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Tamil Nadu govt moves SC for release of its share of Cauvery water from Karnataka
Tamil Nadu government standing counsel B Karunakaran confirmed the filing of the petition that alleges that the quantum allocated to it by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) as well as that released by its neighbour Karnataka was far less.
August 3, 2026Ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan, co-accused Tomar acquitted in wrestlers' sexual harassment case
Public prosecutor Manish Rawat, however, said that after examining the detailed order, "appropriate action" would be taken before the higher courts.
August 3, 2026Chronology of sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan Singh
June 15, 2023: Delhi Police files chargesheet against Singh and Tomar under various Indian Penal Code sections, including sexual harassment. Police, however, filed a cancellation report in an FIR lodged by a minor wrestler against Singh.
August 3, 2026Ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan acquitted in women wrestlers' sexual harassment case
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwini Panwar announced the judgment.
August 3, 2026Man gets 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor in Mizoram
"The court pronounced the sentence, directing that the convict serve 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh. In default of payment, he will have to undergo an additional one year of imprisonment
August 2, 2026TCS sexual harassment-forced conversion case: Five accused given bail by Nashik court
Additional Sessions Judge Amit Vinayak Kharkar allowed the pleas of Raza Rafiq Memon, Asif Aftab Ansari, Shahrukh Hussain Shaukat Qureshi, Shafi Bhikan Shaikh and Tausif Bilal Attar on July 30. They were granted bail in connection with multiple FIRs registered at Mumbai Naka police station in Nashik.
August 2, 2026Delhi court orders framing of charges in codeine syrup seizure case
According to the prosecution, the special cell of Delhi Police conducted a raid on June 16, 2023, at a shop in Azadpur where 302 boxes containing a total of 36,238 bottles (100 ml each) of cough syrup were recovered.
August 2, 2026Delhi court grants bail to IPS officer, police inspector in bribery case
Special Judge Sushant Changotra granted bail to IPS officer Deepak Gahlawat, posted as joint director in the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), and Crime Branch inspector Pradeep Singh.
August 2, 2026Delhi HC transfers fast-track court special judge in paper leak cases
Special judge Baliga had barely completed a week in the designated court after taking charge on July 25. Special Judge Ajay Gupta, who was initially hearing the paper leak case, including the NEET matter, will replace Judge Baliga.
August 2, 2026UP court sentences two to life imprisonment for murdering couple
Additional District Government Counsel (Criminal) Anil Kumar Dwivedi said that Roshan Lal, a resident of Puramufti, lodged an FIR on February 1, 2019, alleging that his brother and sister-in-law were stabbed to death by Shree Chandra and Ganna at their residence.
August 1, 2026Former Bihar minister, husband sentenced to 7-yr imprisonment in Arms Act case
The couple, whose son Abhishek Anand is the sitting JD(U) MLA from Cheria Bariarpur, a seat formerly represented by his mother, were awarded the punishment by Brajesh Kumar Singh, Special Judge of the MP/MLA court.
August 1, 2026Daman and Diu MP Umesh Patel gets 2-year jail in 2011 case of obstructing govt work
The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Pranita Bharsakade-Wagh at Daman in the Union territory of Daman, Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli sentenced Patel and co-accused Suresh Patel, a former district panchayat member, and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each. It, however, suspended the sentence for one month to enable them to file an appeal in a higher court.
August 1, 2026Jharkhand: Man gets life imprisonment till death for rape-murder of 5-yr-old girl
The court of Additional Session Judge-II pronounced the judgment, while also imposing a fine of Rs 50,000 on the man, identified as Ramlal Birua alias Ramlal Munda.
August 1, 2026DMK moves SC seeking immediate release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
"Direct the State of Karnataka / Respondent No. 1 to forthwith and fully implement the direction of the CWRC dated July 28, 2026, as affirmed by the CWMA on July 30, 2026, by ensuring a flow of 3,500 cusecs per day at Biligundlu for the period of 15 days commencing from date of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court, and to make good the shortfall in compliance from July 29, 2026 onwards," the DMK said in its plea.
August 1, 2026Antilia bomb scare: Charges framed; ex-cops Waze, Sharma & 8 others to face trial for murder
The accused will face trial for offences under the Indian Penal Code related to muder, extortion, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy as well as relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act.
August 1, 2026Assam: Man sentenced to life imprisonment in 2011 murder case
The court delivered the verdict on Friday against Abdul Qadir for the murder of Yasumuddin, a resident of Kurukani Latetapu village, who was hacked to death outside his house on September 9, 2011.
August 1, 2026Antilia bomb scare case: Charges framed against former cops Waze, Pradeep Sharma
They will now face trial under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for murder as well as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
August 1, 2026Collegium not giving reasons is disservice to judges: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
“In our country, we are taught not to harm even the smallest animals, not to kill ants, and this lesson is ingrained in us. Perhaps that is why we are tolerant and compassionate; we feel pain when others suffer. But in your culture, from a young age, children are exposed to the slaughter of animals. How can you expect them to be tolerant and compassionate
August 1, 2026Foreign citizen cannot be deported unless home country confirms nationality: Centre to SC
A foreign national whose nationality is unknown/unverified can be deported to their home country only upon confirmation of their nationality/possession of a valid travel document/acceptance by the home country concerned. The deportation procedure cannot be initiated without nationality verification," the Centre said in the submission.
August 1, 2026Delhi court convicts 3 in 2001 Rs 7-crore Uco bank fraud case, acquits bank official
Special Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik held Amit Chaturvedi, Sanjay Chaturvedi, and Parvin Juneja, ex-directors of Dwarkadhish Spinners Ltd (DSL), guilty of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and using forged documents as genuine.
August 1, 2026Delhi court expresses disappointment over NCB's conduct in contesting bail plea
Hearing the bail plea of the accused, Special Judge Jitendra Pratap Singh directed the NCB zonal director to furnish an explanation on the agency's insufficient response in countering the plea.
August 1, 2026Delhi court rejects govt department's plea to register FIR, upholds magistrate's order
Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana was hearing a revision plea by the department against a magistrate's order of August 2023, rejecting a plea seeking the court's direction to register an FIR against the company and its signatory for "dishonestly and fraudulently misappropriating government money through fraud and cheating."
August 1, 2026UP: Man gets 25 years in jail for raping minor girl in Ballia
Special public prosecutor Vimal Kumar Rai said that on April 24, 2024, the girl from a village within the Sahatwar police station limits was abducted and raped by the convict while she was on her way to the market to buy medicines.
August 1, 2026Maharashtra govt forms committee for 'performance audit' of SRA Act
Besides senior officials from the Housing and Urban Development departments, representatives of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Pune Municipal Corporation and architects' bodies, the panel includes BJP MLA Parag Alvani and Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale as political representatives.
July 31, 2026Antilia bomb scare case: Court orders NIA to return seized vehicle used by Sachin Waze
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had seized the Innova in 2021 and sent it to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) Pune, for scientific examination. The CFSL later returned it to the NIA.
July 31, 2026Odisha: Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for kidnap, rape of teen girl
The 30-year-old man lured away the class 10 student from her house on October 7, 2020, on the pretext of marriage while her parents were away at work, according to the prosecution.
July 31, 2026Man sentenced to life imprisonment by Nanded court in 2022 murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Nasir Mohammad Salim convicted Gurumaharaj Shivdas Swami (31), a resident of Palaspur Point in Himayatnagar, under Indian Penal Code provisions for murder, attempt to murder, grievous hurt with dangerous weapons and other offences.
July 31, 2026CJI Surya Kant cautions against leaving online mediation entirely to AI
Addressing the inaugural session of the Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference 2026 in Jaipur, the CJI said technology and online dispute resolution could help extend mediation services to the remotest corners of the Commonwealth but human intervention would remain indispensable.
July 31, 2026Woman gets life term for killing husband, hiding body in sack in Meerut
Additional District and Sessions Judge Ritish Sachdeva sentenced Diya alias Deepa, a resident of Shivpuram in the TP Nagar police station area, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 after convicting her under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence) of the IPC.
July 31, 2026Court acquits three in 1992 Munna murder case
The prosecution alleged that Vijayan and Sudheer had promised to pay Munna Rs 1.5 lakh if he refrained from bidding for arrack shops in the Mannarkkad Excise Range and brandy shops in Ottapalam during the 1992 auction.
July 31, 2026IB officer murder: Delhi court sentences ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, 4 others to life imprisonment
Hussain was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment under IPC Section 188, three years under Section 153A, two years under Section 147, three years under Section 148, seven years under Section 365 and imprisonment for life under Section 302 IPC. All the sentences will run concurrently.
July 31, 2026Court cancels 17-year-old accused's bail in Ghatkopar hit-and-run case
Additional Sessions Judge Mujibodeen Shaikh directed the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to secure the minor and pass an order sending him to a child reformative centre.
July 31, 2026Faridabad man gets 5-year jail for kidnapping toddler to sell for Rs 20 lakh
According to police, two-and-a-half-year-old Ishan, son of Santnagar resident Irfan, went missing on March 11, 2021, while he was playing outside his home.
July 31, 2026Delhi court directs police to register FIR against several NDMC staffers over 'casteist abuse'
The plea filed by a woman data entry operator with the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) alleged that after her colleagues discovered she belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category, they subjected her to "sustained casteist abuse, humiliation and harassment" between August, 2024 and March, 2025.
July 31, 2026Delhi court sets aside arbitrator's decision rejecting pvt company's claim against Northern Railway
"The claimant has slept throughout 2014 to 2020 and never enforced its right, which has now become time-barred and remedy in law cannot be availed for the said relief
July 31, 2026Court lifts attachment of Kannur building that housed PFI office
Special NIA Court Judge P K Mohandas on Thursday passed the order on an appeal filed by Abdul Salam Madathil and Sulaikhabi, owners of the Chalileth Prambil building in Kannur, challenging the attachment of the property.
July 31, 2026