man sentenced to 8 years in jail for kidnapping minor in 2019
Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh, on Saturday, said Yadav had kidnapped the girl on the night of January 5, 2019. Based on her grandfather's complaint, Devgan was arrested under sections 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc) of the Indian Penal Code and other sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
February 7, 2026Ex-CJI Chandrachud lauds book for dismantling 'political mythology' of colonial benevolence
He said the book, instead of dismissing the claims as caricatures were presented in their original form before being subjected to close examination.
February 7, 2026K'taka court convicts three men for gangrape of foreign tourist, murder
The incident occurred in March last year, near the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Sanapura, close to world heritage site Hampi.
February 7, 2026Thane MACT awards Rs 12.74 lakh compensation to man injured in motorcycle accident
MACT member R V Mohite ordered the owner of a dumper truck involved in the accident and the insurer, Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent per annum interest from the time the petition was filed.
February 7, 2026Vadodara school murder: Accused tried as adult, sentenced to life imprisonment
The incident dates back to 2018 when the victim, Dev Tadvi, was stabbed repeatedly in the head and chest by the accused, 16 and a half years old at the time, in a school in Vadodara's Baranpura area, just two days into his enrollment.
February 7, 2026ED files chargesheet in R G Kar Hospital financial irregularities case
Ghosh is currently in jail following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the charge of financial irregularities.
February 6, 2026Vadodara murder: Student who killed schoolmate sentenced to life imprisonment; was tried as adult
The incident dates back to 2018 when the victim, Dev Tadvi, was stabbed repeatedly in the head and chest by the accused, 16 years and 6 months old at the time, in a school in Vadodara's Baranpura area that the deceased had joined two days ago.
February 6, 2026Non-bailable warrant issued against Eknath Khadse, wife in Pune land deal case
Special judge for MPs/MLAs cases Mahesh Jadhav noted that the application (for exemption from appearance) is vague. The court emphasised that the plea did not mention as to which personal difficulty (as cited by their lawyer) arose to the accused.
February 6, 2026CJI Surya Kant arrives in Bhopal for two-day conference at National Judicial Academy
"The CJI was accorded a warm welcome at Raja Bhoj Airport on his arrival around 7.40 pm. It is the CJI's maiden visit to Madhya Pradesh after assuming charge as the head of the country's top court," an NJA official said.
February 6, 2026