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Delhi court sends Al-Falah group chairman to judicial custody in 2nd PMLA case
Siddiqui was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan on Saturday, at the conclusion of his ten-day ED custody granted on March 25. He has now been sent to judicial custody till April 17.
April 4, 2026Court grants three-day police custody of director Ranjith in sexual harassment case
Ranjith was produced before the court on Saturday morning from the Ernakulam sub jail, where he had been lodged for the past three days.
April 4, 2026Thane MACT grants Rs 21.5 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in 2020 accident
The tribunal, presided over by K P Shrikhande, held the tempo driver solely responsible for the fatal accident, directing the vehicle owner and insurer to jointly and severally pay the compensation with a 9 per cent annual interest from December 9, 2020, when the claim was filed, till realisation.
April 4, 2026Delhi court acquits health-club owner of sexual harassment charge after decade-long trial
Additional Sessions Judge Nishant Garg acquitted Ashish Bansal of offences under sections 354A (sexual harassment), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
April 3, 2026Court acquits two men in 20 kg drugs seizure case citing procedural lapses
In the verdict passed on March 30, special judge R R Patare, hearing cases pertaining to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, cleared Haji Ali Mohammed Hakim (75) and Irfan Maisher Qureshi of all the charges.
April 3, 2026Special court discharges Bhupinder Hooda, AJL in Panchkula land allotment case
The order follows a ruling by the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated February 25, which set aside a 2021 order that had framed charges against Hooda and others in the case.
April 3, 2026Delhi court acquits husband, kin in dowry death case, cites history of wife's suicidal tendency
Additional Sessions Judge Nipun Awasthi acquitted accused Daman Deep, Harpreet Singh, Amarjeet Kaur and Milan Deep Kaur of all charges under Sections 489A (cruelty by husband or in-laws towards wife), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 304B (dowry death) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
April 3, 2026Delhi court convicts sub-inspector for forging signatures on chargesheets
In an order dated April 2, the judge said, "I hold that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, SI Kavita Mathur, committed forgery of public documents, forged documents were used as genuine by her for the purpose of deceiving and influencing official processes…"
April 3, 2026Thane MACT awards Rs 44.13 lakh compensation to kin of man crushed to death by crane
The accident occurred on February 5, 2020, when the victim, Prabhakar Bajrangi Sharma, was riding pillion on a motorcycle and a speeding JCB crane first dashed into a pedestrian and then hit the two-wheeler and ran over him.
April 3, 2026Delhi court denies bail in 'digital arrest' scam, says rising cybercrimes erode public confidence
According to the prosecution, the complainant was subjected to a digital arrest through video calls, during which the accused impersonated a powerful public figure and induced her, under fear and deception, to transfer Rs 99,800 in a single transaction.
April 2, 2026Congress president Kharge seeks dismissal of revision plea for alleged hate speech
he court was hearing the revision plea filed by a lawyer who has claimed that Kharge made a scathing remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally in Karnataka on April 27, 2023, and that his address constituted a "hate speech and defamation directed against a clearly-identifiable group".
April 2, 2026Pune farmer moves court against actor Sonali Bendre, her husband alleging land grabbing
The complainants - Chandrakant Balu Shinde (50) and his mother Kamalbai (75) - claim that the celebrity couple was using their social influence and taking help of the local police to forcibly take possession of their 30 'guntha' (over 32,000 square feet) of land in Uksan village in Maval taluka of the district.
April 2, 2026Delhi court sentences Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti to 3 years' imprisonment in cheating case
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh, while underlining that “restitution would serve justice better than physical incarceration”, also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on Bharti and former cashier Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati.
April 2, 2026Delhi court convicts man in 2022 attempt to murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Subhash Kumar Mishra was hearing a case against Sachin, alias Golu, who was accused of attacking the complainant, Deepak Kumar, at Ganesh Nagar Chowk on June 3, 2022.
April 2, 2026Delhi court relies on 'last seen' evidence to convict man in murder case
Additional Sessions Judge Geetanjali was hearing a case lodged under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 27 (illegal use of arms and ammunition) of the Arms Act against Sanaullah and Bapi Das.
April 2, 2026'Testimonies lack specificity': Court acquits nine in 2020 Delhi riots
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against nine persons -- Shah Alam, Rashid Saifi, Mohammad Shadab, Habib, Irfan, Suhail, Salim alias Ashu, Irshad, and Azhar alias Sonu -- who were arrested in a loot and arson case linked to the northeast Delhi riots.
April 2, 2026'Godman' Kharat sent to 7-day police custody by Nashik court in second rape case
The 'godman', a former merchant navy officer, was in 14-day judicial custody in the first rape case and lodged in the Nashik Road Central Jail from where he was taken into custody by the SIT.
April 2, 2026Tribunal awards Rs 36.24 lakh compensation to kin of man killed in road accident in 2020
According to the claim petition, victim Jitendra Laxman Singh was riding a motorcycle with a friend near Thane on May 30, 2020, when a tipper truck coming from the wrong side hit the two-wheeler. Singh lost his balance and fell on the road, and the truck crushed him to death.
April 2, 2026Sathankulam custodial death case: Court defers sentencing of 9 cops to Apr 6
Madurai First Additional District Court Judge Muthukumaran reserved the order on sentencing after hearing intense arguments from the CBI, the defense, and the emotional appeals made by the victims' family members.
April 2, 2026Delhi court sentences Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti to 3 years in cheating case
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Bharti and former cashier Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati.
April 2, 2026UP: Special MP/MLA court halts trial against Gauriganj MLA in assault case
he case pertains to an incident on May 10, 2023, when Deepak Singh, husband of municipal council chairperson Rashmi Singh, was allegedly assaulted inside the Gauriganj police station.
April 2, 2026No bail from district court also to 14 arrested after Iftar party on boat in Ganga
District and Sessions Judge Alok Kumar dismissed the bail applications of the accused, who have been booked for defiling a place of worship, hurting religious sentiments and other charges, after hearing arguments from both sides, according to counsel Shashank Shekhar Tripathi.
April 1, 2026Delhi court convicts Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti from MP in cheating case
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh convicted Bharti and former cashier Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati for the offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery of a valuable security, forgery for cheating and using a forged document as genuine.
April 1, 2026Karnail Singh in defamation case
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal was hearing a complaint, which was at the stage of an order on putting a notice of accusation to the accused.
April 1, 2026Couple chargesheeted under UAPA for posting objectionable content on social at behest of terror outfit
They said the chargesheet was filed under sections 152- 62(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) that deal with acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, like purposely or knowingly, using words, either spoken or written or by electronic communication, to excite secession or subversive activities or encourage feelings of separatist activities.
April 1, 2026Delhi court upholds husband's acquittal, flags inconsistencies in marital rape, cruelty claims
Additional Sessions Judge Purshotam Pathak was hearing a criminal revision petition filed by the complainant against an order passed by a magisterial court on November 4, 2023.
April 1, 2026US, Ukrainian nationals probed for imparting drone training to rebel groups in India, scope of probe very
The submissions were made before NIA Special judge Prashant Sharma, who allowed the federal anti-terror agency to quiz the foreigners in its custody for 10 more days on March 27 in the proceedings conducted at the NIA headquarters here.
April 1, 2026Delhi court dismisses criminal defamation complaint by ex-AAP MLA's wife against Nirmala Sitharaman
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal described the complaint as a 29-letter word "floccinaucinihilipilification", meaning something valueless or worthless, while observing that the 'complaint is nothing but the word, wherein a valueless or worthless material has been stretched too long".
April 1, 202612 years on, assistant registrar and clerk get simple imprisonment for accepting Rs 5,000 bribe
Additional District and Sessions Judge RR Bhosale also imposed fines of Rs 15,000 and Rs 7,500 on Balaji Kale, then Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Dairy) and junior clerk Suresh Mali, respectively, under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
April 1, 2026Janakpuri biker death: Court seeks DCP's intervention over 'illegal' detention of accused
The case pertains to the death of Kamal Dhyani, who worked as an assistant manager at the Rohini branch of the 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 work being carried out by the Delhi Jal Board at Janakpuri.
April 1, 2026Racial discrimination: SC asks Delhi HC chief justice to ensure time-bound trial of cases
While hearing a plea seeking a time-bound trial in cases of racial discrimination against people from the north-east, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that such matters require prioritisation and out-of-turn adjudication.
April 1, 2026Delhi court discharges woman in passport-fraud case, flags misuse of law in matrimonial dispute
Additional Sessions Judge Bhupinder Singh was hearing a revision application filed by accused Mithila Murada against an order passed by a separate magisterial court on June 5, 2025, where charges were framed against her under sections 420 (cheating), 466 (forgery of record of court or of public register), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 471 (using a fraudulent document as genuine) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
April 1, 2026Ex-UP MLC Mohd Iqbal declared fugitive economic offender by special PMLA court
On Tuesday, according to the order accessed by PTI, Special Judge Rahul Prakash of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court declared Mohd Iqbal an offender under the Fugitive Economic Offender Act (FEOA) of 2018.
April 1, 2026Delhi court convicts Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti from MP in cheating case
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh said that "accused Bharti and accused Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati, along with Savitri Devi and possibly other unknown persons", entered into a criminal conspiracy and the object of this conspiracy was to cheat the complainant bank (Zila Sahkari Krishi Aur Grahmin Vikas Bank) by continuing to draw interest at a much higher rate beyond 2011, which was the initial fixed deposit (FD) duration of three years.
April 1, 2026Ex-UP MLC Mohd Iqbal declared fugitive economic offender
On Tuesday, according to the order accessed by PTI, Special Judge Rahul Prakash of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act court declared Mohd Iqbal an offender under the Fugitive Economic Offender Act (FEOA) of 2018.
April 1, 2026Delhi court dismisses criminal defamation plaint by Somnath Bharti's wife against Nirmala Sitharaman
In an order, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal said, "I do not see any reason to proceed further and I am denying cognisance in this case. The complaint stands dismissed."
April 1, 2026