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Court extends police custody of 4 TCS employees in male colleague's religious conversion case
The accused, Raza Rafiq Memon (35), Tausif Bilal Attar (37), Danish Ejaz Sheikh (32), and Shahrukh Husain Shaukat Qureshi (34) are also accused of sexually harassing some women colleagues at the local unit of the leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organisation.
April 29, 2026Delhi court orders framing charges under PMLA provisions against separatist Shabir Shah’s wife
She said the “material procured by Enforcement Directorate (ED) during detailed investigation in the form of relied upon documents, statements of the witnesses and of accused persons recorded… are sufficient to show prima facie case and create grave suspicion against the accused Dr Bilquies Shah under sections 3 and 4 (offence and punishment for money laundering) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).”
April 29, 2026Delhi court acquits man of rape charges, says relationship was consensual
Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Pahuja was hearing a case against Bilal Ahmed alias Sheelu, who was accused under IPC sections 376 (punishment for rape) , 376(2)(n) (repeated rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation), along with charges under the BNS, relating to causing miscarriage.
April 29, 20267th case of sexual exploitation: 'Godman' Kharat remanded in judicial custody till May 12
Kharat allegedly sexually exploited several women and indulged in large-scale financial fraud by claiming to have divine powers and knowledge of black magic.
April 29, 2026Man convicted in 2023 assault case
While police had pressed the charge of attempt to murder against Sahil alias Sanket Dattu Satpute, the court noted that the injury caused to the victim was not fatal, and held him guilty for a lesser offence under IPC section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt).
April 29, 2026Honeymoon murder: Indore victim's kin shocked as Sonam gets bail, seek CBI probe
Transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi went missing on May 23 last year during the couple's honeymoon, and his mutilated body was found on June 2 from a deep gorge near a waterfall in the Sohra area of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. Sonam and several others, including her alleged boyfriend, were arrested in the case.
April 29, 2026Bhojshala pleas seek ownership rights, not maintainable under writ jurisdiction: Intervenor to HC
Senior advocate Shobha Menon, appearing for intervenor Munir Ahmad and others from the Muslim community, raised objections to the maintainability of the petitions before an Indore bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi.
April 28, 2026NCB gets 2 days' transit remand from Delhi court to take drug trafficker to Mumbai
Judicial Magistrate Kautuk Bharadwaj allowed the Narcotic Control Bureau's application seeking transit remand of Dola after he was produced at the magistrate's residence late in the evening.
April 28, 2026Truck driver gets life term for murder in road rage
The court declined the prosecution's request for the death penalty, noting that the case did not meet the "rarest of rare" criteria as the convict Noor Mohd Shah had no prior criminal record and is the sole breadwinner for his family.
April 28, 2026Delhi court sentences CBI joint director to 3 months' imprisonment in IRS officer assault case
Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt was hearing the arguments on the sentence against the convicted retired police officer V K Pandey and Ramneesh, who was serving as a superintendent of police when the raid was conducted in 2000. Ramneesh is at present a joint director at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
April 28, 2026Honeymoon murder case: Bail to accused Sonam leaves victim's family shocked; they seek CBI probe
Seeking justice, they said they will move the Meghalaya High Court against the lower court's decision to grant bail to Sonam.
April 28, 2026Delhi court rejects I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel's plea for interim bail
Chandel, who is in jail in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal, had sought the interim relief on the humanitarian ground of the deteriorating medical condition of his mother, who is suffering from dementia.
April 28, 2026Mumbai court junks UK-based accused couple's plea for virtual appearance in bank scam case
The couple sought exemption from personal appearance, citing "hostile environment" and "threats to their lives" if they return to India, and offered to appear in the court virtually.
April 28, 2026Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing husband during honeymoon in Meghalaya, granted bail
Sonam’s husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, went missing on May 23 last year during the couple’s honeymoon, and his mutilated body was found on June 2 from a deep gorge near a waterfall in Sohra area of East Khasi Hills district. Sonam and several others, including her alleged boyfriend, were arrested in the case.
April 28, 2026Stabbing of 2 security guards in Thane appears to be 'lone wolf' attack by 'self-radicalised' man
Investigators have found a note referring to 'lone wolf' attacks and the Islamic State terrorist group at the house of the man, Zaib Zubair Ansari (31), who was remanded to the custody of Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) till May 4 by a Thane court a day after his arrest.
April 28, 2026Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing husband during honeymoon in Meghalaya, granted bail
Sonam’s husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, went missing on May 23 during the couple’s honeymoon, and his mutilated body was found on June 2 near a waterfall in Sohra area of East Khasi Hills district. Sonam and several others, including her alleged boyfriend, were arrested in the case.
April 28, 2026Delhi court sentences CBI joint director to 3 months' imprisonment in IRS officer assault case
Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt was hearing the arguments on the sentence against the convicted retired police officer V K Pandey and Ramneesh, who was serving as a superintendent of police when the raid was conducted in 2000.
April 28, 2026Thane security guards stabbing case: Accused remanded to ATS custody till May 4
Ansari was produced before a court in Bhayander following his arrest by the Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police, an official said.
April 28, 2026UP courts awards death sentence to woman, her 3 sons in 2019 murder case
The verdict was pronounced by Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court), Muzaffarnagar Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who ordered that the accused Mukesh (60), her three sons Pradeep (38), Sandeep (36) and Sonu (30) be hanged till death.
April 28, 2026Thane court acquits man accused of raping, impregnating sister-in-law
Additional sessions judge Premal S Vithalani held the 34-year-old accused, a resident of Kalwa, not guilty of charges under sections 68(a) (sexual intercourse by a person in authority/fiduciary relationship), 88 (causing miscarriage without woman's consent), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
April 28, 2026Railway staffer gets rigorous jail term for stopping a special army train by blasting detonator
According to a release issued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), after considering the statements of witnesses and other evidence in the case, the court found railway trackman Sabir alias Shabbir guilty and sentenced him under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act and relevant provisions of the Railways Act.
April 28, 20262019 mud attack on engineer: Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane sentenced to 1-month jail
Nitesh Rane, then a Congress MLA, had called the National Highway Authority's sub-divisional engineer, Prakash Shedekar, to a bridge over the Gad river in Kankavli on July 4, 2019, for inspecting the work to widen the Mumbai-Goa Highway.
April 28, 2026Mangaluru cooker bomb case: Main accused gets 10-year jail term
According to prosecution, Shariq was carrying the pressure cooker IED (improvised explosive device) in an autorickshaw, and allegedly planned to plant it at Mangaluru’s Kadri Manjunatha Temple to spread terror among the Hindu community. The low intensity bomb, however, accidentally exploded on the way on November 19, 2022.
April 27, 2026NIA court sentences man to 10-year in jail for spreading ideology of Islamic State
NIA investigation found the accused to have been radicalised into the ideology of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror outfit by his associate Arafath Ali - an accused in the Shivamogga Islamic State conspiracy case.
April 27, 20262019 mud attack on engineer: Maharashtra court sentences BJP minister Nitesh Rane to one-month jail
Rane, a son of former Union minister Narayan Rane, was among 30 people charged under various offences, including rioting, assault to deter a public servant, and criminal conspiracy. He was in Congress when the incident occurred.
April 27, 2026Won't appear in person or through lawyer: Kejriwal writes to Delhi HC Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
My hope of getting justice from Justice Swarana Kanta has been broken. Therefore, I have decided to follow Mahatma Gandhi's path of Satyagraha
April 27, 2026Mangaluru cooker bomb case: Main accused gets 10-year jail term
Mohamed Shariq had initially claimed innocence in the case, but later pleaded guilty under Section 229 of CrPC in December 2025, which the special court accepted.
April 27, 2026Nashik court to give ruling on TCS case accused Nida Khan's anticipatory bail plea on May 2
The court of Additional Sessions Judge K G Joshi reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from both prosecution and defence lawyers.
April 27, 2026Delhi court acquits man in NDPS case citing 'serious' lapses in investigation
Additional Sessions Judge Manu Vedwan was hearing the case against Firoz alias Kallum, who was booked under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Pandav Nagar police station.
April 27, 2026Separatist Shabir Shah produced before NIA court in Jammu; remand extended by 10 days
During the proceedings, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought further custody of Shah for more questioning. The court, after hearing the submissions, granted the agency an additional 10 days of remand.
April 27, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 12 accused of murder, rioting, unlawful assembly
The court also found the deceased's wife "wholly unnatural" and noted that despite claiming to have seen her husband being killed, she neither called a PCR nor informed relatives for nearly two days.
April 27, 2026Justice must be seen to be done: Kejriwal on refusal to appear in excise case before HC judge
Pointing to a "grave miscarriage of justice", Kejriwal, in a four-page letter, said he has "serious and unreconciled" concerns regarding the matter.
April 27, 2026Shahdara bar body issues circular pledging support to woman advocate assaulted by husband
A circular issued by the association's secretary, Narveer Dabas, said, "Respected members are hereby informed that the accused who brutally assaulted a member of our bar Madhu Rajput was arrested in the intervening night of 25-26 April by the police."
April 27, 2026Kerala: Court seeks report from MP police in underage marriage case
The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court (POCSO Act), presided over by Judge Shibu M P, directed the station house officer of the Maheshwar police station to file a report before May 20.
April 27, 2026Delhi court sends man accused of killing IRS officer's daughter to 7-day judicial custody
Chief Judicial Magistrate Deepika Thakaran allowed the Delhi Police's plea seeking seven days of judicial interrogation of the accused.
April 27, 2026Nashik court sends ‘godman’ Kharat to 3-day police custody in 7th sexual exploitation case
Kharat, a former Merchant Navy officer arrested on March 18, is accused of sexually exploiting several women and indulging in large-scale financial fraud by claiming to have divine powers and knowledge of black magic.
April 27, 2026