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Rajasthan court sends former IAS officer to police remand in JJM corruption case
Speaking to reporters before being produced in court, Agarwal denied surrendering, saying he had come on his own to cooperate with the investigation.
April 10, 2026Use of artificial intelligence in arbitration should be regulated, not shunned: CJI Surya Kant
CJI Kant emphasised that protocols on cyber security and confidentiality should "keep pace" so that technology becomes arbitration's "powerful ally" in a fast-paced world.
April 10, 2026CBI court convicts former PNB officials, others for bank fraud
Among the other accused, Sanjay Patel, director of M/s Jalpa Enterprise Pvt Ltd, was sentenced to three years' RI along with a fine of Rs 50,000. Hitesh Domadiya was also sentenced to three years' RI with a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
April 10, 2026Delhi court denies bail to man posing as Army officer who deceived woman into relationship
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam dismissed the bail application filed by the accused in a case under Section 77 (voyeurism and disseminating images of private acts) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 66E (violation of privacy by capturing/sharing private images) and 67 (publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology (IT) Act.
April 10, 2026Zubeen case: NEIF organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta applies for bail
Mahanta had earlier also applied for bail, but had withdrawn the application later.
April 10, 2026Victim of vilification campaign: Justice Yashwant Varma withdraws from inquiry for his impeachment
Embattled judge Varma, who has been facing the heat after wads of burnt currency notes were found from his residence here last year, submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, rendering the impeachment proceedings against him infructuous.
April 10, 2026Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of 4-yr old girl in Odisha
The convict, identified as Babula Jena (40) of Jereng village under Jarpada police station in Angul district, was arrested on the charge of rape and murder of a minor girl (4 years 10 months), a resident of Industrial police station in the district.
April 10, 2026Malayalam movie director Ranjith granted bail in sexual harassment case, released from jail
The court directed Ranjith to surrender his passport, not to leave Ernakulam district, and not to enter the crime scene in Fort Kochi where the film shooting was held.
April 10, 2026Uttam Nagar violence: JJB denies bail to accused minors, says ‘release could disturb public peace’
While hearing the bail applications filed by the two accused minors, presiding officer Chitranshi Arora said that their release could “disturb public peace, and undermine public confidence in the justice delivery system”.
April 10, 2026Justice Varma's resignation welcome, should have done it earlier, says HC bar association president
If Justice Yashwant Varma wanted to resign, it would have been better for all of us had he done it much earlier. This merely created unnecessary controversy. It tarnished the image of everyone involved -- the high court, the entire judiciary, and him.
April 10, 2026Justice Yashwant Varma cash discovery row: A timeline of events
*Mar 14, 2025: A fire broke out at around 11:35 pm at the judge's official bungalow in Tughlak Crescent in the national capital, leading to the discovery of wads of burnt cash during fire-fighting
April 10, 2026Malayalam movie director Ranjith granted bail in sexual harassment case
The court directed Ranjith to surrender his passport, not to leave Ernakulam district, and not to enter the crime scene in Fort Kochi where the film shooting was held.
April 10, 2026Thane court acquits speech-impaired woman in 2020 murder case
Additional Sessions Judge (Bhiwandi) N K Karande ruled that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against the accused Kamal Chandrakant Kanoja, a resident of Vikramgad in Palghar district.
April 10, 2026No remorse, no apology: Comedian Kunal Kamra tells Maharashtra legislature panel
Earlier, chairman of the privileges committee Prasad Lad said that a complaint had been filed by Pravin Darekar, a BJP Member of the Legislative Council, against Kunal Kamra.
April 9, 2026Mumbai court denies bail to New India Cooperative Bank ex-GM in Rs 122-crore scam
The court noted that long incarceration cannot be a ground to grant bail to an accused in economic offences as trial in such cases take time to conclude.
April 9, 2026Delhi court convicts man for power theft, fines him Rs 1.72 lakh
Additional Sessions Judge Vivek Kumar Gulia convicted Kuldeep under section 135 (electricity theft) of the Electricity Act, 2003, in a case based on a complaint from BSES Rajdhani Power Limited.
April 9, 2026Delhi court grants bail to two in job scam, cites gaps in probe
Additional Sessions Judge Bhupinder Singh granted the relief to Uttam Pratap and Sultan Khan on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each, in the case filed under sections 140(2) (abduction for ransom, to cause grievous hurt) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita by the complainant, who was the victim's wife.
April 9, 2026Court refuses bail to local cricket coach in minor girl sexual assault case
Special judge Surekha Sinha, hearing cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasized that there was a possibility of the accused indulging in a similar crime with minor girls and also absconding if he is released.
April 9, 2026Lalbagcha Raja Ganesh Mandal seeks dismissal of complaint filed with Human Rights Commission
The famous Ganesh Mandal in central Mumbai attracts lakhs of devotees including film stars and politicians during the 10-day festival every year.
April 9, 20262020 Delhi riots: Court grants six-day interim bail to accused Khalid Saifi
In an order today, the court said, "The Barat and Nikah of the nephew of the applicant will take place on April 16, 2026 and the Nikah of the niece and reception of both his niece and nephew will be on April 19, 2026, and as these functions are important, the court can grant the desired relief to the applicant for attending these functions only."
April 9, 2026PIL in SC seeks stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar cards to adolescents, adults
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay has also sought a direction to the authorities to install display boards at common service centres stating that the 12-digit unique identification number is only a "proof of identity" and not a proof of citizenship, address or date of birth.
April 9, 2026Kumbh Mela: NGT stays tree-felling in Nashik till Apr 28; mayor defends move
The decision came during the hearing on the petition of Nashik-based environmentalist Manish Baviskar on Tuesday. The NGT asked the Nashik Municipal Corporation to present its side during the next hearing on April 28.
April 9, 2026Google, Meta asked to remove 'defamatory' content linking Sandesara, family to fraud case
Senior Civil Judge-cum-Rent Controller Richa Sharma was hearing a civil suit seeking damages and directions to de-index and remove online content, including news reports and videos, which the plaintiff claimed were "false, malicious and defamatory".
April 9, 2026Nashik court sends 'godman' Kharat to 5-day police custody in third rape case
In the third case, Kharat, who was first arrested in mid-March, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer.
April 9, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 29.79 lakh compensation to Thane man injured in road accident
In an order dated April 6, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday, MACT Member R V Mohite held that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the bus driver and fixed joint and several liability on the vehicle owner and insurer.
April 9, 2026Haridwar: Triple talaq case triggers controversy over non-use of UCC provisions
Shaheen, a resident of Bandarjud village in the Buggawala area, filed a police complaint against her husband and his family, accusing them of harassing her for dowry, pronouncing triple talaq and pressuring her to undergo ‘halala’ for remarriage.
April 9, 2026Wife of hit-and-run accident victim challenges bail granted to minor accused
Meenal Patel, the survivor of the February 5 accident, said in the plea filed through advocate Ruben Mascarenhas that the minor's release undermines the interests of justice and ignores the destruction of evidence.
April 8, 2026Railway firing: Victim's wife opposes fresh mental health evaluation of accused
Choudhary is accused of shooting dead his senior colleague, Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena, and three Muslim passengers on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra on July 31, 2023.
April 8, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 2.72 crore to man left paralysed in 2023 road accident
Presiding Officer Ruchika Singla was hearing a claim petition filed by the paralysed man, Khushwant Kapoor, against the driver of the offending vehicle, Harish Madan, its owner Mohan Lal Madan and its insurer.
April 8, 2026Janakpuri biker death: Delhi court rejects accused's plea alleging 'illegal' detention
The case pertains to the death of Kamal Dhyani, who worked as an assistant manager at the Rohini branch of HDFC Bank. Dhyani died on the night of February 5 after his motorcycle fell into a 15-foot-deep sewage pit that was allegedly left open during Delhi Jal Board works in Janakpuri area.
April 8, 2026Delhi court denies bail to NEET aspirant in organised cyber fraud case
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar Gautam rejected the bail plea of teenager Abuzar Gaffari, who has been accused of committing offences under Sections 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 112(3) (abetment of offence), 317(2) (receiving stolen property, 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 49 (abetment of suicide), and 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS, along with Section 66(D) (cyber cheating by personation) of the Information Technology Act.
April 8, 2026'Godman' Kharat gets 14-day judicial custody in second rape case
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the cases against him, produced Kharat in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani as his police custody in the second case ended on Wednesday.
April 8, 2026Delhi Assembly breach: Court sends SUV driver to 8-day police custody
"The allegations against the accused are very serious, and from the prima-facie case as brought on by the investigating agency, it does not appear that the accused is mentally incapacitated to not understand the consequences of his actions
April 8, 2026Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers granted bail, set to walk out of jail
Advocate Parag Rao, representing the Luthras, told reporters that Judicial Magistrate First Class (Mapusa) Jude Sequeira granted regular bail to the accused in the forgery case.
April 8, 2026UP: Five of family get life term in Azamgarh murder case
The prosecution said that the complainant, Kiran, a resident of Bag Lakharav village under Sidhari police station area, had alleged in her complaint that on March 21, 2024, Guddu Bharti had called her husband Pankaj to attend a village panchayat.
April 8, 2026Thane court acquits 8 in attempted murder of policeman in 2016
In her judgment delivered on April 6, Additional Sessions Judge V L Bhosale gave the benefit of doubt to the accused, observing that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. A copy of the order was made available on Wednesday.
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