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Pune land deal case: Eknath Khadse, wife appear before court, get NBW canceled
Special judge for MPs/MLAs cases Mahesh Jadhav last week issued the NBW against the couple as they failed to turn up before the court, where their presence was required for framing of charges in the case.
February 13, 2026Hearing on consideration of ED chargesheet against Al Falah chairman deferred to March 27
On February 5, the agency arrested Siddiqui on charges of forgery over alleged irregularities in the functioning of the private university. He was produced in court on Friday following the conclusion of his earlier 14 days of judicial custody granted on January 31.
February 13, 2026Bengal: Man gets bail in POCSO case after kin agree to marry off now adult survivor with him
The marriage was solemnised by a qazi in the court compound on Wednesday in the presence of family members from both sides.
February 13, 2026Bengal court exonerates expert in alternative therapy of cancer from charges of false claims
Maintaining that all the charges levelled against Aradeep and his father by the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate and the ED were "false, motivated and groundless", one of their lawyers said, "After prolonged and rigorous judicial trials, they were both honourably acquitted from all the police cases by the Fast Track-I Court at Barasat, West Bengal."
February 13, 2026UP man gets life term for killing wife after daughters testify against him
After conducting the post-mortem, police sought a complaint from family members, but none came forward. Subsequently, Sub-Inspector Subhash Chandra lodged an FIR under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
February 13, 20263 get life imprisonment for killing woman in Odisha's Balasore
The judgment was delivered after examining 18 witnesses and other evidence.
February 12, 2026Senior SC advocates buy membership at ‘Mohammad’ Deepak’s gym hit by shop name row
"Earlier, over 150 people used to train at my gym. Since this dispute began, the headcount has dwindled to just 12-15,” Kumar had told PTI, adding that regulars were staying away to avoid the friction
February 12, 2026Bihar court sentences man to death in triple murder case
The court acquitted two other accused in the triple murder case.
February 12, 2026Man gets 20 years in jail for raping 15-year-old daughter
Special (POCSO) Judge VA Patravale found him guilty under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC). It also fined the man Rs 28,000, which is to be given to the victim as compensation.
February 12, 2026ED arrests ex-director of Lodha Developers Ltd in Rs 85 crore money laundering case
The ED case against accused Rajendra Lodha is based on a cheating and forgery case filed under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) by the Mumbai police.
February 12, 2026Delhi court acquits woman in husband's suicide abetment case
The court noted that the allegations against the wife were general in nature and lacked specific instances of cruelty or conduct amounting to instigation.
February 12, 2026SC clears metalling of 11.5-km Laldhang-Chillarkhal road project through Rajaji National Park
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, however, refused to allow plying of commercial vehicles on the road which includes an ecologically sensitive 4.5-km stretch from Chamaria bend to Siggadi Sot area and is the only functional wildlife corridor connecting Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve and Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
February 12, 2026SC Collegium approves proposal to appoint 7 additional judges as permanent in Kerala HC
The names which have been approved are – Justice Abdul Hakhim Mullappally Abdul Aziz, Justice Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat, Justice Harisankar Vijayan Menon, Justice Manu Sreedharan Nair, Justice Easwaran Subramani, Justice Manoj Pulamby Madhavan, and Justice Marakkaparambil Bhargavan Snehalatha.
February 12, 202610 years on, Delhi court acquits man accused of killing wife
Additional Sessions Judge Himanshu Raman Singh also said that the prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
February 12, 2026Man gets life term for raping, impregnating minor daughter in UP's Sonbhadra
Pronouncing the verdict, Additional Sessions Judge of the POCSO court, Amit Veer Singh, also imposed a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh on the convict.
February 12, 2026Former IPS officer, arrested for fraudulently securing land, released on bail
Thakur was arrested on December 10, 2025, for allegedly abusing his position as Deoria SP in 1999 to fraudulently secure an industrial plot in the name of his wife using fabricated documents.
February 12, 2026Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of 12 accused for Feb 16
The 12 accused seeking bail are Mohammad Kaif, Mohammad Kashif, Mohammad Ubaidullah, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Adnan, Sameer Hussain, Mohammad Naved, Mohammad Athar, Mohammad Areeb, Mohammad Aadil, Amir Hamza and Adnan.
February 12, 2026UP: Husband sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in dowry death case in Kaushambi
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Karari police station against the deceased’s husband Lav Kush, father-in-law Prabhu Pasi and mother-in-law, all residents of Mukimpur village under relevant sections of the IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act
February 12, 2026Bihar: Bail pleas of Pappu Yadav in multiple cases to be heard on Friday
He was granted bail on Tuesday in a three-decade old forgery case by the court, but was kept in judicial custody in separate cases, including for obstruction of police proceedings.
February 12, 2026Goa nightclub fire: Court denies bail to Luthra brothers
The Luthra brothers, who had fled to Thailand after the incident and were deported from that nation on December 17, are currently in North Goa's Colvale central jail.
February 12, 2026Bihar: Bail pleas of Pappu Yadav in multiple cases to be heard on Friday
Yadav was arrested on Friday evening from his residence by the Patna Police, after a warrant was issued against him by the MP/MLA court in connection with a 1995 case lodged under Section 467 (forgery of documents) of the IPC.
February 12, 2026Delhi court summons industrialist Bina Modi in alleged assault case on GPI executive director
Police had filed a charge sheet on March 1, 2025, naming Prasad as an accused with sufficient prima facie material.
February 12, 2026Court restrains Cong leaders from making 'defamatory statements' against Assam CM
Judge Sarma, in his order, stated that the court is of the opinion that if an order of 'ad-interim injunction' is not passed, it will "defeat the justice and there is every possibility of multiplicity of proceedings".
February 12, 2026Court grants statutory bail to former TDB Thiruvabharanam Commissioner in Sabarimala gold loss case
So far, the court has granted bail to five of the 12 people arrested in connection with the Sabarimala gold loss incident, and they have been released.
February 12, 2026Man sentenced to 21 yrs in jail for raping minor
The court of the Additional Session Judge-II delivered the verdict on Wednesday after convicting the accused under Section 6 of the POCSO Act.
February 12, 2026Court in Thane district acquits duo accused of robbing passenger on train in 2002
As per the prosecution, the accused persons allegedly robbed a woman passenger on board the Chalukya Express on July 24, 2002, near Kalyan.
February 12, 2026UP court sentences 10 to life imprisonment in attempt to murder case
A case was registered under IPC sections 147 (rioting), 148 (armed rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), 307 (attempt to murder), 286 (negligent conduct), 506 (criminal intimidation), 392 (robbery) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
February 11, 2026Noida court grants anticipatory bail to gangster Ravi Kana; CJM had sought report on release despite B-warrant
During an earlier hearing, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court had sought an explanation from the Banda jail superintendent regarding Kana's release despite a B-warrant issued by Noida police.
February 11, 2026PNB scam: ED seeks to declare Nirav Modi's brothers Fugitive Economic Offenders
Nehal Modi was arrested in the US in 2025, and is fighting the extradition proceedings initiated against him by the ED and CBI.
February 11, 2026Senior YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu gets bail in protest case
Recently, Rambabu was remanded for allegedly misbehaving with the police personnel and pushing through barricades during a demonstration in November 2025.
February 11, 2026Biker death: Court denies bail to sub-contractor, seeks CCTV footage on illegal detention plea
Judicial Magistrate First Class Harjot Singh Aujla, while hearing a regular bail application filed by the accused sub-contractor, Rajesh Kumar Prajapati, said that "the gravity of the offence and its societal impact cannot be ignored".
February 11, 2026Supreme Court notifies new guidelines for designation of senior advocates
It also detailed the decision-making process by the full court, besides providing a separate process, through a request-cum-consent letter in the prescribed format, for former chief justices and high court judges seeking the designation.
February 11, 2026Firing at Rohit Shetty's residence: intention was to create terror in Mumbai, say cops
At least five rounds were fired at the first floor of Shetty's nine-storey building in Juhu area at 12.45 am on February 1. One bullet struck the glass of a gym inside the building. The Anti-Extortion Cell of Mumbai police's crime branch is probing the case.
February 11, 2026Bihar: Patna Civil Court again receives bomb threat, turns out to be hoax
"The court authorities received a bomb threat. We vacated the premises and conducted intense search operations. Dog squads and bomb squads were deployed. However, it turned out to be a hoax," Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma told PTI.
February 11, 2026Facing termination from service, 30 workers get relief from Thane Industrial Court
The order, passed by Industrial Court member S Z Sonbhadre, came on a complaint filed by the Maharashtra Municipal Kamgar Union (MMKU).
February 11, 2026Murder accused moves SC against Ujjwal Nikam's appointment as special public prosecutor
In his plea, Palande contended that Nikam cannot continue as SPP in the case due to his nomination as a member of the Rajya Sabha and it will amount to holding an "office of profit".
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