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Chhattisgarh court judgement in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case now on September 5
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court at Jagdalpur in Bastar district was originally scheduled to pronounce its verdict on August 31, following final arguments heard between August 10 and 12, but the same was rescheduled to September 5, defence lawyer Arvind Choudhary told PTI over the phone.
August 31, 20266 SCBA poll candidates move SC, seek recount of executive member votes
The applicants -- Smriti Kumari, Shweta Sinha, Shehla Chaudhary, Sundari, Sachin Pahwa and Krishna Kumar Gupta -- alleged that the counting process was not conducted fairly and that certain candidates received an advantage due to the manner in which the votes were tallied.
August 31, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 12, says mere mob membership cannot prove guilt
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against Lokesh Solanki, Pankaj Sharma, Ankit Chaudhary, Prince, Jatin Sharma, Himanshu Thakur, Vivek Panchal, Rishabh Chaudhary, Sumit Chaudhary, Tinku Arora, Sandeep and Sahil.
August 31, 2026Security breach case: Delhi court allows NIA to interrogate two foreigners in prison
Both alleged mercenaries are in judicial custody. The agency has accused them of involvement in a terror conspiracy case with links to ethnic armed groups in India.
August 31, 2026Conman Sukesh gets 8-yr jail term for posing as SC judge; court calls act 'institutional sacrilege'
Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra was hearing arguments on sentence against Chandrashekhar. She awarded him two years' rigorous imprisonment each for impersonating a public servant and intimidating a public servant, and four years for criminal intimidation through anonymous communication.
August 31, 2026Chhattisgarh court defers judgement in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case to September 5
The final hearing in the case related to one of the deadliest Naxal attacks in Indian history was held from August 10 to 12, after which the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court reserved its order for pronouncement on August 31, defence lawyer Arvind Choudhary told PTI over the phone.
August 31, 2026Minor girl's gangrape on Navratri night in 2024: Vadodara court sentences 5 men to life in prison
The incident of gangrape occurring during Navratri, a festival dedicated to Goddess Amba, cannot be treated lightly, the court observed, as per the prosecution.
August 31, 2026Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar gets 8-year jail term for impersonating SC judge
Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of Tis Hazari Courts sentenced Chandrasekhar to two years' rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 5,000 under IPC Section 170, two years' rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 5,000 under Section 189, and four years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 507.
August 31, 2026Faridabad man sentenced to six-month imprisonment in cheque bounce case
According to police, Vijay Kumar had issued a cheque to a man named Sonu on December 7, 2022. The cheque bounced upon presentation at a bank, with the matter reaching court on January 9, 2023.
August 30, 2026Chirag Bhanu Singh sworn in as Himachal HC judge
Besides high court Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, the occasion was graced by Himachal Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dhani Ram Shandil, sitting and former judges of the high court, and advocates.
August 30, 2026Plea in SC seeks police permission mandatory for processions in Lutyens' Delhi
The plea, filed by retired Delhi Police officer Rajendra Singh, seeks a direction that no public call for large-scale mobilisation, march or organised demonstration in security-sensitive constitutional zones, including India Gate, Central Vista and adjoining areas, be acted upon unless the organisers have first obtained the requisite permissions.
August 30, 2026Thane court acquits six in 2011 extortion case
Chief Judicial Magistrate Vikram M Karhadkar cleared all six accused of charges under sections 384 (extortion) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after the sole prosecution witness failed to support the case, which stemmed from a 2011 incident.
August 30, 2026Justice Bhuyan flags 76-year absence of 'distinguished jurists' on SC bench
Justice Bhuyan said it was regrettable that despite Article 124 (3)(c) of the Constitution enabling such an appointment, no person other than high court judges or practising lawyers has reached the Supreme Court in the last 76 years.
August 30, 2026Delhi court convicts ex-DTC bus driver for 2021 hit-and-run case
Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla was hearing the case registered by the Inderpuri police station against the accused Karan Singh under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence).
August 30, 2026Punishing students for asking questions is unconstitutional: SC judge
Justice Bhuyan said a university should be a place where "established positions" can be "examined and questioned" and disagreements are not met with hostility.
August 30, 2026Delhi court convicts man for wife's dowry death in 2021; says link between harassment and wife's suicide
Additional Sessions Judge Syed Zishan Ali Warsi convicted Surender Yadav under Sections 304B (dowry death) and 498A (cruelty by husband) of the Indian Penal Code.
August 30, 2026Former office assistant gets 3-year jail term, Rs 5 lakh fine in bribery case
The Muvattupuzha Vigilance Court Judge Rajesh G, on Saturday, found Rasheed K Panakkal (50), a native of Edavetty in Idukki, guilty of accepting a Rs 25,000 bribe from a man after promising to expedite procedures for sanctioning a post-matric scholarship for his daughter’s higher education.
August 30, 2026Judiciary proactively responded to emerging fraudulent schemes like digital arrest: CJI
In his closing address at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in London on Saturday, the CJI said the Supreme Court had recently taken suo motu cognisance of the "digital arrest" scam, in which fraudsters impersonate police officers, judicial officials, or bureaucrats over video calls to dupe citizens.
August 30, 2026DJB corruption case: Delhi court sends ex-CEO, another accused to 2-day police custody
The court noted allegations that on January 19, 2023, Yadav transferred Rs 61 lakh directly through banking channels into Rai's personal bank account, when he was the CEO of DJB, and that another Rs 91 lakh was transferred by Yadav to the account of Rai's mother-in-law.
August 29, 2026Sonia Gandhi's 'pre-citizenship' electoral entry case: Delhi court adjourns order on plea to Sept 21
Earlier, Sonia Gandhi's counsel had submitted a reply, saying that the complaint was politically motivated and filed for an extraneous reason.
August 29, 2026UP: POCSO court in Bareilly sentences man to 10 years for raping minor with disability
The complainant told police that a 'Teej' fair was being held in the Shahi area on July 26, 2017, and his wife and 16-year-old daughter, who has a disability, had gone to visit it.
August 29, 2026Court refuses to cancel bail of four Elgar case accused over Press Club gathering
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had sought the cancellation of bails of Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and Varavara Rao, alleging that they violated bail conditions by attending a Mumbai Press Club event earlier this year.
August 29, 2026Thirteen people get 5-year jail in 2012 case of bank fraud
The agency registered the case on March 30, 2012, based on a complaint from a Deputy Zonal Manager of the UCO Bank, Indore, alleging that the accused, in pursuance of criminal conspiracy, availed loan facilities by mortgaging land actually belonging to third parties at different locations, the CBI Spokesperson said in a statement.
August 29, 2026Haryana man sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping girl, circulating obscene video
According to police, the case dates back to September 7, 2023, when a woman from Ferozepur Jhirka area filed a complaint saying a young man from her neighborhood had forcibly entered her home, and raped and assaulted her minor daughter who was alone at the time.
August 29, 2026Court grants bail to Priyank Kharge, Nalapad in RSS defamation case
The 42nd Special Court for Elected Representatives granted bail to Kharge and Nalapad, directing them to execute a personal bond of Rs one lakh each with cash security of Rs 10,000 each in a defamation case filed by A Tejas defending RSS.
August 29, 2026Delhi court adjourns framing of charges in ED's land-for-job, IRCTC cases against Lalu
On October 13 last year, the court framed charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy, and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and 11 others in a CBI case regarding the alleged IRCTC scam.
August 29, 2026Six years on, man gets 20-year RI for sexual assault; 'Minor girl’s consent immaterial', rules Thane court
Special Judge G T Pawar on Friday held Aniket Rajesh Nishad guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, along with sections 376(2)(n) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
August 29, 2026DJB corruption case: Delhi court sends 2 accused to 2-day police custody
During the proceedings, the ACB said it needed to quiz the accused regarding "hawala transactions" related to the case. It claimed that the accused were not cooperating with the bureau.
August 29, 2026Bar needs to introspect on its role: SC judge Nagarathna flags rising costs, delays in legal system
"I humbly remind every member of the Bar to change their mindset and endure to work for their clients as a public service, lest they lose their relevance in the future to come. That would be disastrous for our system of dispensation of justice and for preserving the rule of law in our country."
August 29, 2026Delhi court acquits 3 of attempt to murder charge due to insufficient evidence
The court, however, convicted the three -- Manoj, Manish and Puran -- of voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint, holding that their participation in beating and restraining the injured man was proved through his testimony and medical evidence.
August 29, 2026FSSAI proposes front-of-pack warning label in red for food products high in fat, salt & sugar
In a compliance affidavit filed in the apex court, the FSSAI said the proposal is intended to provide a simple, prominent and easily comprehensible warning to consumers regarding food products which are high in specified nutrients of concerns.
August 29, 2026Delhi court takes cognisance of NIA chargesheet in Red Fort blast case
The next month, the agency filed a supplementary chargesheet against three more persons, including an absconding paediatrician identified as the founding member of a terror module, for involvement in the blast, taking the number of those charge-sheeted in the case to 13.
August 29, 2026Mumbai court rejects ISIS case accused's plea against fund-raising charge under UAPA
Majid moved the court, pleading that charges under this section should not be framed against him. He also wanted the court to declare that the central agency's supplementary charge sheet had no new evidence.
August 28, 2026Jharkhand man gets life sentence for killing elder brother
The court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Shesh Nath Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict and ordered that failing to pay the amount would lead to an additional one year of imprisonment.
August 28, 2026Courts must look for environment protection without losing sight on needs of development: CJI
Speaking at the high-level Commonwealth Policy Dialogue on Climate Justice organised by the Commonwealth of Nations and the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) at the Commonwealth Secretariat in Marlborough House in London, CJI Kant said both environment and development need not always be cast as choices in which one must defeat the other.
August 28, 2026Accused in Saif Ali Khan attack case seeks to plead guilty
He was charged under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for 'robbery accompanied by the use of a deadly weapon', causing grievous hurt and house trespass as well as relevant sections of the Foreigners Act and Passport (Entry into India) Rules.
August 28, 2026