indian penal code

Thane, March 12 A fast-track court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a 34-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy nearly seven years ago.In his order of March 7, Judge V A Patravale also imposed a fine of ₹31,000 on Vicky, also...

New Delhi, March 11 The NIA has sought life imprisonment for Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi following her conviction in a UAPA case, arguing that she waged war against India and a stern message is needed to convey that conspiring against the State will invite the...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court has acquitted three men who had been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for gang rape, stating that the testimony of the victim was inconsistent and the prosecution had failed to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.A single-judge...

Patna, March 10 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Patna Zonal Office has filed a charge sheet before the Special Court here under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Patna, in connection with a money laundering case linked to illegal sand mining and corruption, ED...

Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Malayalam actor Dileep in an appeal filed by the state government challenging his acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case and seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted.A division bench of Justices A. K...

Ballia (UP), March 10 A court here has sentenced six individuals to 10 years in prison in a 2014 culpable homicide case, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.The case involves the killing of a man, Jaishankar, in a land dispute at Haldi Paschim village in Ballia district, 12 years ago...

Mumbai, March 9 The Bombay High Court on Monday described a father's claim that his minor daughter accused him of rape simply out of anger as "far-fetched".Upholding the man's life sentence, a bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram Shirsat dismissed his plea challenging a March 2020...

Thane, March 9 A 20-year-old tailor has been arrested in the Thane district on charges of raping a minor girl and attempting to force her into marriage after the interfaith wedding was disrupted by Hindutva activists, an official said on Monday.The accused, a resident of Shantinagar in...

Thane, March 9 A man has been arrested in Bhiwandi, Thane district, for allegedly using the identity documents of a senior citizen and his family to operate five companies and evade GST payments, a police official said on Monday.The accused approached the 67-year-old victim, promising him a...

March 8, Kohima: The court of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kohima, Mezivolu T. Therieh, has convicted Lezo Seletsu, 49, of murdering his 33-year-old brother at Pfuchama village under Kohima district on August 20, 2023.According to the prosecution, the accused fired at the victim...

New Delhi, March 8 A Delhi court has acquitted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and two others in a case related to an alleged extortion demand of Rs 1 crore, stating that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish the essential elements of the offense.Chief Judicial...

Kohima, March 7 A Kohima court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his brother.According to the Office of the Public Prosecutor, the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kohima, Mezivolu T Therieh, on Friday found Lezo Seletsu (49) guilty under Section 302 of the...

New Delhi, March 6 A Delhi court has upheld the conviction of a man for cheating in a property transaction, but granted him probation considering his age and the long duration of the trial.Additional Sessions Judge Purshotam Pathak partly allowed the appeal of the convict, Braham Singh, and...

Ahmedabad, March 6 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against M/s Anil Nutrients Ltd, its director Amol Sheth, and six other accused persons in connection with an alleged money laundering case arising from a Rs 47.88 crore bank fraud involving Bank of India...

New Delhi, March 6 A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of negligence in a 27-year-old incident where a roof collapsed, resulting in the death of a labourer and injuries to several others.The case dates back to September 16, 1999, when police received information about the collapse of a...

Khandwa, March 6 – Tension erupted at a police station in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, after a controversial social media post about the Prophet triggered protests. Police have registered a case against 47 people, including 22 named individuals, for allegedly creating a disturbance at the police...

New Delhi, March 5 A Delhi court has acquitted four men accused of attempting to murder a contractor and his guards during an alleged robbery attempt near the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in 2023, noting that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt as key witnesses...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 5 A court in Mangaluru on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of a 47-year-old man in Dakshina Kannada district in 2022.The II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jagadish V N, convicted the accused, Murugan, under Section 302 of the...

Mumbai, March 5 The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly cheating actress Varsha Usgaonkar and four others of Rs 47 lakh with the promise of lucrative returns on investment, a police official said on Thursday.Referring to the first information report (FIR), the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 A Kerala court has sentenced a man to a cumulative 18 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl while tutoring her 11 years ago.The incident came to light in 2024 when the victim was a medical student and recognized someone resembling the...