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MP: Former bank manager gets life term for murdering wife, staging snake-bite
Additional Sessions Judge Hemant Kumar Raghuvanshi, in the judgment passed on June 24, held that Pateria was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of killing his wife, Shivani, on December 1, 2019, by smothering her with a pillow.
July 1, 2026Bengal: Court remands Shakir Ali to 2 days' NIA custody in 2023 Ram Navami violence case
Ali, husband of former TMC MP Aparupa Poddar, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday from their residence at Rishra in Hooghly district.
July 1, 2026Delhi court sends IPS officer to 1-day CBI custody in alleged bribery case
Gahlawat, a 2012-batch Haryana cadre IPS officer who was also serving as BCAS regional director at the time of the alleged offence, was produced before Special Judge Sushant Changotra.
July 1, 2026Court directs TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to give voice sample in intimidatory speech case
The police have sought his voice sample under Section 349 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with an FIR registered with Bidhannagar North police station over the alleged intimidatory speech made by him in April.
July 1, 2026Mandi court sentences man to five-year rigorous imprisonment in NDPS case
The accused, Sohan Singh, a resident of the Kotmorse area of Mandi district, was arrested with 945 grams of cannabis in 2021.
July 1, 2026All India Bar body chief urges CJI Surya Kant not to entertain oppn parties' memo on SIR
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh in a post on X on Tuesday said the opposition parties were firmly anchored in "SURE' Solidarity, Unity and Resistance".
July 1, 2026Court orders FIR against SHO, 5 others for allegedly assaulting POCSO accused in Shahjahanpur
Advocate Priyam Chauhan told PTI that a 25-year-old woman alleged before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court that police personnel assaulted her, her father Satyaveer and her brother when they visited their house on March 14. She also alleged that constable Dilip Singh and another person inappropriately touched her sisters during the incident.
July 1, 2026Maharashtra to set up units for flagging firms or schemes offering unrealistically high returns
Replying to a discussion on the Maharashtra Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said such units would monitor suspicious financial schemes at the district level and ensure timely intervention.
July 1, 2026Delhi tribunal applies latest SC ruling, awards Rs 14.1 lakh in 3-year-old's death case
Presiding Officer Sudeep Raj Saini was hearing a claim petition filed by the parents of baby Ekra and directed the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. to pay the compensation with 7.5 per cent annual interest from January 28, 2019.
July 1, 2026Delhi court sends Haryana cadre IPS officer to 1-day CBI custody in bribery case
Special Judge Sushant Changotra allowed one-day custodial interrogation of Gahlawat, a 2012-batch IPS officer posted on central deputation in the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The premier investigative agency had sought his five-day custody.
July 1, 2026Plea in SC refers to 'Rs 370 biryani' remark at standup comedy show, seeks regulatory framework
Tiwari in his PIL said that existing legal mechanisms are predominantly reactive and become operational only after false information has already achieved irreversible virality.
July 1, 2026Delhi court acquits man in 2022 murder case, cites unreliable witnesses
Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh was hearing a case against Manajar Alam, who was charged under IPC Section 302 for the alleged murder of Shahjad on May 7, 2022.
July 1, 2026Infant is not 'non-earning' member, says tribunal; orders payout to kin of minor victim of accident
In its order passed on Tuesday, MACT Chairman and Principal District Judge R D Sawant ordered truck owner Dinkar Mane and a private insurance company to jointly pay the compensation amount.
July 1, 2026Tamil Nadu govt moves SC against Madras HC order banning cow slaughter
In its plea, the Tamil Nadu government challenged the May 27 order of the high court, which directed the chief secretary and the director general of police/head of police force to ensure that no cow or calf got slaughtered across the state either on the eve of Bakrid on May 28, or on any other day.
July 1, 2026Man gets 10-year jail for selling spurious liquor that killed two in UP
Additional District and Sessions Judge Vishnu Chandra Vesh on Tuesday also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the convict, Sonu, after holding him guilty under Sections 272 (adulteration of food or drink intended for sale), 273 (sale of noxious food or drink), 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 328 (causing hurt by means of poison) of the IPC, and Section 60 of the Excise Act.
July 1, 2026Pune fort murder: After Siya Goyal's kin deny appointing him as legal counsel, lawyer sends notice
For the past few days, lawyer Aashutosh Srivastav had been claiming to represent Siya and had given interviews to news channels as her legal counsel. However, Siya and her family denied his claim before the Vadgaon Maval court on Monday and engaged advocate Vipul Dushing to represent her.
June 30, 2026Hearing in Rahul Gandhi's case over remarks against Amit Shah deferred to July 1
Gandhi's counsel Kashi Prasad Shukla said that arguments in this case were scheduled to take place in the court of ADJ-5 on Tuesday but the hearing was adjourned on the request of the plaintiff's lawyer Santosh Kumar Pandey. The matter will now be heard on Wednesday.
June 30, 2026Honeymoon murder: Will move SC to seek cancellation of accused Sonam's bail, says victim's brother
The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed the state government's petition seeking the cancellation of the bail granted to Sonam by a lower court on April 27.
June 30, 2026DMK leader Baalu withdraws defamation case against Anammalai
Baalu had filed a suit at Saidapet court here demanding Rs 100 crore in compensation from Annamalai for spreading defamation against him by releasing the files levelling corruption allegations against several DMK leaders in 2023.
June 30, 2026Good judicial infrastructure 'no longer luxury but necessity': Meghalaya HC Chief Justice
The new complex, coming up at Umsawli, is expected to significantly strengthen the state's judicial infrastructure and improve access to justice through modern facilities and technology.
June 30, 2026Odisha court sentences man to death for killing 12-year-old niece
Fast-track court judge Rohit Lal Panda observed the case falls under the rarest of rare category and sentenced the convict, identified as Sipirian Digal, 65, of Pirigada in Kandhamal district, to be hanged till death, said Siba Prasad Mishra, special public prosecutor of the court.
June 30, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 29.74 lakh to man left permanently disabled in hit-and-run accident
Presiding Officer Aditi Garg was hearing a claim petition filed by Deepak Gupta, who suffered multiple injuries and 66 per cent permanent disability after the SUV driver hit his scooter and fled the spot.
June 30, 20263 UP cops get 18 months jail in 1994 Rampur Tiraha firing-related case
Special CBI Magistrate Devendra Kumar Fauzdar convicted former Jhinjhana SHO Brij Kishore and retired constables Umesh Chand and Anil Kumar under sections 182 (false information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person), 211 (false charges) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
June 30, 2026Viral video leads GRP to recover knife used in Mumbai local train murder
In a related development, a magistrate court on Tuesday extended the police custody of the accused, Roshan Suvarna, till July 6 after the police sought his custody for seven more days for further investigation.
June 30, 2026Twisha Sharma case: CBI seeks court's nod to collect voice samples of her husband, mother-in-law
The court of Justice Aarti Aditya Bandil on Tuesday extended till July 14 the judicial custody of Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh, a former district judge. They are currently lodged in the Bhopal Central Jail.
June 30, 2026Delhi tribunal awards Rs 29.74 lakh to man left permanently disabled in Mercedes hit-and-run
Presiding Officer Aditi Garg was hearing a claim petition filed by Deepak Gupta, who suffered multiple injuries and became permanently disabled after an SUV hit his scooter and fled the spot.
June 30, 2026Man gets 20-year RI in sexual assault case; Consent immaterial in cases involving minors, says court
The court demolished the defence's argument of a "consensual love affair," underscoring that the statutory age threshold creates an absolute bar.
June 30, 2026Delhi court acquits three in 2020 attempt to murder case after complainant fails to identify accused
In an order dated June 9, the court said, "It is a cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof. The prosecution must stand on its own legs and prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt."
June 30, 2026Delhi court grants bail to CBI official who allegedly stole Rs 1 lakh during raid
It said that the accused did not appear to be at flight risk and there were no circumstances to suggest that releasing him would prejudice the probe.
June 30, 2026Delhi court grants bail to ex-GST officer accused of fraudulently releasing public funds
The investigating officer (IO) claimed that the unusual haste in sanctioning refunds is an important incriminating circumstance in the present case, and that the “investigation has disclosed active role of applicant/accused (Singh) in facilitating fraudulent release of public funds resulting in wrongful loss of approximately 5.50 crore to the government exchequer”.
June 30, 2026Prayagraj court awards death penalty to man for rape, murder of 3-year-old girl
District Government Counsel Manoj Kumar Pandey said Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia on Monday sentenced Gagan Kumar to death under relevant provisions of the IPC Sections 376A (rape resulting in death), 302 (murder) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
June 30, 2026Patna court extends Khan Sir's protection from arrest till July 3 in coaching institute firing case
Khan was named in an FIR related to a firing incident by his guards when miscreants vandalised his coaching institute in early June. He was named in the FIR, and the court on June 9 granted him protection from arrest, which was later extended till June 30.
June 30, 2026Judicial review cornerstone of India's constitutional democracy: CJI Surya Kant
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) made the remarks on Monday at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) conference in Stockholm. The theme of the conference was "Safeguarding the Rule of Law -- Experiences from India and Sweden".
June 30, 2026Pune man, 65, gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor girl; court says he is menace to society
Terming the case "rarest of the rare", Additional Judge S R Salunkhe rejected the defence's plea for leniency based on age of the accused, Bhimrao Kamble, highlighting his history of violence and stated his depravity shocked the conscience of the judiciary and society.
June 29, 2026Rule of law disciplines exercise of power to ensure none left vulnerable: CJI Surya Kant
The CJI was delivering the keynote address at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) conference in Stockholm. The theme of the conference was "Safeguarding the Rule of Law -- Experiences from India and Sweden".
June 29, 2026Ketan Agarwal murder: Cops plan gait analysis of accused Chaudhary; custody extended till July 3
Police also highlighted the need for probing various aspects like the exact spot of the crime on the fort and a missing passport of the victim while seeking the extension of the custody of Chaudhary and his lover, Siya Goyal, the fiancée of Agarwal. The court extended their police custody till July 3.
June 29, 2026