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2020 Delhi riots: Court grants 7-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam to attend cousins' weddings
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed Imam’s application seeking interim bail, saying that it was only his second such plea and that it was being sought for attending the marriage of his cousins.
September 22, 2026Ayodhya court rejects bail pleas of 3 more accused in Ram temple donation theft case
Singh said he once again argued that provisions relating to corruption and criminal breach of trust by a public servant were not applicable to the accused as they were not government employees.
September 22, 20262020 Delhi riots case: Sharjeel Imam gets interim bail for seven days
The violence erupted during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), leaving 53 people dead and over 700 injured.
September 22, 2026Man gets life for killing school teacher, court cites age at time of crime to spare death
The court noted that the murder of the teacher inside the school was “abominable and despicable” and struck at the “sacred and time-honoured relationship between a teacher and a student”.
September 22, 2026Bar body issues circular for 'peaceful' protest march to LG's House on Thursday
"The Coordination Committee further resolves that the entire bar shall hold a peaceful protest march to the Lieutenant Governor's House on September 24 at 11 am, commencing from Tis Hazari Courts.
September 22, 2026Family of young man killed in 2019 road accident awarded Rs 30 lakh compensation
Presiding Officer Vijay Kumar Jha was hearing a claim petition filed by the parents of Saksham Pandey and directed United India Insurance Company Ltd to pay the compensation.
September 22, 2026Mahua Moitra moves Calcutta HC alleging police inaction over egg-throwing incident
In a plea, her counsel Arka Nag claimed police did not act properly to ensure Moitra's security during the alleged incident at Tehatta in Nadia district, where members of a rival party waved black flags and pelted eggs at her vehicle.
September 22, 2026Ex-Judge R C Chavan resigns from Maharashtra UCC panel, flags its functioning
In July, the state government set up a seven?member committee headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai to draft a framework for implementing the UCC, which seeks to establish equal laws across religions on issues about marriage, divorce, and property.
September 22, 2026Former Justice R C Chavan resigns from Maharashtra UCC panel
The Maharashtra government in July set up the seven-member committee, headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai, to draft a framework for implementing the common civil code in the state.
September 22, 2026Suspended BSF jawan gets life term for murdering wife in Muzaffarnagar
According to the prosecution, Manoj Kumar murdered his wife Akanksha on April 3, 2024, in Kasimpur village by assaulting her with an iron rod. He allegedly told her family that she had died in a road accident.
September 22, 2026Man gets 20 years in jail for abducting, raping 9-year-old girl in UP's Bhadohi
Special Public Prosecutor (POCSO) Kauleshwar Nath Pandey said Additional District Judge (POCSO) Durgesh also imposed a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh on the convict, Rajkamal alias Kariya (35), and directed that the fine amount be used for the girl's medical treatment.
September 21, 2026Arguments begin in UP's Sultanpur court in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
On September 16, the court gave the complainant a final opportunity to present arguments, fixing September 21 for the next hearing with a warning against further delay.
September 21, 2026Ayodhya court rejects bail pleas of three accused in Ram temple donation theft case
Special Judge Rajat Verma of the Anti-Corruption Court heard the bail applications of Avinash Shukla, Manish Kumar Yadav and Ram Shankar Mishra, advocate Kul Shekhar Singh, who represents the accused, told PTI.
September 21, 2026Two Bangladeshi women convicted by Thane court for illegal entry, stay in India
In the first case, Additional Sessions Judge BD Shelke found 55-year-old Morjina Oliyar Fakir guilty under Section 14A(b) of Foreigners Act and sentenced her to two years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000.
September 21, 2026Ex-constable sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in Apple India executive's killing in Lucknow
The court on September 17 held the former constable, Prashant Chaudhary, guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. His colleague, constable Sandeep Kumar, who was accompanying him at the time of the incident, was acquitted for want of sufficient evidence.
September 21, 2026Delhi court orders rehearing of complaint on Sonia Gandhi's pre-citizenship electoral roll entry
The order of Special Judge Vishal Gogne came on a revision plea against the magisterial court's order on a complaint filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, vice-president of the Central Delhi Court Bar Association of the Rouse Avenue courts.
September 21, 2026Baba Siddique murder: MCOCA court refuses bail to accused held near Indo-Nepal border
Former Maharashtra minister Siddique (66) was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan's office in Mumbai's Bandra (East) area on the night of October 12, 2024.
September 21, 2026MACT awards Rs 39 lakh as total compensation to kin of deceased, injured person in road accident
On November 6, 2020, Dhakal Laxman Kinar (24) and his 25-year-old friend Yadav Gopal Pawar were riding a motorcycle from Hateri-Jamsar towards Valiv police station when it hit a truck that abruptly changed lanes.
September 21, 2026Bengal: Cong's Nandigram bypoll nominee sent to jail custody till Oct 5 over 2007 case
The orders effectively end Pradhan's opportunity to canvass for himself as the campaign for the October 6 bypoll to the assembly seat, vacated by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, ends on October 4.
September 21, 2026UP court sentences man to life imprisonment in 2019 murder of two police constables
Assistant District Government Counsel Aditya Kumar Singh on Monday said that on July 17, 2019, a police van transporting an accused person from the Chandausi court to Moradabad Jail was passing through the 'Green Chandausi' area located beyond Dhannumal Tiraha on Moradabad Road under Baniyather police station when the incident took place.
September 21, 2026Court grants bail to two men held for entering BKC mall with firearm, fake PMO ID card
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Esplanade Court) D S Khedekar granted bail to the main accused, Rohan Parikh, a student, and his body guard, Dilip Kunde (49), on a cash bond of Rs 50,000 each, two weeks after the incident at Jio World Plaza.
September 21, 2026Bahraich court in UP sentences man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in rape case
Singh said that the rape survivor's family had lodged a complaint at the Dargah Shareef police station in Bahraich district on June 22, 2022. The victim alleged that a juvenile offender living in her neighbourhood had raped her and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
September 21, 2026Delhi court grants bail to Zomato delivery boy accused of house burglary
Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi was hearing the bail plea filed by Bunti Kumar Tanti, who was arrested in connection with a July 10 FIR registered at the Fatehpur Beri police station in south Delhi under various BNS provisions.
September 21, 2026Delhi court sets aside ACJM order refusing probe in Sonia Gandhi's pre-citizenship electoral entry
Special Judge Vishal Gogne was hearing a revision plea against the magisterial court's order on a complaint filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, vice president of the Central Delhi Court Bar Association of the Rouse Avenue courts.
September 21, 2026Delhi court grants bail to pharma executive in case involving 473 kg psychotropic drugs
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing a bail plea filed by Aman Sharma, who was accused in connection with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) case registered at Jyoti Nagar police station pertaining to the recovery of the drugs from a godown in Noida.
September 21, 2026Delhi lawyers observe strike in all district courts over new traffic challan rules
The protesting lawyers said the system could also leave limited scope for a person to explain circumstances surrounding an alleged traffic violation before approaching a court.
September 21, 2026Court sets aside magistrate order refusing probe in Sonia Gandhi's pre-citizenship electoral entry
Special Judge Vishal Gogne quashed the magisterial court's order as "non-speaking". The order had dismissed a complaint filed by Advocate Vikas Tripathi, vice-president of the Central Delhi Court Bar Association of the Rouse Avenue courts.
September 21, 2026Delhi High Court gets seven new judges, total strength rises to 50
Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath to Justices Nivedita Anil Sharma, Nisha Sahay Saxena, Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt and Arun Bhardwaj, who were serving as judicial officers in the district judiciary here.
September 21, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 27.98 compensation to kin of man killed in 2020 road accident
According to the order, Dhakal Laxman Kinar died after his motorcycle hit a speeding truck that suddenly changed lane on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district in November 2020.
September 20, 2026Delhi HC to get seven new judges on Monday, bumping total strength to 50
Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya will administer the oath to Nivedita Anil Sharma, Nisha Sahay Saxena, Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt and Arun Bhardwaj, who were serving as judicial officers in the district judiciary here.
September 20, 2026Bar body announces lawyers' strike over traffic challan rule changes
It said the 50 per cent pre-deposit condition had "serious implications for access to justice", particularly for ordinary citizens unable to arrange such funds.
September 20, 2026Tata Sons dispute: Abhishek Singhvi says he enters fray with 'sadness and regret'
The Tata Sons board has backed a further five-year term for Natarajan Chandrasekaran, much to the opposition of Noel Tata, and challenge to the validity of the decision by the Trusts.
September 20, 2026Tribunal awards over Rs 51 lakh to family of man killed in 2022 road accident
The Tribunal rejected the insurance company's claim that the deceased was himself driving the tempo and was 50 per cent responsible for the accident.
September 20, 2026Pune realtor murder: Chargesheet cites fake Instagram account, research through ChatgGPT, podcasts
Pune realtor Agarwal died after being pushed off Lohagad Fort on June 18, following which his fiancée Siya Goyal, her alleged lover Chetan Choudhary and one more person, identified as Ritesh Hange, were arrested.
September 19, 2026Five men sentenced to 3 years imprisonment in mule bank account fraud case in Odisha
After receiving a complaint, a case was registered at Beguniapada police station, and an investigation was launched under the supervision of Purushottampur SDPO SK Nayak.
September 19, 2026Chargesheet filed in Pune realtor case; probe finds Siya looked up Meghalaya honeymoon murder
Raja had gone missing on May 23 last year and his body was found near a waterfall in East Khasi Hills district of the north-east state a few days later on June 2. The case had hit national headlines.
September 19, 2026