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Six months' jail to gangster for threatening scientists UP's Mau in 2009

Six months' jail to gangster for threatening scientists UP's Mau in 2009

The prosecution told the court that the accused had a history of crime, and he had allegedly threatened scientists and p...

Delhi court acquits 3 key accused in 2009 Panipat acid attack case

Delhi court acquits 3 key accused in 2009 Panipat acid attack case

According to the prosecution, Malik was attacked with acid in Haryana's Panipat in 2009 after he moved there for a job a...

Bihar Judicial Services Association seeks DyCM's apology for comment on judge

Bihar Judicial Services Association seeks DyCM's apology for comment on judge

The letter said Sinha should reflect upon the consequences of his statements and tender an apology for his remarks....

Delhi: Man disabled in road accident gets over Rs 58 lakh compensation

Delhi: Man disabled in road accident gets over Rs 58 lakh compensation

The total compensation was computed at over Rs 58.36 lakh under various heads, with the tribunal awarding Rs 51.40 lakh ...

Tribunal rejects claim seeking payout for man's death in road accident in 2004; terms plea 'stale'

Tribunal rejects claim seeking payout for man's death in road accident in 2004; terms plea 'stale'

The tribunal then dismissed the petition against all the respondents, including the insurance companies, without any ord...

Navi Mumbai court convicts two Bangladeshi nationals for illegal stay in India

Navi Mumbai court convicts two Bangladeshi nationals for illegal stay in India

The court awarded a sentence of 11 months and a fine of Rs 500 to each of the convicted persons. Since the two had been ...

Mumbai court jails scrap dealer for 1 year in 2013 gas leak and fire that killed four

Mumbai court jails scrap dealer for 1 year in 2013 gas leak and fire that killed four

The judge said that the “parents of minor children have lost their growing child. So also, the family members of two wom...

Pune land case: ‘Office boy’ working with accused Tejwani signed key papers, prosecution tells court

Pune land case: ‘Office boy’ working with accused Tejwani signed key papers, prosecution tells court

The court on Tuesday extended the police custody of Tejwani till December 27 to enable further investigation in the high...

Goa court grants bail to two managers of fire-ravaged nightclub

Goa court grants bail to two managers of fire-ravaged nightclub

District Judge D V Patkar on Tuesday granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, bot...

Goa court grants bail to 2 managers of fire-hit nightclub

Goa court grants bail to 2 managers of fire-hit nightclub

District Judge D V Patkar granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, both managers ...

Court refuses to dismiss ED plea for declaring Mehul Choksi `Fugitive Economic Offender'

Court refuses to dismiss ED plea for declaring Mehul Choksi `Fugitive Economic Offender'

Under the FEO Act, a person can be declared a Fugitive Economic Offender if a warrant has been issued against him for an...

Hanskhali minor gang rape: 3 sent to life imprisonment by court in West Bengal

Hanskhali minor gang rape: 3 sent to life imprisonment by court in West Bengal

Accused persons Akash Barai @ Tarak and Surojit Roy who had threatened the family members of the victim girl not to lodg...

AgustaWestland: Delhi court modifies bail conditions of Christian Michel in CBI case

AgustaWestland: Delhi court modifies bail conditions of Christian Michel in CBI case

Special CBI judge Sanjay Jindal gave the order on Michel's plea seeking modifications, including those concerning bail b...

CJI urges young lawyers to be nation builders

CJI urges young lawyers to be nation builders

Justice Kant told the gathering that when many of the students chose to study law, they might have imagined themselves a...

Sarpanch murder case: Court frames charges against prime accused Walmik Karad, 7 others

Sarpanch murder case: Court frames charges against prime accused Walmik Karad, 7 others

Nikam alleged that defence lawyers attempted to delay and derail the proceedings but the court recognised the tactics an...

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case

It noted that the approver allegedly met Karti Chidambaram and S Bhaskaraman in Karti's Chennai office in June 2011 to d...

Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case

Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case

Chauta further argued that accused No.1, Jaga, was attempting to artificially link Basavaraj to the case by citing socia...

Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

He was arrested by the FBI in 2011 after an investigation showed that the KAC was a "front" for the Pakistani intelligen...

13 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act

13 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act

Each of the 13 convicts was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for dacoity, 10 years of imprisonment for house trespas...

Odisha: Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for killing man

Odisha: Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for killing man

Due to previous enmity, the convict had beaten Bisoi with a wooden plank at the community centre in the village....

CJI Kant to lead 'Mediation Awareness Walk' in Goa on Dec 26; also take part in conference

CJI Kant to lead 'Mediation Awareness Walk' in Goa on Dec 26; also take part in conference

The spokesperson said CJI Kant, who advocates a transformative approach to dispute resolution and emphasises that mediat...

Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi's lawyer cross-examines witness in MP/MLA court in Sultanpur

Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi's lawyer cross-examines witness in MP/MLA court in Sultanpur

The case dates back to 2018 when local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed the defamation complaint against Gandhi, alleging t...

Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: His lawyer cross-examines witness in UP court

Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: His lawyer cross-examines witness in UP court

The case dates back to 2018 when local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi, alleging tha...

13 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act

13 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act

Haragobinda Das (72) and his son Chandan Das (42) were killed by a mob at their house in Jafrabad in the Samserganj poli...

Noida court rejects UP govt plea to withdraw charges in Akhlaq lynching case

Noida court rejects UP govt plea to withdraw charges in Akhlaq lynching case

The Uttar Pradesh government had moved the court seeking permission to withdraw the case against all the accused, citing...

Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

In 2012, Fai was sentenced to two years in prison by a Virginia federal court for conspiracy and tax violations. At the ...

Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist

It directed the Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police to provide necessary support, if required, to the collector while...

Thane court acquits man accused of murdering stepmother

Thane court acquits man accused of murdering stepmother

The court also dismissed the CCTV evidence, noting that the technician who issued the certificate admitted to merely sig...

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case

The FIR also alleged that the payment of the said bribe was routed from TSP to Karti Chidambaram and Bhaskararaman throu...

Kerala govt to appeal against acquittal of actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case soon

Kerala govt to appeal against acquittal of actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case soon

The trial court had acquitted Dileep and three others, while sentencing six accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment...

Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of suspended tehsildar in Pune land deal case

Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of suspended tehsildar in Pune land deal case

The prosecution also informed the court that in the Bopodi case, Yeole, despite knowing the land in question belongs to ...

Charges 'vague, legally untenable': Mumbai court junks plea to file FIR against Thane judge

Charges 'vague, legally untenable': Mumbai court junks plea to file FIR against Thane judge

The court stressed that the allegations levelled against the district and sessions judge were of "extreme serious nature...

Ex-CM Baghel's son got Rs 250 crore as his share from Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': Chargesheet

Ex-CM Baghel's son got Rs 250 crore as his share from Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': Chargesheet

The ED in January arrested former excise minister and Congress leader Kawasi Lakhma besides businessman Anwar Dhebar (br...

Assam: Trial of all 7 accused in Zubeen Garg death case gets underway in sessions court

Assam: Trial of all 7 accused in Zubeen Garg death case gets underway in sessions court

The Kamrup (Metro) District and Sessions Court, after examining the accused via video-conferencing, fixed the next date ...

Delhi court discharges juvenile accused of raping 15-year-old girl

Delhi court discharges juvenile accused of raping 15-year-old girl

Advocate Prashant Diwan, the juvenile’s counsel, sought his discharge, saying the evidence clearly showed that the case ...

UP: POCSO court awards life sentence to five for gang-rape of mother, daughter

UP: POCSO court awards life sentence to five for gang-rape of mother, daughter

He said Additional District Judge (POCSO), Bulandshahr, Om Prakash Verma-III on Saturday held the remaining five accused...