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Delhi court acquits husband, in-laws in dowry-death case

In an order dated May 29, the court said, "The oral allegations of dowry demands by the complainant are diametrically contradicted by the deceased's own suicide note, which explicitly establishes that the domestic friction was over household work, not dowry."

June 3, 2026

Former Reliance ADAG executive Amitabh Jhunjhunwala sent in CBI custody

Jhunjhunwala was earlier lodged in the Tihar Central Jail in Delhi in judicial custody in a related money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.

June 3, 2026

SC collegium approves appointment of 3 judicial officers as judges of Himachal Pradesh HC

The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, in a meeting held on June 2 approved names of Chirag Bhanu Singh, Bhupesh Sharma, and Yogesh Jaswal as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

June 3, 2026

Man, two sons get life imprisonment for killing daughter's lover

On the night of March 27, 2023, Kishan allegedly went to meet the woman at her house, where he was spotted by her father and brothers Santosh and Rajkumar. The three accused allegedly assaulted Kishan with sticks, causing serious injuries.

June 3, 2026

Jharkhand man gets life term for murdering employer in UP's Baghpat

Police said the case had been identified under the Uttar Pradesh Police's "Operation Conviction" campaign, which aimed to secure speedy convictions in serious criminal cases.

June 3, 2026

Bihar: Octogenarian among 5 men gets jail term in 34-year-old attempt to murder case

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the five convicts-Deepa Rai, Jagdish Rai, Naresh Rai, Nagdev Rai and Nakeshwar Rai.

June 2, 2026

Twisha Sharma case: Amid courtroom drama, her husband and mother-in-law get judicial custody till June 16

The dramatic scenes unfolded at the court of Shobhna Bhalave as the CBI produced retired judge Giribala Singh and her son, Samarth Singh, following completion of their interrogation remand in connection with the death of the 33-year-old former actor-model.

June 2, 2026

Twisha case accused and ex-judge Giribala seeks safe place in jail; wants media trial protection

A court in Bhopal remanded late model Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, both accused of dowry harassment, in judicial custody for 14 days on completion of their CBI remand. She is now lodged in Bhopal Central Jail.

June 2, 2026

Justice Meenakshi Rai appointed new chief justice of Patna High Court

She will assume charge following the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo on June 4.

June 2, 2026

Money laundering case: Mumbai court summons former executive chairperson of Religare Enterprises

Besides Saluja, the special court for the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases issued a notice and summons to former President and General Counsel of REL Nishant Singhal, former Group Chief Finance Officer Nitin Aggarwal, and two others.

June 2, 2026

Delhi court discharges 4 in MCOCA case against alleged robbery syndicate

The judge said although the accused had common involvement in several cases and could be inferred to be working together as a syndicate, the prosecution had failed to show any substantive offence in which the MCOCA could validly be invoked.

June 2, 2026

Saket building collapse: Delhi court sends owner to three-day police custody

Seeking custody, the police told the court that Sejwal was the owner of the building and custodial interrogation was required to verify ownership records and trace other accused persons who were absconding.

June 2, 2026

Doctor convicted in wife's dowry death over Volkswagen car, Rs 50 lakh demand

In an order dated May 30, the court said, "The deceased was subjected to cruelty by the accused by pressuring her to meet the demand of dowry of a Volkswagen car and Rs 50 lakh. Thus, the accused is liable to be convicted for having committed the offence of cruelty and dowry death."

June 2, 2026

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits five in Shiv Vihar charred body case

According to the prosecution, a mob attacked Anwar and his brother Saleem's properties in Shiv Vihar on February 25, 2020, looted household articles, set vehicles and houses on fire and shot Anwar before burning his body. During the investigation, the police recovered a human leg and other remains, which were identified as Anwar's through DNA analysis.

June 2, 2026

Twisha Sharma death case: Her husband and mother-in-law get judicial custody till June 16

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced Samarth Singh and his mother, a retired district judge, in the court of Shobhna Bhalave, after completion of their remand, following which they were sent in judicial custody till June 16, said Twisha's family lawyer Ankur Pandey.

June 2, 2026

Husband, mother-in-law among 3 sent to 10-year RI for dowry harassment

The convicts were identified as Amir Khan, his mother Nasrin and his brother Sonu alias Firoz. The case pertains to an incident reported in the Kalindi Kunj area in February 2022.

June 2, 2026

NEET paper leak: Delhi court extends judicial custody of 5 accused till June 15

Meanwhile, counsel for accused Yadav said that the court had allowed his client's plea seeking books to prepare for the rescheduled NEET exam.

June 2, 2026

Twisha Sharma case: Hubby Samarth Singh and mother-in-law remanded in judicial custody

The CBI produced Samarth Singh and his mother, a retired district judge, in the court of Shobhna Bhalave, after completion of their remand, following which they were sent in judicial custody till June 16, said Twisha's family lawyer, Ankur Pandey.

June 2, 2026

CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges; strength rises to 37

Justice Chandrashekhar was part of the three-member committee constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to probe the grounds for the removal of Justice Varma.

June 2, 2026

CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges, strength rises to 37

The Centre on Monday cleared the appointment of Justice Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Palli, Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court and senior advocate Mohana as top court judges.

June 2, 2026

Five new judges appointed to SC will be sworn in on Tuesday

The Centre on Monday cleared the appointment of senior advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana; Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court; Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court; Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court; and Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court as top court judges.

June 1, 2026

Uphaar tragedy: Delhi court allows CBI to withdraw plea for closure of case against ex-IPS officer

In April, the agency's bid to close the case against Kanth came under judicial scrutiny after Chief Judicial Magistrate T Priyadarshini asked the central probe agency to file a status report by June 1

June 1, 2026

Court allows CBI to arrest former Reliance ADAG executive Jhunjhunwala in bank fraud case

Jhunjhunwala was produced before special CBI judge J P Darekar on a production warrant from New Delhi's Tihar Central Jail, where he was under judicial custody in a related money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

June 1, 2026

UP: Man gets life term for sexual assault of teen, driving her to suicide

Government counsel Vinay Arora told PTI that following sexual harassment at the hands of the accused, the girl, a student of Class 12 committed suicide by setting herself on fire in Shamli district in August 2017.

June 1, 2026

PIL in SC seeks constituency-wise disclosure of disenfranchisement in West Bengal

The PIL was filed by the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee's SIR Committee chairperson Prasenjit Bose seeking directions to the Election Commission, the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal and the state government to make public the detailed data pertaining to the electoral roll revision exercise.

June 1, 2026

Full Court Reference held for Chief Justice Arun Palli after elevation to Supreme Court

Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Sindhu Sharma, Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Justice Sanjay Dhar, Justice Mohd. Akram Chowdhary, Justice Rahul Bharti, Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Justice Rajesh Sekhri, Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani, Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Shahzad Azeem, along with the spouses of the judges of the high court, attended the farewell ceremony.

June 1, 2026

UP woman gets life term for throwing acid on husband, causing blindness

Kahkansha allegedly poured acid on her husband, Muzaffar (35), while he was sleeping at their home with the intention of killing him.

June 1, 2026

Delhi court acquits man in 2021 firing case that left policeman, civilian injured

Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing a case against Sujeet, who was accused under charges of attempt to murder, and obstructing, assaulting and deterring a public servant from discharge of duty.

June 1, 2026

NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends 3 accused to 14 days’ judicial custody

Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI’s plea seeking judicial custody of physics translator Manisha Sanjay Hawaldar, paediatrician Dr Manoj Shirure and physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah.

June 1, 2026

Venkita Mohana becomes second woman to be directly elevated to SC from Bar

Mohana, 59, graduated from the Coimbatore Law College in 1988 and has been practising since then. The Supreme Court designated her as a senior advocate in 2015.

June 1, 2026

Will not allow senior advocates to argue during partial court working days: SC

The summer vacation in the top court has been rechristened as partial court working days. This year, three to four benches would be holding court each week during this period.

June 1, 2026

Thane court acquits three women accused of running prostitution racket

Special Judge (POCSO) S P Agarwal acquitted Sharminbanu, alias Zeenat Yunus Siddhiqui (36), Rizwana Javed Khan (27), and Afsana, alias Muskan Anis Shaikh (25), who were charged under the Indian Penal Code, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (PITA), and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

May 31, 2026

Man gets 20 years in jail for raping 15-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai

In July 2019, Nirmal pulled the victim, a Class X student, from a common water tap into his house and raped her twice. As per the prosecution, he put a speaker on full volume to drown out her screams. After she became pregnant, her kin got a case registered in December that year.

May 31, 2026

T'gana CM appears before court in Hyderabad over cases registered during BRS regime

While one case was registered at Huzurnagar police station in Suryapet district, the other was booked in Kamalapur police station in Karimnagar district. They were registered during the previous BRS regime.

May 30, 2026

Kerala court denies bail to 5 accused of attack on ED officials' vehicles

Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate-III Tania Mariam Jose denied the relief to the accused saying that granting of bail at this stage "will encourage them and other protesters to commit similar acts in future" and "will have a demoralising effect on society".

May 30, 2026

NEET leak: Court extends Hawaldar's CBI custody by 2 days; remands Mandhare to judicial custody

Seeking extension of Hawaldar's custody, the Special Public Prosecutor VK Pathak submitted that she was empanelled as a physics translator by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and had allegedly, in conspiracy with other accused persons, unauthorisedly retained and distributed the NEET-UG examination paper for monetary consideration.

May 30, 2026