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Sultanpur (UP), February 27 Witnesses were cross-examined during the hearing in an MP-MLA court here on Friday in a case involving a violation of election code, involving Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh.The court has set March 12 as the date for the next hearing.Singh's...

Ranchi, February 27 The Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed City SP Paras Rana and the in-charge of the Doranda police station, Deepika Prasad, to ensure the immediate release of advocate Manoj Tandon's vehicle.The directive came during the hearing of Tandon's petition seeking the release...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 27 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to a cumulative 53 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at her residence near Perambra here in 2023.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for murdering his father in Nedumangad in July 2022.Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court Judge K P Anil Kumar found Vinod guilty of killing his father, Antony...

Idukki (Kerala), February 27 A 25-year-old man has been sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a theatre in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, in 2022, after luring her there with the promise of a job.Idukki Painav Fast Track Court Judge...

Prayagraj, February 26 The Allahabad High Court has cautioned social media users against using abusive language towards the judiciary online, observing that such comments fall outside the scope of fair criticism and may invite strict action under contempt jurisdiction.A division bench...

Hathras (UP), February 26 A local court on Thursday recorded the testimony of a woman sub-inspector in connection with the stampede that occurred on July 2, 2024, during a satsang of seer Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari, in which 121 people were killed.The next hearing in the case has been...

New Delhi, February 26 A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on the city police's plea seeking five-day police custody of the three accused brought to the national capital after a dramatic 24-hour standoff with the Shimla Police in connection with the 'shirtless protest' at the AI Impact...

New Delhi, February 26 The city police presented three accused before a Delhi court on Thursday, who had been brought to the national capital after a dramatic 24-hour standoff with the Shimla police in connection with the "shirtless protest" at the AI Impact Summit last week.The accused...

New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a complete ban on the Class 8 NCERT textbook that contains a chapter on corruption in the judiciary, and ordered the seizure of all physical copies, as well as the removal of its digital versions.The apex court ordered that the...

Mumbai, February 26 An accused in an ISIS-linked case has claimed that two individuals posing as Army officers approached him and offered to "resolve" his trial if he joined a covert operation, prompting a court here to seek responses from the NIA and police.Areeb Majeed, arrested in 2014...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a suo motu case concerning what it described as “objectionable” references to the judiciary in a Class 8 social science textbook published by NCERT.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

Kolkata, February 25 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, approached the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, raising serious concerns regarding his personal security and alleging a lack of adequate vigilance and protection by the state police authorities.His...

Mumbai, February 25 An accused in the ISIS link case, Areeb Majeed, has claimed that he was approached by two individuals posing as Indian Army officers who offered to "drop" his trial if he joined a covert operation, prompting a special court on Wednesday to seek the response of the NIA and...

New Delhi, February 24 Seeking to address procedural gaps that often slow down court proceedings and delay justice for victims, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha has issued a Standing Order, defining the role, responsibilities, and accountability of paraiv officers stationed in courts...

New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday convicted a man for sodomizing and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that the prosecution had proven the charges against him beyond any reasonable doubt.The arguments regarding the sentence will be heard on a later date.Additional...

New Delhi, February 24 – Two police personnel, accused in the death of a 23-year-old man who was seen in a viral video purportedly being assaulted and forced to sing the national anthem during the 2020 Delhi riots, appeared before a court here on Tuesday in connection with a CBI investigation...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the 2024 EV charging infrastructure guidelines in housing societies.At the outset, a bench comprising Chief...

New Delhi, February 24 A man accused of defrauding two individuals of approximately Rs 35 lakh by selling a vacant plot in Delhi has been arrested, an official said on Tuesday.The accused, Deepak alias Tooda, from Begumpur Extension, was wanted in connection with the case registered at the...

Islamabad, February 24 – Five United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concern over the criminal proceedings against human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in Pakistan, emphasizing that the charges against them could be used to suppress legal advocacy and...