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Nursing assistant gets 2 years in jail for molesting female patient
Special Judge Ruby U Malvankar, however, dropped the charges against Imran Samiullah Ahmed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, noting on Thursday that the prosecution failed to prove the complainant was a minor at the time.
April 17, 2026Court allows PMLA case accused Amit Katyal to travel; relaxes bail condition
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan allowed two applications moved by Katyal, with one seeking modification of bail conditions imposed in December 2024 and the other seeking permission to travel between April 17 and April 26.
April 16, 2026`Harassment, religious conversion' at Nashik MNC: 2 accused sent in fresh police custody
Raza Rafiq Memon (35) and Shafi Bikhan Sheikh (36), both arrested afresh on Wednesday after being remanded in judicial custody in a related case, were produced in the court on Thursday. The judge remanded them in two-day police custody.
April 16, 2026Delhi court sends ex-Reliance Group executives to 5 days' ED custody
The 24-page order stated the ED found that loan funds were allegedly siphoned to shell companies that the group itself "controlled".
April 16, 2026Significant number of women work in sectors having limited legal protection: Justice Karol
Speaking at an event organised by Adhivakta Parishad Supreme Court unit to celebrate 'Samrasta Divas' on the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, the apex court judge also said that child labour, though constitutionally prohibited and statutorily regulated, continued in economic segments that are informal and weakly regulated.
April 16, 2026Medical items purchase 'scam': Chhattisgarh ACB/EOW files supplementary chargesheet against 4
In a statement, the ACB/EOW said the supplementary chargesheet has named Abhishek Kaushal, Rakesh Jain, Prince Jain and Kunjal Sharma.
April 16, 2026Issue NOC to alleged gangster for return to Hong Kong: MCOCA court to police
The court remarked that compelling him to travel to Singapore in absence of any statutory provision or treaty obligation "would be arbitrary, unreasonable, and contrary to the rule of law".
April 16, 2026Nashik case: Plea in SC seeks directions to declare forced religious conversion as 'terrorist act'
It was filed in the backdrop of charges of sexual harassment and allegations of forced religious conversion levelled by eight female employees at TCS' office in Nashik.
April 16, 2026SC grants anticipatory bail to software firm owner in sexual harassment case
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan directed Venu Gopalakrishnan (50) of Kakkanad, who runs a Kochi-based software company, to extend complete cooperation in the ensuing investigation.
April 16, 2026IT dept staffer gets 6 months in jail for seeking bribe to process TDS refund
Babu was accused of seeking a bribe of Rs 1500 to process a TDS refund in June 2016. The man, who later approached the Central Bureau of Investigations anti-corruption branch, was seeking a TDS refund of Rs 57,469 on behalf of his father, whose shop in Roha in neighbouring Raigad had been acquired by the government.
April 16, 2026Nashik MNC case: Plea in SC seeks directions to control deceitful religious conversion
The plea was filed in the backdrop of charges of sexual harassment and allegations of forced religious conversion levelled by eight female employees at TCS' office in Nashik.
April 16, 2026Delhi court denies anticipatory bail to man accused of cyber fraud involving WhatsApp trading scam
Additional Sessions Judge Harvinder Singh was hearing the anticipatory plea filed by Sumit, who has been accused of “serious cyber fraud” in which the complainant was induced to part with a substantial amount of money on the pretext of investment.
April 16, 2026Court reserves order on sentence for Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, others in 2016 murder case
The court had held the accused guilty of criminal conspiracy and related offences on Wednesday.
April 16, 2026Thane tribunal awards Rs 86.62 lakh compensation to man seriously injured in 2021 road accident
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) Member R V Mohite, in his judgment, held the owner of a truck and Iffco-Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd jointly and severally liable to pay the amount along with 9 per cent interest per annum to the claimant, Kunal Naresh Tandel.
April 16, 2026Odisha court sentences 7 people to 3 yr imprisonment each for sharing info with Pak agents
According to a statement issued by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police, the convicts were identified as Pritam Kar and Soumya Ranjan Pattanaik from Jajpur, Pathani Samanta Lenka, Saroj Kumar Nayak and Pradyumna Sahu from Nayagarh in Odisha, Abhijit Sanjay from Pune, and Iqbal Hussain from Guwahati.
April 15, 2026At retirement ceremony, Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Yadav says his remarks at VHP event were 'twisted'
Addressing the Full Court reference held in his honour, Justice Yadav asserted that he had never discriminated on the basis of caste or religion and claimed he was targeted without fault.
April 15, 2026Abetment to suicide case: Charges framed against IIT Bombay student
Khatri will now face trial for offences under the Indian Penal Code for abetment to suicide and relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
April 15, 2026Man gets life sentence for murder of three-year-old boy
Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Jadhav found the accused Nitin Pathare (44) guilty of offences committed under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence).
April 15, 2026Nashik sexual harassment case: 'Male accused acted like organised gang to target female colleagues'
Explaining the role of the two female accused, one of them is absconding, Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik said on Wednesday that the arrested operations and HR head of the unit had allegedly discouraged a victim from submitting a complaint, saying "these things happen" and sided with the accused.
April 15, 2026Delhi court grants Telangana Police transit remand of 2 bankers in Rs 68-lakh cyber fraud
The two were booked at the Cyber Crimes police station in Hyderabad under charges of impersonation, organised crime, cheating, forgery, and sections of the IT Act.
April 15, 2026Public trust in courts important, issues affecting judiciary should be sorted in-house: SC judge
Justice Bindal, who demits office on Wednesday after his stint of a little over three years as an apex court judge, was showered with praises by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant who termed him a distinguished jurist and said he "strengthened" the institutions wherever he served.
April 15, 2026Court finds Cong MLA Vinay Kukarni guilty in BJP leader Yogesh Goudar murder case
Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat found the accused guilty of “having entered into a criminal conspiracy to commit the murder of Yogesh Goudar,” and convicted them under relevant provisions of the IPC, including Section 120(B) (criminal conspiracy).
April 15, 2026At retirement ceremony, Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Yadav says he was targeted without fault
Addressing a full court reference held in his honour on his retirement, Justice Yadav said he had never discriminated against anyone on the basis of caste or religion.
April 15, 2026Delhi court takes cognisance of ED chargesheet against Robert Vadra in Haryana land deal case
It was the first time that any probe agency filed a chargesheet against 57-year-old Vadra in a criminal case. In April 2025, the ED had questioned Vadra for three consecutive days.
April 15, 2026Delhi Assembly breach: Court sends SUV driver to 5-day judicial custody
Representing him, advocate Anshu Shukla opposed further police custody citing the accused's deteriorating mental health condition. He had earlier argued before a separate magisterial court that Sarabjeet had been mentally ill for a long time and mistakenly entered the Assembly "thinking it was a gurdwara."
April 15, 2026Court finds Cong MLA Vinay Kulkarni guilty in BJP leader Yogesh Gowda murder case
Yogesh Gowda, a BJP member and former Dharwad Zila Panchayat member, was hacked to death at his gymnasium in Dharwad on June 15, 2016.
April 15, 2026Delhi court convicts Shahtoosh shawl trader after 17-year probe in wildlife crime case
Chief Judicial Magistrate T Priyadarshini at the Rouse Avenue District Court pronounced the verdict on March 12 against Syed Shahid Ahmed Kashani, after a 17-year-long protracted legal battle
April 15, 2026Honey-trap espionage case: HC denies bail to ex-DRDO scientist; 'shared vital info with Pak officer’
A bench of Justice S G Dige also stated that, although retired, Kurulkar may influence some of the witnesses who had worked under him and might abscond.
April 15, 2026Delhi court convicts Shahtoosh shawl trader in wildlife crime case
The chief judicial magistrate at Rouse Avenue District Courts delivered the judgment against Syed Shahid Ahmed Kashani, owner of Indian Art Gallery, Jaipur, on March 12, bringing to a close a case that surfaced in December 2008.
April 15, 2026Varanasi court acquits MLA, MLC in 24-year-old former MP attack case
Dhananjay, his gunner Vasudev Pandey, and driver Dinesh Kumar Gupta were injured in the 2002 attack. Special Judge Yajurvendra Vikram Singh acquitted the accused, citing insufficient evidence and granting them the benefit of doubt.
April 15, 2026Faridabad consumer forum orders Haldiram's to pay over Rs 20,000 to man for selling expired sweets
The incident took place on December 21 last year when Nimish Agarwal, a resident of Faridabad, went to a Haldiram's outlet in Sector 16 to purchase sweets.
April 15, 2026Delhi court takes cognisance of ED chargesheet against Robert Vadra in Shikohpur land deal case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed the chargesheet against Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, last July.
April 15, 2026Jal Jeevan scam: Subodh Agarwal sent to 14-day judicial custody
The court rejected ACB's request for police custody and remanded Agarwal to judicial custody.
April 15, 2026CJI Surya Kant hails achievements of outgoing SC judge Rajesh Bindal
Born on April 16, 1961, in Ambala, Justice Bindal began his legal career in 1985 after earning his law degree from the Kurukshetra University and was elevated as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2006. He then went on to serve in multiple high courts, including the Jammu and Kashmir HC, Calcutta HC, and Allahabad HC, where he also held positions as the chief justice.
April 15, 2026Thane court acquits man accused of raping minor girl, cites inconsistencies in her testimony
Special Judge Premal S Vithalani (for POCSO Act cases), in the order on April 9, also highlighted contradictions in the victim's testimony.
April 15, 2026Delhi court sends I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel to 10-day ED custody
The judge said according to the federal agency, Chandel had also instructed for the deletion of emails and sensitive data from the accounts of key employees immediately after the ED search on I-PAC premises in Kolkata on January 8, and admitted that such directions, including the deletion of financial records, were issued and implemented the next day.
April 14, 2026