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Father, stepmother sentenced to life imprisonment for daughter's murder in UP's Gonda
During the investigation, Rajesh and his wife Kiran were arrested on June 12, 2024, by a joint team of Dhanepur police and the SOG-surveillance. Police subsequently filed a chargesheet against them on July 11, 2024.
August 12, 2026UP: Two brothers get 20 years for gang-rape; mother jailed for aiding confinement
Rakesh Singh, a Judge of Fast Track Court-41, convicted Anvaar and Chhotu, both residents of Etawah district, on charges of gang-rape and kidnapping on Tuesday.
August 12, 2026Kerala HC sets aside denial of FCRA renewal of 2 NGOs for 'funding' Vizhinjam protests
The High Court said that the right to protest is guaranteed under the Constitution and therefore, financial support to protestors cannot be seen as a diversion of foreign funds for an undesirable purpose or against public interest, tantamounting to violation of any provision in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
August 12, 2026UP court sentences man to life term for sexually abusing minor sisters
According to government counsel Dinesh Prasad Agrahari, father of the two girls lodged a complaint at Anpara police station on March 23, 2026, stating that his daughters had told their aunt that Faiyaz, who frequently visited their house, had been sexually harassing and touching them inappropriately for about a year.
August 11, 2026Solapur coaching centre owner arrested in Maharashtra TET paper leak case; 16 held so far
According to police, Pawar had been running a pre-recruitment training centre named Dhruv Pratishthan for nearly a decade, where he provided coaching to candidates aspiring for government positions and teaching roles.
August 11, 2026Odisha: Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife by setting her ablaze
The woman died on December 23, 2022 in Khurda hospital during treatment. The court, however, acquitted the convict's mother and two sisters, who were implicated in the case, due to lack of evidence.
August 11, 2026MP court acquits 8, hands life term to 1 for tribal's murder; victim was tied to vehicle and dragged
Special Judge of the court under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Alok Kumar Saxena, in a verdict delivered on August 7, convicted one of the accused, Chhitar Gurjar (36), under Section 302 (murder) and other provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
August 11, 2026Agra court agrees to hear plea against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over remarks on Jantar Mantar protesters
Sharma said Ranaut had made a remark comparing Gen Z to "gutter" and had also made objectionable comments against the parents of the protesting students.
August 11, 2026Ranchi court grants bail to man who threw ink at AISA president Neha Bora during protest march
Pandey was booked under several sections of the BNS based on the statement of AISA’s state secretary Santosh Kumar alias Trilokinath.
August 11, 20262 sentenced to life for gang-rape, murder of woman in Faridabad
The court of Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Kumar delivered the verdict following a trial that lasted nearly three years. The convicts were also handed three-year prison terms each for destroying evidence and house trespass.
August 11, 2026PNB case: Accused can't dictate probe method, says court while rejecting plea for video conference
The court also pointed out that the pardon granted to Purvi Modi in a related Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case was upon condition that she will return to India.
August 11, 2026Faridabad District and Sessions Court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering wife
Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Sharma on Monday gave the order and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the convict. The incident took place on February 7, 2024.
August 11, 2026Delhi court sets aside summon order in cheque bounce case
The court also said that the principle of vicarious criminal liability for companies cannot be applied to a trust under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act.
August 11, 20262020 Hathras rape: Court to hear defamation case against Rahul Gandhi on Sept 19
The notice was issued by Additional District Judge of the MP/MLA Court No 5, Vijay Kumar Dwivedi, after hearing a revision petition on July 15.
August 11, 2026Can't create jurisdiction through 2-night hotel stay: Delhi court denies transit anticipatory bail
Additional Sessions Judge Samar Vishal was hearing an application filed by Sulender Shah seeking transit anticipatory bail to enable him to approach a court in Chhattisgarh, where an FIR has been registered against him.
August 11, 2026Court in Kerala grants 3-day police custody of history-sheeter Arjun Ayanki
Ayanki was arrested on Sunday in connection with a case related to allegedly challenging State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on social media.
August 11, 2026Delhi court denies bail to man accused of assaulting club owners over bouncer deployment row
The court noted that one victim suffered a grievous and life-threatening abdominal injury and remained hospitalised for more than 15 days, while another sustained multiple grievous injuries, including stab and incised wounds.
August 11, 2026Delhi court acquits man accused of murdering vagabond, says suspicion can't replace proof
Additional Sessions Judge Samar Vishal was hearing a case against Ritesh Kumar Paswan, alias Shakas, who was accused of murdering a vagabond, known only as "Baba", who used to beg, collect scrap and sleep around the Neb Sarai Chaupal.
August 11, 2026Delhi court grants bail to man nabbed in liquor racket case
Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar was hearing a bail plea filed by Upender Singh, who was arrested under the Delhi Excise Act at Mehrauli Police Station. In an order dated August 11, the court said, "Considering the age, previous clean antecedents, facts and circumstances of the case, the court is of the considered view that no fruitful purpose would be served to keep the accused/applicant in custody."
August 11, 2026Man gets 10-year jail term for abducting, sexually assaulting minor in Kaushambi
Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC) Sanjay Mishra said Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court-I) Narendra Nath Pandey convicted Brijesh and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000.
August 10, 2026Mumbai court denies nod to Nirav Modi's sister to record her statement via video link in PNB case
Purvi Modi, the diamond merchant's younger sister and a Belgian national, has already filed a plea before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court for turning approver in the case.
August 10, 2026Naresh Goyal seeks discharge from money laundering case; court asks prosecution to reply to plea
The court set up under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) agreed to hear Goyal's plea on the condition he will not seek any adjournment during hearing and directed the prosecution to file its reply before adjourning the matter to August 17.
August 10, 2026Court grants bail to right-wing commentator T G Mohandas over NEET protest remarks
In the video, Mohandas allegedly said the Delhi students' protest "could lead to incidents of gang rape" and claimed that there would be no complaints because "those attending the protest like rape and there are girls who enjoy being raped".
August 10, 2026Judicial custody of 8 accused in Ram temple case extended till August 24
During the proceedings, Singh objected to the sections invoked in the FIR, alleging that his clients have falsely been implicated and that the case is being investigated under incorrect provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
August 10, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 26 lakh to kin of teenager mowed down by bus in Noida
The tribunal held the bus driver responsible for the accident, saying that school-going children and pedestrians require greater caution from drivers, particularly during school hours.
August 10, 2026NEET paper leak: Court rejects plea by 3 accused for lie-detector test
The court meanwhile adjourned to August 12 its order on taking cognisance of the CBI's chargesheet against the 13 accused in the case.
August 10, 2026Ex WFI chief case: Court calls it politically motivated, says two wrestlers testified allegations made under pressure
The judgement, which has not been uploaded on the court's website so far, also referred to "tailor-made formal complaints drafted in a fancy manner" with "excessive decoration," filed on April 21, 2023, before the police.
August 10, 2026Delhi court acquits man accused of stabbing sister-in-law after witnesses turn hostile
Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar was hearing a case against Pankaj Jha, who was accused in a case registered at the Fatehpur Beri police station under charges of attempted murder and house trespass.
August 10, 2026JK court sentences ex-militant to life imprisonment for murder inside mosque
The court sentenced Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar (60) to life imprisonment for the murder of Abdul Gani Dar alias "Abdullah Gazali" (78), former chief of the erstwhile Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen outfit.
August 10, 2026Thane court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing cousin
In his order of August 5, a copy of which was made available on Saturday, Additional Sessions Judge R V Tamhanekar from Kalyan also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, Husen Harun Shaikh, a resident of the Ulhasnagar area.
August 9, 2026Man sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for rape of minor in Odisha's Ganjam
POCSO court judge Rohit Lal Panda has also imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 on the convict. He will undergo jail for an additional nine months if he fails to pay the fine amount, said special public prosecutor Siba Prasad Mishra.
August 9, 2026National Legal Academy to be set up on IIULER campus in Goa: BCI chairman
Addressing the orientation programme for the 2026 batch of IIULER students at Dharbandora, Mishra said the decision to locate the academy at the BCI Trust-run university campus was taken following the Supreme Court’s recent direction to establish the NLA.
August 9, 2026Six additional judges sworn in at Karnataka High Court
The newly appointed additional judges are Raghavendra Seetharam Shrivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subrahmanya Rangarao, Tadagawadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeshwara Pramod and Hombegowda Shanthi Bhushan.
August 9, 2026Thane MACT grants Rs 63.8 lakh compensation to kin of man killed in 2018 accident
MACT member R V Mohite on Friday directed the truck owner, Rajaram R Gupta, and the insurer, Shri Ram General Insurance Co. Ltd., to jointly and severally pay the compensation along with an interest of 9 per cent per annum from the date of the filing of the petition in 2018 until the realisation of the amount.
August 9, 2026NCW chairperson calls for time-bound trials in heinous crimes against women
The NCW chairperson also cited another recent case in Maharashtra's Nasrapur, where a three-year-old girl was brutally sexually assaulted and murdered by a 65-year-old habitual offender.
August 9, 2026Madras HC gets 15 new judges
The newly appointed permanent judges were Krishnaswamy Govindarajan, Rajnish Pathiyil, Natarajan Ramesh, G K Muthukumaar and Ramakrishnan Rajesh Vivekananthan. Additional judges appointed for a period of two years from the Bar were Sankaranarayanan Raveekumar, Nagarajan Dilip Kumar and Ellappan Manoharan.
August 9, 2026