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Odisha: Woman gets life imprisonment for strangling husband with mobile charger cable
On the basis of the evidence, the court sentenced Mamata to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
September 10, 2026Three men in UP's Jaunpur awarded life sentence for murdering farmer
According to the prosecution, Bhupendra Singh, a resident of Sandaha village under Sarai Khwaja police station, was returning home after attending a Ramayana programme and having a meal in the village on February 5, 2025, when he was attacked following an old enmity.
September 10, 2026Coal lock case against Nippon Denro Ispat Ltd: Court accepts CBI's closure report
The agency's report had said that after the probe, no offence of conspiracy, cheating and abuse of official positions was found to have been committed by any public servant or private entity, including NDIL.
September 10, 2026Youth gets 25 years RI for sexually assaulting minor in Keralam’s Idukki
Idukki Fast Track Special Court for POCSO Act cases Judge Nobel D S sentenced R Amal of Anayadi in Sooranad, Kollam, to 25 years' rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 2.20 lakh for sexually assaulting a minor from Idukki district in 2023.
September 10, 2026BRICS keeps cops away from court; lawyer seeks urgent hearing of bail plea, judge warns him
The hearing witnessed a heated exchange between the two and the judge warned the lawyer of possible contempt proceedings over his conduct.
September 10, 2026Custodial death of temple guard: Court remands 4 police officials, including DSP, on murder charge
The V Additional District and Sessions Court, Madurai, framed a murder charge under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against a former DSP of Manamadurai, a former Thiruppuvanam police Inspector, a former SI and a former head constable, in connection with the custodial death of Kumar, a security guard at the Madapuram Kaliayamman temple in Sivaganga district, and directed that they be sent to prison.
September 10, 2026Independent judiciary can't function without ethical, fearless Bar: Justice V Kameswar Rao
Justice Rao said the Bench and the Bar were not opposing institutions but partners in administration of justice, and all celebrated constitutional principles reached courts because some advocate was willing to stand up and argue for them.
September 10, 2026IRCTC hotels money laundering case: Delhi court orders framing of charges against Lalu, 8 others
Pronouncing the substantive portions of the order orally, the judge said the exacting standards of finding the criminal intent or mens rea (mental state to commit a crime) was not needed at the present stage and the court had to only see whether there is a strong suspicion against the accused.
September 10, 202628-year-old gets life sentence for wife's murder
Additional Sessions Judge R V Tamhanekar passed the order on August 31. A copy of the order became available on Wednesday.
September 10, 2026Delhi court orders framing of money laundering charges against Lalu Prasad, son Tejashwi
On Thursday, Special Judge Vishal Gogne said there was a "strong suspicion" against seven persons for the offence of money laundering and that the nature, timing and course of investigation did not appear inspired by political vendetta as argued by the counsel for the accused persons.
September 10, 2026SC bins plea challenging Mumbai University's decision to reduce intake of students in law colleges
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant upheld the Bombay High Court order which had rejected the plea filed by the Lawyers' Foundation.
September 10, 2026Probe underway, Google details sought: Police to court on Dhruv Rathee's 'Hindu deities' video
This comes as police filed a status report before Chief Judicial Magistrate Niharika Kumar Sharma and informed the court that the video contained allegedly derogatory and offensive statements concerning many revered Hindu figures, thereby allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
September 10, 2026Assault on doctors: Thane police file chargesheet against Shiv Sena corporator, 4 others
On July 6, Mhatre, a corporator of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, and the other accused gathered at Shastri Nagar Hospital and allegedly assaulted the doctors after an argument over the purported delay in the treatment of a woman patient.
September 10, 2026Justice A Y Kogje sworn in as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC
The swearing-in ceremony began and concluded with the singing of the national song, Vande Mataram, and the national anthem.
September 10, 2026Justice Alpesh Yeshvant Kogje sworn in as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC
MP Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chief Justice at a function in the Lok Bhawan here.
September 10, 2026Thane court acquits man in rape case, says relationship consensual and victim an adult
The accused and the victim were in a romantic relationship, Special POCSO Court Judge Premal S Vithalani (POCSO Act) noted in the order passed on August 29, a copy of which was made available on Tuesday.
September 10, 2026Chandigarh court restrains Majithia, others from posting bribery allegations against CM Mann's wife
The court, however, declined at this stage to order removal or deletion of the posts, videos and photographs cited by the plaintiff, saying notice first has to be issued to the defendants and granting such relief without hearing them could amount to granting the main relief sought in the suit.
September 9, 2026Jharkhand court sentences 3 brothers to imprisonment for narcotics trade
In the police chargesheet, 99.600 kg of poppy husk was seized from Pun Yadav's house, and 40.500 kg of poppy husk was recovered from Ramvriksh Yadav's house.
September 9, 2026Court takes cognizance of chargesheet on 'godman' Kharat in money laundering case, summons accused
The court said the material depicted that Kharat, assisted by co-accused, lured people in "a consistent and systematic course of conduct" by projecting himself as an incarnation of 'Krishna', possessing religious, spiritual authority and having special and supernatural powers.
September 9, 2026Court grants bail to 5 accused including ex-CEO of DJB Udit Rai in corruption case
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail to Rai, Ankit Srivastava, a former DJB contractual consultant, and private persons - Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma.
September 9, 2026Ballia court imposes fine on Pawan Singh for skipping hearing in wife's maintenance case
Pawan Singh's lawyer Harivansh Singh told PTI that a hearing was scheduled before Judge Kamalapati Prajapati on Wednesday on Jyoti Singh's petition seeking interim maintenance. Pawan Singh's statement was also to be recorded before the court.
September 9, 2026Chargesheet alone cannot prove rash driving: Delhi tribunal
The tribunal found significant contradictions in the testimony of a bus marshal who was presented as a witness to the accident. It also noted that the investigating officer's opinion that the bus had hit the motorcycle from behind was undermined by the mechanical inspection reports and the pattern of damage to the vehicles.
September 9, 2026Delhi building collapse: Two-day police custody for owner's son, PG operator, contractor
The city police had sought three-day custody of the accused to question them in connection with the Sunday incident. The proceedings were held in-camera after PG operator Sudhanshu's counsel claimed that "a media trial" was prejudicing the ongoing probe.
September 9, 2026Delhi court acquits man in illicit liquor case, says lack of witnesses casts doubt on recovery
Judicial Magistrate Vikas Madaan was hearing a case against Baldev Singh, who was accused in a case registered under Section 33 of the Delhi Excise Act, and acquitted him.
September 9, 2026Delhi building collapse: Police seek 3-day custody of owner's son, PG operator, building contractor
Gupta was produced before the court after the completion of his two-day police custody. The two others were produced after being arrested on Tuesday.
September 9, 2026MP court sentences former executive engineer to 5 years of RI in 2002 disproportionate assets case
In an order passed on Tuesday, First Additional Sessions Judge and Special Court Judge Rajkumar Chauhan also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on convict Kailashchandra Parwal.
September 9, 2026Sub-registrar, clerk, stamp vendor sentenced to 2 years in prison in bribery case in Latur
Latur, Sept 9 A court in Maharashtra’s Latur has sentenced a former sub-registrar, a junior clerk and a private stamp vendor to two years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a Rs 25,000 bribe in a land matter.
September 9, 2026Justice Bhati sworn in as chief justice of J-K, Ladakh high court
Saxena is currently holding additional charge as LG of Jammu and Kashmir as incumbent Manoj Sinha is on leave.
September 9, 2026Judges appointed to Chhattisgarh, Gauhati high courts
According to the Union law ministry, three judicial officers have been elevated as judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
September 9, 2026Four drug peddlers convicted in two separate NDPS cases in J-K's Doda
In the second case, registered in 2021 under the NDPS Act at Gandoh, the Sessions Court, Bhaderwah, convicted Abdul Qayoom, who was arrested with 1.10 kg of Charas. The court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
September 9, 2026‘Court not mere post office to frame charges’: 7 accused of arson during 2019 protest against Pak
Second Additional Sessions Judge Anoop Kumar Sharma also said that mere presence in a large gathering could not by itself attract criminal liability for offences allegedly committed by some members of the mob.
September 8, 2026Maoist leader Rao, wife get 7-year jail term for 2015 attack on cops in Kanker; 3 others get 5 years
Rao and his wife Kange once carried rewards of Rs 25 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, respectively, on their heads and their conviction, along with three others, comes more than five months after Chhattisgarh was declared free of armed Naxals.
September 8, 2026Two held in Mumbai for entering BKC mall with firearm, fake PMO ID card
The arrests of Rohan Parikh (24) and Dilip Kunde (49) followed an incident on Monday evening at the Jio World Plaza, where security guards stopped the duo after discovering Kunde was carrying a firearm. An argument ensued during which one of the accused displayed a digital photograph on his mobile phone of an identity card claiming he was a PMO official.
September 8, 2026Activist-influencer Santosh Pandit sent in 14-day judicial custody
As per the complaint filed by Sarika Kamble, a conservancy worker with the Pune Municipal Corporation, Pandit uploaded videos and posts containing obscene and sexually suggestive remarks regarding Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister and local MLA Chandrakant Patil and a woman corporator.
September 8, 2026NEET protest: Petitioner urges SC to fix accountability for use of force against women protesters
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led march to Parliament in Delhi on July 20 had seen clashes between protesters and security personnel, who used lathis and teargas shells to disperse crowds attempting to move towards Parliament.
September 8, 2026SC acquits man in 1993 case, refers to voluminous evidence led in corruption cases
The observation came from a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran, which acquitted a man in a corruption case lodged in 1993. The case was later transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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