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Ex-corporator sentenced to 3 months jail in cheque bounce case
Despite a legal notice sent in September 2022, Tanki failed to return the amount, prompting Khan to file a suit in the Kalyan court.
December 26, 2025Court fines Mumbai resident Rs 5,000 for feeding pigeons
The magistrate had charged him for acts causing danger to human life, health or safety and violating a government order under Section 223 (b) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
December 26, 2025Mediation being accepted as successful, cost-effective tool: CJI Surya Kant
“This will lead to good results, and this has actually happened. We were able to persuade our high courts, we were able to persuade district courts to identify certain matters which can be sent for mediation,” he said.
December 26, 2025ATS once again takes custody of Pune software engineer held for terror links
On Wednesday, the ATS for the second time took the custody of Hangargekar, arrested in October for alleged links with banned outfits such as Al Qaeda and `Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent' as well as suspected involvement in radicalisation activities.
December 25, 2025Rs 111 cr forged PWD cheque case: Thane court remands two in police custody till Dec 29
As the investigation remained incomplete, the Palghar police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a revision application before the Bhiwandi Additional District and Sessions Court seeking further police custody.
December 25, 2025Delhi court discharges two accused in SIMI-IM conspiracy case
The case was lodged by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police. The case stems from intelligence gathered after a 2014 blast in Bijnor.
December 25, 2025Bar Council of India to organise 2-day conference on mediation
"This national initiative is being undertaken under the directions of BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, senior advocate and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, and represents a major collective step towards strengthening mediation as a core pillar of India's justice delivery system," the release said.
December 25, 2025Six sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of family over property dispute in UP's Barabanki
The investigation revealed that Chandrashekhar and his wife Janki alias Jankalli allegedly conspired to eliminate Shivbaran Verma and his family to grab his property, and hired Raju Verma, Arjun Singh, Dinesh Gautam and Jitendra to carry out the killings.
December 25, 2025Unnao rape case: Plea filed in SC against suspension of Sengar's jail term
The rape case and other connected cases were transferred to Delhi from a trial court in Uttar Pradesh on the directions of the Supreme Court on August 1, 2019.
December 25, 202524 years after murder, 3 brothers sentenced to life in Agra
Additional district government counsel Narendra Singh said the court awarded life imprisonment to the three convicts – Karua alias Radheshyam, Arun Kumar and Umesh Kumar, sons of Mahavir Prasad – along with a total fine of Rs 1.20 lakh.
December 24, 202516 years on, court sentences two ex-DRT officials to 2-year RI in bribery case
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court also imposed a collective fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on Anil Kumar Sharma, the then recovery inspector of DRT, and advocate Amit Kotak in a case registered on January 15, 2009, the CBI stated in a release.
December 24, 2025Six months' jail to gangster for threatening scientists UP's Mau in 2009
The prosecution told the court that the accused had a history of crime, and he had allegedly threatened scientists and police in the past.
December 24, 2025Delhi court acquits 3 key accused in 2009 Panipat acid attack case
According to the prosecution, Malik was attacked with acid in Haryana's Panipat in 2009 after he moved there for a job as a student counsellor at a college owned by Yashvinder.
December 24, 2025Bihar Judicial Services Association seeks DyCM's apology for comment on judge
The letter said Sinha should reflect upon the consequences of his statements and tender an apology for his remarks.
December 24, 2025Delhi: Man disabled in road accident gets over Rs 58 lakh compensation
The total compensation was computed at over Rs 58.36 lakh under various heads, with the tribunal awarding Rs 51.40 lakh towards loss of future earning capacity.
December 24, 2025Tribunal rejects claim seeking payout for man's death in road accident in 2004; terms plea 'stale'
The tribunal then dismissed the petition against all the respondents, including the insurance companies, without any order as to costs.
December 24, 2025Navi Mumbai court convicts two Bangladeshi nationals for illegal stay in India
The court awarded a sentence of 11 months and a fine of Rs 500 to each of the convicted persons. Since the two had been in custody since January 14, 2025 (a period of 10 months and 27 days), the court granted a “set off” for the time already served.
December 24, 2025Mumbai court jails scrap dealer for 1 year in 2013 gas leak and fire that killed four
The judge said that the “parents of minor children have lost their growing child. So also, the family members of two women have missed their company”.
December 24, 2025Pune land case: ‘Office boy’ working with accused Tejwani signed key papers, prosecution tells court
The court on Tuesday extended the police custody of Tejwani till December 27 to enable further investigation in the high-profile case after the prosecution claimed she was not cooperating in the ongoing probe.
December 24, 2025Goa court grants bail to two managers of fire-ravaged nightclub
District Judge D V Patkar on Tuesday granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, both managers of the club, while it rejected a similar application by a third manager, Vivek Singh.
December 24, 2025Goa court grants bail to 2 managers of fire-hit nightclub
District Judge D V Patkar granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, both managers of the club, while it rejected a similar application of a third manager, Vivek Singh.
December 23, 2025Court refuses to dismiss ED plea for declaring Mehul Choksi `Fugitive Economic Offender'
Under the FEO Act, a person can be declared a Fugitive Economic Offender if a warrant has been issued against him for an offence involving an amount of Rs 100 crore or more and he has left the country and refuses to return. Once an accused is declared an FEO, the probe agency can confiscate their property.
December 23, 2025Hanskhali minor gang rape: 3 sent to life imprisonment by court in West Bengal
Accused persons Akash Barai @ Tarak and Surojit Roy who had threatened the family members of the victim girl not to lodge the FIR and not to go outside for the medical treatment of the girl were convicted for offences of criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation and released on probation of good conduct," a spokesperson of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement issued in New Delhi.
December 23, 2025AgustaWestland: Delhi court modifies bail conditions of Christian Michel in CBI case
Special CBI judge Sanjay Jindal gave the order on Michel's plea seeking modifications, including those concerning bail bonds and conditions to surrender passport.
December 23, 2025CJI urges young lawyers to be nation builders
Justice Kant told the gathering that when many of the students chose to study law, they might have imagined themselves arguing landmark cases, drafting intricate contracts or perhaps, addressing constitutional benches one day, which he said are worthy ambitions and there is nothing wrong with those.
December 23, 2025Sarpanch murder case: Court frames charges against prime accused Walmik Karad, 7 others
Nikam alleged that defence lawyers attempted to delay and derail the proceedings but the court recognised the tactics and passed appropriate orders.
December 23, 2025Delhi court orders framing of charges against Cong MP Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case
It noted that the approver allegedly met Karti Chidambaram and S Bhaskaraman in Karti's Chennai office in June 2011 to discuss the visa requirements, following which Karti Chidambaram instructed the approver to discuss the necessary details with Bhaskaraman.
December 23, 2025Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case
Chauta further argued that accused No.1, Jaga, was attempting to artificially link Basavaraj to the case by citing social interactions such as attending a birthday party and a visit to the Kumbh Mela, none of which, he said, had any connection to the alleged murder plot.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
He was arrested by the FBI in 2011 after an investigation showed that the KAC was a "front" for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. The US authorities proved that for over 20 years, Fai funnelled at least USD 3.5 million from the ISI into the US to influence American policy on Kashmir.
December 23, 202513 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment Act
Each of the 13 convicts was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for dacoity, 10 years of imprisonment for house trespass and a five-year term for rioting.
December 23, 2025Odisha: Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for killing man
Due to previous enmity, the convict had beaten Bisoi with a wooden plank at the community centre in the village.
December 23, 2025CJI Kant to lead 'Mediation Awareness Walk' in Goa on Dec 26; also take part in conference
The spokesperson said CJI Kant, who advocates a transformative approach to dispute resolution and emphasises that mediation offers unique benefits beyond traditional adjudication, will be accompanied by 6 other Supreme Court judges.
December 23, 2025Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: His lawyer cross-examines witness in UP court
The case dates back to 2018 when local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi, alleging that during the Karnataka elections in 2018, the Congress leader made derogatory remarks against the then BJP president and current Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
December 23, 2025Noida court rejects UP govt plea to withdraw charges in Akhlaq lynching case
The Uttar Pradesh government had moved the court seeking permission to withdraw the case against all the accused, citing maintenance of social harmony. The application was filed by the assistant district government advocate (criminal) following directions from the state government and the joint director of prosecution.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
In 2012, Fai was sentenced to two years in prison by a Virginia federal court for conspiracy and tax violations. At the time, US Attorney Neil MacBride noted that Fai had "lied to the Justice Department, the IRS, and many political leaders" while pushing ISI propaganda. After his release, he was kept under supervision for three years.
December 23, 2025Special NIA court orders attachment of property of US-based Kashmiri lobbyist
It directed the Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police to provide necessary support, if required, to the collector while attaching the property.
December 23, 2025