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Hearing in Shraddha Walkar murder case cancelled on July 20 as accused to appear in MA exam
Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi noted that Poonawala's examinations, conducted by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), are scheduled from July 11 to July 20 at the examination centre inside Central Jail No. 3, Tihar, where he is lodged as an undertrial prisoner.
July 10, 2026Mother-son duo gets rigorous imprisonment in attempted murder case
According to the prosecution, a complaint was lodged at the Chakur police station by Pallavi Nikam in connection with the attack on her husband Arjun Nikam.
July 10, 2026Environmental compensation imposed against 19 hotels in Mussoorie
The green body is hearing the matter regarding hotels operating in Mussoorie without following environmental norms, besides the unregulated withdrawal of water from the Mussoorie lake, mainly by hotels.
July 10, 2026Delhi court acquits husband in attempt to murder case after wife dies before testifying
Principal District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma was hearing a case against Abhinesh Tripathi alias Rahul who was accused of attempting to murder his wife Rashmi in 2021.
July 10, 2026UP: Man gets life imprisonment for murdering Dalit youth over love affair
Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC) Purnendu Tripathi said that Special Judge (SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act) Abid Shamim on Thursday held Ram Prasad Prajapati (60) guilty of murder, and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
July 10, 2026Assault on doctors: Shiv Sena corporator, his three aides sent to police custody till July 13
A viral video showed Mhatre slapping and punching medical officer Dr Vaibhav Salunkhe and hitting resident medical officer Dr Srishti Baviskar on her hand at the Shastri Nagar Hospital run by the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Monday evening, triggering massive outrage.
July 10, 2026Bihar court defers order on Khan sir's anticipatory bail plea till Monday
The case relates to a firing incident that occurred in early June after a group of miscreants allegedly vandalised Khan's coaching institute. His security guards are accused of opening fire during the incident.
July 10, 2026SC to hear pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations row on July 13
On July 7, an Ayodhya court granted one-day police remand for three of the eight accused arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple. The court authorised the remand for Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra and Karunesh Pandey.
July 10, 2026Thane court rejects bail plea of man held for raping woman, making her pregnant
Advocate Yasin Nabi, who represented Shinde, argued that it was a case of a failed romantic relationship and produced photographs to show “intimacy” between the duo. He further submitted that the investigation was complete and the chargesheet had been filed.
July 10, 2026UP: Man sentenced to 20-year jail term for raping girl
Special Judge (POCSO) Vinod Kumar convicted Mohammed Sharif in the case and pronounced the sentence on Thursday, also imposing a fine of Rs 51,000 on him.
July 10, 2026Muzaffarnagar court sends paper factory owner to judicial custody in bonded labourer murder case
Factory owner Ankit Balyan, the main accused in the case, was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate Kavita Aggarwal on a B-warrant after being brought from a jail in Haryana, where he is lodged in an Arms Act case.
July 9, 2026Five sentenced to life imprisonment for 2010 triple murder in Bulandshahr
According to the prosecution, complainant Sunita, a resident of Sikri village under Khurja Nagar police station, had lodged a handwritten complaint on October 11, 2010, alleging that she was returning home from her fields with her husband Rajkumar, brother-in-law Dushyant and mother-in-law Vidya Devi after harvesting paddy.
July 9, 2026Court orders cancellation of sale deed in Mundhwa land transaction
Joint Civil Judge N R Gajbhiye passed the decree in a suit filed by Sheetal Tejwani, one of the accused in the ongoing criminal investigation, last week.
July 9, 2026Delhi court to hear MCOCA charges against ex-AAP MLA Naresh Balyan, others daily from Jul 27 to Aug 7
Special Judge Vishal Gogne pointed out that only one accused, Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu, is absconding, while others have been arrested.
July 9, 2026Police move court against order granting TV, 4 raw eggs to 2020 Delhi riots accused
The plea has been filed against an order passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai on June 4 after the counsel of the accused submitted that his client, who is lodged in the Tihar Jail, is facing frustration and depression due to prolonged incarceration.
July 9, 2026Gurugram realty fraud: Delhi court says ED summons to foreign-based son of accused invalid
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an application filed by Amit Katyal seeking directions restraining the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from treating the summons served at his address as valid service on his son and requested that the agency be directed to follow the legal procedure for serving a foreign national residing overseas.
July 9, 2026Trauma of giving birth in jail not bearable: Court on bail to TCS staffer Nida Khan
In his order, Additional Sessions Judge (Nashik Road court) K G Joshi, however, noted that the overall investigation shows that Khan, with the help of co-accused, attempted to “brainwash the victim”, and tried to change her ideological views and religion.
July 9, 2026Latur man gets life imprisonment for killing farm worker over minor dispute in 2019
The Additional Sessions Court at Nilanga town convicted the accused, Balaji Ramrao Varvate, a resident of Peth in Nilanga tehsil, for the murder of farm worker Ankush Nivrutti Awale (55) and handed him life imprisonment under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
July 8, 2026Mumbai court denies transit anticipatory bail to accused in West Bengal coal mining case
Special judge D D Kurulkar, hearing cases registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in an order passed on July 6, held that Mondal failed to make out "exceptional and compelling circumstances that forced him to approach this extra territorial court for pre-arrest bail".
July 8, 2026Delhi court pulls up police for treating 'murder' as accident, orders action against officers
Judicial Magistrate First Class Bharti Beniwal was hearing a plea seeking monitoring of the investigation into the death of Chandresh alias Monu, who succumbed to injuries after remaining hospitalised for 22 days.
July 8, 2026Maharashtra council passes bill bringing orchestra licenses under Obscene Dance Prohibition Act
There was a heated exchange between Gorhe and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab over the latter's remark during the discussion. With Gorhe and Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam objecting, chairman Ram Shinde directed that the remarks be expunged.
July 8, 2026Maharashtra council passes BNSS amendment increasing duration of preventive custody
The House also passed another amendment making presence before the court mandatory for a person seeking anticipatory or pre-arrest bail by amending Section 482 of the BNSS.
July 8, 2026‘Draconian’: Delhi court slams CBI, directs defreezing of bank accounts in bribery case
It said according to the CBI, the applicant was not involved in the entire sequence of events relating to the demand, acceptance or transportation of the bribe amount.
July 8, 2026Thane court jails three members of Bangladeshi family for illegally living in India
According to Additional Public Prosecutor Manisha Pawse, the family was arrested on July 3, 2024, during a police raid in Thane city. While they produced several local identity cards, the court found they failed to establish a valid legal entry from Bangladesh.
July 8, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court expresses concern over repeated delays in appearance of police witnesses
In an order dated July 7, the court said, “It has been observed that police witnesses are not present before this court at 10 am and usually they appear at 11 am which results in wastage of that much time. Most of the cases in this court are at the stage of evidence and therefore, call for evidence case usually comes at around 10.05 am.”
July 8, 2026Security breach case: Prison authorities to reply on terror accused Van Dyke's plea for 'American diet'
Last week, advocates Rohit Dandriyal and Rohit Gour, counsel for Van Dyke, who is presently in judicial custody, said they moved the application before Special Judge Prashant Sharma seeking permission to provide him with an American-style diet on humanitarian grounds.
July 8, 2026NEET paper leak: Delhi court extends judicial custody of two accused till July 11
The alleged kingpin P V Kulkarni, and Renukai Career Centre (RCC) founder Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar were produced physically before Special Judge Ajay Gupa in the afternoon.
July 8, 2026Patna court reserves order on Khan Sir's anticipatory bail plea in coaching institute firing case
The case relates to a firing incident that occurred in early June after Khan Sir's coaching institute was allegedly vandalised by a group of miscreants. His security guards are accused of opening fire during the incident.
July 8, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 31.43 lakh compensation to kin of Thane man killed in 2020 road accident
In its order on Tuesday, the MACT directed the owner of a tempo involved in the accident and its insurer to jointly and severally pay the amount to the family of victim Rajaram Narayan Mhatre with 9 per cent interest per annum from the date of the petition.
July 8, 2026Smart meter scheme cannot be deemed mandatory: Himachal court
Civil Judge Tina Malhotra was hearing a petition filed by a shop owner, Jaimal Singh, against the sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL), Lamblu.
July 8, 2026CBI court sentences 3 men to life for murder of advocate Indra Dev Singh
According to special public prosecutor KP Singh, Vikram Yadav was already lodged in jail, while Panna Singh and Brajesh Kumar were out on bail. Immediately after their conviction, the court cancelled the bail of the latter two and sent them back to jail pending sentencing.
July 7, 2026Maharashtra assembly passes bill prescribing stricter penalties for 'obscene dance performances'
The legislation is aimed at preventing the misuse of orchestra licences issued under Section 33 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, to organise obscene dance performances in bars and hotels, the government said.
July 7, 2026'Deeply disturbing': Delhi court directs inquiry into alleged custodial torture by CBI
Underlining that allegations of custodial torture, particularly when directed against officers of the country's premier investigating agency, cannot be permitted to remain unanswered, the court directed strict criminal as well as departmental proceedings if the inquiry revealed a criminal offence or departmental misconduct.
July 7, 2026Dehradun court rejects bail pleas of two accused in retired Brigadier's murder case
The Dehradun District and Sessions Court rejected the bail pleas of Aditya Chaudhary and Samir Chaudhary in the incident that took place on the morning of March 30 in Johri village on Mussoorie Road.
July 7, 2026Ram temple donation theft row: Court grants police remand of 3 accused
Police told the court that the questioning yielded fresh leads, following which they sought custody of the three accused for further investigation.
July 7, 2026Phantom Studios drags JioStar to HC over Kangana-starrer 'Queen 2', says it didn't consent to sequel
JioStar India Private Limited, the respondent, claimed on Tuesday that the upcoming film was an independent production and not a sequel.
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