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Will not take coercive steps against Sandeep Varier: Police to court
The assurance was given before the Principal District and Sessions judge Nazeera S by public prosecutor Geena Kumari as the prosecution had not filed the police report in the case.
December 11, 2025UP: Couple, son get life term in 2021 culpable homicide case
Swami said District and Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Jha on Tuesday held Kishun Verma, his wife Usha and son Amrit guilty and awarded them life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh each.
December 10, 20256 MP cops suspended for 'procedural irregularities' in opium smuggling case probe
The young man's lawyer, Himanshu Thakur, said, "Upon being summoned by the High Court, Superintendent of Police Meena appeared before the court on Tuesday and informed the court about the suspension of six police personnel."
December 10, 2025UP: Judicial custody of codeine syrup racket accused extended
The prosecution told the court that in the multi-crore cough syrup racket, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Amit Kumar Singh alias Amit Tamta on November 27 on charges of trafficking codeine-based narcotic cough syrup. Two mobile phones, a Fortuner vehicle and an Aadhaar card were recovered from his possession
December 10, 2025Hearing in model code violation case against AAP's Sanjay Singh deferred due to advocate's death
While other accused in the case had earlier obtained bail, a bailable warrant was issued against Sanjay Singh due to his repeated absence from the proceedings. In July 2024, he surrendered before the court and was subsequently released on furnishing two bail bonds of Rs 20,000 each along with a personal bond
December 10, 2025UP court defers hearing in Rahul Gandhi defamation case due to advocate's death
The case dates back to 2018 when local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi, alleging that during the Karnataka elections in 2018, the Congress leader made derogatory remarks against then-BJP president and current Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
December 10, 2025UP: Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping minor girl in Jhansi
A man in the Kakrawai area of the district had filed a complaint alleging that on the afternoon of March 21, 2022, his nine-year-old daughter suddenly went missing while playing outside the house. The neighbours informed that a man from the same area was seen taking her towards the jungle.
December 10, 2025UP man who strangled 2 boys, hid bodies in brick kiln, gets life term
The bodies were found wrapped in a red sari, Manglik said. Pinki Devi, who had been searching for her children for four days, had identified the bodies.
December 10, 2025Thane court acquits two watchmen in 2021 murder case
The court found that the evidence of crucial eyewitness Vikas Mehta and housing society chairman Kapil Jain was insufficient, noting both their accounts of the victim's "oral dying declaration" were improvements not initially reported to the police.
December 10, 2025Shoegate fame lawyer thrashed in Karkardooma court
On October 6, Rakesh Kishore approached the dais when a bench led by the ex-CJI was hearing the mentioning of cases by lawyers, removed his shoe, and tried to throw it at the judge.
December 10, 2025Eight Bangladeshi nationals convicted for illegal stay in India
Mohammad Shanto Yunus Mulla (30), who worked as a painter and his wife Sumi Mohammad Shanto Mulla (28) who worked at a beauty parlour were also arrested from Kalyan.
December 10, 2025Chhattisgarh EOW files chargesheet against businessman aide in Rs 175cr rice milling scam
In October this year, a supplementary chargesheet was filed in the case against Dhebar and retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anil Tuteja.
December 10, 2025Delhi court remands Swami Chaitanyanand to 14 days of judicial custody
Saraswati was produced before Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar on the conclusion of his one day's police custody that was granted on December 8.
December 10, 2025Rahul Mamkootathil gets anticipatory bail in second sexual assault case
The MLA was further directed to appear before the investigating officer between 10 am and 11 am on Mondays once every two weeks for three months or until the final report is filed, whichever is earlier, and also as and when required.
December 10, 2025Kartavya Path protest: Delhi court grants bail to 10 accused
Nothing has been discovered against the accused protesters qua their membership in radical organisations related to Naxalites
December 10, 2025Eight Bangladeshi nationals convicted for illegal stay in India
The jail superintendent, in coordination with the investigating officer, shall take necessary steps to deport the accused by following due procedure of law after the completion of their sentence, the court said.
December 9, 2025Chhattisgarh EOW files chargesheet against businessman aide in Rs 175cr rice milling scam
As per the previous EOW chargesheets, retired IAS officer Tuteja, in an alleged criminal conspiracy with office-bearers of CRMA, orchestrated a large-scale illegal collection of money from rice millers under the custom milling process.
December 9, 2025Delhi court remands Swami Chaitanyanand to 14 days of judicial custody
He has been in jail in the sexual harassment case from where he was sent to a day's custodial interrogation on Monday.
December 9, 2025Delhi court notice to Sonia, police on plea claiming 'forgery' in electoral roll inclusion
The plea, the magistrate had said, was merely relying upon an extract of the electoral roll, which was "a photocopy of a photocopy of an alleged extract of an uncertified electoral roll" of 1980.
December 9, 2025Kupwara court rejects bail pleas of 8 policemen arrested for torturing cop in custody
Eight Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel including a deputy superintendent of police (DySP) were arrested by the CBI in August for inflicting "brutal and inhuman custodial torture" on a fellow police constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan two years ago.
December 9, 2025Train firing: Police oppose ex-RPF constable's bail plea; cite death sentence potential in case
"Instead Chaudhary stared at me and said don't come in my way or follow me, otherwise I will shoot you," the witness recalled.
December 9, 2025Land-for-jobs 'scam': CBI seeks time to verify status of accused persons
The prosecution has alleged that appointments in the Group-D category of the Indian Railways' West Central Zone based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, were made during Lalu Yadav's tenure as the railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo's family members and associates.
December 9, 2025Ghaziabad court sentences man to 20-year imprisonment for raping minor in 2018
The matter surfaced on January 29, 2019, when her mother took her to Delhi's GTB Hospital after she complained of stomach pain, where doctors revealed that the girl was four months pregnant.
December 9, 2025Shocking that police working negligently in brutal rape case of 4-year-old: Delhi court
"In these circumstances, it is the duty of this court to help the victim and her parents and to alleviate the sorrows of this family to some extent," the court said, underlining that it was a fit case for the grant of interim compensation.
December 9, 2025Swami Chaitanyanand sent to one-day police custody in fake number plate case
He is presently in judicial custody in another case where he is accused of sexually harassing 16 students at a private institute here.
December 9, 2025Rahul Gandhi's lawyer cross-examines witness in 2018 defamation case
The case dates back to August 4, 2018, when BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation suit against Gandhi, alleging that the Congress leader had made objectionable remarks against the then BJP national president and current Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Karnataka assembly election campaign.
December 9, 2025Thane MACT awards Rs 7.89 lakh compensation to family of man killed in truck accident
The judge noted that while the container driver was primarily responsible, the accident occurred "in the middle of the road, which did not have a divider," leading to 10 per cent contributory negligence on the part of the motorcyclist.
December 8, 2025Father-son duo among 4 sentenced to life imprisonment in ITBP jawan murder case
According to the complainant, Gurdayal Singh, who also resides in Nangra, Vipin Kumar was harvesting wheat in a field with the assistance of migrant labourers around 8.30 am. At that moment, Jaswant Singh, his son Dilpreet Singh, Amrik Singh, and Gurpreet Singh, all from the same village, arrived at the farm in a gypsy.
December 8, 2025Kerala court acquits actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case, six found guilty
The ten accused who faced trial are Sunil NS alias Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijesh V P, Salim H, Pradeep, Charly Thomas, actor Dileep (real name P Gopalakrishnan), Sanil Kumar alias Mesthri Sanil, and Sharath.
December 8, 202519 years on, Thane court acquits 10 persons in murder bid and rioting case
The judge in the order said, "It can be seen that there is no evidence of any independent witness. As no identification parade was conducted, there is absolutely nothing on record as to how the present accused were identified, that too from the mob of 2000 to 2500 persons."
December 8, 2025Important cases listed in Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 16
SC to hear pleas challenging EC's decision to undertake SIR of electoral rolls in various states.
December 8, 2025MACT Thane awards Rs 40 lakh as compensation to kin of plumber killed in 2018 accident
Her evidence about the accident of her husband arising out of the use of the offending vehicle has not been disputed in her cross-examination, the judge said while rejecting the insurer's claim that the deceased was negligent.
December 8, 2025Delhi road death victim's kin get Rs 64.7 lakh in claim
Relying on Supreme Court precedents on the standard of proof in motor accident claim cases, the tribunal said that strict criminal standards do not apply in claims cases and that the claimants were required to establish their case on a preponderance of probabilities.
December 8, 2025After spending 8 years in prison, man acquitted in POCSO case
The court, however, found that her evidence "does not inspire confidence as she has not stated in detail what actually happened with her".
December 8, 2025Thane man gets 20-year RI for sexually assaulting minor girl
"The act of the accused is heinous. It has to be viewed seriously. Considering the submissions of both sides and the nature of offence, the accused is not entitled for leniency," it said.
December 8, 2025Faced criticism from my own community for advocating creamy layer principle: Ex-CJI Gavai
"I have travelled across the country, travelled across the world, I have seen many people belonging to the Scheduled Caste becoming chief secretary or director general of police or ambassadors and high commissioners," he said.
December 8, 2025