criminal law

Gurugram, April 4 A Gurugram court on Saturday sentenced two men to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50,000 each in connection with a 2022 murder case, police said.On April 11, 2022, the body of Sunil Kumar, a resident of Dhadhot village in Mahendragarh, was found in a deserted area near...

Budaun (UP), April 4 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of his nephew in a seven-year-old case, officials said.Additional District and Sessions Judge (Court Number 1) Rinku Kumari pronounced the verdict, holding the accused, Shahid, guilty of murder...

New Delhi, April 4 A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his parents in a dowry death case, stating that the prosecution failed to prove allegations of cruelty or dowry harassment against them.Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Wason acquitted Kartik Sharma, his father Ravi Dutt Sharma, and his...

New Delhi, April 3 Fines and imprisonment under two sections of the Delhi Police Act 1978 will no longer apply after the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026.The Bill, passed by Parliament on Thursday, proposes to remove penalties for specific provisions that are...

New Delhi, April 3 The Jan Vishwas legislation will significantly reduce the compliance burden on businesses, accelerate dispute resolution, and improve the ease of doing business in the country, strengthening investor sentiment, India Inc said on Friday.Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas...

New Delhi, April 3 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a major industry lobby, welcomed the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by Parliament on Friday. CII stated that once implemented, the bill will significantly reduce the compliance burden on businesses...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail application of a man accused in a dowry death case, stating that the seriousness of the offense and the evidence available did not warrant his release at this stage.A single-judge bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia rejected the...

New Delhi, April 3 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has described the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026, in Parliament as a "giant step" towards enhancing ease of living and ease of doing business in India.In a post on X late Thursday, the home minister said, "By reducing several legal...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026 in Parliament will significantly boost ease of living and ease of doing business in the country.In a social media post, the Prime Minister said that the Bill strengthens a trust-based...

Prayagraj, Apr 2 The Allahabad High Court has directed police authorities to take strict action against gangs allegedly using women to coerce men into sexual relationships and extort money.A division bench comprising Justices J J Munir and Tarun Saxena, in an order passed on March 30, said...

New Delhi, April 2 DMK MP P Wilson opposed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, alleging it would benefit "corporate friends" of the ruling party.Participating in the discussion on the bill, he said, "I am here today not merely to oppose, but to...

New Delhi, April 2 – A judge of the Supreme Court recused himself from hearing a bail plea filed by lawyer and activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh iron ore mine arson case on Thursday.Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, who was part of a bench headed by Justice J.K...

Jaipur, April 2 An FIR has been registered against independent MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati and five others for allegedly threatening folk singer Chotu Singh Rawna and insulting the women of his family, police said on Thursday.Rawna filed the FIR against the Sheo MLA and five others after a...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court has discharged a woman accused of using forged documents to apply for her son's passport, holding that the act does not contain the essential elements of the offense charged. It has also cautioned against framing criminal charges in court to settle scores in a...

New Delhi, April 1 – Members of the ruling party and opposition engaged in heated exchanges in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday regarding the second edition of the Jan Vishwas bill. The BJP framed it as the largest decriminalization exercise in India's history, aimed at simplifying business and the...

Panaji, April 1 A sessions court in Mapusa, Goa, granted bail to Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in a case related to the devastating fire that occurred last December, which resulted in the death of 25 people.However, the Luthras will remain...

New Delhi, April 1 An amendment bill that provides graded punishment for causing bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu.Opposition MPs had criticized the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gay and...

New Delhi, March 31 A court here has convicted two men for attempting to rob an Amazon delivery agent at gunpoint in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area in 2018.Additional Sessions Judge Balwinder Singh was hearing a case against Mohammad Arif alias Shanu and Sameer Khan, who were accused of...

New Delhi, March 31 The Delhi High Court has awarded a 10-year prison sentence to a woman for aiding her minor brother in committing the crime of rape in 2013.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha said that the convict played an "active and deliberate" role in luring the victim and was not only...

Chandigarh, March 31 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura and seven others in a 2013 molestation and assault case following a compromise between the two parties.Allowing the petition, the bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya set aside the judgment of a...