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Odisha court sentences man to 10-year imprisonment for raping teen
Special Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinara convicted the accused under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and relevant sections of the BNS.
August 6, 2026Technology enables courts to fulfil constitutional responsibility more effectively: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at a function organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA), the CJI said the digitisation of court processes has gradually evolved into the creation of a truly integrated digital justice ecosystem.
August 6, 2026Institutions must be open to questioning: Justice Vikram Nath
Recently elevated to the top court, Justice V Mohana also expressed her views on the occasion and said justice cannot be truly inclusive if it is available only to those who can afford to travel to a court, engage a lawyer or understand a complex legal system.
August 6, 2026Ex-Manipur CJ Siddharth Mridul files nomination papers to contest SCBA polls
He was sworn in as the chief justice of the Manipur High Court on October 20, 2023 and retired on November 21, 2024. He subsequently resumed his practice as senior advocate in the Supreme Court.
August 6, 2026Mizoram: Woman gets 12 years' jail for forcing minor daughter into prostitution
According to the prosecution, the woman repeatedly sent the minor to non-local truck drivers and railway construction workers in return for Rs 500 and alcohol.
August 6, 2026Nine convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2019 Ballia murder case
District Government Counsel (Criminal) Sanjeev Singh said District Judge Anil Kumar Jha convicted all nine accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 91,000 on each convict.
August 6, 2026Wife describes attacker as muffler-masked man; court acquits husband in stabbing case
Additional Sessions Judge Puneet Pahwa was hearing a case registered at Gokalpuri police station in 2018 under charges of attempt to murder and cruelty by husband.
August 6, 2026Four convicted in 2006 SBT loan fraud case, three acquitted
CBI court Special Judge Sabarinathan P on Wednesday sentenced K A Sebastian (68), P T Augustine (63), Joby Chacko (56) and K Jayaprakash (51) to two years of imprisonment each for fraudulently securing credit facilities to the tune of Rs 96.80 lakh from the State Branch of Travancore (SBT), Aluva in 2006.
August 6, 20262020 Mumbai protest: BJP corporator held as court rejects plea for cancellation of NBW
While Purohit's counsel argued the delay in appearing on Wednesday was due to traffic congestion, the sessions court observed that the accused was deliberately adopting delaying tactics and there was no likelihood of his appearing before the trial court in future if released.
August 6, 2026Odisha court sentences man to 10 yrs imprisonment for killing wife over dowry
According to the prosecution, Mishra killed his wife Kadambini in December 2021 in Lingaraj police station area here over dowry.
August 5, 2026Siddique murder: Court raps Mumbai cops for lack of genuine effort to secure Anmol Bishnoi's custody
Anmol Bishnoi is presently lodged in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, in connection with another case investigated by the NIA.
August 5, 2026UP court fixes Aug 17 for hearing arguments in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi's counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla said the complainant's lawyer Santosh Kumar Pandey sought time before the court, stating that he intended to challenge the recent dismissal of a revision petition before the high court.
August 5, 2026Tribunal absolves insurance firm of liability in accident case after driver found without license
According to the police, on the evening of March 13, 2024, Deepak Tiwari (19) was riding his motorcycle from Naurangpur to Rampura, when a speeding car coming in the opposite direction collided with the two-wheeler near Mittal Farm House.
August 5, 2026Gujarat: Citing SC order, Congress seeks judicial probe into 'corruption' in GIDC
Addressing a press conference here, he referred to a Supreme Court judgment that upheld a Gujarat High Court order quashing the exchange of 20 industrial plots in Sarigam Industrial Estate in Valsad district for agricultural land.
August 5, 20262020 Seelampur shooting: Delhi court acquits two; cites hostile victim, flawed probe
Principal District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma was hearing a case against Chauhan Patti alias Ajim and Faeem, who were accused of charges under attempt to murder and Arms Act provisions in a case arising out of an FIR registered at Seelampur police station.
August 5, 2026Rajasthan court acquits all 40 accused in 2015 Dangawas massacre case
Special Judge Ashish Bijaraniya of the court in Merta pronounced the verdict in the 11-year-old case related to the dispute over 23 bighas of land in Dangawas village.
August 5, 2026Fast-track justice: Two months after FIR, Thane court sentences man to 20 years RI in POCSO case
The court pulled up the investigation officer for a "callous" probe and directed the MBVV police commissioner to conduct an inquiry against the assistant police inspector.
August 5, 2026Chargesheet filed against 11 in Odisha's GRP constable lynching case
Investigating Officer (IO) of the case, Ratnaprava Satapathy, a deputy SP rank officer in the CID-Crime Branch, submitted the 767-page chargesheet before the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court, Bhubaneswar.
August 5, 2026Delhi court rejects Al Falah University chairman's bid to place documents
Siddiqui claimed the documents would expose contradictions in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) case. His other application sought a direction to the agency to provide a list of documents it was not relying upon in the prosecution complaint.
August 5, 2026Man gets 20 years in jail for raping minor girl in Bareilly
Special Public Prosecutor Kuldeep Shrotriya on Wednesday said that on July 17, 2025, the girl was playing outside her home under the Baradari police station area when Mukesh Gupta (50), who lived in the neighbourhood, lured her with a candy, took her to his home, and raped her.
August 5, 2026Why didn't NIA name ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh as accused in Antilia case, asks Deshmukh
In a post on X, Deshmukh sought to know why the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which investigated the case, did not name Singh as an accused.
August 4, 2026Prayagraj court summons MP Pappu Yadav on Aug 11 over Ram temple donation skit
Mishra alleged that the performance hurt the religious sentiments of followers of Sanatan Dharma and insulted Hindu seers, priests and religious symbols by using their traditional attire for a political protest.
August 4, 2026No public witness, no proof of possession of seized kerosene: Delhi court acquits man after 20 years
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Tushar Gupta was hearing a case against Suraj Bhan, who was accused of illegally possessing 660 litres of blue kerosene oil meant for the public distribution system in northeast Delhi in July 2006.
August 4, 2026Delhi court denies bail in infant trafficking case, calls child trade a heinous scourge
Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi was hearing the bail application filed by Raj Kumar, who was accused in a case registered in connection with the alleged trafficking of a newborn girl born to an unmarried rape survivor
August 4, 2026Delhi court grants interim protection from arrest to Raheja Developers CMD, chairman in ED case
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an application filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking issuance of open-ended non-bailable warrants against the father-son duo in the case being investigated by the agency.
August 4, 2026NEET case: Delhi court seeks CBI response on accused's plea for lie detector test
The three accused, Mangal Lal Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, and Vikas Biwal, moved an application seeking permission for a polygraph (lie-detector) test and Brain Electrical Activation Profile (BEAP) examination, also known as brain mapping.
August 4, 2026Vaishno Devi ‘fake silver’ row: Jammu court seeks report, action on evidence-preservation plea
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu, Munish Kumar Manhas passed the directions on July 29 while hearing an application filed by advocate Deepak Sharma seeking immediate preservation of the physical, documentary and electronic evidence connected with the case.
August 4, 2026Man gets life term for raping minor daughter in UP's Ballia
The 15-year-old girl was sleeping at her home in a village in the district when her father raped her in an inebriated state.
August 4, 2026Baba Siddique murder case: Court allows accused to attend great-grandmother's post funeral rites
Accused Dilip Paradhi had sought temporary bail from August 8 to August 16 citing humanitarian grounds following the death of his 103-year-old great-grandmother on July 28.
August 3, 2026Special courts for terror, organised crime cases to aid timely justice: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at the inauguration of the Special Exclusive Courts at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex here, the CJI said meaningful access to justice was not merely the ability to approach a court but also the assurance that cases would be decided within a reasonable timeframe by courts equipped to handle their complexity.
August 3, 2026Brij Bhushan acquitted in wrestlers' sexual harassment case, court cites lack of evidence
Besides the former BJP MP, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar also acquitted former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the high profile case dating back to 2023.
August 3, 2026Man, two sons sentenced to life for 2022 murder in UP's Shamli
Fast Track Court Judge Ritu Nagar convicted Vivek and his sons, Vishant and Krishanpal, under IPC Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation).
August 3, 2026Courts must bin criminal cases filed to silence dissent, not tell citizens what to say: SC ex-Judge Oka
Speaking at the inaugural Advocate Haroon Solkar Memorial Lecture Series in Mumbai on Saturday, Justice Oka emphasised courts must strive towards protecting citizens' fundamental rights irrespective of whether or not the judges agree with the views expressed by the petitioners.
August 3, 2026Brij Bhushan Singh's acquittal 'deeply disturbing', says complainants' counsel Rebecca John
A Delhi court on Monday acquitted Singh, former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, in a sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers, including World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat.
August 3, 2026Delhi court acquits Brij Bhushan in wrestlers' sexual harassment case, cites lack of evidence
Besides the former BJP MP, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar also acquitted former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the high profile case dating back to 2023.
August 3, 2026Shraddha Walker case: Court directs Tihar Jail to reschedule Aaftab's psychiatric consultations
Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi passed the direction after Poonawala informed the court that his treatment sessions were clashing with the ongoing day-to-day trial in the case.
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