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Delhi court slams Gujarat cops for 'hanging' minor boy as 'bait' to make father surrender
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh said the officers’ duty was to search for the minor’s father, who was wanted in a case, and not to take the child into custody and transport him across states from Delhi to Gujarat.
August 18, 2026Dr Pramesh to be chief guest at TISS convocation; CJI's calendar is full, institute informed
Earlier, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant was to be the chief guest at the convocation scheduled for August 2, but the institute postponed it two days before the event citing "unforeseen circumstances". It led to speculation that authorities apprehended protests by students during the CJI's visit.
August 18, 2026'History-sheeters' infiltrated July 20 protest, 240 cops injured: Delhi Police tells SC
"More than 240 police officers have suffered injuries; the investigation will take into consideration the grievances of the protestors as well as the grievances of those police officers who were deployed on duty and have suffered injuries.
August 18, 2026T'gana: Man gets lifer for killing his Congolese wife
On the intervening night of July 3-4, 2016, following a heated quarrel, the accused allegedly throttled his wife to death at their residence. Thereafter, in an attempt to destroy the evidence and screen himself from legal action, he dismembered the body using an axe and knives, packed the body parts in bags and transported them in his car to an isolated location near Madanapally village.
August 17, 2026Eleven years on, Thane man gets life imprisonment for wife's murder over leg massage delay
When Waghmare demanded that his wife, Vaishali, massage his legs, she asked him to wait until she finished cleaning the utensils. Angered by her response, Waghmare slapped her multiple times. Later that night, while she sat on the bed in pain, Waghmare poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze.
August 17, 2026Mahatma Gandhi was not immediately rushed to hospital after shot by Godse: Savarkar's grandnephew
Meanwhile, Satyaki's lawyer Sangram Kolhatkar moved an application before the court seeking to obtain Rahul Gandhi’s voice samples during his scheduled visit to Pune on August 22.
August 17, 2026Somnath Bharti case hearing deferred in UP's Sultanpur, next arguments on August 22
The apex court recently lifted the stay, following which Bharti was summoned at the previous hearing for proceedings related to framing of charges. He was not present in the court during that hearing.
August 17, 2026Mumbai court rejects CA's discharge plea in Ponzi scam run by son
The order highlighted that Jain allowed his bank account to be used to divert depositors' funds, which amounts to abetment of misappropriation.
August 17, 2026Delhi court refuses FIR over alleged harassment of girls at tuition centre
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh dismissed a revision petition challenging a trial court's refusal to direct police to register an FIR and investigate the allegations.
August 17, 2026Ex-model Twisha Sharma's husband, mother-in-law accused of suicide abetment in CBI chargesheet
According to Twisha's family lawyer, Ankur Pandey, the CBI has submitted sufficient evidence along with the chargesheet.
August 17, 2026Three get life term for killing man, son after abduction over money dispute in UP's Shamli
A complaint was lodged by Suresh Devi, mother of Bhupendra, against Vikrant, his brother Arjun, their father Virendra and Monu.
August 17, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 31.7 lakh to woman whose arm was amputated after road accident
In an order dated August 7, the Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal said, “This tribunal finds that there is sufficient material on record to establish that the accident had occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle ... and that has caused grievous injuries to the petitioner."
August 17, 2026Delhi court rejects bail of ex-DGHS procurement officer in corruption case
Ranga was arrested following an investigation into alleged large-scale irregularities in procurement by the Central Procurement Agency (CPA) of medicines, surgical items, consumables and medical equipment.
August 17, 2026Lawyers' strike postpones hearing in Rahul Gandhi defamation case, next hearing on Aug 21
The defamation complaint relates to remarks allegedly made by Gandhi in Bengaluru against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections campaign.
August 17, 2026326 MPs, 14 CMs have criminal cases against them: SC told
The senior lawyer also filed an analysis of reports filed by various high courts, except Uttar Pradesh since no report was received from the Allahabad High Court.
August 17, 2026Scourge of dowry deaths still prevalent in Indian society: Delhi court
The judge said the offence was aggravated because "not only one life but two lives have been lost" due to the conduct of the husband and the mother-in-law of the victim.
August 17, 2026Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in Hamirpur for raping minor
The incident had taken place on September 25, 2024. According to the prosecution, the girl had gone to a shop when the accused made her sit on his scooter and took her to a nearby forest, where he raped her.
August 17, 2026Delhi court says lack of CCTV, medical evidence no ground to discharge man in cruelty case
The court said that at the stage of framing charges, it was only required to see whether the material on record disclosed a prima facie case and the veracity of the complainant's allegations was not to be tested against medical or other corroborative evidence.
August 17, 2026Bombay HC clerk typing test glitches: Aspirants halt protest, demand re-exam
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke, who joined the protest on Sunday, termed the exam glitches a "system failure" and supported the demands of the job aspirants.
August 17, 2026In four months, UP judge hands down 22 death sentences in 10 cases
Four people were sentenced to death on April 28, one on May 20, and two on June 20. In July, one received a death sentence on July 2, two on July 6, and four on July 17. In August, one person was sentenced to death on August 12, and four more on August 13.
August 17, 2026CJP's Dipke joins protest as candidates claim glitches during online Bombay HC clerk typing test
Dipke alleged that several candidates were declared failed without their fault and joined the demonstration demanding that the test be conducted afresh.
August 16, 2026Kerala man acquitted in POCSO case over alleged sexual assault of minor daughter
Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act judge Bilkul G R acquitted Saji Kuttappan after finding him not guilty in the case.
August 16, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 23.83 lakh compensation to man who lost arm in road accident
According to the claim, Jagan Rama Jadhav was riding a scooter on the Kalyan-Murbad road when a truck crashed into his two-wheeler. His left arm was severed in the accident.
August 16, 2026Don't just adapt but lead in determining use of technology to reshape legal system: CJI to NLUs
Addressing the Vice Chancellors' Conclave 2.0 at National Law University, Jodhpur, the CJI said that the legal profession can no longer remain a late adopter of technology and rejected an outright prohibition of tools like generative AI in legal education.
August 16, 2026Pune court remands 'drug kingpin' Virender Singh Basoya to NCB custody till Aug 21
The NCB's Mumbai unit took over the investigation and identified Basoya as the alleged mastermind who coordinated activities of the syndicate from foreign shores and smuggled out mephedrone consignments from India to other countries.
August 16, 2026BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra apologises to law students over NALSAR row
In a statement issued on Independence Day, Mishra said recent developments had caused concern among students and expressed regret if any of his words or communications had hurt their feelings.
August 16, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 2.92 crore compensation to man disabled in 2020 road accident
Presiding Officer Abhilash Malhotra was hearing the claim petition of Nilmani Chauhan, who suffered 88 per cent permanent disability because of a traumatic spinal cord injury, leaving him unable to stand or walk for the rest of his life.
August 16, 2026POCSO Court sentences 16-year-old boy to 25 years in prison for abduction
Based on a complaint filed by the girl's mother, a case was registered against the boy under sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. After the investigation, police filed a charge sheet against the minor boy in the court.
August 15, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 32.74 lakh to family of biker killed by speeding truck
Presiding Officer Manish Sharma was hearing a claim petition filed by the family of Mukesh Kumar and directed SBI General Insurance Company to pay the compensation with 9 per cent annual interest to the deceased's family.
August 15, 2026Gujarat court sentences former police officer to life imprisonment for wife's murder
Additional district judge R S Purani at Karjan also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh each on then inspector of Vadodara rural police station, Ajay Desai, and his accomplice Kiritsinh Jadeja.
August 14, 2026Court frames charges against accused in Saif Ali Khan stabbing case
He will now face trial under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for robbery accompanied by the use of a deadly weapon to cause grievous hurt, house trespass as well as relevant sections of Foreigners Act and Passport (Entry into India) Rules.
August 14, 2026Final witness cross-examined in UP poll code violation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh
According to the prosecution, an unauthorised meeting was organised on April 13, 2021, in Hasanpur village under Bandhua Kala police station in support of district panchayat member candidate Salma Begum.
August 14, 2026Goa court rejects fresh bail plea of Israeli national Atala in drug case
Atala had moved the sessions court afresh following a July 14 order of the Bombay High Court which set aside an earlier order of the lower court granting him bail.
August 14, 2026Delhi court allows NCB to take drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya to Pune on 3-day transit remand
During the proceedings, the NCB said that Basoya would be taken from Delhi to Pune by flight and permission would have to be obtained from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) for transporting him by air.
August 14, 2026Attack on Badal: Accused sent in police custody till August 24
Jaspal Singh was presented before a court at Mudkhed at around 4 pm. The court sent him in police custody till August 24.
August 14, 2026Thane court acquits three in 2020 sex trafficking case over lapses in probe
Additional sessions judge S S Renge acquitted Tejal Harshad Mehta (40), Sunita Raju Singh (55), and Narendra Omprakash Dhangar (50), who were booked under section 370 (human trafficking) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.
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