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Sarpanch murder case: Court frames charges against prime accused Walmik Karad, 7 others
Nikam alleged that defence lawyers attempted to delay and derail the proceedings but the court recognised the tactics and passed appropriate orders.
December 23, 2025Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case
It noted that the approver allegedly met Karti Chidambaram and S Bhaskaraman in Karti's Chennai office in June 2011 to discuss the visa requirements, following which Karti Chidambaram instructed the approver to discuss the necessary details with Bhaskaraman.
December 23, 2025Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case
Chauta further argued that accused No.1, Jaga, was attempting to artificially link Basavaraj to the case by citing social interactions such as attending a birthday party and a visit to the Kumbh Mela, none of which, he said, had any connection to the alleged murder plot.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
He was arrested by the FBI in 2011 after an investigation showed that the KAC was a "front" for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. The US authorities proved that for over 20 years, Fai funnelled at least USD 3.5 million from the ISI into the US to influence American policy on Kashmir.
December 23, 202513 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act
Each of the 13 convicts was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for dacoity, 10 years of imprisonment for house trespass and a five-year term for rioting.
December 23, 2025Odisha: Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for killing man
Due to previous enmity, the convict had beaten Bisoi with a wooden plank at the community centre in the village.
December 23, 2025CJI Kant to lead 'Mediation Awareness Walk' in Goa on Dec 26; also take part in conference
The spokesperson said CJI Kant, who advocates a transformative approach to dispute resolution and emphasises that mediation offers unique benefits beyond traditional adjudication, will be accompanied by 6 other Supreme Court judges.
December 23, 2025Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: His lawyer cross-examines witness in UP court
The case dates back to 2018 when local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi, alleging that during the Karnataka elections in 2018, the Congress leader made derogatory remarks against the then BJP president and current Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
December 23, 2025Noida court rejects UP govt plea to withdraw charges in Akhlaq lynching case
The Uttar Pradesh government had moved the court seeking permission to withdraw the case against all the accused, citing maintenance of social harmony. The application was filed by the assistant district government advocate (criminal) following directions from the state government and the joint director of prosecution.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
In 2012, Fai was sentenced to two years in prison by a Virginia federal court for conspiracy and tax violations. At the time, US Attorney Neil MacBride noted that Fai had "lied to the Justice Department, the IRS, and many political leaders" while pushing ISI propaganda. After his release, he was kept under supervision for three years.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
It directed the Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police to provide necessary support, if required, to the collector while attaching the property.
December 23, 2025Thane court acquits man accused of murdering stepmother
The court also dismissed the CCTV evidence, noting that the technician who issued the certificate admitted to merely signing a document prepared by the police.
December 23, 2025Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case
The FIR also alleged that the payment of the said bribe was routed from TSP to Karti Chidambaram and Bhaskararaman through Mumbai-based Bell Tools Ltd with payments camouflaged under two invoices raised for consultancy and out-of-pocket expenses for Chinese visas-related work, the CBI FIR said, adding that the TSPL executive had later thanked Karti Chidambaram and Bhaskararaman on email.
December 23, 2025Kerala govt to appeal against acquittal of actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case soon
The trial court had acquitted Dileep and three others, while sentencing six accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The survivor had earlier expressed her disappointment over the verdict on social media.
December 23, 2025Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of suspended tehsildar in Pune land deal case
The prosecution also informed the court that in the Bopodi case, Yeole, despite knowing the land in question belongs to the agriculture department, passed an order which showed some individuals as owners.
December 23, 2025Charges 'vague, legally untenable': Mumbai court junks plea to file FIR against Thane judge
The court stressed that the allegations levelled against the district and sessions judge were of "extreme serious nature, being of corruption" and thus they require to be "specific". But content of the complaint does not make out any substantive averment on such points.
December 22, 2025Ex-CM Baghel's son got Rs 250 crore as his share from Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': Chargesheet
The ED in January arrested former excise minister and Congress leader Kawasi Lakhma besides businessman Anwar Dhebar (brother of Congress leader and former Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar), former IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer Arunpati Tripathi and some others as part of their investigations in the case.
December 22, 2025Assam: Trial of all 7 accused in Zubeen Garg death case gets underway in sessions court
The Kamrup (Metro) District and Sessions Court, after examining the accused via video-conferencing, fixed the next date of hearing on January 3, 2026.
December 22, 2025Delhi court discharges juvenile accused of raping 15-year-old girl
Advocate Prashant Diwan, the juvenile’s counsel, sought his discharge, saying the evidence clearly showed that the case was registered at the instance of the parents and aunt of the girl and that physical relations were established between both minors consensually, without coercion or force.
December 22, 2025UP: POCSO court awards life sentence to five for gang-rape of mother, daughter
He said Additional District Judge (POCSO), Bulandshahr, Om Prakash Verma-III on Saturday held the remaining five accused - Zuber alias Sunil, Sajid, Dharmveer alias Raka, Sunil alias Sagar, and Naresh alias Sandeep - guilty.
December 22, 2025Surat court stays 7-year-old Jain girl’s ‘diksha’ after father moves plea
In April 2024, his wife left home with their two children and started living with her parents, saying she would return only if he agreed to their daughter's 'diksha', the petition alleged.
December 22, 2025Registry will scrutinise urgent cases and list accordingly: CJI to lawyers
The special sitting was arranged on Monday to ensure timely consideration of pressing cases that require immediate judicial intervention during the vacation period, the bench said.
December 22, 2025Man sentenced to 10 years RI for posing as cop, raping woman in Navi Mumbai
According to the prosecution, on February 13, 2016, the survivor and her friend visited a lodge in Kurla in neighbouring Mumbai, where the accused intercepted them posing as a police officer.
December 22, 20251984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court reserves order against Sajjan Kumar for Jan 22
The first FIR was over the violence in Janakpuri, where two men, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh, were killed on November 1, 1984.
December 22, 2025Delhi tribunal awards Rs 68.74 lakh compensation to parents of man killed in 2022 road accident
The tribunal noted the deceased was only about 25 years old at the time of death and was working as a senior analyst in a private company.
December 21, 2025PFI was trying to procure arms from neighbouring countries: NIA counsel to Delhi court
"The case against the PFI and its leadership is that they formed the organisation to radicalise Muslim youth with a view to establishing a caliphate in India and to establish Sharia law,” Tyagi said.
December 21, 2025Delhi court discharges brother-in-law in cruelty case
It said the magistrate "committed a patent error and manifest illegality" in directing that charge be framed against the accused.
December 21, 2025Coal block case petitioner lawyer ML Sharma passes away
In a landmark judgment, the top court in 2014 declared coal allocation between 1993 and 2009 illegal, arbitrary, non-transparent and devoid of any procedure.
December 21, 2025Thane court sentences three people to 3 years RI for kidnapping baby
The court acquitted them of charges under section 143 (trafficking), noting that while kidnapping was proven, the "exact purpose" (such as sale or forced labour) was not established by the prosecution.
December 21, 2025UP: Five convicted for raping mother-daughter on NH-91 nine years ago
The prosecution filed a chargesheet against six accused, one of whom died during the trial. Special Judge (POCSO Act) Om Prakash Verma convicted the remaining five on Saturday.
December 21, 2025Natural disaster blamed for landslide deaths as J-K court quashes plea against Vaishno Devi board
The court held that for criminal liability under Section 106 of the BNS, there must be proof of a grossly negligent or rash act, foreseeability of harm and a direct causal link between the act or omission and the death. “Mere error of judgment or an administrative lapse does not suffice for criminal liability,” it said.
December 21, 2025CM Revanth Reddy appears in court over 2023 case
The case was registered against them at Mattampally police station in Suryapet district based on an allegation of wrongful restraint of the public in a road show during an election campaign in 2023.
December 20, 2025Court acquits MLA Tukaram Kate, 13 others in 16-year-old BMC office ruckus case
The judge said that “there was no specific evidence that any of the visitors caused damage to the property of BMC”.
December 20, 2025Court orders framing of attempt to murder charges against two in Delhi CM attack case
The court noted that the victim in this case is the chief minister, an elected representative of the state, but still, the accused managed to breach the security ring.
December 20, 2025Former FilmCity MD Govind Swarup acquitted in 21-year-old corruption case
They also pledged FilmCity corporation's fixed deposits to secure loans and bank guarantees for the private event, thereby causing it a loss of Rs 6.42 crore, the prosecution claimed.
December 20, 2025Punjab AAP MLA Pathanmajra wanted in rape case declared proclaimed offender
The complainant woman alleged that the MLA misrepresented himself as divorced, entered into a relationship with her and later married in 2021 while already being married.
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