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One or two benches of SC may sit on Dec 22 to hear urgent cases: CJI Surya Kant
CJI Kant added, "We are not sure whether one or two benches will sit, it will all depend on the number of cases. We will pass appropriate orders (for constitution of bench)."
December 19, 2025UP: Former Samajwadi Party MLA surrenders before special MP-MLA court in Jhansi
Special Judge Jitendra Yadav remanded him in jail after he surrendered in connection with a case of assault, loot and extortion. Last week, the district administration had attached movable and immovable properties worth over Rs 20 crore belonging to the former MLA under the Gangsters Act.
December 18, 2025Two pharmacists get 20 years in jail in 2017 drug case
The judge underscored that drug abuse has a "devastating impact on society" and adversely affects individuals' health, destroys families and weakens the social fabric.
December 18, 2025Dadri mob lynching: Court to hear arguments on UP govt seeking withdrawal of case on December 23
The lawyer said the prosecution had moved the application to withdraw the case pending before the court. Acting on directions from the state government and the joint director of prosecution, the application was filed by the assistant district government advocate (criminal).
December 18, 2025Gurugram court sentences two to 10 years in prison for firing at shop
Giving details of the incident, police said they received information on October 16, 2018, that unidentified assailants had opened fire at Om Sweets in Sector 46.
December 18, 2025Bombay HC, local courts and banks in Mumbai, Nagpur get bomb threat mails, turn out to be hoax
The Bombay HC, sessions court, and magistrate courts at Mazgaon, Esplanade, Bandra and Andheri, along with two prominent banks received bomb threat emails in the morning. The premises were immediately vacated at most of these places. The BDDS was called in, but nothing suspicious was found anywhere in the searches,
December 18, 2025Hathras stampede case: Court fixes Jan 1 for next hearing
Defence counsel Munna Singh Pundir said the hearing took place in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Mahendra Srivastava.
December 18, 2025Surat court allows Gujarat govt's plea to withdraw sedition case against BJP MLA Hardik Patel
In 2019, Patel joined the Congress and was in 2020 appointed that party's working president. He joined the BJP in 2022 and the same year he won the state assembly election from Viramgam constituency.
December 18, 2025SC collegium recommends elevation of 5 judges as HC chief justices
Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta of Allahabad High Court has been elevated to Uttarakhand after retirement of the incumbent chief justice on January 9.
December 18, 2025UP: Man gets life term for abducting, raping minor in Muzaffarnagar
"Special POCSO Judge Manjula Bhalotia convicted the accused and also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 on him after holding him guilty of kidnapping and rape," government counsel Pradeep Balyan told reporters.
December 18, 2025MUDA case: Court raps Lokayukta over delay in submitting final report
The Lokayukta Police in February had given a clean chit to Siddaramaiah, his wife B M Parvathi, and two other accused in connection with the case, stating that allegations against them have not been proven due to lack of evidence.
December 18, 2025UP: Serial child rapist sentenced to life imprisonment in Bahraich
On Wednesday, Additional District Judge (POCSO) Arbind Kumar Gautam held the accused guilty in all four cases and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 8 lakh, Singh said.
December 18, 2025Court releases Dileep’s passport after acquittal in actress assault case
Dileep had surrendered his passport in 2017 following his arrest in the case, as a condition for bail. During the trial, the court had permitted him to travel abroad for business purposes and film promotions.
December 18, 2025Court in Mumbai's Bandra gets bomb threat email; nothing suspicious found during search
Similarly, the Nagpur District and Sessions Court on Thursday received an email claiming "bombs" inside the building, prompting the police to launch a search of the premises. The email claimed that two RDX-based explosive devices would soon go off. However, nothing suspicious was found during the search, officials said.
December 18, 2025Man gets rigorous life imprisonment for killing teenage kabaddi player
While two remained on the motorbike, the other two, including the prime accused, allegedly attacked her with sharp weapons multiple times on her throat and other body parts.
December 18, 2025Court says allegations of graft, illegal construction against Sena MLA serious, orders FIR
Instead of carrying out sanctioned works, he constructed the hall and commercial centres for earning income, the resident alleged.
December 18, 2025Kerala court awards Rs 30 lakh to writer in ''Karmayodha'' copyright case
The court observed that the defendants had commercially exploited the film by selling satellite rights, dubbing rights, and home video rights. Although there was no clear evidence of total profits earned, the court accepted that Mathew suffered both financial loss and mental distress due to the denial of authorship.
December 18, 2025Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Ex-CMO deputy secretary Chaurasia arrested; in 2-day ED custody
In the liquor scam case, the ED arrested Congress MLA and former excise minister Kawasi Lakhma on January 15 this year, and Chaitanya, son of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, on July 18, as part of its money-laundering investigation.
December 18, 2025Judges must exercise restraint while pronouncing verdict: Ex-CJI B R Gavai
Regarding the question of the supremacy of one organ of the state and whether the judiciary had weakened in the last decade, ex-CJI Gavai said, “Sometime back, there was a statement by the then constitutional functionary that the judiciary is not Supreme, but it is the parliament which is supreme.”
December 18, 2025CJI Surya Kant welcomes 7 judges appointed to SC in 2025
Speaking at the function, Justice Bagchi said there is a need for harmony between the judiciary and the legal community to ensure that justice reaches the poorest and weakest sections of the society.
December 18, 20252020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 5 of charges of arson, rioting
The court noted that the investigating officer had claimed that the photos of the accused were shown to witness Ramdass Gupta, an employee of a Bhajanpura petrol pump near which the incident of rioting and arson took place, but the origin of the photos was unclear.
December 18, 2025Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
December 17, 2025CBI court acquits Haryana judicial officer, parents in 2013 dowry-death case
Garg's wife, Geetanjali, was found dead in July 2013 near the Gurugram police lines area with bullet injuries.
December 17, 2025Delhi court denies anticipatory bail to man accused of enrolling as advocate using fake law degree
Seeking anticipatory bail, Vansanthan had told the court that he had completed his law graduation from Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, and had sought enrolment with the BCD through intermediaries.
December 17, 2025Court sentences three to life imprisonment for murdering TMC councillor Anupam Dutta
Police arrested one of the accused, Amit Pandit, on the night of the murder. Sanjib Pandit and Ziarul Mondal were arrested later as the investigation progressed, following which the trial began.
December 17, 2025Court calls Maharashtra minister Kokate ‘prosperous’ farmer, says he dishonestly induced state
On February 20 this year, a magistrate court convicted Kokate, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, and his brother Vijay Kokate. The duo was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the case, which pertained to submitting fake documents to get flats under the state government quota.
December 17, 2025BJP leader among 5 arrested for assault on ex-MLA's personal assistant in Beed district
Taking suo motu cognisance of the violence, the police registered a case against 40 to 50 persons from both factions based on a complaint filed by policeman Ramrao Aghav. Several of the accused were later released after being served notices.
December 17, 2025Doctor's suicide: Court says allegations against arrested husband's two siblings 'vague'
Fearing arrest in the case, Andhale and Ajay Garje sought pre-arrest bail, which was allowed by additional sessions judge R J Pawar on Monday.
December 17, 2025Thane court sends Dawood 'mentor' to police custody till Dec 22 in murder case of 2022
Dubey had been arrested in Balia, Bihar. The shooters were identified as Manish Singh and Rahul Sharma (34). Sharma and his accomplice, Abhishek Singh (30), were nabbed from Varanasi on March 29.
December 17, 2025CBI court sentences 10 people to 5-year RI in Vyapam scam linked to 2008 recruitment exam
The FIR alleged these individuals had committed fraud in the Patwari recruitment examination, conducted by the then Professional Examination Board (known as Vyapam by Hindi acronym) by submitting forged documents and securing their selection.
December 17, 2025SC collegium approves appointment of 2 judicial officers as Punjab and Haryana HC judges
The collegium headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant in a meeting okayed the names of Ramesh Chander Dimri, and Neerja Kulwant Kalson as judges of the high court.
December 17, 2025National Herald case: ED 'simply inverted template' of PMLA, says Delhi court
In his 117-page order, Special Judge Vishal Gogne said that the CBI had decided not to register an FIR on Subramanian Swamy’s 2014 private complaint, and there appeared to be a “long-lasting consensus” between it and the ED till an Enforcement Case Information Report (equivalent to FIR) was registered on June 30, 2021.
December 16, 2025Prithvi Shaw calls social media influencer's plea against him false, frivolous
Gill then approached a magistrate's court, seeking a direction to police to register an FIR. Police told the court in their reply that no offence was made out against Shaw and others.
December 16, 20252022 murder case: Gangster Subhash Singh Thakur sent in police custody till Dec 22
On Tuesday, he was produced before the Thane-based court of Special Judge VG Mohite, who remanded him in police custody till December 22, said a police official who is part of the probe team.
December 16, 20257 yrs on, court convicts duo for intimidating woman panchayat official
The incident occurred on September 25, 2018, when a gram sevika (panchayat official- who is the informant in the case) was conducting a survey for a housing scheme at Kharshet in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
December 16, 20252016 dacoity case: Thane court acquits nine accused under MCOCA
The nine persons acquitted in the case are Trimani Tangraj (38), Rakesh Babu Chalwadi (30), Kishor Shantaram Rumale Patil (39), Samadhan Pandit Sonawane (31), Sandip Brijlal Chauhan (30), Ashish Pandurang Devare (33), all from Thane district, Umesh Kakdya Farara (41), Sandeep Antya Thakre (34) and Shashikant alias Ganesh Ramdas Godse (47), hailing from Palghar.
December 16, 2025