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Man sentenced to death for burning woman alive after rape attempt in Mathura
District Judge Vikas Kumar convicted the accused, Umesh Kumar, in the case on April 30 and pronounced the sentence on Tuesday, terming it a "rarest of rare" crime.
May 5, 2026Thane court acquits three in 2021 murder case; says prosecution failed to prove guilt
While the medical evidence confirmed homicidal death, it was insufficient to link the accused to the crime, Principal District and Sessions Judge SB Agrawal said in the order passed on Monday.
May 5, 2026Top executives of pvt firms among 7 held in 'overtime payment' scam in Chhattisgarh
Businessman Anwar Dhebar, elder brother of Raipur's former mayor Aijaz Dhebar, was apprehended in the case in February. Anwar Dhebar is in judicial remand for his alleged involvement in multiple cases, including an alleged liquor scam, in the state.
May 5, 2026Private firms' top executives among 7 held in 'overtime' scam at Chhattisgarh govt body
Businessman Anwar Dhebar, elder brother of Raipur ex-Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, was apprehended in the case in February 2026. Anwar Dhebar is in judicial remand for his alleged involvement in multiple scams, including liquor scam, in the state.
May 4, 2026Delhi court sentences 3 men to 4 yrs imprisonment for defrauding IDBI bank in 2009
Special Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik was hearing arguments on sentencing after the private company's ex-officials, Sumit Chaturvedi (64), Amit Chaturvedi (67) and Parvin Juneja (66), were convicted on April 24 for the offences of cheating, criminal conspiracy and using a forged document.
May 4, 2026Delhi court grants bail to ex-official accused of diverting funds from India’s Geneva Mission
Special Judge Vijeta Singh Rawat was hearing the third regular bail application of Mohit, who joined the Permanent Mission in Geneva on December 17, 2024, as an assistant section officer.
May 4, 202633 years on, Gujarat court convicts 12 in arms landing case linked to Dawood; 10 get 5-year RI
The case pertains to a conspiracy hatched by Ibrahim, later designated as an international terrorist, and his associates based in Dubai and Pakistan to avenge the December 6, 1992, demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya by smuggling a cache of weapons and explosives, including RDX, into India by sea, and creating mayhem and communal discord.
May 4, 2026Speech-and-hearing impaired man gets life imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl in Gondia
Special Judge (POCSO Act) and Additional Sessions Judge K N Gautam sentenced Laxman alias Mukka Isaru Bramhankar (47) to life imprisonment under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
May 4, 2026Shirdi cops take custody of 'godman' Kharat in cheating case filed by Ahilyanagar farmer
The case was registered on the complaint of farmer Raosaheb Nanasaheb Gondkar (55), a resident of Pimpalwadi in Shirdi in Ahilyanagar district, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, he added.
May 4, 2026Allegations grave in nature: Delhi court denies bail to Al-Falah chairman in ED case
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan rejected the regular bail plea, saying the accused is a "central figure" in the administration and finances of the university and its affiliated entities and he may influence witnesses if released.
May 4, 2026Gujarat court convicts 12 in 1993 arms landing case linked to Dawood; 10 of them get 5-year RI
Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court Judge RP Mogera convicted 12 accused, and sentenced 10 of them to five-year rigorous imprisonment, and two to seven-year RI, special public prosecutor Tushar Gokani
May 4, 2026Prosecution failed to prove its case: Delhi court acquits man, family members in dowry death case
Additional Sessions Judge Shivani Chauhan passed the order during the hearing of the case against Tanuj Behuria, his brother Abhimanyu Behuria and sister-in-law Reena Behuria in connection with the death of Tanuj's wife in 2015, within a year of their marriage.
May 4, 2026Systematic plan to brainwash victim: Court on denying pre-arrest bail to Nida Khan in TCS case
"The magnitude of the offence is truly multi-dimensional and multi-layered, and the custodial interrogation was required to go to the root of the case," the court stated while terming Khan's plea "devoid of merits
May 4, 2026Delhi court stays FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra over derogatory posts on women journalists
Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Pathak was hearing a plea moved by Mitra seeking a stay on a magistrate order dated April 23, which directed the filing of an FIR against him.
May 4, 2026Thane man acquitted in kidnap & rape case; court cites victim's consent
As the victim was a major, she was competent to make her own decisions, Special POCSO Court Judge Ruby U Malvankar said in the order on April 24, a copy of which was made available on Monday.
May 4, 2026Deeply shocked: Court raps Delhi Police for arresting murder accused from Bihar without transit remand
Noting that Mukesh was apprehended in Darbhanga and brought to Delhi, the court asked the investigating officer (IO) to explain through the concerned DCP why the accused was not formally arrested in Bihar and why transit remand was not obtained before bringing him to the national capital.
May 3, 2026Jaipur court grants divorce to man citing wife's conduct as mental cruelty
According to the husband's counsel, D S Shekhawat, the petitioner sought divorce alleging mental cruelty, claiming that his wife's actions had hurt his dignity and social standing.
May 3, 2026LeT operative sentenced to 7-year RI in Bengaluru prison radicalisation case: NIA
The Bengaluru special court has sentenced Vikram Kumar alias Chota Usman to seven years' rigorous imprisonment (RI), a statement issued by the NIA on Saturday said.
May 2, 2026Firing at Salman Khan's house was attempt to kill him: Actor's bodyguard tells court
Recounting the incident, the bodyguard, also the complainant in the case, last month testified that he reported for his regular night shift at 7 pm on April 13, 2024.
May 2, 2026Delhi court denies bail to Al Falah University group chairman in money laundering case
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan made the decision after hearing arguments from both Siddiqui and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A detailed order is pending.
May 2, 2026UP: Hathras court adjourns hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi till May 13
The complaint was filed in an MP-MLA court over Gandhi's alleged statement describing certain youths as accused in the case in which they were later acquitted. The matter came up for hearing on Saturday before Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) Deepak Nath Saraswati.
May 2, 2026Ex-IRS officer appeals against 3-month jail to CBI officers, seeks harsher sentence
On April 28, Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt sentenced retired police officer V K Pandey and Ramneesh to three months' imprisonment after convicting them under Indian Penal Code sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief) and 448 (house trespass). The court said the convicts had acted in "sheer violation of their legal powers as public servants".
May 2, 2026Nashik court denies pre-arrest bail to TCS employee Nida Khan; custody of 4 extended till May 5
The offence is a serious one, Nida Khan is one of the prime accused and therefore her custodial interrogation is necessary. The court rejected Nida Khan's bail application today. The final order will be uploaded soon," public prosecutor Ajay Misar told reporters.
May 2, 2026UP court rejects plea seeking Rahul Gandhi's voice sample in defamation case
The plea, filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra through his counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey, had sought Gandhi's voice sample for a forensic test to compare it with an audio clip.
May 2, 20264-year-old girl sexually assaulted, murdered in Pune district; 65-year-old man arrested
The accused, who works as a labourer, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday and took her to a cattle enclosure where he sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, said a police official.
May 2, 2026Nashik court denies pre-arrest bail to TCS employee Nida Khan
The offence is a serious one, Nida Khan is one of the prime accused and therefore her custodial interrogation is necessary. The court rejected Nida Khan's bail application today. The final order will be uploaded soon," public prosecutor Ajay Misar told reporters.
May 2, 2026HP: Uncle, brother of Hamirpur BJP MLA get bail in illegal mining case
Accordingly, the MLA’s brother Umesh Sharma and uncle Praveen Sharma walked out of jail after spending 17 days in judicial custody.
May 2, 2026Ex-KSEB overseer sentenced to 3 years in bribery case in Kerala
Kozhikode Vigilance Court judge Shibu Thomas sentenced Michael Pillai (60), a native of Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram and former overseer at the KSEB’s Kuttippuram section office in Malappuram, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 60,000.
May 2, 2026Remarks against St Francis Xavier: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar gets bail
A row erupted after a video of remarks by Khattar, the founder of Sanatan Mahasangh, at an event on April 18 in the presence of Swami Brahmeshanand, State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji (Krishna) Salkar, went viral.
May 2, 2026Bail denied to accused in PFI anti-national activities case
The judge of the Special Court for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases, P K Mohandas, on April 29 dismissed the bail petition filed by Shahul Hameed of Kottanadu in Palakkad, the 50th accused in the 2022 case linked to the alleged anti-national activities of the PFI, including the murder of RSS activist Sreenivasan.
May 2, 2026NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15
Ernakulam Special Court for NIA cases judge P K Mohandas, on April 30, heard the arguments of counsel for accused Savad and Shafeer C and decided to proceed with framing charges against the duo.
May 2, 2026ED moves special court in Mumbai for custody of rape accused 'godman' in money laundering case
The ED filed a criminal case against Kharat under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on April 6, taking cognisance of a Nashik police FIR filed against the 'godman' on charges of extortion, religious manipulation, and drug-facilitated assault on multiple women victims.
May 2, 2026ED moves special court in Mumbai for custody of rape accused 'godman' in money laundering case
The ED filed a criminal case against Kharat under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on April 6, taking cognisance of a Nashik Police FIR filed against the 'godman' on charges of extortion, religious manipulation, drug facilitated assault on multiple women victims.
May 1, 2026UP court summons Kumar Vishwas, Somnath Bharti, Sateyndar Jain in 2014 poll code violation case
Taking cognisance of the case, Special Magistrate Shubham Verma issued summonses to the accused and directed them to appear in the court in person on May 15.
May 1, 2026Delhi Court orders Joint Commissioner to probe missing stray dogs case at IGIA
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pranav Joshi of Patiala House Courts observed on Wednesday that the police's status reports were "inadequate" and reflected a lack of "serious efforts" to ascertain key facts, including the dogs' whereabouts and the role of those involved.
May 1, 2026Tech integration into judicial processes dismantles geographical barriers, helps litigants: CJI
Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education here, the CJI also said the Indian legal landscape has moved away from the era of the paper trail, where vital records languished in physical storage, to a vibrant digital ecosystem.
May 1, 2026