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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for rape, murder of woman in Pathanamthitta
According to the prosecution, Michael (26), had separated from her husband and was living with her partner, Tijin Joseph, who had also ended his marital relationship.
January 31, 20262021 Jhanvi Kukreja murder case: Friend Shree Jogdhankar sentenced to life imprisonment
Additional Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Navandar found Jogdhankar guilty of murder under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
January 31, 2026Man gets 20 years of imprisonment for sexually abusing minor in Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta Fast Track Special Court Judge Manjith T convicted the accused, uncle of the victim, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and awarded multiple sentences, directing that they shall run concurrently.
January 31, 2026Delhi riots case: Court acquits man accused of arson, rioting
In an order dated January 28, the court said, "Considering these facts and circumstances, I find that it will be highly unsafe to rely upon the sole testimony of the prosecution witness (PW2 Constable Piyush). I accordingly find that the prosecution has failed to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubts and the accused is entitled to the benefit of doubt."
January 31, 2026Hearing on consideration of ED chargesheet against Al Falah chairman deferred to Feb 13
The ED had earlier stated that the university generated Rs 415.10 crore in revenue between 2018 and 2025, noting what it described as a "meteoric rise" in income that did not align with the group's declared financials or its asset buildup.
January 31, 2026Thane court acquits man accused of wife's murder
The court, in its order, stated that the victim's brother had testified that his sister used to tell him about the abusive language used by the accused and his suspicion of character, but these contentions are "very vague".
January 31, 2026Civil police officer sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment in bribery case
The accused was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 7 of the Act.
January 31, 2026What happened in Supreme Court on Tuesday 2nd February
6.55 PM The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the initiation of corporate insolvency resolution proceedings against real estate firms Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Private Limited and Grand Venezia Commercial Towers Private Limited, reinforcing the rights of homebuyers and commercial allottees.
January 31, 2026Delhi: Court committee condemns HC bar association's opposition to enhance pecuniary limit
"The stand adopted by the DHCBA is not only contrary to national judicial reform objectives but also inconsistent with the constitutional vision of decentralised, efficient, and accessible justice delivery," he said.
January 30, 2026Five get life imprisonment for murdering businessman in Odisha
On the intervening night of June 13 and 14, 2020, the convicts trespassed into the office-cum-residence of the deceased, identified as Lambodar Muni, a distributor of milk and milk products, at Hillpatna area, for the purpose of committing dacoity.
January 30, 2026PMLA court allows civic body to demolish dilapidated hotel linked to Iqbal Mirchi case
The ED has filed a criminal case against Mirchi, his family and others to probe alleged illegal dealings in purchase and sale of costly real estate assets in Mumbai.
January 30, 2026Key directions of SC verdict ordering free sanitary pads, separate toilets in school
The Supreme Court said that the inaccessibility of menstrual hygiene management measures strips away the right to participate on equal terms in school. The domino effect of the absence of education is the inability to participate in all walks of life later.
January 30, 2026Court bars filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap from making 'derogatory' comments against Salman, kin
It then temporarily restrained Kashyap and others from making, uploading videos, posting, re-posting, giving interviews, corresponding, communicating, uploading, printing, publishing, re-publishing, hosting, circulating or re-circulating any further defamatory/slanderous content.
January 30, 2026CBFC files caveat in SC in 'Jana Nayagan' release case
The bench allowed an appeal filed by the CBFC, challenging the order of Justice Asha, dated January 9, which also quashed a communication dated January 5 of the regional officer of the censor board, stating that based on a complaint from one of its members, the matter has been referred to the revising committee by the Chairperson of the board.
January 30, 2026Patiala court dismisses bail plea of CEO of Believe Music India in royalty fraud case
According to the complaint, the accused allegedly acted in connivance to divert publishing royalties and withhold payments.
January 30, 2026Faridabad court sentences man to 20-year imprisonment for raping minor in 2020
According to the FIR, on October 26, 2020, when the girl's parents left for work. Pandey, who lived next door, broke into their home under the pretence of asking for help with some work and took the girl to his room and raped her.
January 30, 2026Delhi court grants bail to Ugandan woman in narcotics smuggling case, deems arrest as illegal
According to the prosecution, DRI officers intercepted the accused at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on May 1, 2025, after she arrived from Uganda via Doha, on the basis of specific intelligence. She was suspected of concealing contraband inside her body and was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a magistrate's permission, where she allegedly excreted seven capsules containing methaqualone and cocaine weighing 530 grams.
January 30, 2026Actor Kamaal R Khan granted bail in Oshiwara firing case
The lawyer further asserted that mere possession of 22 cartridges would not incriminate the actor, as the Arms Rules permit a licensed firearm holder to purchase 200 cartridges in a year.
January 30, 2026'No misuse of liberty': Delhi court denies cancelling bail of illegal Bangladeshi immigrant
On November 24, 2025, Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta had granted bail to Hosen noting that since all material recoveries have been effected and chargesheet has already been filed, Hosen could not be denied bail simply on the reason that other wanted persons are yet to be arrested.
January 30, 2026Delhi riots case: Court grants interim bail to Khalid Saifi, bars him from using social media
According to the FIR registered at Jagat Puri police station, a mob had assembled in Masjidwali Gali in Khureji Khas area of northeast Delhi on February 26, 2020.
January 30, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 56.33-lakh compensation to family of 2019 accident victim
The insurance company rebutted, saying the accident was not caused due to negligence of the truck driver, but that of the deceased, as he hit the truck from behind.
January 30, 2026Zubeen death case: Court rejects bail plea of 3 accused
The two other accused, Siddhartha and Garg’s another band member Shekharjyoti Goswami, both facing murder charges, have not filed bail petitions yet.
January 30, 2026Menstrual health is fundamental right: SC orders free sanitary pads, separate toilets in school
The court framed four questions including whether inaccessibility to pads and toilets creates systemic barriers that prevent adolescent girls from participating in education on equal terms with boys in violation of Article 14 (equality).
January 30, 2026Man sentenced to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
The court further directed that the victim be paid Rs seven lakh as compensation through the District Legal Services Authority, and ordered that the amount be deposited in a nationalised bank for a period of five years.
January 30, 2026Odisha: POCSO court sentences 6 youths to 20 years' RI for raping minor
According to the prosecution, the incident took place on May 3, 2024, when one of the accused allegedly lured the 17-year-old girl from the New Bus Stand area on the false pretext of introducing her to his mother.
January 30, 2026Martyrs Day: Delhi HC observes two-minutes silence
"Everyone is requested to please stand up and observe two minutes' silence in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for India's freedom," the court master in the court of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya said.
January 30, 2026Martyrs' Day: SC judges, lawyers observe two-minute silence
In the memory of those who laid down their lives in the struggle for India's freedom.
January 30, 2026Tuition teacher gets life term for raping minor student in UP's Ballia
According to the prosecution, Pandey raped the minor on May 22, 2023 and made a video of it. The accused threatened to make the video viral if she informed anyone. After this, he raped the student three times, Rai said.
January 30, 2026Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, domestic help convicted
Special Judge POSCO Court, Nirupama Vikram, acquitted Moeed on Wednesday and a day later awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to Raju and a fine of Rs 50,000.
January 29, 2026Court grants pardon to accused in 2020 Kerala gold smuggling case
In its order tendering pardon, the court said Kutty had voluntarily expressed his desire to make a full and true disclosure and confession of all facts and circumstances within his knowledge.
January 29, 2026Land-for-jobs 'scam': Delhi court lists matter for prosecution evidence from March 9-28
In his 346-page order on January 9, Judge Gogne had said, “The court finds, on the touchstone of grave suspicion, that there existed an overarching criminal conspiracy, mentored by Lalu Prasad Yadav, towards using public employment as a bargaining chip for receiving immovable properties through his wife Rabri Devi, daughters Misha Bharti and Hema Yadav, as well as sons Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav from willing job seekers.”
January 29, 2026Man gets 20 years imprisonment for raping minor in Odisha's Kandhamal
According to the prosecution, the accused, who was an unemployed youth in 2021, raped the girl when she went to the outskirts of her village in the evening to attend to nature's call.
January 29, 2026Delhi court acquits LG VK Saxena in 25-year-old defamation case filed by Medha Patkar
Saxena, who then headed an Ahmedabad-based NGO named 'Council for Civil Liberties', had also filed two cases against Patkar for making derogatory remarks against him on a TV channel and issuing a defamatory press statement.
January 29, 2026Delhi riots case: Prima facie case still exists; court denies bail to Tahir Hussain, 2 others
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai, on Thursday, was hearing a bail application filed by Athar Khan, Salim Malik and ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and denied them bail, saying that the prima facie case was made out against them in earlier orders and that bar still exists.
January 29, 2026Sessions court hands rigorous life term to Navi Mumbai man in 2017 double murder case
While the defence argued that the motive behind the crime was not established and pointed towards lack of fingerprint evidence on murder weapons, the court found chemical analysis reports damning.
January 29, 2026J'khand: Man gets life imprisonment for murdering woman in 2020
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sachindra Nath Sinha convicted Narayan Singh Sardar alias Hablu, and sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing a woman in May 2020 in Dhunaburu village, said Additional Public Prosecutor Harsh Vardhan.
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