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Thane court orders release of NDPS case accused, says his arrest and transit from Surat illegal
Terming the arrest illegal, Judicial Magistrate First Class G.M. Gunthe highlighted severe lapses in procedural compliance and issued a show-cause notice to the Investigating Officer.
June 20, 2026Timeline of 2006 Pawanraje Nimbalkar murder case
June 3, 2006: Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver Samad Kazi were shot dead in a car at Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai. Local police and state CID handled the initial probe.
June 20, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 22.9 lakh compensation to family of cyclist killed in accident
In its order dated June 9, the tribunal said, "It is held that the petitioners have been able to prove on the scale of preponderance of probabilities that deceased Sushil Kumar sustained fatal injuries in the road accident due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle by the respondent no. 1 (driver Rajiv)."
June 20, 2026Two acquitted by Thane court as prosecution fails to prove charges of selling banned gutkha
The prosecution has not brought on record any such substance which was administered to any person by the accused person with the intent to cause hurt or knowing it to be likely he would thereby cause hurt.
June 20, 2026Man gets life imprisonment for murder over farm road dispute
According to the prosecution, the accused assaulted Bharat Chander Ghotale with a stick and strangled him to death following an argument over a road used for movement through agricultural fields.
June 19, 2026Four get life imprisonment in 2015 murder case in UP's Gonda
During the investigation, the police filed a charge-sheet against against Dilip, Dharmendra Pratap alias Gabbu, Dasha Sumer and Maan, all residents of Chaukhadiya Dihwa village.
June 19, 2026TCS case: Order on Nida Khan's bail plea likely on June 25
Danish Shaikh's lawyer Umesh Walzade contended that the investigation was complete, and hence his custody was no longer required.
June 19, 2026Woman, lover sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 4-yr-old daughter in Kota
According to assistant public prosecutor Bharat Singh Asawat, Teena was married to Sumit Yadav, a resident of Borekheda village under Budadeet police station in Kota district.
June 19, 2026Court acquits man in 1993 Mumbai riots case
According to the prosecution, a mob of 40 to 50 people set fire to New Bombay Bakery and an adjacent house near Gavdevi Road in Bhandup (East) at around 10 am on January 12, 1993.
June 19, 2026Espionage trial against ex-DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar likely to start in July
"The court on Thursday framed charges against Kurulkar under sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act....the trial is set to start in the second week of July. As the case involves provisions of the Official Secrets Act, the proceedings will be held in-camera
June 19, 2026Delhi court acquits two men accused of molesting woman, cites inconsistencies in narrative
Additional Sessions Judge Yadvender Singh was hearing the case against Paryag Deep and Rudar Deep, accused of offences under IPC Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354B (assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe a woman) and 506 (criminal intimidation).
June 19, 2026House help murder case: Delhi court sends accused doctor to two-day police custody
Delhi Police sought Dr Gupta's custody, contending that they need to investigate if other people were also involved and to find new facts in the case.
June 19, 2026Theatre stampede case: Court issues summons to actor Allu Arjun, others
Following the charge sheet, filed on December 24, the court issued summons to all 23 accused, including Allu Arjun, directing them to appear before it on June 22.
June 19, 202618-year-old POCSO accused gets temporary bail to take NEET retest
The court directed him to surrender in front of the authorities before 2 pm on June 22, a day after the medical entrance re-examination.
June 19, 2026Mumbai court grants temporary bail to jailed POCSO case accused to appear in NEET retest
The temporary bail was granted by the court from June 18 to June 21 on a bond of Rs 50,000 with a surety of a like amount.
June 18, 2026Mumbai court denies pre-arrest bail to businessman in Rs 1,000cr bank fraud, says charges serious
Considering the seriousness of the alleged economic fraud committed by applicant (Valia) with collusion of the officials of Yes bank and its consequences, the custodial interrogation of the applicant is essential," Additional Sessions Judge Anil D Salunkhe said while rejecting the anticipatory bail plea.
June 18, 2026Life imprisonment for 3 men for murder over loan dispute in UP's Azamgarh
According to the prosecution, complainant Harendra Chauhan, a resident of Paranpur village under Nizamabad police station area, stated that his brother Dharmendra had returned to his village during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 18, 2026Attack on ED officials: Court rejects bail plea of three accused
The Museum police had registered a case against around 300 persons last month for allegedly attacking Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials while they were returning after conducting searches at Vijayan's residence in connection with the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) money laundering case in which his daughter Veena T is facing the probe.
June 18, 2026Ex-RCom official Gautam Doshi sent to judicial custody till July 1 in money laundering case
Doshi, a former senior officer of RCom, was arrested by the ED in connection with its probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had arrested Doshi and brought him to Delhi from Mumbai on transit remand.
June 18, 2026Ex-Reliance Anil Ambani Group MD Sateesh Seth sent to 14-day judicial custody in PMLA case
The ED has arrested Seth in a case arising out of allegations that funds were siphoned abroad through hawala channels by creating fictitious bills against allegedly overvalued diamond imports.
June 18, 2026Thane court acquits three in constable assault case; notes cop himself was drunk
According to the prosecution, constable Navnath Sadashiv Thorve, the informant in the case, stopped a motorcycle at Yeoor Gate in Maharashtra's Thane city and found the riders drunk on March 2, 2018, when the Holi festival was being celebrated.
June 18, 2026Abhishek Ghosalkar murder case: Mumbai court allows polygraph test on two suspects
Special judge Ajit Yadav allowed the CBI to conduct polygraph tests on two suspects/witnesses, Mehul Parekh and Ryan Gore, after verifying that they had given their voluntary, written consent.
June 17, 20261993 Suleman Bakery firing case: Witness says cops entered madrassa room and hit students, teacher
At least six policemen are accused of opening fire indiscriminately inside the Suleman Bakery in south Mumbai during the 1993 Mumbai riots, killing nine persons.
June 17, 2026Man gets 30 year in jail for rape of minor girl in Bhubaneswar
The court has recommended that the district legal services authority, Khurda, to provide a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the victim.
June 17, 2026Court frames charges against ex-TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, others in PMLA case: ED
The others against whom charges have been framed include Shahjahan’s accomplices Shib Prasad Hazra and Didar Boksh Molla. All four are currently lodged in jail under judicial custody.
June 17, 2026Woman sarpanch Chameli Ojha granted bail in police assault case
The 33-year-old woman is undergoing treatment in a hospital following her arrest while being in judicial custody in the other case: verbally abusing a block development officer (BDO) and obstructing him from discharging his official duties
June 17, 2026Hearing deferred in Rahul Gandhi defamation case, next date fixed for June 29
Gandhi's counsel, Kashi Prasad Shukla, said a revision petition has been filed before the court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) seeking forensic examination and comparison of Gandhi's actual voice with the voice recorded on a compact disc submitted as evidence in the case.
June 17, 2026Hostile witnesses, flawed probe: Delhi court acquits six in 2015 double murder case
The lack of independent witnesses during the evidence recovery, the absence of CCTV, and the inconclusive ballistic reports leave a massive gap in the chain of circumstances. The case appears to suffer from severe evidentiary weaknesses. There are significant flaws in the police investigation, and a lack of definitive scientific corroboration
June 17, 2026HP judicial officer moves SC against collegium's picks for HC judgeship
The apex court collegium had on June 2 approved the proposal for appointment of three judicial officers -- Chirag Bhanu Singh, Bhupesh Sharma and Yogesh Jaswal -- as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
June 17, 2026Barring home food on restaurant premises is not a service deficiency: consumer commission
The commission also ruled that charging an amount higher than the printed MRP for bottled water served on the premises of eateries does not, by itself, constitute any illegality, deficiency in service, or unfair trade practice, as such establishments provide a composite package of services.
June 17, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 47.46 lakh compensation to family of man killed in road accident
In an order dated June 6, the tribunal said, “Victim Shiv Singh suffered fatal injuries in a vehicular accident (that) occurred on January 29, 2023 at 05:30 PM, at Shani Mandir Krishna Vihar Colony, Kanjhawala Road, Delhi, due to rash and negligent driving of vehicle, Tempo by respondent no. 1 Ashif Khan”.
June 17, 2026Court bins Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora's bail plea to prevent attempts to tamper with proof
In its order dated June 15, the court said it was of the view that the petitioner does not deserve the concession of bail at this stage as he may make efforts to tamper with the evidence.
June 17, 2026Twisha Sharma case: Judicial custody of husband, mother-in-law extended as CBI examines evidence
Twisha was found hanging in her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. Amid allegations of lapses in the initial probe against the police, the investigation was transferred to the central probe agency.
June 16, 2026Two BSF jawans sentenced to 42 years in jail for gang rape, acid attack in Mizoram
The court sentenced both convicts to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for gang rape, 10 years for rape causing grievous bodily harm and 12 years for acid attack, amounting to a total of 42 years' rigorous imprisonment, which will run consecutively.
June 16, 2026Mamata files plea in HC challenging poll result in Bhabanipur assembly seat she lost
After the saffron party's resounding victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls, Adhikari went on to become the first BJP chief minister of the state.
June 16, 2026Savarkar did file 10 mercy pleas with British, but did not express loyalty to them: Kin tells court
His acknowledgement came on Monday during his cross-examination by advocate Milind Pawar, appearing for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in an ongoing criminal defamation case before Special Judge Amol Shinde of the MP/MLA court.
June 16, 2026