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Former 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.
December 20, 2025Court grants anticipatory bail to film director Kunju Muhammad in molestation case
The public prosecutor opposed the bail plea, stating that the allegations were serious in nature and that granting anticipatory bail could affect the investigation.
December 20, 2025Naqab row: SC Bar Association issues condemnation letter against Bihar CM, two ministers
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) letter said, "Besides infringing on her autonomy, agency and religious freedom, it is a reflection of the depraving attitude against women in general."
December 20, 2025Court sentences three to life imprisonment for raping minor in Jharkhand's Godda
According to the FIR lodged in November 2024, the 16-year-old girl was returning home from a fair when two of the convicts caught hold of her near a bridge and dragged her to a nearby field before they called one of their friends.
December 20, 2025J-K: NIA court issues non-bailable warrant against Hizbul Mujahideen chief
The court said the investigating officer has collected sufficient evidence which prima facie implicates Shah in various offences under sections 13, 18, 20, and 39 of the UAPA, pertaining to threat to sovereignty, terror conspiracy, and involvement in terrorist activities.
December 20, 2025Hair stylist gets 3 years in jail for sexually assaulting 17-year-old girl
Special Judge Ruby U Malvankar, in her order of December 16, details of which were made available on Saturday, sentenced Salmani to three years in jail under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and section 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
December 20, 2025AgustaWestland: Court orders Christian Michel's release from custody in ED case
The AgustaWestland case centres on alleged irregularities and kickbacks paid to former defence ministry officials to secure a contract for 12 VVIP helicopters from the British-Italian firm.
December 20, 2025SC imposes Rs 10 cr each fine on 10 dental colleges over violation of BDS admission rules
The court has directed that the fine amounts be deposited with the RSLSA within eight weeks, and that the funds be utilised for the welfare of social institutions in the state, including One Stop Centres, Nari Niketans, old age homes and child care institutions.
December 20, 2025RSS man's defamation plea against Rahul Gandhi: Hearing adjourned to Jan 17 over surety formalities
The court deferred the proceedings after noting the need for compliance with procedural requirements related to surety, he said.
December 20, 2025Delhi court orders framing charges against Cong leader Alka Lamba in police assault case
It also dismissed Lamba's plea seeking discharge, saying the Congress leader also caused danger to life, health and safety of peaceful demonstrators and public servants alike.
December 20, 2025Village assistant sentenced to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment in corruption case
According to the prosecution, while serving as a village assistant at the Kannur-I Village Office, Siyad made false entries in village office registers and fabricated documents, thereby misappropriating Rs 1,62,450 payable to the government as tax.
December 20, 2025UP bank fraud: Cashier gets life term, five others 10 years in Firozabad
Police subsequently filed a chargesheet against cashier Jaiprakash Singh, a resident of Shaktinagar, Praveen Kumar and his father Kunwarpal, a home guard from Bihari village, Akash Mishra from Kothipura, Veer Bahadur from Shivnagar and Sukhdev Singh from Balajipuram in Mathura.
December 20, 2025Ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur sent to 14-day judicial custody in defamation case
The prosecution, however, maintained that the matter pertained to a cognisable offence and that judicial remand was permissible.
December 19, 2025Reality of child trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation 'deeply disturbing', says SC
The court said the instant case lays bare the "deeply disturbing" reality of child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in India, an offence that strikes at the very foundations of dignity, bodily integrity and the state's constitutional promise of protection to every child against exploitation leading to moral and material abandonment.
December 19, 2025Former principal, teacher of school for disabled convicted in POCSO case
The offences came to light in 2014 after several students revealed the sexual abuse at the school at a meeting organized by a social activist.
December 19, 2025UP: Muzaffarnagar man, sister get life imprisonment over 13-year-old girl's rape
Government counsel Vinay Arora told PTI that the 13-year-old girl was raped by Rashid with the help of his sister Shakila, who also recorded a video of the crime, at Nara village under the Mansurpur police station area in March 2020.
December 19, 2025Sky is no longer the limit: CJI Surya Kant on Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission
CJI Kant said very few moments in life are as uplifting as tonight, when one gets to witness deserving individuals receive recognition for their talent.
December 19, 2025Special Court in Prayagraj sentences child abuse convict to six years of imprisonment
"In the investigation and analysis of data of electronic devices recovered from the possession of the accused, it was found that the accused was involved in the sexual abuse of minor girls. It was also revealed that he was sharing photographs and videos of sexual exploitation of the victims on social media platforms," the CBI spokesperson said after filing the chargesheet in 2022.
December 19, 2025Santosh Deshmukh murder case: framing of charges deferred to Dec 23
Nikam argued that the plea lacked merit and did not fall within the jurisdiction of the trial court. The court asked him to submit his formal reply, and adjourned the hearing to December 23.
December 19, 2025Court restrains actor-critic KRK from posting defamatory content against producer Vashu Bhagnani
The court found that, prima facie, tweets and statements made by the defendant (Khan) are somehow affecting the right of privacy of the plaintiff (Bhagnani).
December 19, 2025Land-for-job 'scam': CBI files status verification report of all accused in court
The prosecution has alleged that appointments in the Group-D category of the West Central Zone of the Indian Railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, were made during Lalu Prasad's tenure as the railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the names of the RJD supremo's family members or associates.
December 19, 2025Delhi court rejects Rabri Devi's plea to transfer cases from judge alleging bias
Earlier, in a detailed reply filed before the judge in the IRCTC scam, the CBI said the transfer application was "a mala fide attempt by the applicant (Rabri Devi) to hoodwink the court, and simply an attempt to not only scandalise the court but also browbeat the special judge (Vishal Gogne), so as to cause direct interference with the independent and fair administration of justice".
December 19, 2025Four men sentenced to life imprisonment for gangrape, murder in 2018
The prosecution also relied on forensic evidence, including reports showing semen traces on the accused's clothes, the victim's mobile phone recovered from the spot, and audio recordings of conversations between the victim and her cousin.
December 19, 2025Gujarat court orders Cong, four party leaders to remove deep fake Modi-Adani social media video
The court observed that the defendants circulated the video containing "prima facie defamatory statements," showing that the actions on social media are likely to harm the plaintiff's reputation and adversely affect his standing in society.
December 19, 2025One or two benches of SC may sit on Dec 22 to hear urgent cases: CJI Surya Kant
CJI Kant added, "We are not sure whether one or two benches will sit, it will all depend on the number of cases. We will pass appropriate orders (for constitution of bench)."
December 19, 2025UP: Former Samajwadi Party MLA surrenders before special MP-MLA court in Jhansi
Special Judge Jitendra Yadav remanded him in jail after he surrendered in connection with a case of assault, loot and extortion. Last week, the district administration had attached movable and immovable properties worth over Rs 20 crore belonging to the former MLA under the Gangsters Act.
December 18, 2025Two pharmacists get 20 years in jail in 2017 drug case
The judge underscored that drug abuse has a "devastating impact on society" and adversely affects individuals' health, destroys families and weakens the social fabric.
December 18, 2025Dadri mob lynching: Court to hear arguments on UP govt seeking withdrawal of case on December 23
The lawyer said the prosecution had moved the application to withdraw the case pending before the court. Acting on directions from the state government and the joint director of prosecution, the application was filed by the assistant district government advocate (criminal).
December 18, 2025Gurugram court sentences two to 10 years in prison for firing at shop
Giving details of the incident, police said they received information on October 16, 2018, that unidentified assailants had opened fire at Om Sweets in Sector 46.
December 18, 2025Bombay HC, local courts and banks in Mumbai, Nagpur get bomb threat mails, turn out to be hoax
The Bombay HC, sessions court, and magistrate courts at Mazgaon, Esplanade, Bandra and Andheri, along with two prominent banks received bomb threat emails in the morning. The premises were immediately vacated at most of these places. The BDDS was called in, but nothing suspicious was found anywhere in the searches,
December 18, 2025Hathras stampede case: Court fixes Jan 1 for next hearing
Defence counsel Munna Singh Pundir said the hearing took place in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Mahendra Srivastava.
December 18, 2025Surat court allows Gujarat govt's plea to withdraw sedition case against BJP MLA Hardik Patel
In 2019, Patel joined the Congress and was in 2020 appointed that party's working president. He joined the BJP in 2022 and the same year he won the state assembly election from Viramgam constituency.
December 18, 2025SC collegium recommends elevation of 5 judges as HC chief justices
Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta of Allahabad High Court has been elevated to Uttarakhand after retirement of the incumbent chief justice on January 9.
December 18, 2025UP: Man gets life term for abducting, raping minor in Muzaffarnagar
"Special POCSO Judge Manjula Bhalotia convicted the accused and also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 on him after holding him guilty of kidnapping and rape," government counsel Pradeep Balyan told reporters.
December 18, 2025MUDA case: Court raps Lokayukta over delay in submitting final report
The Lokayukta Police in February had given a clean chit to Siddaramaiah, his wife B M Parvathi, and two other accused in connection with the case, stating that allegations against them have not been proven due to lack of evidence.
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