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Five get life imprisonment for murdering businessman in Odisha
On the intervening night of June 13 and 14, 2020, the convicts trespassed into the office-cum-residence of the deceased, identified as Lambodar Muni, a distributor of milk and milk products, at Hillpatna area, for the purpose of committing dacoity.
January 30, 2026PMLA court allows civic body to demolish dilapidated hotel linked to Iqbal Mirchi case
The ED has filed a criminal case against Mirchi, his family and others to probe alleged illegal dealings in purchase and sale of costly real estate assets in Mumbai.
January 30, 2026Key directions of SC verdict ordering free sanitary pads, separate toilets in school
The Supreme Court said that the inaccessibility of menstrual hygiene management measures strips away the right to participate on equal terms in school. The domino effect of the absence of education is the inability to participate in all walks of life later.
January 30, 2026Court bars filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap from making 'derogatory' comments against Salman, kin
It then temporarily restrained Kashyap and others from making, uploading videos, posting, re-posting, giving interviews, corresponding, communicating, uploading, printing, publishing, re-publishing, hosting, circulating or re-circulating any further defamatory/slanderous content.
January 30, 2026CBFC files caveat in SC in 'Jana Nayagan' release case
The bench allowed an appeal filed by the CBFC, challenging the order of Justice Asha, dated January 9, which also quashed a communication dated January 5 of the regional officer of the censor board, stating that based on a complaint from one of its members, the matter has been referred to the revising committee by the Chairperson of the board.
January 30, 2026Patiala court dismisses bail plea of CEO of Believe Music India in royalty fraud case
According to the complaint, the accused allegedly acted in connivance to divert publishing royalties and withhold payments.
January 30, 2026Faridabad court sentences man to 20-year imprisonment for raping minor in 2020
According to the FIR, on October 26, 2020, when the girl's parents left for work. Pandey, who lived next door, broke into their home under the pretence of asking for help with some work and took the girl to his room and raped her.
January 30, 2026Delhi court grants bail to Ugandan woman in narcotics smuggling case, deems arrest as illegal
According to the prosecution, DRI officers intercepted the accused at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on May 1, 2025, after she arrived from Uganda via Doha, on the basis of specific intelligence. She was suspected of concealing contraband inside her body and was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a magistrate's permission, where she allegedly excreted seven capsules containing methaqualone and cocaine weighing 530 grams.
January 30, 2026Actor Kamaal R Khan granted bail in Oshiwara firing case
The lawyer further asserted that mere possession of 22 cartridges would not incriminate the actor, as the Arms Rules permit a licensed firearm holder to purchase 200 cartridges in a year.
January 30, 2026'No misuse of liberty': Delhi court denies cancelling bail of illegal Bangladeshi immigrant
On November 24, 2025, Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta had granted bail to Hosen noting that since all material recoveries have been effected and chargesheet has already been filed, Hosen could not be denied bail simply on the reason that other wanted persons are yet to be arrested.
January 30, 2026Delhi riots case: Court grants interim bail to Khalid Saifi, bars him from using social media
According to the FIR registered at Jagat Puri police station, a mob had assembled in Masjidwali Gali in Khureji Khas area of northeast Delhi on February 26, 2020.
January 30, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 56.33-lakh compensation to family of 2019 accident victim
The insurance company rebutted, saying the accident was not caused due to negligence of the truck driver, but that of the deceased, as he hit the truck from behind.
January 30, 2026Zubeen death case: Court rejects bail plea of 3 accused
The two other accused, Siddhartha and Garg’s another band member Shekharjyoti Goswami, both facing murder charges, have not filed bail petitions yet.
January 30, 2026Menstrual health is fundamental right: SC orders free sanitary pads, separate toilets in school
The court framed four questions including whether inaccessibility to pads and toilets creates systemic barriers that prevent adolescent girls from participating in education on equal terms with boys in violation of Article 14 (equality).
January 30, 2026Man sentenced to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
The court further directed that the victim be paid Rs seven lakh as compensation through the District Legal Services Authority, and ordered that the amount be deposited in a nationalised bank for a period of five years.
January 30, 2026Odisha: POCSO court sentences 6 youths to 20 years' RI for raping minor
According to the prosecution, the incident took place on May 3, 2024, when one of the accused allegedly lured the 17-year-old girl from the New Bus Stand area on the false pretext of introducing her to his mother.
January 30, 2026Martyrs Day: Delhi HC observes two-minutes silence
"Everyone is requested to please stand up and observe two minutes' silence in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for India's freedom," the court master in the court of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya said.
January 30, 2026Martyrs' Day: SC judges, lawyers observe two-minute silence
In the memory of those who laid down their lives in the struggle for India's freedom.
January 30, 2026Tuition teacher gets life term for raping minor student in UP's Ballia
According to the prosecution, Pandey raped the minor on May 22, 2023 and made a video of it. The accused threatened to make the video viral if she informed anyone. After this, he raped the student three times, Rai said.
January 30, 2026Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, domestic help convicted
Special Judge POSCO Court, Nirupama Vikram, acquitted Moeed on Wednesday and a day later awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to Raju and a fine of Rs 50,000.
January 29, 2026Court grants pardon to accused in 2020 Kerala gold smuggling case
In its order tendering pardon, the court said Kutty had voluntarily expressed his desire to make a full and true disclosure and confession of all facts and circumstances within his knowledge.
January 29, 2026Land-for-jobs 'scam': Delhi court lists matter for prosecution evidence from March 9-28
In his 346-page order on January 9, Judge Gogne had said, “The court finds, on the touchstone of grave suspicion, that there existed an overarching criminal conspiracy, mentored by Lalu Prasad Yadav, towards using public employment as a bargaining chip for receiving immovable properties through his wife Rabri Devi, daughters Misha Bharti and Hema Yadav, as well as sons Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav from willing job seekers.”
January 29, 2026Man gets 20 years imprisonment for raping minor in Odisha's Kandhamal
According to the prosecution, the accused, who was an unemployed youth in 2021, raped the girl when she went to the outskirts of her village in the evening to attend to nature's call.
January 29, 2026Delhi court acquits LG VK Saxena in 25-year-old defamation case filed by Medha Patkar
Saxena, who then headed an Ahmedabad-based NGO named 'Council for Civil Liberties', had also filed two cases against Patkar for making derogatory remarks against him on a TV channel and issuing a defamatory press statement.
January 29, 2026Delhi riots case: Prima facie case still exists; court denies bail to Tahir Hussain, 2 others
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai, on Thursday, was hearing a bail application filed by Athar Khan, Salim Malik and ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and denied them bail, saying that the prima facie case was made out against them in earlier orders and that bar still exists.
January 29, 2026J'khand: Man gets life imprisonment for murdering woman in 2020
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sachindra Nath Sinha convicted Narayan Singh Sardar alias Hablu, and sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing a woman in May 2020 in Dhunaburu village, said Additional Public Prosecutor Harsh Vardhan.
January 29, 2026Sessions court hands rigorous life term to Navi Mumbai man in 2017 double murder case
While the defence argued that the motive behind the crime was not established and pointed towards lack of fingerprint evidence on murder weapons, the court found chemical analysis reports damning.
January 29, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 92 lakh compensation to kin of businessman killed in road accident in 2020
The tribunal set the final award amount at Rs 92,53,351, and directed the vehicle owner as well as the insurance company to pay the compensation jointly within one month.
January 29, 2026SC collegium approves proposal for appointment of advocate as judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
"The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on January 28, 2026 has approved the proposal for appointment of Shri Balaji Medamalli @ M. Balaji, advocate as a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh," a resolution on the apex court's website said.
January 29, 2026Delhi court acquits L-G Saxena in 2000 defamation case filed by Medha Patkar
The order was pronounced by Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma. In March 2025, the court had dismissed Patkar's application to examine additional witnesses in the case, terming it a "deliberate attempt to delay the trial, rather than a genuine necessity".
January 29, 2026Delhi riots case: Court denies bail to ex-MLA Tahir Hussain, 2 others
The top court, however, denied relief to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying all the accused in the case do not stand on the same footing.
January 29, 2026Former Village Officer, assistant sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in bribery case
When Shaju later attempted to collect the remaining Rs 1,000 from the complainant, Kannur Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) officials caught him red-handed and registered a case.
January 29, 2026Techie death: Developer says barricades removed in 2021 after Noida Authority's objection to ads
The incident triggered public outrage, protests by locals and allegations of negligence against developers and the Noida Authority.
January 28, 2026Lucknow court rejects plea on alleged dual citizenship of Rahul Gandhi
The complainant levelled several allegations against Gandhi under several provisions of the BNS, the Official Secrets Act, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.
January 28, 2026Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in sexual assault case
Mamkootathil was directed to execute a bond of Rs 50,000 with two sureties, report before the investigating officer every Saturday for three months, cooperate with the investigation, and refrain from intimidating or influencing witnesses, tampering with evidence, or interfering with the probe in any manner.
January 28, 2026Ayodhya gangrape case: SP leader Moeed Khan acquitted, his servant convicted
After the case was registered, a multi-story shopping complex owned by Moeed was demolished by Ayodhya district administration. About a dozen bulldozers and excavators were used to bring down the building that was built on 4,000 square feet of allegedly pond.
January 28, 2026