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Mumbai 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, 2026

Delhi 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, 2026

Maharashtra 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, 2026

Maharashtra 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, 2026

Thane 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, 2026

2020 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, 2026

Security 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, 2026

NEET 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, 2026

Patna 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, 2026

Tribunal 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, 2026

Smart 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, 2026

CBI 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, 2026

Maharashtra 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, 2026

Dehradun 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, 2026

Ram 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, 2026

Phantom 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.

July 7, 2026

Delhi court sentences 67-year-old man to 20 yrs RI for raping 6-yr-old girl

Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Nagar was hearing arguments on sentencing the man who had been earlier convicted under the penal provision of rape and Section 5(m) (aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a child below 12 years) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

July 7, 2026

Maharashtra to bring law for regulating private coaching classes

Responding to a Calling Attention Motion in the legislative council, Bhuse also said that guidelines were being prepared for pre-schools, specifying the kind of facilities they should have.

July 7, 2026

Delhi court directs city police to lodge FIR against property dealer for cheating woman

Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra was hearing an application by a complainant, Anita, seeking the court's direction to register an FIR against the accused, A K Goel, who introduced himself as a property dealer possessing extensive contacts with IIFL Home Finance and allegedly cheated her in the name of delivering her an auction property in Ghaziabad's Ankur Vihar.

July 7, 2026

Bihar: Hearing on Khan Sir's anticipatory bail plea deferred till Wednesday

The case relates to a firing incident that occurred in early June after the coaching institute of Faisal Khan, better known as 'Khan Sir', was allegedly vandalised in Patna by a group of miscreants. His security guards are accused of opening fire during the incident.

July 7, 2026

Two get 3-year RI for using forged disability certificates to obtain govt job in Latur

The Shivajinagar police had registered a case against the two accused on February 23, 2008, based on a complaint filed by then block development officer of the panchayat samiti.

July 7, 2026

UP court sentences Chinese national to 11-month imprisonment for entering India illegally

During interrogation, the person identified himself as Zhang Young and told police that he had visited Nepal and subsequently entered India without a valid visa.

July 6, 2026

Court sentences CPI(M) leader Chitharanjan till rising of court in traffic obstruction case

The case relates to a protest march organised by the Kerala Cooperative Employees Union, affiliated to the CITU, from Palayam to the Government Secretariat on January 17, 2025, demanding job security for employees of cooperative hospitals.

July 6, 2026

2 months after arrest, Nashik court grants bail to TCS staffer Nida; no relief for co-accused

After being on the run for days, Khan was arrested on May 7 from a rented flat in the Naregaon area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in central Maharashtra following a joint operation by law enforcement agencies.

July 6, 2026

Man sentenced to 6 years RI for attempt to sexually assault schoolgirl

The order was passed by Changanassery Fast Track Special Court Judge Ranjith Krishnan in a case registered by the Changanassery police in 2023.

July 6, 2026

Court denies bail to ex-director of Lodha Developers in Rs 181 cr land scam

The material collected during investigation, prima facie, discloses that the applicant is alleged to have abused the authority entrusted to him by entering into a series of unauthorised transactions relating to valuable immovable properties of the company in conspiracy with the co-accused

July 6, 2026

UP: MP MLA court adjourns hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi till July 18

Shukla said even if the sessions court dismisses the revision petition and the plaintiff approaches the high court, the hearing in the main case can still be delayed because the case records would remain with the lower court.

July 6, 2026

Delhi court convicts man in 2015 attempt to murder case, says intent to kill proved

In an order dated July 2, the court said it was of the opinion that the complainant's deposition about the accused riding the motorcycle on which accused Abdul Wazir alias Sikandar was travelling as a pillion rider and he firing upon complainant Dr Afaq Hussain Ansari's waist area needs to be accepted and the contentions of the defence need to be rejected.

July 6, 2026

Kerala: Charges framed against 16 accused in 2018 Abhimanyu murder case

Abhimanyu, a BSc Chemistry student at Maharaja's College and an activist of the CPI(M)'s student wing -- the Students' Federation of India (SFI) -- was stabbed to death in July 2018.

July 6, 2026

Two months after arrest, TCS case accused Nida Khan gets bail from Nashik court

Additional Sessions Judge (Nashik Road Court) K G Joshi, who granted bail to Khan, however, refused a similar relief to her co-accused Danish Shaikh.

July 6, 2026

UP court sentences ex-village head, his associate to death in murder case

Additional District Judge (FTC) Muzaffarnagar Ravi Kumar Diwakar has also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of the former village head Pramod and his associate Sahdev after holding them guilty under Section 302 of the IPC.

July 6, 2026

Maharashtra minister appears in Goa court in 2013 toll plaza vandalism case

The minister's counsel informed the court that he had visited the concerned police station on Sunday to furnish a personal bail bond. The court has now scheduled the matter for final arguments on July 9.

July 6, 2026

Man sentenced to 42 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor in Kozhikode

Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court Judge Devan K Menon found Chandran (56), a resident of Kallipperambil, Peruvannamuzhi here, guilty in the case and sentenced him to 42 years of rigorous imprisonment.

July 6, 2026

Red Fort blast case: NIA submits forensic report of 11 victims in Delhi court

Earlier, on May 14, the NIA had filed a 7,500-page chargesheet in connection with the high-intensity vehicle-borne IED blast that rocked the national capital on November 10 last year.

July 6, 2026