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Court grants bail to 6 accused in Delhi govt scheme scam
The case was registered in 2025 by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) based on a complaint by the Department for the Welfare of SCs, STs and OBCs, which alleged large-scale irregularities by empanelled coaching institutes in claiming funds from the exchequer under the 'Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana' in 2018-19.
May 28, 2026Delhi court issues notice to Assam CM Himanta Sarma for remarks on ‘Miya Muslims’
Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri issued the notice to Biswa while hearing a revision petition filed by Mander against the April 20 order of a magisterial court, which refused to order the filing of an FIR against the BJP leader.
May 28, 2026Twisha Sharma death case: MP HC quashes anticipatory bail of her mother-in-law Giribala Singh
A sessions court on May 15 granted anticipatory bail to Giribala Singh, who, along with her son Samarth Singh, is facing charges of dowry harassment.
May 28, 2026Twisha Sharma case: Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail quashed by the MP High Court
The applications filed for the cancellation of Giribala Singh’s bail have been allowed by the high court. The anticipatory bail granted by the sessions court has been quashed.
May 28, 2026Collegium recommends elevation of 4 HC chief justices, senior advocate V Mohana as SC judges
According to a statement uploaded on the top court's website, the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, held its meetings on May 22 and May 27.
May 27, 2026No bail for man booked for harassing woman, her minor daughter on live-stream platform
The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) for sexual harassment and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
May 27, 2026Court acquits absconding couple in 37-yr-old murder bid case; cites no witnesses, unreadable records
There is absolutely nothing on record which would even remotely indicate the involvement and active participation of the accused in the case, Additional Sessions Judge P R Ashturkar of the Kalyan court said in the order on Monday while acquitting Lalitmohan Devendranath Duggal and his wife Rita Lalitmohan Duggal.
May 27, 2026Collegium recommends elevation of 4 HC chief justices, senior advocate V Mohana as SC judges
According to a statement uploaded on the top court's website, the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, held its meetings on May 22 and May 27.
May 27, 2026Cocaine worth Rs 1,150 crore seized off Gujarat coast, 3 foreigners held
The consignment was loaded in Brazil and travelled through Mexico, the United States and Karachi (in Pakistan) before the cargo vessel 'Europe' anchored near Mundra port in Kutch district, Gujarat's Director General of Police KLN Rao said at a press conference here.
May 27, 2026NALSA launches e-Prisons module for faster processing of remission, premature release cases
It was launched virtually by the Chief Justice of India and NALSA Patron-in-Chief Justice Surya Kant in the presence of Supreme Court judge and NALSA Executive Chairman Justice Vikram Nath and Supreme Court judge Justice J K Maheshwari.
May 27, 2026NEET exam leak: Court sends paediatrician, Physics tutor to 5 days' CBI custody
Special Judge Vidya Prakash allowed the agency's plea to quiz the accused, paediatrician Manoj Bhagwanrao Shirure and Physics teacher Tejas Harshad Kumar Shah, for five more days and allowed the plea.
May 27, 2026Supreme Court Highlights
SC says citizenship issue has to be finally adjudicated upon by the competent authority of central government under the Citizenship Act.
May 27, 2026CBI gets custody of Twisha Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh, takes him to his Bhopal home
In Jabalpur, the Madhya Pradesh High Court reserved its judgment on the pleas seeking the cancellation of the anticipatory bail of Samarth Singh’s mother and retired judge Giribala Singh.
May 27, 2026Supreme Court upholds EC's SIR of voter rolls in Bihar: A timeline
Oct 7: SC asks EC to provide details of 3.66 lakh voters who were part of draft voter list but were excluded from final electoral roll.
May 27, 2026CJI thanks outgoing SC judges Justices Maheshwari and Mithal for years of dedicated service
The CJI was speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) to bid farewell to Justices Maheshwari and Mithal.
May 27, 2026NEET leak: Delhi court remands kingpin Kulkarni to 14 days' judicial custody
According to the CBI, Kulkarni, a chemistry lecturer in Pune, was involved in the NEET process on behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and had access to the question papers.
May 27, 2026NEET exam leak: Court sends paediatrician, Physics tutor to 5 days' CBI custody
The agency arrested Manoj Shirure for allegedly playing a "key role" in facilitating three students, including the son of Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, who runs the Renukai Chemistry Classes (RCC) in Maharashtra's Latur, in getting Chemistry questions from NEET paper setter P V Kulkarni.
May 27, 2026Bhopal court remands Twisha Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh in CBI custody: Lawyer
The CBI on Monday took over the probe into the death of former model-actor Twisha Sharma, who was allegedly found hanging at her marital home here on May 12. It has re-registered a Madhya Pradesh police FIR showing Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh as accused.
May 27, 2026Former life insurance executive gets two-year rigorous imprisonment in fraud case
Special Judge of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act (MPID) Court, D.R. Deshpande, found the accused, Ravikiran Joshi, guilty under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code along with Section 3 of the MPID Act, 1999.
May 27, 2026Murder over property: UP court sentences five to life imprisonment
District Judge Babbu Singh Narang convicted Yogesh alias Beetu, his wife Rashmi, and their associates Ankita, Ravi and Sushil on Tuesday in the case related to the killing of Rakesh and his wife Guddi Devi in 2023, District Government Counsel Rajeev Upadhyay
May 27, 2026Four sentenced for life by UP court for killing fruit vendor
According to the prosecution, the case was registered on the complaint of one Rahisa, who had stated that her son Shanu was selling fruits near a culvert when the four shot him dead on April 1, 2017.
May 27, 2026Four sentenced to life for killing man in Meerut in 2015
According to police, Additional District and Sessions Judge Abhishek Upadhyay also imposed a fine of Rs 28,000 on each of the convicts – Gurudayal, Neeraj, Mohit and Shivkumar.
May 27, 2026SIT formed to probe Gurugram court fire
A fire broke out in the record room on Sunday afternoon, and rapidly spread to other rooms in the court causing a portion of the building to collapse. No casualties were reported in the blaze.
May 26, 2026Cuttack court acquits terror accused Abdur Rehman after 11 years
The district and sessions court delivered the verdict nearly 11 years after his arrest and acquitted him of all charges, observing that the evidence and witness statements placed before it were not adequate to establish the allegations.
May 26, 2026SC to deliver verdict on Wednesday on pleas challenging SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
The pleas have claimed that the Election Commission does not have the powers under Article 326 of the Constitution, the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Rules made under it to carry out SIR on such a larger form.
May 26, 2026NCP (SP) leader Vikas Lawande gets bail
Judicial Magistrate First Class Alisha Bagal directed Lavande's release on a personal bond of Rs 30,000, subject to conditions that he shall not commit a similar offence in future and provide his permanent residential address to the court.
May 26, 2026Union minister’s son gets two days’ police custody in POCSO case
The case was registered on May 8 under relevant sections of the BNS and the POCSO Act at Petbasheerabad police station, based on a complaint filed by the mother of a 17-year-old girl.
May 26, 2026Personal liberty precious right: Delhi court grants relief to visa consultant in cheating case
Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Pahuja was hearing the anticipatory bail plea filed by Aneel Kapoor, who is accused of cheating a senior citizen as a visa consultant, and said that the allegations involved offences punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years.
May 26, 2026Bar body delegation gives representation to Shah, raises infrastructure concerns at Patiala House courts
It said that the association’s president Nagendra Kumar, honorary secretary Tarun Rana and Rajya Sabha MP and advocate Sasmit Patra gave a representation “highlighting urgent infrastructure concerns arising out of severe space constraints and lack of adequate facilities” in the court complex.
May 26, 2026Court grants bail to coaching centre director in Delhi govt scheme scam
Special Judge Ruchi Aggarwal Asrani was hearing the bail plea of Narendra Kumar Gupta, director of Takshila Academy Pvt Ltd, against whom a case was registered by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for allegedly claiming undue benefits to the institute
May 26, 2026NEET paper leak: Delhi court extends coaching centre founder's CBI custody by 1 day
Special CBI judge Ajay Gupta extended the custody after the agency submitted that further custodial interrogation was required for confrontation with other co-accused, recovery of material evidence and establishing the accused’s role.
May 26, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court acquits three, finds key prosecution witness unreliable
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against Vinay, Rahul and Sourabh Sharma who were accused of assaulting and looting a man during the riots in Karawal Nagar in February 2020.
May 26, 2026Coal scam: Delhi court acquits SKS Ispat, ex-Union minister's brother, 3 others
Special Judge Sunena Sharma acquitted M/s SKS Ispat & Power Ltd, its managing director Anil Gupta, joint managing director Deepak Gupta, manager Amrit Singh and designated director Sudhir Kumar Sahay of cheating and criminal conspiracy charges, saying the prosecution failed to establish the offences against them.
May 26, 2026SCBA condemns 'brutal murder' of senior advocate in Hyderabad
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), headed by senior advocate Vikas Singh, issued a statement, saying, "The attack resulting in the death of a member of the Bar is not merely a crime against an individual but an assault on the institution of justice itself."
May 26, 2026Sambhal temple-mosque row: Court puts off hearing to July 21
Shahi Jama Masjid advocate Shakeel Ahmed Warsi told reporters that the hearing in this case was to be held today but due to the stay on proceedings ordered by the Supreme Court, the hearing was postponed and will be held on July 21
May 26, 2026Money laundering case: Court sends 'godman' Kharat in judicial custody
Kharat, already facing rape and fraud charges, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last week, under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
May 26, 2026