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Husband cannot evade duty towards child citing unemployment: Delhi court
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an appeal filed by a woman challenging a trial court order that had denied her monetary relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act and allowed her plea.
June 6, 2026Court dismisses plea to transfer trial in Shuhaib murder case
Youth Congress leader S P Shuhaib was allegedly hacked to death at Edayannur near Mattannur on February 12, 2018, by CPI(M) sympathisers.
June 6, 2026Court acquits man accused of bid to deposit fake currency notes in bank; 'No criminal intent'
Additional Sessions Judge R. S. Bhakare observed that an ordinary individual could not identify banknotes as fake with the naked eye, particularly against the backdrop of the November 2016 demonetisation period when the incident occurred.
June 6, 2026Hearing deferred on MCC violation case against Kumar Vishwas, AAP leaders
The case dates back to May 6, 2014, when Vishwas was contesting the Amethi Lok Sabha seat on an AAP ticket against Rahul Gandhi.
June 6, 2026Defamation case against Rahul: Special court in UP to hear arguments on revision petition on Jun 25
Petitioner Vijay Mishra counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey said the Special Additional District Judge will hear arguments on the revision petition challenging a lower court order that rejected a plea seeking collection of Gandhi's voice sample and its forensic comparison with a compact disc submitted by the complainant.
June 5, 2026India-UK FTA historic moment, needs robust ADR architecture: CJI Surya Kant
He said contemporary international arbitration asks parties for a profound act of trust, and when they step away from their national courts and submit their dispute to a private tribunal, they are entitled to expect a process that is fair, proportionate and timely.
June 5, 2026Bank loan fraud: Former Reliance ADAG executive Jhunjhunwala remanded in judicial custody
Jhunjhunwala is also an accused in a related money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
June 5, 2026Delhi court acquits two men in 2022 murder case
According to the prosecution, Javed was assaulted in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park on May 31, 2022, and was declared dead when taken to a hospital. A post-mortem later revealed that he died due to haemorrhagic shock caused by an abdominal injury from blunt force impact.
June 5, 2026Case against PFI: NIA court frames charges against 26 accused, calls outfit judicial entity
Considered as a whole, the material on record raises grave suspicion that the accused, acting through and on behalf of the Popular Front of India and its National Executive Council (NEC), agreed and acted in furtherance of a single conspiracy -- to overthrow the secular democratic government of India and establish an Islamic caliphate under Sharia law in India by or before the year 2047 through an armed struggle against the State
June 5, 2026Man gets death penalty for raping 13-year-old girl, killing her and her 3 siblings in Jalgaon
In his order of Thursday, Special POCSO Court (Bhusawal) Judge S R Yadav said the case fell in the "rarest of rare" category and had shocked the judicial and societal conscience. The act of 19-year-old Sitaram Barela was "unpardonable and it warrants the death penalty", the court asserted.
June 5, 2026Arrested TMC leader Swarup Biswas remanded to police custody till June 18
Seeking his police remand for 14 days, chief public prosecutor of the Kolkata Police, Sourin Ghosal, stated before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court at Alipore that Biswas allegedly asked for sexual favours in return for allowing a woman to work in the industry and extorted around Rs 22 lakh from 50 other persons by making death threats.
June 5, 2026AI no longer speculative technology but operational reality: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at a public lecture in Birkbeck College of University of London on "Artificial Intelligence and International Law", the CJI said unlike previous technological revolutions, AI does not merely enhance human capacity, it increasingly participates in decision-making processes that were historically considered uniquely human.
June 5, 2026Case against PFI: NIA court frames charges against 26 accused, calls outfit juristic person
Considered as a whole, the material on record raises grave suspicion that the accused, acting through and on behalf of the Popular Front of India and its National Executive Council, agreed and acted in furtherance of a single conspiracy -- to overthrow the secular democratic government of India and establish an Islamic caliphate under Sharia law in India by or before the year 2047 through an armed struggle against the State
June 5, 2026Delhi court acquits man accused of stabbing ex-wife, cites lack of evidence
In an order dated June 3, the court said, "There is nothing on record to connect the present accused with the offence alleged against him. The prosecution has failed to prove its case against the accused altogether. In the absence of any incriminating evidence on record, accused Raj Kohli is acquitted."
June 5, 2026Manisha Waghmare circulated leaked NEET question papers: CBI tells Delhi court, opposes bail plea
After the CBI opposed the bail application, the judge asked the prosecutor appearing for the agency whether she allegedly provided the leaked question papers to students in lieu of money.
June 5, 2026AI no longer speculative technology but an operational reality: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at a public lecture in Birkbeck College of University of London on "Artificial Intelligence and International Law", he said unlike previous technological revolutions, AI does not merely enhance human capacity; it increasingly participates in decision-making processes that were historically considered uniquely human.
June 5, 2026TCS case chargesheet: Complainant says she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic clerics
The videos were shown so that the woman could learn about Islam, she said in her statement, which is part of the chargesheet submitted in a Nashik court last week.
June 5, 2026Pre-arrest bail plea of Congress councilor who 'refused' to sing Vande Mataram rejected
The prosecution objected to the plea, arguing that if granted anticipatory bail, she could misuse her position, intimidate witnesses, and abscond.
June 4, 2026ISI-underworld terror module case: Thane court grants transit remand for suspect
During the hearing, investigators submitted screenshots of chats and banking transactions, alleging that Huzaifa was in contact with Pakistan-based operative Yawar Khan. The court ordered compliance with all statutory safeguards during transit.
June 4, 2026TCS case chargesheet: Victim says she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic clerics
In her statement, the victim told the police how the accused orchestrated a calculated psychological and religious manipulation campaign, exploiting her vulnerability under the guise of reducing her "mental stress". She said she was even "convinced" that if she accepted Islam, her mental stress would come down, and that she had slowly started believing in "those things".
June 4, 2026Man gets life term for kidnapping, killing minor girl in Haryana's Nuh
According to a spokesman for Nuh police, the case dates back to 2024 when the victim girl, about seven years old, was abducted while she was playing outside her home.
June 4, 2026Delhi court sends ISI-Mumbai underworld terror module suspect to 5-day police custody
Huzaifa was taken into custody by the Delhi Police after a Thane court granted his transit remand till June 5 and directed the investigators to produce him before the Delhi court.
June 4, 2026Malviya Nagar blaze: Delhi court permits police to quiz hotel owner in custody for four days
Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh discarded the vehement submissions challenging the validity of the arrest of Bajaj and said, "...Considering the serious allegations against the accused of committing an offence punishable with imprisonment for life, this court is of the view that the arrest of accused Lavkesh Bajaj is lawful and justified.”
June 4, 2026Delhi court convicts man for kidnapping, murdering 21-year-old DU student
In an order dated May 30, the court said, “Detailed analysis of the oral and documentary evidence on record, it can safely be concluded that prosecution has successfully proved the chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt in the present case.”
June 4, 2026SC releases draft regulations on use of AI in courts, seeks comments from stakeholders, public
At the same time, the justices of the Supreme Court have emphasised the importance of using AI tools to enhance benefits such as translating judgments into local languages and streamlining legal searches.
June 4, 2026MACT awards Rs 31.57 lakh as compensation for deaths of man, son in 2009 accident
Narendra Patil and his son Parth were killed after their motorcycle was hit by another two-wheeler on Bhiwandi-Shirsad road in Virar on June 1, 2009. A criminal case was registered against the rider of the offending motorcycle.
June 4, 2026Malviya Nagar blaze: Court sends hotel owner to 4 days' police custody
Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh allowed the Delhi Police's plea seeking the accused's custodial interrogation for four days.
June 4, 2026NIA court sends 3 men to rigorous imprisonment for involvement in Punjab terror conspiracy case
The case originated after a search by Punjab Police at the hostel of CT Institute, Shahpur, Jalandhar, led to the seizure of arms, ammunition and explosive material from a room occupied by the accused.
June 4, 20262020 Delhi riots: Verdict in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case likely on Thursday
When he did not return for a long time, his family began searching for him, only to be informed by locals that his son had been killed and his body thrown into Khajuri Khas drain near a mosque in the Chand Bagh pulia area. Sharma's body was subsequently recovered from the drain.
June 3, 2026SC Collegium recommends 7 advocates as HC judges
The recommended names are Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subramanya Rangarao, Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeswara Pramod, and Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan.
June 3, 2026Ex-Reliance ADAG executive Jhunjhunwala in CBI custody till June 5; 'central figure in financial ops'
The investigation showed that Netizen was managed by RCOM employees, and the funds were never intended for capital goods, pointing to deliberate round-tripping.
June 3, 2026Coal block 'scam': Delhi court discharges Hindalco
In the absence thereof, there is neither any evidence on record nor any justifiable reason to infer that they entered into a criminal conspiracy to commit any illegal act, including the offence of criminal breach of trust or cheating. Therefore, they are entitled to be discharged for the said offence," the judge said in an order dated May 30.
June 3, 20264 witnesses turn hostile in gangrape case against ex-Andaman chief secy, others
The case surfaced in 2022 when a 21-year-old woman from Sri Vijaya Puram lodged a police complaint accusing the then chief secretary Narain, former labour commissioner R L Rishi and others of raping her in the chief secretary's official residence under the pretext of providing her a government job.
June 3, 2026Delhi court awards life sentence to man for raping minor neighbour, causing pregnancy
In an order dated May 30, the court said, "There are no substantial and compelling circumstances justifying this court to deviate from the sentence of life imprisonment as prescribed by the legislation. Life sentence would serve the interest of justice as well as society.
June 3, 2026Court formally frames charges against Jacqueline, Sukesh in money laundering case
Pleading not guilty to the charges, the accused persons claimed trial before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Prashant Sharma.
June 3, 2026Coal block scam: Delhi court summons Naveen Jindal, former coal secretary
The case stems from a preliminary inquiry registered by the CBI based on directions from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on September 26, 2012.
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