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Defamation case: Application filed in court for voice sample of Rahul Gandhi
The plaintiff Vijay Mishra's advocate, Santosh Kumar Pandey, said he filed the application requesting that a voice sample of Gandhi be collected and sent to a forensic science laboratory for comparison with a CD that has already been submitted to the court.
March 28, 2026Goa nightclub fire: Court denies bail to Luthra brothers in forgery case
The Luthras owned Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora village of North Goa, where a fire broke out on December 6, 2025, killing 25 people and injuring 50 others.
March 28, 2026Thane MACT awards Rs 33.9 lakh compensation to kin of motorcyclist killed in 2021 accident
The victim, Hemant Krushnakant Vedpathak, an employee of a private firm, was killed in an accident on June 3, 2021, on the Kalyan-Murbad Road.
March 28, 2026Delhi court rejects Siddiqui plea for ED’s unrelied documents at pre-cognisance stage
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an application moved by the counsel for the accused seeking a list of additional documents not relied upon by the ED in the chargesheet, but were nevertheless seized during the investigation.
March 27, 2026Chakankar gave clean chit to music director, her son later got work in his film: Andhare
While Malik denied the allegation of giving work to the NCP leader's son and stated that he himself had got a clean chit from the National Commission for Women too, Chakankar did not respond to calls seeking her reaction.
March 27, 2026Mumbai court acquits 5 Haryana cops, two others for gangster's 2016 'encounter'
Gadoli was killed in an alleged shootout by the Gurugram police at a hotel in Andheri East on February 7, 2016. The "notorious" gangster was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head and was wanted in more than 40 FIRs registered since 1999.
March 27, 2026'Coal scam': Delhi court acquits ex-MP Vijay Darda, former coal secretary HC Gupta
Bringing down the curtains on the oldest pending coal block allocation case registered on March 27, 2014, Special Judge Sunena Sharma also acquitted M/s AMR Iron and Steel Private Limited, Manoj Kumar Jayaswal, Santosh Bagrodia and LS Janoti.
March 27, 2026National security breach: NIA custody of 7 foreign nationals extended by 10 days
NIA special judge Prashant Sharma, who conducted the proceedings in the agency’s headquarters here, directed the production of the accused persons after completion of their custodial interrogation on April 6.
March 27, 2026Ex-chairperson of Amethi Nagar Panchayat sent to jail in fraud case
According to lawyers, the court of in-charge District Judge Rakesh Pandey rejected her interim bail plea after hearing arguments from both sides.
March 27, 2026Red Fort blast: NIA granted 45 more days by court to conclude probe
Earlier, on March 23, the agency filed its plea seeking an extension, and one of the grounds was that it needed more time to probe the entire conspiracy because of the fresh arrests made in February.
March 27, 2026Mumbai court acquits 5 Haryana cops, two others for gangster's 2016 'encounter'
The "notorious" gangster was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head and was wanted in more than 40 FIRs registered since 1999.
March 27, 2026CJI writes to HCs for expeditious filling of vacant posts, prioritising elevation of women judges
According to sources, the CJI wrote to chief justices of 25 high courts last week and highlighted the vacancies of judges in higher judiciary and increase the representation of women in the benches.
March 27, 2026Plea in SC against anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO case
The plea by Ashutosh Brahmachari, complainant in the case, has challenged the March 25 order saying the high court failed to adequately consider the severity of the allegations against Swami.
March 27, 2026UP: Rahul Gandhi defamation case hearing deferred to March 28
He said during the previous hearing, the complainant's side had filed an application seeking verification of audio and video evidence of the alleged statements made by Gandhi by matching them with his original voice.
March 27, 2026UP: Five sentenced to life imprisonment for Dalit man's muder in 2001
Singh said that the complainant, Panchamlal, a resident of Mahajan Ka Purwa under Kunda Kotwali police station, had alleged in his complaint that his cousin Munesh was assaulted on December 26, 2001.
March 27, 2026Coal scam: Delhi court acquits ex-MP Vijay Darda, his son and former coal secretary HC Gupta
Bringing an end to a high-profile legal battle that spanned over a decade, special CBI Judge Sunena Sharma also acquitted Manoj Kumar Jayaswal and M/s AMR Iron and Steel Private Limited.
March 27, 2026Seven persons get life imprisonment for killing man in Odisha
The convicted persons are Rukmana Pradhan (52), Bhojraj Pradhan (55), Gajaraj Pradhan (50), Ashok Pradhan (52), Dushmanta Bhoi (50), Bhismjit Bhoi (50), and Bhismadeb Pradhan (41)
March 27, 2026Tripura: Man gets life term for killing wife
Mithu, a daily wager, was married to Sabita for 13 years. She had often been subjected to harassment by her husband, according to the prosecution.
March 27, 2026Woman sentenced to one year in jail for assaulting official over power bill dispute
In his judgment of March 20, a copy of which was made available on Friday, Additional Sessions Judge (Thane) R S Bhakare also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on the convict, Jyotsna Mohan Pawar.
March 27, 2026Court rejects terror case accused's plea for permission to go abroad
Raut was arrested in 2018 by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with alleged recovery of crude bombs from a godown at Nalasopara on Mumbai's outskirts.
March 26, 2026Chennai court declines to freeze PMK's mango symbol
Ramadoss, the complainant in the case, was advised by Assistant Judge of the XIII Assistant City Civil Court, M Dharmaprabu, that he was free to approach the Election Commission of India.
March 26, 2026Odisha: Man gets life sentence for rape, murder of sister in-law
Additional district judge-cum- judge of the POCSO court, Pranati Pattnaik, pronounced the verdict after examining the statement of 11 witnesses, said Narayan Panda, special public prosecutor of the court.
March 26, 2026Man gets death sentence for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl in Odisha’s Ganjam
According to the prosecution, 31-year-old Kesab Nahak, a distant relative of the victim, lured the girl with chocolates on September 21, 2021, and took her to an isolated place where he sexually assaulted her and attacked her with a stick. He later allegedly attempted to kill her by throttling, police
March 26, 2026Delhi court sends 2 men to 11 days NIA custody murder of Bangladesh leader Hadi
The two Bangladesh nationals, Faisal Karim Masud alias Rahul (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34), residents of Patuakhali and Dhaka, respectively, were arrested by the West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on the intervening night of March 7 and 8 after being apprehended from the border town of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district.
March 26, 2026Delhi court convicts two for attempt to culpable homicide, insulting woman's modesty
Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh convicted Rustam and Mohammed Rizwan for committing the offences under Sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 34 (common intention), 509 (acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 506 (II) (aggravated criminal intimidation with threats of death or grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The third accused Shahzadi has been declared a proclaimed offender.
March 26, 202672-year-old Delhi man sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for minor's rape
Underlining the betrayal of trust and erosion of societal values, Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya said that the crime shattered the societal notion that elders protected children.
March 26, 2026Consumer protection body asks hotels, restaurants not to levy LPG, gas surcharges on food bills
The authority said it has received grievances through the National Consumer Helpline and also taken note of media reports indicating that some establishments are adding charges such as 'fuel cost recovery' or 'gas crisis charge' over and above the menu prices.
March 26, 2026Delhi court convicts man in 2015 attempt to murder case
In its order dated March 19, the court said, “It stands proved beyond a reasonable doubt that accused Surender Singh alias Vicky had the knowledge that by inflicting the injury with an iron battery light stand on the vital organ of Charan Singh, he would have caused his death.”
March 26, 2026Railway firing: Court orders shifting of accused former RPF constable to mental hospital again
Physical vitals, including blood pressure, were within normal ranges, and the central nervous system showed no immediate abnormalities, the report had stated.
March 26, 2026Two get life imprisonment for 2016 murder of elderly man and his caretaker in Thane
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the two accused - Prashant Sadashiv Pawar (38) and Atendra alias Ashish Virendra Yadav (29) - after pronouncing them guilty of murdering Sitaram Vallabh Shroff and his caretaker, Santosh Raisingh Lavangare, in May 2016.
March 26, 2026UP court acquits college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students
The accused, Rajneesh Kumar, a geography professor at a degree college, had faced allegations of sexually exploiting students, supported by purported photos and videos. However, during the trial, none of the witnesses or victims confirmed the allegations in court.
March 26, 2026UP court awards death penalty to man in minor's rape and murder case
Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act), Kushinagar, convicted the accused, Pintu alias Koyal, of Hiranhi Been Toli under Jattha Bazar police station, and sentenced him to death along with a fine of Rs 3.25 lakh, according to the order.
March 26, 2026'Suspicion on police story, not on accused': Delhi court slams riot probe, dismisses state plea against discharge
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing a plea filed by the Delhi Police challenging the trial court order discharging Ajay and Gaurav Panchal in the case of vandalism and arson.
March 25, 2026Gujarat assembly passes bill for amending law to drop terrorism-related provisions from it
The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced by minister Arjun Modhwadia on behalf of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and it was supported by the opposition Congress.
March 25, 2026'Will he dictate to me?': CJI Surya Kant fumes over litigant's father calling his brother
The matter pertains to one Nikhil Kumar Punia, born into Haryana's Jaat Puniya community, seeking a minority reservation after converting to Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh's Subharti Medical College.
March 25, 2026Railway firing case: Witness testifies about viral video of accused
Chaudhary (34) is accused of shooting dead his senior colleague, Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena, and three Muslim passengers on board Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express near Palghar station in Maharashtra on July 31, 2023. He was arrested while trying to flee after some passengers pulled the chain.
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