criminal justice

Kannur (Kerala), February 14 The RPF on Friday arrested a young man for allegedly throwing a stone at a Vande Bharat Express train, causing significant damage, officials said.The arrested man has been identified as Azharudeen AK (23), a native of Thayyil in Kannur, according to Railway...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 62-year-old man to six years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a second-grade student at a wedding hall near Perambra here nearly six years ago.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court convicted and...

Balasore, February 13 A man was sentenced to death by a court in the Balasore district of Odisha for killing his wife in an acid attack.Judge Abdul Samim Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Chandan Kumar Rana, in addition to imposing a fine of Rs 50,000 on him.Rana, a resident of...

Patna, February 13 Independent MP Pappu Yadav, who was arrested last week in a three-decade-old case, walked out of jail on Friday after being granted bail by a Patna court.Yadav, who represents the Purnea Lok Sabha seat, was arrested in connection with a 1995 forgery case.Although he was...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 13 A special court for crimes against women and children here on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old boy three years ago.Additional District Judge (ADJ) and judge of the...

New Delhi, February 13 Expressing concern over hardened criminals using children as a "weapon" to evade legal action, the Delhi High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a woman accused of trafficking a child and involving him in the sale of illicit liquor.In a recent order, Justice...

Bongaon (WB), February 13 A 24-year-old man, who was arrested on the charge of cohabiting with a minor after befriending her two years ago, was granted bail by the Bongaon sub-divisional court here after her family agreed to the accused's proposal to marry the survivor, who has now reached...

Dehradun, February 13 A businessman was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants near Silver City Cinema in Dehradun city early Friday morning, police said.This marks the second murder in the city within the last 48 hours and the third in 11 days.Dehradun Superintendent of Police (City)...

Thane, February 12 A special fast-track court in Kalyan, Thane, sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 15-year-old daughter.Special Judge (POCSO) VA Patravale found him guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the...

Chaibasa, February 12 A man was sentenced to 21 years in prison by a court in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand for raping a girl.The verdict was delivered by the Additional Sessions Judge-II on Wednesday, after the accused was found guilty under Section 6 of the POCSO Act.The...

Thane, February 12 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted two men in a 2002 train robbery case, noting that the prosecution had failed to examine even a single material witness over the past two decades.In a judgment delivered on February 9, Additional Sessions Judge P R...

Dehradun, February 11 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami issued a stern warning on Wednesday that no compromise would be made with the law and order situation in the state.Chairing a high-level review meeting here, the chief minister asked the Director General of Police (DGP)...

Sonbhadra (UP), February 11 A local court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the rape of a minor girl in 2019, a government counsel said.Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh convicted the...

Singapore, February 11 A Singapore court on Wednesday sentenced an Indian-origin man to 14 weeks in prison for causing offense to religious feelings and using abusive language against a public official, a local media report said.The 36-year-old, Vikneswaran V Moganaval, pleaded guilty to one...

Panaji, February 11 A special court in Goa on Wednesday acquitted BJP MLA and minister Atanasio Monserrate in a rape case filed against him nearly a decade ago.Monserratte, who holds the portfolio of revenue, was booked in 2016 for allegedly raping a minor.Special Judge Irshad Agha has now...

Mumbai, February 10 The Bombay High Court has reduced the life sentence of a man, convicted for raping a minor girl, to 12 years, taking into account his young age, long imprisonment, and efforts at reform while in prison, including participation in an essay program on Mahatma Gandhi. A bench of...

New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court issued notices to 17 states, including Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, to ensure the establishment of special NIA courts in states where 10 or more cases are pending trial under anti-terrorism laws.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant...

Kolkata, February 9 Hundreds of people took out a torch rally near here on February 9, the birthday of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered at her workplace in August 2024, expressing their determination to continue the fight for justice.The rally, organized by the ‘Justice...