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Delhi court acquits 3 key accused in 2009 Panipat acid attack case
According to the prosecution, Malik was attacked with acid in Haryana's Panipat in 2009 after he moved there for a job as a student counsellor at a college owned by Yashvinder.
December 24, 2025Bihar Judicial Services Association seeks DyCM's apology for comment on judge
The letter said Sinha should reflect upon the consequences of his statements and tender an apology for his remarks.
December 24, 2025Delhi: Man disabled in road accident gets over Rs 58 lakh compensation
The total compensation was computed at over Rs 58.36 lakh under various heads, with the tribunal awarding Rs 51.40 lakh towards loss of future earning capacity.
December 24, 2025Tribunal rejects claim seeking payout for man's death in road accident in 2004; terms plea 'stale'
The tribunal then dismissed the petition against all the respondents, including the insurance companies, without any order as to costs.
December 24, 2025Navi Mumbai court convicts two Bangladeshi nationals for illegal stay in India
The court awarded a sentence of 11 months and a fine of Rs 500 to each of the convicted persons. Since the two had been in custody since January 14, 2025 (a period of 10 months and 27 days), the court granted a “set off” for the time already served.
December 24, 2025Mumbai court jails scrap dealer for 1 year in 2013 gas leak and fire that killed four
The judge said that the “parents of minor children have lost their growing child. So also, the family members of two women have missed their company”.
December 24, 2025Pune land case: ‘Office boy’ working with accused Tejwani signed key papers, prosecution tells court
The court on Tuesday extended the police custody of Tejwani till December 27 to enable further investigation in the high-profile case after the prosecution claimed she was not cooperating in the ongoing probe.
December 24, 2025Goa court grants bail to two managers of fire-ravaged nightclub
District Judge D V Patkar on Tuesday granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, both managers of the club, while it rejected a similar application by a third manager, Vivek Singh.
December 24, 2025Goa court grants bail to 2 managers of fire-hit nightclub
District Judge D V Patkar granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, both managers of the club, while it rejected a similar application of a third manager, Vivek Singh.
December 23, 2025Court refuses to dismiss ED plea for declaring Mehul Choksi `Fugitive Economic Offender'
Under the FEO Act, a person can be declared a Fugitive Economic Offender if a warrant has been issued against him for an offence involving an amount of Rs 100 crore or more and he has left the country and refuses to return. Once an accused is declared an FEO, the probe agency can confiscate their property.
December 23, 2025Hanskhali minor gang rape: 3 sent to life imprisonment by court in West Bengal
Accused persons Akash Barai @ Tarak and Surojit Roy who had threatened the family members of the victim girl not to lodge the FIR and not to go outside for the medical treatment of the girl were convicted for offences of criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation and released on probation of good conduct," a spokesperson of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement issued in New Delhi.
December 23, 2025AgustaWestland: Delhi court modifies bail conditions of Christian Michel in CBI case
Special CBI judge Sanjay Jindal gave the order on Michel's plea seeking modifications, including those concerning bail bonds and conditions to surrender passport.
December 23, 2025CJI urges young lawyers to be nation builders
Justice Kant told the gathering that when many of the students chose to study law, they might have imagined themselves arguing landmark cases, drafting intricate contracts or perhaps, addressing constitutional benches one day, which he said are worthy ambitions and there is nothing wrong with those.
December 23, 2025Sarpanch murder case: Court frames charges against prime accused Walmik Karad, 7 others
Nikam alleged that defence lawyers attempted to delay and derail the proceedings but the court recognised the tactics and passed appropriate orders.
December 23, 2025Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case
It noted that the approver allegedly met Karti Chidambaram and S Bhaskaraman in Karti's Chennai office in June 2011 to discuss the visa requirements, following which Karti Chidambaram instructed the approver to discuss the necessary details with Bhaskaraman.
December 23, 2025Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case
Chauta further argued that accused No.1, Jaga, was attempting to artificially link Basavaraj to the case by citing social interactions such as attending a birthday party and a visit to the Kumbh Mela, none of which, he said, had any connection to the alleged murder plot.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
He was arrested by the FBI in 2011 after an investigation showed that the KAC was a "front" for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. The US authorities proved that for over 20 years, Fai funnelled at least USD 3.5 million from the ISI into the US to influence American policy on Kashmir.
December 23, 202513 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act
Each of the 13 convicts was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for dacoity, 10 years of imprisonment for house trespass and a five-year term for rioting.
December 23, 2025Odisha: Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for killing man
Due to previous enmity, the convict had beaten Bisoi with a wooden plank at the community centre in the village.
December 23, 2025CJI Kant to lead 'Mediation Awareness Walk' in Goa on Dec 26; also take part in conference
The spokesperson said CJI Kant, who advocates a transformative approach to dispute resolution and emphasises that mediation offers unique benefits beyond traditional adjudication, will be accompanied by 6 other Supreme Court judges.
December 23, 2025Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: His lawyer cross-examines witness in UP court
The case dates back to 2018 when local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi, alleging that during the Karnataka elections in 2018, the Congress leader made derogatory remarks against the then BJP president and current Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
December 23, 2025Noida court rejects UP govt plea to withdraw charges in Akhlaq lynching case
The Uttar Pradesh government had moved the court seeking permission to withdraw the case against all the accused, citing maintenance of social harmony. The application was filed by the assistant district government advocate (criminal) following directions from the state government and the joint director of prosecution.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
In 2012, Fai was sentenced to two years in prison by a Virginia federal court for conspiracy and tax violations. At the time, US Attorney Neil MacBride noted that Fai had "lied to the Justice Department, the IRS, and many political leaders" while pushing ISI propaganda. After his release, he was kept under supervision for three years.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
It directed the Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police to provide necessary support, if required, to the collector while attaching the property.
December 23, 2025Thane court acquits man accused of murdering stepmother
The court also dismissed the CCTV evidence, noting that the technician who issued the certificate admitted to merely signing a document prepared by the police.
December 23, 2025Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case
The FIR also alleged that the payment of the said bribe was routed from TSP to Karti Chidambaram and Bhaskararaman through Mumbai-based Bell Tools Ltd with payments camouflaged under two invoices raised for consultancy and out-of-pocket expenses for Chinese visas-related work, the CBI FIR said, adding that the TSPL executive had later thanked Karti Chidambaram and Bhaskararaman on email.
December 23, 2025Kerala govt to appeal against acquittal of actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case soon
The trial court had acquitted Dileep and three others, while sentencing six accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The survivor had earlier expressed her disappointment over the verdict on social media.
December 23, 2025Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of suspended tehsildar in Pune land deal case
The prosecution also informed the court that in the Bopodi case, Yeole, despite knowing the land in question belongs to the agriculture department, passed an order which showed some individuals as owners.
December 23, 2025Charges 'vague, legally untenable': Mumbai court junks plea to file FIR against Thane judge
The court stressed that the allegations levelled against the district and sessions judge were of "extreme serious nature, being of corruption" and thus they require to be "specific". But content of the complaint does not make out any substantive averment on such points.
December 22, 2025Ex-CM Baghel's son got Rs 250 crore as his share from Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': Chargesheet
The ED in January arrested former excise minister and Congress leader Kawasi Lakhma besides businessman Anwar Dhebar (brother of Congress leader and former Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar), former IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer Arunpati Tripathi and some others as part of their investigations in the case.
December 22, 2025Assam: Trial of all 7 accused in Zubeen Garg death case gets underway in sessions court
The Kamrup (Metro) District and Sessions Court, after examining the accused via video-conferencing, fixed the next date of hearing on January 3, 2026.
December 22, 2025Delhi court discharges juvenile accused of raping 15-year-old girl
Advocate Prashant Diwan, the juvenile’s counsel, sought his discharge, saying the evidence clearly showed that the case was registered at the instance of the parents and aunt of the girl and that physical relations were established between both minors consensually, without coercion or force.
December 22, 2025UP: POCSO court awards life sentence to five for gang-rape of mother, daughter
He said Additional District Judge (POCSO), Bulandshahr, Om Prakash Verma-III on Saturday held the remaining five accused - Zuber alias Sunil, Sajid, Dharmveer alias Raka, Sunil alias Sagar, and Naresh alias Sandeep - guilty.
December 22, 2025Surat court stays 7-year-old Jain girl’s ‘diksha’ after father moves plea
In April 2024, his wife left home with their two children and started living with her parents, saying she would return only if he agreed to their daughter's 'diksha', the petition alleged.
December 22, 2025Registry will scrutinise urgent cases and list accordingly: CJI to lawyers
The special sitting was arranged on Monday to ensure timely consideration of pressing cases that require immediate judicial intervention during the vacation period, the bench said.
December 22, 2025Man sentenced to 10 years RI for posing as cop, raping woman in Navi Mumbai
According to the prosecution, on February 13, 2016, the survivor and her friend visited a lodge in Kurla in neighbouring Mumbai, where the accused intercepted them posing as a police officer.
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