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Unnao rape: Sengar moves SC seeking bail in death case of survivor's father
On January 19, the Delhi High Court had refused to suspend Sengar's 10-year jail term in the case on the grounds of delay in trial, saying it was partly caused by the multiple applications he had filed in the matter.
February 8, 2026Almost 16 years after UP cop's murder, 3 sentenced to life in Firozabad
Special Judge Sarvesh Kumar Pandey awarded life imprisonment to Ram Naresh, Satyapal Singh, and Pankaj alias Bablu, according to Assistant Government Advocate (Criminal) Narendra Kumar Rathore.
February 7, 2026Meerut court sentences man to 20-year imprisonment for raping minor
Based on the complaint, a case was registered on January 8, 2024, at Lisari Gate police station under relevant sections of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
February 7, 2026Court rejects discharge plea of firm linked to Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case
The firm, managed by NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh, had sought discharge claiming that it had been implicated falsely.
February 7, 2026Legal conclave held on data privacy, arbitration and POSH
"The conclave aimed to bring together legal professionals, corporate leaders, compliance officers, HR professionals, and policy stakeholders to deliberate on emerging regulatory frameworks, judicial trends, and practical compliance challenges faced by organisations in today's dynamic legal environment," said Madhumita Bhattacharjee, advocate-on-record (AOR) in the Supreme Court and founder of the firm.
February 7, 2026Court refuses to stall release of "O' Romeo" film
Sanober Shaikh, daughter Hussain Shaikh (notoriously known as Hussain Ustara), has filed a civil suit against the producer of the film Sajjid Nadiadwala, its director Vishal Bhardwaj and author Hussain Zaidi before a civil court here.
February 7, 2026UP court sentences two men to life imprisonment for raping minor
The court of Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 each on the convicts. Out of the total fine of Rs 1.10 lakh, the court ordered that Rs 85,000 be paid to the victim as compensation.
February 7, 2026BJP MLC, 2 others acquitted in 2019 Model Code of Conduct violation case in UP
According to the prosecution, a flying squad led by in-charge Gajendra Kumar Singh had filed an FIR alleging that MLC Shailendra Singh, along with Ajay Kumar Singh and Jai Prakash Singh, organised a feast for over 50 people at the Rajarshi Tandon Educational Institution in Uturi village.
February 7, 2026Pappu Yadav sent to two-day judicial custody, bail plea to be heard on Monday
Yadav was arrested on Friday night at his residence in Mandiri after a warrant was issued against him by the MP/MLA court in connection with a case lodged under Section 467 (forgery of documents) of the IPC.
February 7, 2026Hathras gangrape-linked defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: UP court to hear on Mar 16
Munna Singh Pundhir, the lawyer representing the three men, said a team of five lawyers from Lucknow and Delhi representing Gandhi arrived in Hathras on Saturday. They requested the court to provide them with the petition and evidence to file their objections. The court provided these documents to the lawyers. Gandhi's objections will now be presented on March 16.
February 7, 2026Pappu Yadav sent to two days in judicial custody, bail plea to be heard on Monday
Yadav was arrested on Friday night at his residence in Mandiri after a warrant was issued against him by the MP/MLA court in connection with a case lodged under Section 467 (forgery of documents) of the IPC.
February 7, 2026Delhi court seeks police report on plea against promoters of '32nd Milestone' project
Serious allegations of diversion and siphoning of funds have also been raised. The plea claims that despite earning rental income from operational restaurants and commercial establishments in the project, the promoters failed to clear the dues of the investors, employees, financial institutions and statutory authorities. It further alleges that substantial borrowings were raised and misused.
February 7, 2026Man gets three-year RI: Rape not proved, but sexual intent established, says court
Addressing the lack of physical injuries, the judge noted that if a penetrative sexual assault was committed on the victim, then her hymen may be ruptured and injury may be sustained to the genital organ.
February 7, 2026'Politically motivated', Sonia Gandhi opposes plea over 1980 voter list entry in Delhi court
"It is further added here that it shall be impossible for any person to search and place on record reliable evidentiary material after a passage of more than 40 years. It is well settled that such extremely stale allegations ought not to be entertained, as such malicious prosecution is violative of the letter and spirit of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution,"
February 7, 2026Man sentenced to 8 years in jail for kidnapping minor in 2019
Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh, on Saturday, said Yadav had kidnapped the girl on the night of January 5, 2019. Based on her grandfather's complaint, Devgan was arrested under sections 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc) of the Indian Penal Code and other sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
February 7, 2026Ex-CJI Chandrachud lauds book for dismantling 'political mythology' of colonial benevolence
He said the book, instead of dismissing the claims as caricatures were presented in their original form before being subjected to close examination.
February 7, 2026K'taka court convicts three men for gangrape of foreign tourist, murder
The incident occurred in March last year, near the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Sanapura, close to world heritage site Hampi.
February 7, 2026Thane MACT awards Rs 12.74 lakh compensation to man injured in motorcycle accident
MACT member R V Mohite ordered the owner of a dumper truck involved in the accident and the insurer, Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent per annum interest from the time the petition was filed.
February 7, 2026Vadodara school murder: Accused tried as adult, sentenced to life imprisonment
The incident dates back to 2018 when the victim, Dev Tadvi, was stabbed repeatedly in the head and chest by the accused, 16 and a half years old at the time, in a school in Vadodara's Baranpura area, just two days into his enrollment.
February 7, 2026ED files chargesheet in R G Kar Hospital financial irregularities case
Ghosh is currently in jail following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the charge of financial irregularities.
February 6, 2026Vadodara murder: Student who killed schoolmate sentenced to life imprisonment; was tried as adult
The incident dates back to 2018 when the victim, Dev Tadvi, was stabbed repeatedly in the head and chest by the accused, 16 years and 6 months old at the time, in a school in Vadodara's Baranpura area that the deceased had joined two days ago.
February 6, 2026Non-bailable warrant issued against Eknath Khadse, wife in Pune land deal case
Special judge for MPs/MLAs cases Mahesh Jadhav noted that the application (for exemption from appearance) is vague. The court emphasised that the plea did not mention as to which personal difficulty (as cited by their lawyer) arose to the accused.
February 6, 2026CJI Surya Kant arrives in Bhopal for two-day conference at National Judicial Academy
"The CJI was accorded a warm welcome at Raja Bhoj Airport on his arrival around 7.40 pm. It is the CJI's maiden visit to Madhya Pradesh after assuming charge as the head of the country's top court," an NJA official said.
February 6, 2026Women lawyers protest at Tis Hazari, demand 50 pc quota in legal jobs, panels
PMS has been actively fighting for women’s rights within legal institutions in Delhi for over two decades now.
February 6, 2026Plea in SC challenges validity of BNSS provisions on appointment of prosecution officers
It said that a plain reading of the aforesaid provision reveals that Section 20 of the BNSS provides for the establishment of a directorate of prosecution under the administrative control of the home department of each state government.
February 6, 2026CBI court junks Choksi's plea against summons issued in Canara Bank loan fraud case
Special CBI judge J P Darekar, in the ruling delivered on February 2, details of which were made available on Friday, held that the magistrate's order "does not suffer from impropriety, incorrectness and illegality" and hence, any interference is not warranted.
February 6, 2026Possibility of influencing witnesses cannot be ruled out: Court denies bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar
According to the post-mortem report, Dhankar had suffered cerebral damage from the impact of a blunt object. Two of his friends were also injured in the alleged assault.
February 6, 2026Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court reserves order for 7 accused for Monday
Besides these four accused, the court had concluded hearing the arguments of three accused, namely Aathar, Naved and Areeb, on Thursday. The court has reserved the order for all seven accused for Monday.
February 6, 2026Delhi court denies bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar in Sagar Dhankar murder case
Kumar and others are accused of fatally assaulting Dhankar and his friends over an alleged property dispute in May 2021.
February 6, 2026Teacher held for sexually harassing teenage student sent to judicial custody
The girl finally shared her ordeal with her parents, following which they approached the police and lodged a complaint. He was arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for sexual harassment and other offences.
February 6, 2026RLD MLA acquitted in MCC violation case
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Devendra Singh Fauzdar on Thursday acquitted all 10 people saying that the prosecution has failed to prove its case.
February 6, 2026Special CBI court issues warrant against former R G Kar hospital official Akhtar Ali in graft case
The agency maintained that the petitioner stands on a similar footing as that of principal accused Sandip Ghosh, who has been in custody for nearly one and a half years.
February 6, 2026Delhi court dismisses Alka Lamba's plea challenging framing of charges in police assault case
Regarding Lamba's argument that the protest was made at the "exempted" Jantar Mantar area, the court said that the exempted zone status was within the first line of barricades and she could not claim any immunity after climbing and jumping the first line of barricades, attempting to breach the second line of barricades with other protesters, and then managing to slip away from the side of the barricades.
February 6, 2026Court dismisses Alka Lamba's plea challenging framing of charges in police assault case
In its order passed on Friday, the court said, "Trial court (magistrate) has exercised its judicial mind to sift through the statements of eyewitnesses and the electronic evidence and has concluded that a prima facie case exists. The standard for framing charges is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt but sufficient ground for proceeding."
February 6, 2026Thane court sentences man to life imprisonment in 2022 acid attack case
As per the case details, the accused had been in a relationship with the survivor, Taslima Shaikh, a widow residing in Thane who provided tiffin services. On April 22, 2022, Kolimuddin entered the woman's house in Thane and threw nitric acid on her face, causing severe injuries and permanent disfiguration.
February 6, 2026Delhi: Bar body of district courts calls off protest against cops for derogatory remarks on lawyers
Earlier in the day, a letter issued by the committee said that an urgent meeting of the committee was held regarding a video, widely shared on social media, purportedly showing some police officials of Sagarpur police station using "defamatory, derogatory and highly unprofessional language against the legal fraternity."
February 5, 2026