Supreme Court flags 40-year delay by Allahabad HC in murder case, seeks solutions to judicial backlogThe Supreme Court has expressed concern over a 40-year delay by the Allahabad High Court in deciding a murder appeal. The accused, Vijay Si...
Antilia bomb scare case: SC dismisses ex-cop Pradeep Sharma's discharge pleaThe Supreme Court has rejected former IPS officer Pradeep Rameshwar Sharma's plea for discharge in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren...
Rape convict Asaram surrenders at Jodhpur jail after High Court upholds life sentenceAsaram surrendered at Jodhpur Central Jail. The Rajasthan High Court upheld his life sentence in a 2013 minor rape case. His interim bail w...
Delhi High Court grants 3-day interim bail to Umar Khalid in 2020 riots UAPA caseThe Delhi High Court on Friday granted a three-day interim bail to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 ...
Dowry death case: Twisha Sharma's family moves HC for second autopsyTwisha Sharma's family has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court. They seek a second post-mortem for the actress-model. The family cites...
Delhi riots 2020: High Court grants bail to Salim Malik in UAPA caseThe Delhi High Court has granted bail to Salim Malik, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case facing charges under the Unlawful Activities ...
'Courts can hold sedition trials if accused has no objection': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that trials under the sedition law, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, can proceed if the accused agrees. T...
Supreme Court sets aside Delhi HC order suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in Unnao rape caseThe Supreme Court has overturned a Delhi High Court decision. This decision had suspended the life sentence for former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sing...
Unnao rape case: SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term, asks HC to decide plea afreshThe Supreme Court has overturned a Delhi High Court decision that suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The c...
2024 Haldwani riots case: SC sets aside order granting default bail to two accusedThe Supreme Court has cancelled default bail for two individuals accused in the 2024 Haldwani arson and rioting case. The court found the H...
'Very important to introduce Shakti Act': NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar on Pune rape & murder of 4-year oldA four-year-old girl's rape and murder in Pune has prompted calls for the Shakti Act. NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar highlighted flaws in the curre...
SC grants anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in defamation, forgery caseThe Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera. This comes in a defamation and forgery case filed by Assam ...
Sheena Bora murder case: SC refuses to entertain Indrani Mukerjea's fresh plea to travel abroadThe Supreme Court has refused to entertain a fresh plea by Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, seeking to travel abro...
Riots 2020: HC dismisses Delhi Police appeal against bail to Ishrat JahanThe Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court's decision to grant bail to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in connection with the 20...
Bengaluru court sentences Cong MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment in murder caseA Bengaluru court has handed down life sentences to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and sixteen others. They were convicted in the 2016 murder ...
Supreme Court refers Teesta Setalvad's plea for release of passport to 3-judge benchThe Supreme Court has sent activist Teesta Setalvad's plea for her passport release to a three-judge bench. Her passport was deposited in c...
For first time in SC's history, single judge to decide appeals of bail, anticipatory bailsThe Supreme Court judges till now normally used to sit in the combination of two.