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UP: Man gets death for raping minor girl in Banda

He said that the incident took place on July 25, last year, in the Kalinjar Police Station area of Banda.

January 6, 2026

Court issues notices to K''taka ministers, Youth Cong leader over ''derogatory remarks'' on RSS

The court ordered the issuance of notices while adjourning the next hearing to January 14. It cited legal provisions that mandate the hearing of the accused before taking cognisance of the alleged offences.

January 6, 2026

Delhi court takes cognisance of AAP's Satyendar Jain defamation complaint against BJP MLA

The court also dismissed Singh's defence of the fundamental right of free speech, saying that his remarks were either "concocted" or "deliberately exaggerated" as he was contesting against Jain from the same constituency.

January 6, 2026

BECIL loan fraud: ED gets custody of Prateek Kanakia

According to the ED, Kanakia, CEO and founder of The Green Billions Limited, secured a short-term venture loan of Rs 50 crore from BECIL, a Public Sector Undertaking under the I&B ministry.

January 6, 2026

Day after SC bail, Delhi court orders verification of bail bonds of 4 Delhi riots accused

It also ordered them to remain within the National Capital Territory of Delhi and not leave its territorial limits without prior permission of the trial court.

January 6, 2026

J'khand: 3 sentenced to 18 years' rigorous imprisonment for smuggling ganja

Following a tip-off, they were intercepted near a hospital in Redma area during a checking drive, and 110 packets of ganja weighing 112 kg were recovered from the vehicle, police said.

January 6, 2026

Court grants more time to Sonia Gandhi to file response on plea over inclusion of her name in electoral roll

The plea, the magistrate had said, was merely relying upon an extract of the electoral roll, which was "a photocopy of a photocopy of an alleged extract of an uncertified electoral roll" of 1980.

January 6, 2026

Delhi court convicts two men attempted murder of co-worker in 2013

The counsel for the accused also argued that no CCTV footage had been placed on record to substantiate the prosecution's claim, but the court noted that nothing had come on record that CCTV cameras were found to be installed at the place of incident.

January 6, 2026

TMC MP files application in SC alleging procedural irregularities in SIR in West Bengal

"The right to be included in the electoral roll is a statutory right with constitutional protection, and the process governing it must meet standards of fairness, reasonableness and due process," the application said.

January 6, 2026

Odisha court pronounces death sentence in minor's rape-murder case

Investigating officer Mamta Naik, the then IIC of Padampur, said that the convict was known to the victim's family and initially reported that the child had gone missing.

January 6, 2026

Thane man gets 20-yr RI for sexually assaulting minor girl

It is pertinent to note that a person committing such an offence would, in the ordinary course of events, take enough precautions to ensure his activities are not observed/noticed by anyone. "Therefore, the mere fact that the Investigating Officer found no eye-witnesses... does not brush aside the testimony of the victim," the court said.

January 6, 2026

Pune land deal accused Shital Tejwani arrested in loan default and fraud case

The case is part of a larger loan scam at Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank, in which loans of Rs 238 crore turned into non-performing assets (NPAs). As many as 104 loan accounts of 67 borrowers are overdue, with a total outstanding of Rs 436.98 crore with interest.

January 6, 2026

Pune land deal accused Tejwani now arrested in loan default and fraud case

The case is part of a larger loan scam at Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank, in which loans worth Rs 238 crore turned into non-performing assets (NPAs). As many as 104 loan accounts of 67 borrowers are overdue, with total outstanding amounting to Rs 436.98 crore with interest.

January 6, 2026

BMC poll aspirant challenges rejection of nomination in court

He claimed that the grounds for rejection were "arbitrary, ultra vires, and violative of natural justice principles, and malafide.”

January 6, 2026

Bitcoin scam: PMLA court takes cognizance of ED chargesheet against Raj Kundra; issues summons

The fact that Kundra remembers the exact number of Bitcoins received in five specific tranches for more than seven years since the transactions took place "solidifies the fact that he was indeed the recipient of Bitcoins as a beneficial owner and not acted merely as a mediator", it claimed.

January 5, 2026

Defamation complaint over K'taka Cong's promise to ban Bajrang Dal: Mumbai court asks cops to probe

It claimed the "prestige and reputation" of the outfit and its several supporters were spoiled in the eyes of the public at large due to the false imputation made and published in the Karnataka Congress manifesto.

January 5, 2026

Role of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in 2020 Delhi riots case

Shifa Ur Rehman, being the president of the Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia and a member of the Jamia Coordination Committee, allegedly functioned as a key financier and logistic facilitator of the protest sites.

January 5, 2026

Delhi riots case: SC imposes 11 conditions on Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, others while granting bail

The appellants shall maintain peace and good behaviour throughout and in the event of any offence committed during the pendency of the trial, the prosecution would be at liberty to seek for revocation of the bail granted by filing such application before the trial court and in the event of such application being filed, the trial court shall consider it on its own merits.

January 5, 2026

Court seeks Rahul Gandhi's response on defamation complaint related to Hathras gangrape case

The lawyer said that Ravi, Ram Kumar alias Ramu and Lovkush, who were acquitted of rape charges in the case, found the statement defamatory as they had been cleared following a CBI investigation and a trial that lasted over two-and-a-half years, during which they remained in jail.

January 5, 2026

Delhi court awards man to life imprisonment in 2020 murder case

According to the prosecution, Yash stabbed Vishal 28 times after a quarrel broke out between them in the intervening night of February 18 and 19, 2020, near Govindpuri Chowk in Delhi.

January 5, 2026

Delhi tribunal awards Rs 45 lakh to family of man killed in 2023 road accident

In an order dated December 17, the tribunal, noting the evidence before it, said it was established that the SUV was being driven in a rash and negligent manner.

January 5, 2026

Red Fort blast: Delhi court sends Yasir Ahmed Dar to 11-day judicial custody

According to NIA, Dar, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, was a close associate of Umar-un-Nabi, the suicide bomber who was driving the explosive-laden car that detonated outside the Red Fort on November 10.

January 5, 2026

Tribunal awards Rs 24 lakh compensation to two victims of 2019 road accident

The tribunal ordered the truck's owner and insurer to pay a compensation of Rs 5.34 lakh to the wife of Baban Patil and Rs 19,00,690 to Ankush Patil, along with 9 per cent interest per annum from the date of filing of the petitions.

January 5, 2026

Chronology of events in Delhi riots case involving Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

February 23, 2020: Riots break out in Northeast Delhi which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.

January 5, 2026

Thane court acquits man in wife's murder case over lack of proof

The court noted that a rolling board allegedly used in the assault was recovered only later, despite a thorough spot panchanama on the day of the incident.

January 5, 2026

Delhi riots case: Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to remain in jail

On December 10, the top court reserved its verdict on separate pleas of the accused after hearing arguments from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for Delhi police, and senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Siddhartha Dave, Salman Khurshid and Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the accused.

January 5, 2026

Guj IAS officer had fixed bribe rates as collector, used to take 50 per cent share: ED tells court

Digital evidence recovered from mobile phones allegedly showed WhatsApp communications, PDF files, and photographs showing the maintenance of "hisaab" (accounts) of bribe collections and their periodic transmission to the district collector’s personal assistant.

January 4, 2026

Year after SC nod, no ad-hoc judges appointed in HCs to tackle pendency

"The Chief Justice of a High Court for any state may at any time, with the previous consent of the President, request any person who has held the office of a Judge of that Court or of any other High Court to sit and act as a Judge of the High Court for that State".

January 4, 2026

Man dies after motorbike-bus collision; MSRTC ordered to pay Rs 36 lakh compensation

It calculated the total pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages at Rs 45,39,579. After deducting 20 per cent for the deceased's contributory negligence, the final award was set at Rs 36,31,663.

January 4, 2026

UP court sentences man to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping girl

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl's father, a case was registered against Surendra under the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. After investigation, police filed a chargesheet against him in court.

January 4, 2026

A Muhamed Mustaque takes oath as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court

Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, along with his council of ministers and senior officials, were present on the occasion.

January 4, 2026

UP: Court grants police 8-hour custody of ex-MLA Deep Narayan Yadav in extortion case

The case was registered on November 20, based on a complaint from Prem Singh Paliwal, a resident of Bhujoud village. He alleged that on November 2, the former MLA and his associates assaulted him, looted valuables and threatened him to transfer a piece of land adjoining their school, besides demanding extortion.

January 4, 2026

UP: Court grants police 8-hour custody of ex-MLA Deep Narayan Yadav in extortion case

The case was registered on November 20, based on a complaint from Prem Singh Paliwal, a resident of Bhujoud village. He alleged that on November 2, the former MLA and his associates assaulted him, looted valuables and threatened him to transfer a piece of land adjoining their school, besides demanding extortion.

January 4, 2026

Delhi court orders in-camera proceedings in NIA case against PFI leaders

On December 21, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had told the court that the PFI was trying to procure arms from neighbouring countries, provide arms training to its cadres and radicalise Muslim youth with a view to establishing a caliphate in India.

January 3, 2026

UP: Man, father sentenced to life imprisonment in 2020 dowry death case

According to the prosecution, Mahjabeen's father Iqbal, a resident of Hapur district, had lodged a complaint at Khurja Dehat police station on September 29, 2020, alleging that despite giving a motorcycle, jewellery and Rs 50,000 at the time of marriage, his daughter was harassed for additional dowry by her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law Shahana.

January 3, 2026

Court grants pre-arrest bail to second accused in Mamkootathil sexual assault case

After hearing both sides, the court granted anticipatory bail to Joseph and directed him not to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence.

January 3, 2026