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UP: Serial child rapist sentenced to life imprisonment in Bahraich
On Wednesday, Additional District Judge (POCSO) Arbind Kumar Gautam held the accused guilty in all four cases and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 8 lakh, Singh said.
December 18, 2025Court releases Dileep’s passport after acquittal in actress assault case
Dileep had surrendered his passport in 2017 following his arrest in the case, as a condition for bail. During the trial, the court had permitted him to travel abroad for business purposes and film promotions.
December 18, 2025Court in Mumbai's Bandra gets bomb threat email; nothing suspicious found during search
Similarly, the Nagpur District and Sessions Court on Thursday received an email claiming "bombs" inside the building, prompting the police to launch a search of the premises. The email claimed that two RDX-based explosive devices would soon go off. However, nothing suspicious was found during the search, officials said.
December 18, 2025Man gets rigorous life imprisonment for killing teenage kabaddi player
While two remained on the motorbike, the other two, including the prime accused, allegedly attacked her with sharp weapons multiple times on her throat and other body parts.
December 18, 2025Court says allegations of graft, illegal construction against Sena MLA serious, orders FIR
Instead of carrying out sanctioned works, he constructed the hall and commercial centres for earning income, the resident alleged.
December 18, 2025Kerala court awards Rs 30 lakh to writer in ''Karmayodha'' copyright case
The court observed that the defendants had commercially exploited the film by selling satellite rights, dubbing rights, and home video rights. Although there was no clear evidence of total profits earned, the court accepted that Mathew suffered both financial loss and mental distress due to the denial of authorship.
December 18, 2025Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Ex-CMO deputy secretary Chaurasia arrested; in 2-day ED custody
In the liquor scam case, the ED arrested Congress MLA and former excise minister Kawasi Lakhma on January 15 this year, and Chaitanya, son of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, on July 18, as part of its money-laundering investigation.
December 18, 2025Judges must exercise restraint while pronouncing verdict: Ex-CJI B R Gavai
Regarding the question of the supremacy of one organ of the state and whether the judiciary had weakened in the last decade, ex-CJI Gavai said, “Sometime back, there was a statement by the then constitutional functionary that the judiciary is not Supreme, but it is the parliament which is supreme.”
December 18, 2025CJI Surya Kant welcomes 7 judges appointed to SC in 2025
Speaking at the function, Justice Bagchi said there is a need for harmony between the judiciary and the legal community to ensure that justice reaches the poorest and weakest sections of the society.
December 18, 20252020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 5 of charges of arson, rioting
The court noted that the investigating officer had claimed that the photos of the accused were shown to witness Ramdass Gupta, an employee of a Bhajanpura petrol pump near which the incident of rioting and arson took place, but the origin of the photos was unclear.
December 18, 2025Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
December 17, 2025CBI court acquits Haryana judicial officer, parents in 2013 dowry-death case
Garg's wife, Geetanjali, was found dead in July 2013 near the Gurugram police lines area with bullet injuries.
December 17, 2025Delhi court denies anticipatory bail to man accused of enrolling as advocate using fake law degree
Seeking anticipatory bail, Vansanthan had told the court that he had completed his law graduation from Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, and had sought enrolment with the BCD through intermediaries.
December 17, 2025Court sentences three to life imprisonment for murdering TMC councillor Anupam Dutta
Police arrested one of the accused, Amit Pandit, on the night of the murder. Sanjib Pandit and Ziarul Mondal were arrested later as the investigation progressed, following which the trial began.
December 17, 2025Court calls Maharashtra minister Kokate ‘prosperous’ farmer, says he dishonestly induced state
On February 20 this year, a magistrate court convicted Kokate, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, and his brother Vijay Kokate. The duo was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the case, which pertained to submitting fake documents to get flats under the state government quota.
December 17, 2025BJP leader among 5 arrested for assault on ex-MLA's personal assistant in Beed district
Taking suo motu cognisance of the violence, the police registered a case against 40 to 50 persons from both factions based on a complaint filed by policeman Ramrao Aghav. Several of the accused were later released after being served notices.
December 17, 2025Doctor's suicide: Court says allegations against arrested husband's two siblings 'vague'
Fearing arrest in the case, Andhale and Ajay Garje sought pre-arrest bail, which was allowed by additional sessions judge R J Pawar on Monday.
December 17, 2025Thane court sends Dawood 'mentor' to police custody till Dec 22 in murder case of 2022
Dubey had been arrested in Balia, Bihar. The shooters were identified as Manish Singh and Rahul Sharma (34). Sharma and his accomplice, Abhishek Singh (30), were nabbed from Varanasi on March 29.
December 17, 2025CBI court sentences 10 people to 5-year RI in Vyapam scam linked to 2008 recruitment exam
The FIR alleged these individuals had committed fraud in the Patwari recruitment examination, conducted by the then Professional Examination Board (known as Vyapam by Hindi acronym) by submitting forged documents and securing their selection.
December 17, 2025SC collegium approves appointment of 2 judicial officers as Punjab and Haryana HC judges
The collegium headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant in a meeting okayed the names of Ramesh Chander Dimri, and Neerja Kulwant Kalson as judges of the high court.
December 17, 2025National Herald case: ED 'simply inverted template' of PMLA, says Delhi court
In his 117-page order, Special Judge Vishal Gogne said that the CBI had decided not to register an FIR on Subramanian Swamy’s 2014 private complaint, and there appeared to be a “long-lasting consensus” between it and the ED till an Enforcement Case Information Report (equivalent to FIR) was registered on June 30, 2021.
December 16, 2025Prithvi Shaw calls social media influencer's plea against him false, frivolous
Gill then approached a magistrate's court, seeking a direction to police to register an FIR. Police told the court in their reply that no offence was made out against Shaw and others.
December 16, 20252022 murder case: Gangster Subhash Singh Thakur sent in police custody till Dec 22
On Tuesday, he was produced before the Thane-based court of Special Judge VG Mohite, who remanded him in police custody till December 22, said a police official who is part of the probe team.
December 16, 20257 yrs on, court convicts duo for intimidating woman panchayat official
The incident occurred on September 25, 2018, when a gram sevika (panchayat official- who is the informant in the case) was conducting a survey for a housing scheme at Kharshet in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
December 16, 20252016 dacoity case: Thane court acquits nine accused under MCOCA
The nine persons acquitted in the case are Trimani Tangraj (38), Rakesh Babu Chalwadi (30), Kishor Shantaram Rumale Patil (39), Samadhan Pandit Sonawane (31), Sandip Brijlal Chauhan (30), Ashish Pandurang Devare (33), all from Thane district, Umesh Kakdya Farara (41), Sandeep Antya Thakre (34) and Shashikant alias Ganesh Ramdas Godse (47), hailing from Palghar.
December 16, 2025MNS, Shiv Sena workers acquitted in 2018 rioting case
They were charged under Indian Penal Code and Maharashtra Police Act for rioting, assault on public servant mischief, and other offences.
December 16, 2025Man gets life sentence for raping minor girl in Varanasi
Special public prosecutor Sandeep Kumar Jaiswal said the court of Special Judge (POCSO Act-III) Vinod Kumar convicted the accused under the relevant sections for rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
December 16, 2025Court grants NIA custody of prime accused in Iran organ trafficking case
Jayakumar has also filed a bail application, which is scheduled to be considered by the court on December 17.
December 16, 20253 convicted for murder of Bengal councillor
Dutta was shot dead in the crowded Agarpara North Station Road, and his killing led to massive protests in the area in subsequent days.
December 16, 2025Mumbai doctor's death: Arrested husband's two siblings get anticipatory bail
Prima facie, no role is attributed to the two accused in the FIR registered by the police, the defence argued.
December 16, 2025Land-for-jobs ‘scam’: CBI informs court it has largely completed verification of accused
The prosecution has alleged that appointments in the Group-D category of the Indian Railways' West Central Zone based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, were made during Lalu Yadav's tenure as the railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo's family members and associates.
December 16, 2025Court grants bail to activist Rahul Easwar in defamation case
He also alleged that when his bail plea came up for consideration before the court on Thursday last week, the public prosecutor informed the court that the police report was pending.
December 16, 2025District court rejects plea to change cloth covering lock of sealed Gyanvapi wuzukhana
Yadav said the judge observed that since the matter is under consideration before the Supreme Court, the district court does not have the jurisdiction to pass any order on the issue.
December 16, 20252020 Delhi riots: Court acquits two accused of arson, rioting
In an order dated December 9, the judge said, "I find that there are serious doubts about the credibility of prosecution witness 4 (Assistant Sub-Inspector Sunil), and it will not be prudent to rely upon his sole testimony to hold the accused guilty of the offences for which they have been charged.
December 15, 2025Thane woman, brother get bail in case of sexually assaulting her minor son
"Ex facie, there are matrimonial disputes pending between accused No. 1 (boy's mother) and her husband, with whom at present the victim is residing. In this background, the possibility of tampering definitely cannot be ruled out
December 15, 2025Technology should amplify human judgment, not replace it: CJI Surya Kant
Justice Surya Kanta cited the instance of the Lok Adalat system, according to him, this has been an enduring success in the National Lok Adalat drives. It remains one of the most efficacious grassroots justice innovations anywhere in the world, he noted.
December 15, 2025