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New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) A Delhi court on Thursday granted six days of interim bail to 2020 Delhi riots accused Khalid Saifi to attend family functions scheduled this month. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the bail application filed by Saifi, the founder of United Against Hate, seeking two weeks of interim bail to attend weddings of his niece and nephew and allowed his plea to attend the family functions. In an order today, the court said, "The Barat and Nikah of the nephew o ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 9 (PTI) Jailed self-proclaimed godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat was arrested in a third case of rape and produced via video link before a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district which on Thursday sent him to five-day police custody. In the third case, Kharat, who was first arrested in mid-March, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer. On April 8, Kharat was remanded to 14-day judicial custody till April 21 in the second rape ...Read More >
Pilibhit , Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday reached the residence of a man accused of breaching security at the Delhi Assembly and questioned his family members in Pilibhit, officials said. Station House Officer of Puranpur Kotwali, Pawan Kumar Pandey, said the family members of the accused claimed that he was suffering from mental health issues and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Shahjahanpur. The accused, identified as Sarvjeet Singh, a resident of Puranpur area, allegedly drove an S ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant boost for Indian agencies in the extradition case against Mehul Choksi, an Antwerp court of appeal has ruled that there is a valid legal basis to extradite the fugitive diamantaire to India, while rejecting his allegations that the Indian government abducted him in Antigua and Barbuda in 2021. Choksi is also understood to have applied for asylum in Belgium, anticipating an adverse outcome, people familiar with the matter said. The chamber of accusation, part of the A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Antwerp Court of Appeal has given a positive advice to the Belgian government to clear fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's extradition on six of the seven counts of alleged charges he is facing in India. In its advice to the Belgian government on April 3, the 'kamer van inbeschuldiging' (chamber of accusation) of The Antwerp Court of Appeal has said that all the alleged crimes for which Choksi is wanted in India -- criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forger ...Read More >
Eyewitnesses reported a masked man driving an SUV at high speed into the Delhi Assembly premises on Monday, striking an e-rickshaw outside Gate No. 2 and crashing into an iron gate. The driver then placed a flower bouquet in the Speaker's vehicle on the porch and fled. The e-rickshaw suffered damage, the driver said. A masked driver breached security at the Delhi Assembly on Monday. Eyewitnesses said an SUV sped through Gate No. 2 at about 2 pm. The vehicle struck an e-rickshaw outside and smas ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): a Sub-Inspector (SI) and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police have been placed under suspension based on prima facie findings in connection with the security breach at the Delhi Assembly on April 6. According to Delhi Police, the action has been taken as part of initial disciplinary measures while a detailed inquiry into the incident remains underway. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi Condemns Donald Trump's 'Civilisation' Threat Against Iran, Says Nuclear ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): a Sub-Inspector (SI) and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police have been placed under suspension based on prima facie findings in connection with the security breach at the Delhi Assembly on April 6. According to Delhi Police, the action has been taken as part of initial disciplinary measures while a detailed inquiry into the incident remains underway. The development comes amid an ongoing investigation into the breach, which has raised serious conc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Tis Hazari Court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police eight days' custody of Sarabjeet, the accused in the Delhi Assembly security breach case. The police had sought ten days' custody. Sarabjeet was produced before the court after being arrested from the Roop Nagar area. He had crashed his car through Gate No. 2 of the Delhi Assembly on Monday, injuring a guard on duty. Also Read | Rajasthan Police, Gujarat ATS Seize Narcotics From Pakistan Worth INR 25 Cro ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Tis Hazari Court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police eight days' custody of Sarabjeet, the accused in the Delhi Assembly security breach case. The police had sought ten days' custody. Sarabjeet was produced before the court after being arrested from the Roop Nagar area. He had crashed his car through Gate No. 2 of the Delhi Assembly on Monday, injuring a guard on duty. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Kartik Tapariya allowed the Delhi Police to take ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by former Congress MLA Rajender Bharti challenging his conviction and three-year sentence in the Gramin Vikas Bank cheating case, which led to his disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought a response from the State and listed the matter for April 15. Bharti has also sought a stay on his conviction and moved an application requesting the cour ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by former Congress MLA Rajender Bharti challenging his conviction and three-year sentence in the Gramin Vikas Bank cheating case, which led to his disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought a response from the State and listed the matter for April 15. Bharti has also sought a stay on his conviction and moved an application requesting the cour ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by former Congress MLA Rajender Bharti challenging his conviction and three-year sentence in the Gramin Vikas Bank cheating case, which led to his disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought a response from the State and listed the matter for April 15. Bharti has also sought a stay on his conviction and moved an application requesting the cour ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Tis Hazari Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to one Sajid alias Iqbal, who is accused of leading a mob at Faiz-E-Elahi Mosque in Turkman Gate area. The court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of the accused in view of his past conduct of non-cooperation in the investigation. It also considered the submission and reply filed by the Delhi police, stating that the allegations against him are serious in nature. An incident of stone pelting occur ...Read More >
Gwalior: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday allowed a married woman to live with her partner. The high court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by her husband. Awdhesh, the husband, alleged in the petition that their marriage took place in 2025, and the 19-year-old woman had left her husband to live 'illegally' with a man called Anuj. The police took her into custody and subsequently shifted her to the 'One-Stop Centre' in Gwalior. When she was brought before the division bench of ...Read More >
Nashik, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the CDR leak in the Ashok Kharat case will be probed, while the arrested self-styled godman's assets will be investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after social activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. She also claimed she received Kharat's CDR on WhatsApp from ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Special NIA Court on Saturday extended the custody of two Bangladeshi nationals for a further 9 days. They were arrested by the NIA from West Bengal in March and brought to New Delhi on a transit remand. They were produced before the Special Judge at NIA Headquarters due to security reasons. Also Read | Avoid Panic: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Reassures Citizens of Stable LPG Supply, Urges People Not to Crowd Agencies. It is alleged that they are accused in the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Special NIA Court on Saturday extended the custody of two Bangladeshi nationals for a further 9 days. They were arrested by the NIA from West Bengal in March and brought to New Delhi on a transit remand. They were produced before the Special Judge at NIA Headquarters due to security reasons. It is alleged that they are accused in the murder of Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Bin Hadi in Bangladesh. They had fled into India through the Meghalaya ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court on Saturday reserved an order on the cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's chargesheet against Robert Vadra and seven others. The court will pronounce an order on the cognisance on April 15. This case is connected with the Shikohpur Gurugram Land deal. Special Judge Sushant Changotra reserved order on cognisance after hearing rebuttal arguements by ASG S V Raju, assisted by Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain, Special Public Prosecutor NK ...Read More >
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania: A judge ruled on Friday that an Indian citizen, who was taken into custody by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last year after his Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned following four decades in prison, could be released. The decision came a day after a four-hour hearing. During the hearing, Subramanyam Vedam said he did not kill Thomas Kinser in 1980. A lawyer from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security questioned him. Vedam joined the heari ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Saturday reserved an order on the cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's chargesheet against Robert Vadra and seven others. The court will pronounce an order on the cognisance on April 15. This case is connected with the Shikohpur Gurugram Land deal. Special Judge Sushant Changotra reserved order on cognisance after hearing rebuttal arguements by ASG S V Raju, assisted by Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain, Special Public Prosecutor NK Matta. During the ar ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has reserved its order regarding the issuance of summons to businessman Robert Vadra as an accused in a money laundering case. Special Judge Sushant Changotra directed that the verdict be pronounced on April 15. During the hearing, Vadra, the husband of Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi of the Congress, asserted that no case of money laundering could be made out against him. The counsel appearing on his behalf argued that the court should not take cognisance of th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Minor civic and regulatory violations in the Capital are set to attract steeper monetary penalties instead of criminal prosecution, following Parliament's passage of the Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill, 2026, on Thursday. Under the Delhi Police Act, two provisions will be done away with. Section 95, penalising guardians for allowing a child below seven to commit public nuisance with a fine of up to ₹100, will be omitted. Section 102(c), making it an offence to be found in any building or ...Read More >
PUNE/NASHIK: The Ahilyanagar police have launched an investigation to determine whether the arrested self-styled godman, Ashok Kharat, was involved in additional cases of land fraud targeting farmers in the district. District SP Somnath Gharge told HT that the police are examining the money trail linked to Kharat's more than 100 bank accounts, which were opened under fictitious names. While the account holders' names differed, all accounts listed Kharat as the nominee, and the registered mobile ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): The Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, and the government has presented it as a major reform for trust-based governance, easier compliance, and lower litigation. At one level, that message is persuasive. India has long suffered from over-criminalisation in regulatory law. As a result, businesses and individuals often face criminal consequences even for technical defaults. Therefore, a move toward proportionate enforcement can seem bo ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, which amends 80 Central Acts to decriminalise offences and replace them with graded civil penalties, by a voice vote. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27. During the debate, Opposition members questioned the move to convert criminal liability into a penalty, which makes it "easy" for corporations to get away with a fine. They added if the Bill is passed, it would take away the work of the cou ...Read More >
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court convicted Bharti and a former cashier, Raghuvir Prajapati, of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery. The case, which was registered in 2015 in Madhya Pradesh's Datiya, was transferred to Delhi by the Supreme Court in October last year after noting claims that efforts were made to intimidate defence witnesses. In a 95-page judgment, the court said that Bharti and Prajapati, along with other unknown persons, entered into a criminal con ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Karkardooma Court has recently acquitted 9 persons, including Shah Alam, brother of Tahir Hussain accsued of rioting, causing injuries and other offences. The court acquitted all the accsued persons, giving them the benefit of doubts. This case pertains to an FIR lodged in the Police Station Dayal Pur in 2020. Several complaints were the subject matter of the FIR. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Parveen Singh Shah Alam, Rashid Saifi, Mohd. Shadab, Habib, ...Read More >
MADURAI: The 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge of Madurai, G Muthukumaran, concluded the hearing on the sentencing of nine policemen convicted in the Sathankulam custodial death case on Thursday and will be pronouncing the sentence on April 6. The nine convicts - namely, then inspector S Sridhar, then sub inspectors P Ragu Ganesh and K Balakrishnan, then head constables S Murugan and A Samidurai and constables M Muthuraja, S Veil Muthu, S Chelladurai and X Thomas Francis - were found g ...Read More >
A Full Bench (comprising three judges) of the Madras High Court, on Thursday (April 2, 2026), held that the Governor, whether he/she likes it or not, is bound by the advice of the council of Ministers while exercising powers under Article 161 of the Constitution in matters relating to remission and premature release of convicts. The Bench comprising Justices A.D. Jagadish Chandira, G.K. Ilanthiraiyan and Sunder Mohan also ruled the Governor, under no circumstance, could exercise any discretion ...Read More >
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