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Odisha man gets 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping minor
The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, non-payment of which would lead to the jail term getting extended by a year, prosecution counsel Nehru Kumar Sahu said.
March 19, 2026Delhi court acquits man in 2024 attempt to murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Kumar Rajat was hearing a case against Javed alias Jabir, who was accused in a case registered at the Nand Nagri police station under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention).
March 19, 2026Hathras stampede case: Sub-inspector testifies in court, next hearing on March 27
Defence counsel Munna Singh Pundir said that Sub-Inspector Yadunath Singh deposed before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Mahendra Srivastava in Court No. 1.
March 19, 2026Maharashtra tops consumer cases, lags in disposal: Report
Over five years, 91,449 cases were filed in state commissions, which include four circuits, two regional benches and 40 district commissions. Of these, 59,067 cases were cleared, according to the Consumer Justice Report prepared by the India Justice Report (IJR).
March 19, 2026Delhi court acquits two in 2023 NDPS case
Special Judge (NDPS) Gajender Singh Nagar was hearing a case against Kaisher and Aakil, who were accused in a case registered at Nand Nagri police station under Section 21(b) (contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic and Substances Act.
March 19, 2026Delhi court grants 11-day NIA custody of six arrested Ukranians, US national
Noting that the FIR is not an encyclopedia and the allegations cannot be read in piecemeal, the judge said, "No doubt the FIR in question talks about the accused persons travelling to Mizoram, which is a prohibited area, without permission, and thereafter crossing over to Myanmar illegally, but it also mentions the accused persons link with ethnic armed groups, supporting certain proscribed Indian insurgent groups by supplying weapons, terrorist hardware and training."
March 19, 2026Two sentenced to life term for murder of fruit seller over unpaid loan
Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the accused duo Sunilkumar Bituli Rajak (45) from Mira Road and Sudipkumar Raju Ravidas (33) from Jharkhand after finding them guilty of criminal conspiracy and murder.
March 19, 2026NIA moves court to cancel bail of key conspirator in T J Joseph hand-chopping case
The agency moved the NIA court against M K Nazar following a case registered by the Aluva East Police in January this year for allegedly trespassing into a house and assaulting a 61-year-old man, Muhammad Kunju, at Kunjunnikara in Kadungallor.
March 19, 2026Gauhati HC appoints fast-track sessions court for day-to-day trial in Zubeen case: Himanta
Baksa district judge Sharmila Bhuyan will head the fast-track court, formed exactly six months after the popular singer's death in Singapore.
March 19, 2026Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases
The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-based jeweller Govardhan Roddam in connection with cases involving gold loss from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) gold plates and the door frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) at the temple.
March 19, 2026Court grants statutory bail to two more accused in Sabarimala gold loss cases
The Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to Chennai-based Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Ballari-based jeweller Govardhan Roddam in connection with cases involving gold loss from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) gold plates and the door frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) at the temple.
March 19, 2026Man gets life imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl in Palghar
Special Judge N K Karande, delivering the verdict on March 11, held the accused, Sandesh Ganpat Kharpade (35), guilty under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
March 19, 2026'Don't put cart before horse': Court rejects Lalu's plea seeking unrelied documents for trial
Special judge Vishal Gogne underlined that providing these documents en bloc would not only "place the cart before the horse" but also throw the judicial process into "complete disarray".
March 19, 2026Mediation skills taught in sign language; a first in country
MPSLSA Deputy Secretary Aniruddha Jain said that during the five-day training programme, 30 participants, including 25 professionals from the deaf and mute community, were taught sign language mediation techniques for a total of 40 hours.
March 18, 2026'Can't travel beyond SC': NIA court says no to activist Varavara Rao's relocation plea
The activist was arrested on August 28, 2018, from his Hyderabad residence and is an undertrial in the case. The octogenarian is currently out on medical bail granted by the Supreme Court in 2022.
March 18, 2026Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code Bill proposes common legal framework for marriage; seeks to regulate live-in
The Bill was introduced by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi a day after a state-appointed panel submitted its final report on implementation of the UCC in the state to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
March 18, 2026Chhattisgarh: SIA files chargesheet against 9 persons for alleged Maoist links
The chargesheet was filed before the special court of Principal District and Sessions Judge (NIA court) Sirajuddin Qureshi on Tuesday naming nine persons as accused in a case lodged last year in connection with Maoists' urban network, Public Prosecutor Dauram Chandravanshi said on Wednesday.
March 18, 2026Metro parapet collapse in Mulund: Court grants anticipatory bail to project executives, consultant
Fearing arrest in the case, Alpesh Patel (Managing Partner) and Ganesh Gholap (Technical Director) of Milan Road Buildtech LLP, along with project consultant T Sai Suresh Kumar, had sought anticipatory bail, saying they had no direct role in the work on the ground and were falsely implicated in the case.
March 18, 2026Court acquits five men in 2018 kidnapping, murder case
Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal, in his judgment delivered on Wednesday, cleared Ravi Ashok Choudhary (37), Rajendraprasad Shivyadnya Tiwari (47), Sanjivkumar Upadhyay (38), Ashokkumar Shukla (40), and Ramashankar Tiwari (28) of all charges, including murder and criminal conspiracy.
March 18, 2026CBI court convicts former BOI official, others in Rs 3 crore cheating case
Former bank official Manojkumar Mathur, and another accused named Ilesh Shah got three years' jail term with a fine of Rs 50,000 each.
March 18, 2026Delhi court dismisses defamation suit over 'bully' post on Instagram
District Judge Arvind Bansal observed that the plaintiff had failed to establish a prima-facie case of defamation, noting that the impugned posts, when read in context, constituted "reasonable expressions of criticism" arising out of a commercial dispute between the parties.
March 18, 2026Delhi riots case: Two acquitted as court finds gaps in prosecution evidence
In the order dated March 14, the court said, “I am of the opinion that it will be highly unsafe to rely upon the testimonies of these witnesses to hand down a finding of guilt against the accused. Both the accused are found entitled to a benefit of doubt”.
March 18, 2026Maharashtra assembly passes Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill
Section 12 empowers the Chief Wildlife Warden to grant permits allowing the hunting of wild animals for specific purposes such as research, scientific management for population control, etc.
March 18, 2026CAT's notice to Labour Ministry, ESIC over irregularities in posting allocation to nursing officers
They alleged that candidates belonging to reserved categories were treated as “reserved candidates against unreserved vacancies” (RAUV), resulting in an unfair allocation process.
March 18, 2026Delhi court grants interim protection to man in rape case, directs him to join probe
Additional Sessions Judge Kapil Kumar was hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by accused Sanjay Jain in connection with an FIR registered at Keshav Puram Police Station under charges of rape.
March 18, 2026Ahmedabad medical college hostel damaged in Air India crash to be reconstructed
The existing building in Meghaninagar area, vacated after the catastrophic incident of June 12, 2025, will be pulled down and a new, bigger hostel complex will come up at an estimated cost of Rs 103 crore, officials said on Wednesday.
March 18, 2026Gangster Ravi Pujari arrested in 2017 extortion case by Thane Police
The Anti-Extortion Cell of the Thane Crime Branch took his custody from Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru and brought him to the city on Tuesday, said a police release.
March 18, 2026Man gets life term for killing father-in-law with iron rod in UP's Deoria
According to Assistant District Government Counsel Harendra Nishad, the incident took place on the night of August 17, 2016, in Badhya Tiwari village under Gauri Bazar police station limits.
March 18, 20262020 Delhi riots: Ex-AAP councillor seeks one-month interim bail on medical grounds
The application filed by Hussain’s counsel read, "The applicant (Hussain) seeks interim bail on account of the fact that he has developed an inguinal hernia which now imminently requires surgical intervention."
March 18, 2026Surgeon gets two-year jail in 2014 sterilisation deaths case in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur
The court of First District and Additional Sessions Judge Shailesh Kumar Ketarap on Tuesday convicted surgeon Dr R K Gupta under the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and awarded him two years of imprisonment, Additional Public Prosecutor Devendra Rao Somawar said on Wednesday.
March 18, 2026Massive vacancy, backlog of over 5L consumer cases impacting grievance redressal: Study
While the Consumer Protection Act mandates cases to be resolved “as expeditiously as possible” within a timeline of 3-5 months, the report found that more than one-third of cases remained unresolved for over three years, far exceeding the mandated timeline.
March 18, 2026Thane court acquits duo accused of killing shepherd in 2023, cites lack of evidence
According to the prosecution, Kamble worked for Mundarangi. It was alleged that Mundarangi thrashed Kamble after he had returned late with the sheep owned by the former. However, the case faltered when the sole eyewitness, Ganesh Amuksiddha Bhosale, turned hostile.
March 18, 20262016 teachers' assault case: Court rejects discharge plea of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde
According to the prosecution, the conflict erupted over the "sudden transfer" of a lady teacher who was reportedly battling cancer.
March 18, 2026Maharashtra legislature passes Freedom of Religion Bill to check conversions through coercion, fraud
Individuals or families are susceptible to unlawful conversions due to their social and economic vulnerability in society. Such vulnerable sections of society need protection from the state. The existing laws are inadequate to tackle various issues arising from such religious conversions
March 17, 2026Man accused of killing lady doc in hospital held guilty by Kerala court
It also held him guilty under under provisions of the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of violence and damage to property) Act 2012.
March 17, 2026Proceedings against DRDO scientist Kurulkar shifted to magistrate's court
On Monday, sessions judge P Y Ladekar directed the ATS to file the charge sheet before the competent magistrate's court in accordance with the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
March 17, 2026