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Man gets three-year RI: Rape not proved, but sexual intent established, says court
Addressing the lack of physical injuries, the judge noted that if a penetrative sexual assault was committed on the victim, then her hymen may be ruptured and injury may be sustained to the genital organ.
February 7, 2026'Politically motivated', Sonia Gandhi opposes plea over 1980 voter list entry in Delhi court
"It is further added here that it shall be impossible for any person to search and place on record reliable evidentiary material after a passage of more than 40 years. It is well settled that such extremely stale allegations ought not to be entertained, as such malicious prosecution is violative of the letter and spirit of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution,"
February 7, 2026Man sentenced to 8 years in jail for kidnapping minor in 2019
Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh, on Saturday, said Yadav had kidnapped the girl on the night of January 5, 2019. Based on her grandfather's complaint, Devgan was arrested under sections 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc) of the Indian Penal Code and other sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
February 7, 2026Ex-CJI Chandrachud lauds book for dismantling 'political mythology' of colonial benevolence
He said the book, instead of dismissing the claims as caricatures were presented in their original form before being subjected to close examination.
February 7, 2026K'taka court convicts three men for gangrape of foreign tourist, murder
The incident occurred in March last year, near the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Sanapura, close to world heritage site Hampi.
February 7, 2026Thane MACT awards Rs 12.74 lakh compensation to man injured in motorcycle accident
MACT member R V Mohite ordered the owner of a dumper truck involved in the accident and the insurer, Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent per annum interest from the time the petition was filed.
February 7, 2026Vadodara school murder: Accused tried as adult, sentenced to life imprisonment
The incident dates back to 2018 when the victim, Dev Tadvi, was stabbed repeatedly in the head and chest by the accused, 16 and a half years old at the time, in a school in Vadodara's Baranpura area, just two days into his enrollment.
February 7, 2026ED files chargesheet in R G Kar Hospital financial irregularities case
Ghosh is currently in jail following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the charge of financial irregularities.
February 6, 2026Vadodara murder: Student who killed schoolmate sentenced to life imprisonment; was tried as adult
The incident dates back to 2018 when the victim, Dev Tadvi, was stabbed repeatedly in the head and chest by the accused, 16 years and 6 months old at the time, in a school in Vadodara's Baranpura area that the deceased had joined two days ago.
February 6, 2026Non-bailable warrant issued against Eknath Khadse, wife in Pune land deal case
Special judge for MPs/MLAs cases Mahesh Jadhav noted that the application (for exemption from appearance) is vague. The court emphasised that the plea did not mention as to which personal difficulty (as cited by their lawyer) arose to the accused.
February 6, 2026CJI Surya Kant arrives in Bhopal for two-day conference at National Judicial Academy
"The CJI was accorded a warm welcome at Raja Bhoj Airport on his arrival around 7.40 pm. It is the CJI's maiden visit to Madhya Pradesh after assuming charge as the head of the country's top court," an NJA official said.
February 6, 2026Women lawyers protest at Tis Hazari, demand 50 pc quota in legal jobs, panels
PMS has been actively fighting for women’s rights within legal institutions in Delhi for over two decades now.
February 6, 2026Plea in SC challenges validity of BNSS provisions on appointment of prosecution officers
It said that a plain reading of the aforesaid provision reveals that Section 20 of the BNSS provides for the establishment of a directorate of prosecution under the administrative control of the home department of each state government.
February 6, 2026CBI court junks Choksi's plea against summons issued in Canara Bank loan fraud case
Special CBI judge J P Darekar, in the ruling delivered on February 2, details of which were made available on Friday, held that the magistrate's order "does not suffer from impropriety, incorrectness and illegality" and hence, any interference is not warranted.
February 6, 2026Possibility of influencing witnesses cannot be ruled out: Court denies bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar
According to the post-mortem report, Dhankar had suffered cerebral damage from the impact of a blunt object. Two of his friends were also injured in the alleged assault.
February 6, 2026Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court reserves order for 7 accused for Monday
Besides these four accused, the court had concluded hearing the arguments of three accused, namely Aathar, Naved and Areeb, on Thursday. The court has reserved the order for all seven accused for Monday.
February 6, 2026Delhi court denies bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar in Sagar Dhankar murder case
Kumar and others are accused of fatally assaulting Dhankar and his friends over an alleged property dispute in May 2021.
February 6, 2026Teacher held for sexually harassing teenage student sent to judicial custody
The girl finally shared her ordeal with her parents, following which they approached the police and lodged a complaint. He was arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for sexual harassment and other offences.
February 6, 2026RLD MLA acquitted in MCC violation case
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Devendra Singh Fauzdar on Thursday acquitted all 10 people saying that the prosecution has failed to prove its case.
February 6, 2026Special CBI court issues warrant against former R G Kar hospital official Akhtar Ali in graft case
The agency maintained that the petitioner stands on a similar footing as that of principal accused Sandip Ghosh, who has been in custody for nearly one and a half years.
February 6, 2026Delhi court dismisses Alka Lamba's plea challenging framing of charges in police assault case
Regarding Lamba's argument that the protest was made at the "exempted" Jantar Mantar area, the court said that the exempted zone status was within the first line of barricades and she could not claim any immunity after climbing and jumping the first line of barricades, attempting to breach the second line of barricades with other protesters, and then managing to slip away from the side of the barricades.
February 6, 2026Court dismisses Alka Lamba's plea challenging framing of charges in police assault case
In its order passed on Friday, the court said, "Trial court (magistrate) has exercised its judicial mind to sift through the statements of eyewitnesses and the electronic evidence and has concluded that a prima facie case exists. The standard for framing charges is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt but sufficient ground for proceeding."
February 6, 2026Thane court sentences man to life imprisonment in 2022 acid attack case
As per the case details, the accused had been in a relationship with the survivor, Taslima Shaikh, a widow residing in Thane who provided tiffin services. On April 22, 2022, Kolimuddin entered the woman's house in Thane and threw nitric acid on her face, causing severe injuries and permanent disfiguration.
February 6, 2026Delhi: Bar body of district courts calls off protest against cops for derogatory remarks on lawyers
Earlier in the day, a letter issued by the committee said that an urgent meeting of the committee was held regarding a video, widely shared on social media, purportedly showing some police officials of Sagarpur police station using "defamatory, derogatory and highly unprofessional language against the legal fraternity."
February 5, 2026Court seeks SP's report as NIA alleges police not handing probe materials of Beldanga violence
The NIA has taken over the investigation into the violence that happened in the second week of January over the death of a migrant worker from the area in Jharkhand.
February 5, 20262020 Delhi riots case: Court takes cognisance of CBI chargesheet against 2 police constables
In its order passed on Wednesday, the court also noted that the present case was registered on August 6, 2024, for the offences of murder, rioting and unlawful assembly by the central agency after directions of the Delhi High Court.
February 5, 2026Incidents of violence, obstruction during enumeration phase of West Bengal SIR: EC to SC
In its affidavit, the poll panel claimed that these incidents were opposed to the enumeration phase in other states, which proceeded "seamlessly and without incident".
February 5, 2026Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of three accused for Friday
Shrivastava alleged that Areeb had shot videos of himself at the scene during the stone-pelting incident, indicating his participation therein.
February 5, 2026SC asks Justice Dhulia panel to inquire into allegations of horse trading in C'garh Bar Council poll
Senior advocate and Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the apex bar body has filed a petition seeking transfer of a plea from the Chhattisgarh High Court to the top court.
February 5, 2026Sabarimala gold loss case: Prime accused Potty gets statutory bail, released from prison
Meanwhile, former TDB Thiruvabharanam Commissioner K S Baiju has approached the Vigilance Court seeking statutory bail in both cases.
February 5, 2026Bar body of District Court condemns cops for derogatory remarks against lawyers
A letter issued on Thursday said that an urgent meeting of the committee was held regarding a video, widely shared on social media, purportedly showing some police officials of Sagarpur police station using "defamatory, derogatory and highly unprofessional language against the legal fraternity."
February 5, 2026Delhi court acquits ex-student of private institute accused of attempting to kill MD
Additional Sessions Judge Sumedh Kumar Sethi was hearing the case against Dishant Singh, who was accused of threatening to kill the owner and managing director of the institute at gunpoint.
February 5, 2026Firing at Rohit Shetty's residence: Five accused get police custody till Feb 11
The court granted police the custody of the accused till February 11, noting that the offence was serious in nature and the police need to be given sufficient time for probe.
February 5, 2026'Serious misconduct, abuse of authority by officers': Delhi court acquits 8 in 2019 murder case
The court said that it has been established that the deceased died an unnatural and violent death, but the prosecution failed to prove that the accused were the perpetrators of the said crime.
February 5, 2026Man gets judicial custody till Feb 9 for making hoax call to police
Treating the information as serious, police sub-inspector Rajbhau Garje and his team rushed to the spot, but found that no such incident had occurred there. The police contacted the caller again to verify the address. But Jadhav allegedly responded arrogantly, and said, "No theft has taken place. I just called to make you work." He also threatened the police.
February 5, 2026Thane court acquits five in kidnapping-extortion case
The accused, identified as Nisha Nagesh Gaikwad, Sonali, alias Pinky Mahendra Mahalle, Darshana Nagesh Gaikwad, Deepa Rohit Prajapati and Osama Zaid Fakki, allegedly kidnapped a man and his friend on May 21, 2024. They allegedly threatened to frame the two in a rape case, according to the police.
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