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Kolkata court grants bail to 16 accused in NEET-protest violence case after initially remanding them
The court granted bail to all 16 people arrested in connection with violence during the NEET paper leak protest by the Left students' organisations.
July 28, 20264 get 20 years' rigorous imprisonment in Faridabad gang-rape case
Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Kumar convicted Prashant Kumar alias Alok, Manjeet, Rishiraj, and Pankaj in the case registered at Adarsh Nagar Police Station in July 2022. Police had filed a chargesheet on September 27, 2022.
July 28, 2026Nuh POSCO court sentenced one to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in 2019 rape, murder case
According to the police, on the night of October 31, 2019, a 17-year-old boy from Dihana village in Nuh district went missing from his home. The following morning, his body was found hanging from a noose inside a structure used for storing fodder in the village.
July 28, 2026Srinagar: Sessions court drops criminal contempt proceedings against IPS officer
He said all observations contained in the impugned order attributing deliberate misconduct, intentional obstruction of justice, habitual disobedience, institutional collapse of the police machinery or otherwise recording findings touching upon the culpability of the revision petitioner before completion of the procedure contemplated under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 shall stand expunged and shall not be treated as findings on the merits of the allegations.
July 28, 2026Nuh court sentences two to life imprisonment in 2017 kidnapping case
According to the police, Sanjay Bhagchand Asawa, a businessman from Sangamner in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, lodged a complaint in August 2017 saying that an alleged businessman had offered to supply him with jumbo bags at low rates via IndiaMART, an online trading platform.
July 28, 2026Case of minor girl's death at Jaipur school transferred to designated sessions court
The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM-10 Metro-I) Bharati Panwar took cognisance of the police chargesheet and transferred the case to the district and sessions court (juvenile court) for further proceedings, according to a statement.
July 28, 2026Five get life term for village head's murder over poll rivalry in UP's Bareilly
According to the prosecution, Mohammad Ishaq Ali was elected village head of Pargawan in Bareilly's Cantonment area. The accused allegedly developed enmity with Ishaq Ali after losing the panchayat election and had repeatedly threatened him with dire consequences.
July 28, 2026Kolkata court grants bail to 16 in NEET-protest violence case after initially remanding them
The court granted bail to all 16 people arrested in connection with violence during the NEET paper leak protest by the Left students' organisations.
July 28, 2026Mumbai court acquits builder in 44-year-old FSI fraud case
Special judge Shayana Patil, hearing cases under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, ruled that the prosecution has failed to prove any offence against Chaitanya Laxmidas Vora, the sole surviving accused facing trial in the case.
July 28, 2026Plea in Supreme Court seeks postponement of SCBA elections, says timetable 'unduly compressed'
The application, filed by senior advocate and former SCBA President Adish C Aggarwala, sought a modification of the apex court's July 15 order, which issued directions concerning the electoral regime, constitution of the election committee and schedule for the elections.
July 28, 2026Delhi MACT awards Rs 14.58 lakh compensation to injured businessman
According to the plea, the victim Rajesh Aggarwal was riding a two-wheeler when a tractor-trolley hit his vehicle from behind, the trolley wheel running over his right leg, crushing his toe and lacerating his ankle on June 5, 2017.
July 28, 2026Sambhal mosque row: HC could not have proceeded in light of apex court's 2024 order, SC told
In a significant order passed on December 12, 2024, the apex court had restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh lawsuits and passing any effective interim or final orders in pending ones seeking to reclaim religious places, especially mosques and dargahs (a Muslim shrine).
July 28, 2026Maharashtra cabinet approves new NDPS, district, SC-ST Act courts
Further, the cabinet gave its nod for creating a post of district and additional sessions judge and seven support staff for the new NDPS Act court and sanctioned Rs 1.26 crore for its establishment and operations.
July 28, 2026Plea in SC against Delhi Police's use of 'facial recognition' at Jantar Mantar protest
A A Rahim, a Rajya Sabha member from Kerala of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has approached the top court seeking a declaration that the use of indiscriminate biometric surveillance at peaceful public assemblies is unconstitutional and should be restrained until Parliament enacts a law specifically authorising and regulating such measures.
July 28, 2026'Single opportunity not sufficient': Delhi court allows woman to lead defence in cheque bounce case
Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon also said that the Constitution guarantees a fair trial, which includes a reasonable opportunity of defence for the accused.
July 28, 2026Kolkata court remands 16 accused in NEET-protest violence to judicial custody
Refusing their bail prayers, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court here remanded the 16 accused, against whom provisions of the newly legislated stringent Goonda Act have been applied, until July 30.
July 28, 2026Delhi Assembly breach case: Court orders mental health assessment of accused on defence's plea
The order came after the counsel for the accused submitted that Singh was suffering from bipolar disorder and sought directions for the constitution of a medical board.
July 28, 2026Court sentences school officials to 4 years imprisonment in 'ghost' student scam
An official release from DVAC on Tuesday said those convicted were Karunagara Sanjeev Doss, correspondent, and Alice Thabitha Vijay Kumari, Headmistress of Vitva Ratna Villa Government Aided Primary School. They were also fined Rs 35,000 and Rs 40,000, respectively.
July 28, 20262019 mid-sea drug smuggling: Gujarat NIA court sentences six Pak nationals to 8-year RI
The Pakistani nationals had dumped the packets containing the drug into the sea from their boat in Indian territorial waters after being intercepted by an Indian Coast Guard ship.
July 28, 2026Kapil Sibal contributes Rs 1 cr to CJP to bolster legal aid to students booked over agitation
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said there was credible apprehension of criminal cases being lodged against students across the country despite the assurance given by the Centre.
July 27, 2026Ex-IPS officer, two victims move SC for decommissioning of pellet guns
The petition filed by Yashovardhan Azad, Prashant Kumar and Sheikh Irshad Mansoori through advocate Vrinda Grover, sought direction for "decommissioning or banning the use of wholly or partly metallic kinetic projectiles or pellets, fired from pump action rifles or Projectile Action Guns (PAG) for dispersal of civilian assemblies by law enforcement agencies".
July 27, 2026Four get life imprisonment in 2014 murder case in Mangaluru
The prosecution said the accused chased Pangala's scooter in a Bolero vehicle near Ganesh Shipping Godown at Meenakaliya in Panambur police station limits and deliberately rammed it from behind. After confirming that Pangala had died from the injuries sustained in the crash, they fled the spot, attempting to portray the incident as a road accident.
July 27, 2026Pune court sentences 2 men to life in prison for raping woman in 2016
According to the prosecution, the survivor had arrived at Talegaon railway station on the outskirts of the city by a train from Baramati town in Pune district in western Maharashtra in 2016.
July 27, 2026Chhattisgarh: 18 years on, EOW charge sheets eight former officials in NREGS scheme fraud case
The charge sheet was submitted before the court of the special judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) in Kanker in a case registered under sections 120-B, 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 13(1)(c), 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
July 27, 2026Gujarat NIA court sentences six Pak nationals to eight years RI in mid-sea drug smuggling case
Special NIA Judge Hemang Rawal also handed down an imprisonment of five years under the Passport (Entry Into India) Rules, 1950, to the Pakistani convicts. Both the sentences will run concurrently. The court imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the convicts under the Foreigners Act.
July 27, 2026Delhi bar body appreciates traffic inspector for saving life of injured advocate
The appreciation letter said such exemplary conduct inspires confidence in the police force and reinforces the values of public service, dedication and protection of human life.
July 27, 2026Court denies pre-arrest bail to former Rajya Sabha member Rizvi in cheating-forgery case
Rizvi, a businessman, has been booked under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating and forgery for allegedly preparing false and fabricated property documents with the intention to deceive the complainant's family by taking advantage of their illiteracy.
July 27, 2026Exam paper leak case: First hearing adjourned after CBI counsel doesn't appear in fast-track court
She noted the submissions of the counsel of the accused that the matter be adjourned to August 3 as he had to argue a matter in the Rohini district courts and that he was unable to wait any longer.
July 27, 2026'A cold-blooded murder': Delhi Police seeks death penalty for Tahir Hussain, 4 others in 2020 riots
My humble submission is that the commission of this offence, and the conduct of the convicts, was such that no leniency should be shown to the convicts. There was no provocation in this case. They deliberately got involved in a cold-blooded murder. In this case, the balance of sentencing policy should be shifted towards the death sentence
July 27, 2026Delhi court grants bail to cook arrested in Malviya Nagar hotel fire that killed 23
The blaze erupted at the Flourish Stays Bed and Breakfast in Malviya Nagar’s Hauz Rani area on June 3, following which head chef Keshar Negi was arrested over allegations of negligence.
July 27, 2026Madras HC''s Madurai Bench quashes order on govt jobs to kin of Karur victims
The court held that the order on government jobs to the kin of people who died in the stampede violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.
July 27, 2026Delhi court grants bail to cook arrested in Malviya Nagar hotel fire case
Several other individuals connected to the establishment were detained and questioned as part of the investigation into the fire at the Flourish Stays Bed and Breakfast in Malviya Nagar's Hauz Rani area.
July 27, 2026IB officer's murder: Court reserves order on quantum of sentence against Tahir Hussain, 4 others for July 31
During the hearing, Delhi Police sought death sentence for all the five convicts, saying “they fell to the level of animals” while relentlessly assaulting the victim.
July 27, 2026Ram temple donation 'theft': Judicial custody of 8 accused extended till Aug 10
The accused are Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Maneesh Kumar Yadav, Karunesh Pandey, Ramashankar Mishra, Subhash Srivastava and Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu.
July 27, 2026Fell to level of animals: Delhi Police seeks death penalty for Tahir Hussain, 4 others in IB officer murder case
Representing Hussain, advocates Rajiv Mohan and Tara Narula opposed the State's contention and argued that no specific role has been attributed to their client and it should also be considered that out of the 11 accused, six were acquitted in the case.
July 27, 2026Court grants Crime Branch 5-day custody of dental professor in student suicide case
The custody was granted after the Crime Branch, which is probing the case, moved a petition before the Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Thalassery.
July 27, 2026