Malegaon Blasts : Special Court Rejects Argument That ATS Wanted To Implicate RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

The special NIA court in Mumbai while acquitting all the seven accused including Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit from the 2008 Malegaon Blasts case cited the differing theories of the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the weak testimonies of witnesses forcibly 'obtained' by the ATS sleuths and the failure of the prosecution to bring on record...

[Liquor Policy] Accused Can't Inspect Digital Devices Resulting In Privacy Violation Of Co-Accused Or Third Party: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court today observed that an accused cannot request for inspection of digital device belonging to co accused or other individuals, containing private or third party data, without justified reasons as the same amounts to a fishing expedition and can violate their right to privacy.Special judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that before requesting such inspection which...

BREAKING | Bengaluru Court Sentences Former MP Prajwal Revanna To Life Imprisonment In Rape Case

A Special Court in Bengaluru today sentenced Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment after he was convicted in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.On Friday Additional City Civil And Session Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat had also convicted Revanna in the rape case for all chargesThe...

Chhattisgarh NIA Court Grants Bail To Two Kerala Nuns Arrested Over Allegations Of Conversion & Trafficking

A Special NIA Court in Bilaspur granted bail to two Kerala Christian Nuns Preethy Mary and Vandana Francis who were arrested on allegations of unlawful religious conversion and human trafficking of three women from Narayanpur last week by the Chhattisgarh police.They were arrested from the Durg police station last week on July 25 and have been under judicial custody since then. They were...

'Alleged Acts Not Part Of Official Duty': NIA Court Rejects Col Purohit's Sanction Plea, Says Charges Though Unproven Not Baseless

The special NIA Court while acquitting all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, particularly Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Prasad Purohit, held that just because the prosecution failed to prove its case against him, it cannot be said that the serious allegations against him were 'baseless or without foundation' and therefore junked his argument that the prosecution should have...

NIA Court Says Pragya Thakur Had Taken Sanyas, No Evidence Of Conscious Possession Of Explosive-Laden Bike; But Rejects Her Torture Claim

While acquitting the seven accused from the 2008 Malegaon Blast Case, particularly former parliamentarian and BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur, the special NIA court held that the prosecution failed to prove that she was in 'conscious' ownership of the explosive-laden LML Freedom motorcycle just before the blast. Special Judge AK Lahoti even refused to accept the theories of the...

'Sentence Not Contemplated In Law': Delhi Court Sets Aside Magistrate's 'Hands In Air' Punishment For Accused

A Delhi Court on Friday set aside a Judicial Magistrate's order directing accused persons to stand in court with their hands straight in the air as a punishment for wasting judicial time and failing to furnish their bail bonds in time. Noting that such a sentence is not contemplated in law, the Court also advised the Judicial Officer concerned to properly read and understand the legal...

'Even Judges Make Mistakes, Shouldn't Shy Away From Accepting Them': Kashmir Court Expunges Critical Remarks Made Against Wrong Magistrate

The Principal Sessions Judge, Anantnag, has expunged certain remarks made against a Judicial Magistrate in a previously passed order, acknowledging that the comments were based on a factual error and were directed at the wrong officer.The remarks, originally made while deciding a revision petition, questioned how a Magistrate of the 2024 batch, despite receiving full training at the...

Breaking: Bengaluru Court Convicts Former MP Prajwal Revanna In Rape Case

A Special Court in Bengaluru today convicted Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District.Additional City Civil And Session Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat had on April 3, framed charges against Revanna under Sections 376(2)(k) (rape by a person in a position of...

'Must Be Impartial' : Delhi Court Criticises ED For Misleading Post Implying Recoveries From Satyendar Jain's House

“It is incumbent upon an investigative agency such as the ED to act impartially and uphold the principles of fairness and due process," the Court said.

Kerala Lawyers Can Track All Their Cases, Access Files On High Court's Official Mobile App

The official mobile application of the Kerala High Court, available on both Android and iOS platforms since 2023, allows advocates to view all their cases listed for the day, access complete case files in which they represent a party and even access a personalised calendar of all their cases.The mobile app, aimed at simplifying access to court services and case information, is designed...

5892 Cases Investigated By ED Since Jan 2015; PMLA Courts Convicted 15 Persons : Minister

The Union Government has submitted that under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ("PMLA"), the PMLA Special Court has convicted 15 persons in 8 conviction orders during the period of over ten years from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2025.This has been revealed by the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, in response to the query raised by...