criminal law

Muzaffarnagar (UP), March 23 Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a man on Monday for allegedly posting "anti-national" content related to Operation Sindoor on social media, police said.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Aditya Bansal said the accused, identified as Shanu Malik, is a native of...

Madurai, March 23 A local court here on Monday found all nine accused police officers guilty in the case of custodial torture of a man and his son, which led to their deaths in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district in 2020.Judge G Muthukumaran of the First Additional District and Sessions Court...

New Delhi, March 23 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused in a 2014 kidnapping case after the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, primarily due to the victim remaining untraceable.Additional Sessions Judge Puneet Pahwa was hearing a case against Sunil...

Chennai, March 22 Southern Railway issued an urgent public appeal on Sunday against stone-pelting on moving trains, following recent incidents that have threatened passenger safety and disrupted rail services.Officials warned that such unlawful acts pose a serious safety hazard, as stones...

Guwahati, March 20 Transgender and LGBTQ+ collectives, along with individuals, opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Saturday, demanding its immediate withdrawal and calling it "discriminatory".Speaking at a press conference here, community...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man from Gujarat, who was accused of abetting suicide due to alleged harassment over loan repayments, holding that simply demanding repayment of debt cannot constitute abetment.Allowing the appeal filed by...

Raipur, March 20 The Chhattisgarh assembly on Friday passed a bill to curb paper leaks and malpractice, proposing up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore to ensure transparency in public recruitment and professional entrance exams.The Chhattisgarh (Lok Bharti evam Vyavsayik...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court said on Friday that it would consider a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking provisions in the criminal law for non-consensual unnatural sex, similar to section 377 of the now-repealed Indian Penal Code (IPC), observing that the Centre's decision on...

The Chhattisgarh Assembly passed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, by a voice vote. The legislation aims to prohibit religious conversions carried out through deception, coercion, inducement, or digital means. The Bill was passed in the absence of the opposition, who staged a...

Kendrapara (Odisha), March 19 A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl, which resulted in her becoming pregnant.The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, with failure to pay resulting in an additional...

New Delhi, March 19 A Delhi court has acquitted two men accused of possessing heroin, stating that the prosecution failed to prove its case due to a lack of independent witnesses.Special Judge (NDPS) Gajender Singh Nagar was hearing a case against Kaisher and Aakil, who were accused in a case...

Thane, March 19 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of a fruit seller in the Mira Road area in 2017 over a monetary dispute.Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the accused duo, Sunilkumar...

Kolkata, March 19 – A new bench of the Calcutta High Court was constituted on Thursday to hear the case of the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in August 2024.The new bench comprises Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Rai Chattopadhyay.The new...

Raipur, March 19 – The Chhattisgarh government has moved to tighten laws against religious conversions carried out through coercion or inducement, introducing the Chhattisgarh Swatantraya Vidheyak 2026 (Freedom of Religion Bill 2026) in the Assembly.State Home Minister Vijay Sharma tabled the...

New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav under the Wildlife (Protection) Act in the snake venom case registered by Uttar Pradesh Police in 2023.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh said the case...

New Delhi, March 18 A Delhi court has granted interim protection from arrest to a man accused in a rape case and directed him to cooperate with the investigation, noting delays and certain gaps in the prosecution's case.Additional Sessions Judge Kapil Kumar was hearing an anticipatory bail...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it would not send actor Rajpal Yadav to jail until April 1, extending the suspension of his sentence, as he has made "substantial" payment in connection with his conviction in cheque bounce cases.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed...

New Delhi, March 18 Three minors, including one who had recently been released on bail in a murder case, were apprehended in connection with the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in Ashok Vihar, northwest Delhi, over a past dispute, an official said on Wednesday.A PCR call on March 12 reported a...

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Karnataka government introduced the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)" Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, aimed at curbing “honor killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It is worth noting...

Thane, March 18 A court in Thane, Maharashtra, has acquitted two men accused of the murder of a shepherd nearly three years ago, citing a lack of evidence and the failure of a key eyewitness to support the prosecution's case.In his judgment delivered on March 16, Principal District and...