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Thane court acquits man in rape case after woman turns hostile
The prosecution alleged that the accused, a resident of Mira Road in Maharashtra's Thane city, offered a spiked drink to the victim at her residence, rendered her unconscious, and forcibly established physical relations with her between August 2015 and January 2016. He also filmed the act on his mobile phone and repeatedly blackmailed her, threatening to make the video public if she reported the matter
July 27, 2026Palghar tribunal awards Rs 51.6 lakh compensation to kin of teacher killed in road accident
However, MACT member A R Rahane, in the order passed on July 17, rejected the insurer's arguments, citing legal precedents. A copy of the order was received on Sunday.
July 27, 2026Two persons convicted in separate POCSO Act cases for sexual assault and stalking
Additional Sessions Judge AR Rahane sentenced Devkant Paswan, a manager in a corporate firm, to three years in jail under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and section 8 (sexual assault) of POCSO Act. He was also fined Rs 25,000.
July 26, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 16.73 lakh to family of man killed in 2017 road accident
In the July 16 order, the tribunal said, "The petitioners have proven, based on a preponderance of probabilities, that the deceased Rahisu sustained fatal injuries in the road accident caused by the rash and negligent driving of respondent number 1, the driver of the offending vehicle."
July 26, 2026Delhi court upholds 4-year sentence to man in Arms Act case
While upholding the sentence, the court took note of the convict's extensive criminal record, which included previous cases related to narcotics, theft, robbery, and attempt to murder.
July 26, 2026'Shifting shape like a river': Delhi court upholds woman's conviction in cheque bounce case
Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler was hearing the appeal filed by a woman against a November 2024 magisterial court order convicting her under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act in a cheque bounce case.
July 26, 2026Palghar MACT grants Rs 1.06 cr compensation to man paralysed after 2017 highway crash
MACT member A R Rahane directed the owner of a trailer that rammed into the victim's car and its insurer, New India Assurance Company Limited, to jointly and severally pay Rs 1.06 crore, along with 6 per cent interest per annum from the date of application, to the victim, Rishabh Vijaykumar Chopra.
July 26, 2026Thane court acquits four of family in 2020 dowry, suicide abetment case
Sessions judge R D Sawant on Friday acquitted the victim's husband, Deepak Vijaybahadur Yadav (40), father-in-law Vijaybahadur Yadav (66), mother-in-law Isravati (66), and sister-in-law Neelam (36), who were booked under sections 498-A (cruelty), 306 (abetment of suicide), and 304-B (dowry death) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
July 26, 2026UP Bar Council seeks list of lawyers facing serious criminal cases
The high court, in its order dated June 3 in the case of Mohammad Kafeel versus State of Uttar Pradesh, had directed appropriate action against lawyers against whom serious criminal cases were registered.
July 25, 2026Man gets 15 years RI for sexually assaulting minor in Kerala
Though the court awarded prison terms totalling 20 years after convicting him under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the sentences will run concurrently, resulting in an effective jail term of 15 years.
July 25, 2026Twisha Sharma dowry death case: Court rejects bail plea of retired judge Giribala Singh
Giribala Singh is the mother-in-law of Twisha, who was allegedly found hanging at her marital home here on May 12. Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh were later arrested on charges of dowry-related harassment, mental abuse and domestic violence.
July 25, 2026CJI Surya Kant flags concerns over accuracy, ethical use of AI in arbitration
Disclosure of AI assistance is simply an extension of that principle, and it only promotes transparency without discouraging innovation," CJI Kant said, adding that institutions such as Singapore International Arbitration Centre are taking the lead in developing common protocols to verify the authenticity of digital evidence.
July 25, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 52.8 lakh to family of man killed in 2019 accident
In its July 22 order, the tribunal held that the accident occurred due to the "rash and negligent driving" of the offending vehicle, which was being driven in a zig-zag manner at high speed.
July 25, 2026Jammu court directs Pak-based terror handler to appear by August 21
The accused is a wanted cross-border terror handler involved in multiple UAPA cases, including the 2022-23 Katra and Narwal (Jammu) blast cases, who is believed to have crossed over to Pakistan.
July 25, 2026Lawyers protest at Tis Hazari against July 20 police action on Jantar Mantar protesters
Addressing the gathering, advocate Ashu Bidhuri, founder of Youth for Justice, said students were exercising their constitutional right to protest peacefully and the police should have engaged in dialogue instead of using force on them.
July 25, 2026High-value Rs 1.80 cr claim settled in favour of road accident victim's kin at Thane Lok Adalat
The claim arose from the death of Adidravidar, who was 36 years old, in a road accident on December 2, 2024. According to court records, Adidravidar, a permanent nurse at the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai earning a monthly salary of Rs 1,06,224, was riding his motorcycle on the Mumbai-Goa Highway when a speeding motor trailer allegedly hit his vehicle from behind.
July 25, 2026UP courts grants bail to woman, father accused of religious conversion, forced marriage
According to defence counsel Meherban Qureshi, police registered a case against nine persons and arrested Chandni Qureshi and her father after Devraj Malik alleged that his son, Ayush Malik, was forcefully converted to Islam to marry Chandni in June.
July 25, 2026Man gets life term for raping toddler in Muzaffarnagar
Special Judge Manoj Kumar Sidhu convicted Tinku alias Pinku under Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 5 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
July 25, 2026NIA court rejects interim bail to ex-DSP; grants 5-day custody parole for father's last rites
Singh, who was posted with the anti-hijacking cell of police attached to the Srinagar airport, was arrested in January 2020 while ferrying Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including its self-styled commander Syed Naveed Mushtaq, at a checkpoint in south Kashmir's Anantnag.
July 25, 2026Judge takes charge of designated court to deal with criminal cases arising from exam paper leaks
They said Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga took charge of a specially designated Fast Track Court to try offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 and connected offences, in the Rouse Avenue District Court Complex.
July 25, 2026UP: Bhadohi teacher, Sonbhadra man convicted in POCSO cases
In the Sonbhadra case, government counsel Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said Special Judge (POCSO) Judge Omkar Shukla convicted Ramshankar and sentenced him to 15 years' rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 46,000.
July 25, 2026Jaipur court reserves order on plea against school staff in girl's death
The plea relates to the death of Amaira, who allegedly jumped from the fourth floor of the school building on November 1 last year. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
July 24, 2026Baba Siddique murder: Delhi court denies Mumbai police Anmol Bishnoi's' custody
Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan's office in Mumbai's Bandra East area on the night of October 12, 2024.
July 24, 2026Mizoram: Court sentences 4 persons to 2 years in prison in subsidy scam
Special court judge F Rohlupuia also slapped a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh each on the convicts for criminal conspiracy, cheating and using forged documents to fraudulently obtain central government industrial subsidies through a firm in Aizawl.
July 24, 2026Fast-track courts to come up in 4 MP cities for 'swift justice' in cases of exam malpractices: Yadav
The CM's announcement came a day after the Centre assured to set up fast-track courts to hear cases related to malpractices in examinations, including the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG), amid widespread protests by students and activists over the medical entrance exam paper leak in May and to seek accountability for irregularities.
July 24, 2026India viewed as fair jurisdiction where international commercial disputes resolved efficiently: CJI
Speaking at an international conference organised by the Supreme Court and the Ministry of External Affairs to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the CJI lauded its efforts in shaping the legal architecture upon which contemporary international trade now rests.
July 24, 2026Ex-Minister Senthil Balaji executes bonds in MLA bribery case
The judge directed Balaji to appear before the Triplicane police daily from tomorrow, in compliance with the bail conditions, until further notice, and sign in the station register.
July 24, 2026Man sentenced to six years by Kerala court for sexual assault of minor girl
The SPP said that the court examined 13 witnesses and perused 14 documents before arriving at its decision holding the accused guilty of the offence of sexual assault.
July 24, 2026Health inspector sentenced to 3 years in jail in bribery case in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram Vigilance Court Judge Manoj A found Saritha M L (45), a resident of Poojappura and currently serving as Public Health Inspector at Neyyattinkara Municipality, guilty in the case.
July 24, 2026MACT awards over Rs 72 lakh to kin of engineer killed in 2023 road accident
Presiding Officer Abhilash Malhotra directed United India Insurance Co Ltd to deposit a total sum of Rs 72,38,790, which includes a principal compensation of Rs 56.33 lakh and over Rs 16.5 lakh as 9 per cent annual interest calculated from the date the petition was filed.
July 24, 2026Delhi court acquits man in 2020 attempt-to-murder case due to lack of evidence
Principal District and Sessions Judge Umed Singh was hearing a case against Alamin alias Yamin, who was accused of stabbing Furkan on the head near Taimoor Nagar on July 19, 2020.
July 24, 2026Woman gym trainer hit by ST bus gets Rs 22.62 lakh as compensation from MACT
The accident took place on October 19 that year when the claimant, 38-year-old Nalini Pravin Kamthe, was riding her two-wheeler near Hari Om Nagar police outpost towards Mumbai. The speeding MSRTC bus struck her vehicle from behind, causing her severe fracture and head injuries.
July 24, 2026NEET paper leak case: Delhi court dismisses bail plea of accused doctor
Slamming the accused persons, the court said that their abhorrent and illegal acts have eroded the trust of the honest students who prepare for the exam with full zeal and honesty, and by burning the midnight oil to compete with their fellow candidates based on their sheer skill and competence.
July 24, 2026Delhi court acquits man in 2011 murder case, convicts him for absconding
Additional Sessions Judge Vandana was hearing the case against Amit Kumar, who was accused in the murder of property leader Ranbir Singh, who was shot in Bawana's Pooth Khurd area in June 2011.
July 24, 2026Media reports 'reckless', no plea related to CJP protests filed: CJI
Till morning 10 am, not a single page has been filed. It was one representation...sent by Mishra or someone. How can I treat the representation as a writ petition? And people start recklessly reporting this," the CJI said while lawyers were mentioning their cases for urgent listing on Friday.
July 24, 2026Pet dog helps crack 2021 Mohali murder case; man gets life term
The court of Additional Sessions Judge Vikrant Kumar awarded a life term to Jagir Singh, a resident of village Parol, for the murder of goat farmer Sucha Singh, a resident of Chhoti Badi Naggal village in Mohali in June 2021. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
July 24, 2026