'Speechless': Gujarat Court Awards Man Life Sentence For Raping Minor Daughter; Lauds APP Who Postponed Surgery For Trial

A court in Gujarat's Mehsana last week sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty for repeatedly raping and impregnating his minor daughter while extending threats to kill her and her family members. In the 39-page order, Special Judge (POCSO) Sarang S. Kale expressed profound shock at the horrific nature of the crime, stating that he was 'speechless' and...

CM Siddarmaiah Announces One-Member Commission To Probe Into Stampede At Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium

Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Thursday in a press conference announced the setting up of a one member commission headed by former Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice John Michael Cunha for investigating stampede that occurred on Wednesday outside the Chinnaswamy stadium, ahead of an event to celebrate Royal Challenger Bangalore's (RCB) victory at the 2025 IPL Final, in which 11 people...

Domestic Violence: Mumbai Court Enhances Compensation From ₹5 Lakh To ₹1 Crore After Noting Husband's Family Is 'Crorepati'

Noting that the husband and his family are 'crorepatis' a sessions court in Mumbai recently enhanced compensation to a woman, who was abused, humiliated and subjected to domestic violence for 20 years, from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 1 crore. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Ansari said the amount of Rs 5 lakhs as compensation awarded by a Magistrate Court was 'meagre.'"It is clear that the husband has...

Kerala Bar Council Sends Show Cause Notice To Advocate Who Made Reel Of His Enrollment With Visuals Of HC Judge's Official Car

The Kerala Bar Council sent a notice to a newly enrolled advocate Fayiz Muthuvatoor for allegedly publishing a reel on his Instagram page showing his enrollment.The short video accompanied by background music starts with the visuals of the official car of a High Court Judge clearly showing the Indian Flag affixed on the car, Ashoka Chakra and the board having words ' Judge High Court of...

UP Court Orders Action Against Cops Who Allegedly Subjected Accused To Custodial Violence, Had Him Bitten By Dog

An ACJM court in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Monday directed action against certain UP Police officials who allegedly subjected an accused to custodial violence and had him bitten by a dog. Terming the alleged acts of violence to be "a very serious matter", Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amir Sohail directed the Senior Superintendent of police, Bareilly, to get the...

Judicial Officer In UP Issues Notice To Staffer For Serving Stale Snack, Seeks Explanation For 'Gross' Error

An Additional District and Sessions Judge posted in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda District last week issued a show cause notice to a court staffer for purportedly serving stale snack to the judge on May 30 at the court chambers.As per the notice issued to the ardali (court staffer), the incident took place during the lunch break when the judge was in chambers with a fellow judge. The staffer was asked...

Bombay Lawyers Association Urges CJI BR Gavai To Grant Sanction To Lodge FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma

The Bombay Lawyers Association (BLA) has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai requesting him to grant sanction to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Justice Yeshwant Verma of the Allahabad High Court, who has been in the news after a pile of 'unauthorised currency' was found at his official residence in Delhi. In the letter signed by Advocate...

Srinagar Court Orders FIR Against Man For Illegally Pronouncing Triple Talaq, Directs Police To Act On Wife's Complaint

In a significant development, the 1st Additional Munsif, Srinagar, has directed the Station House Officer (SHO), to register an FIR against the respondent under Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, for the illegal pronouncement of instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat).The directions came in response to a application filed by the complainant Invoking...

'Hisab-Kitab' Case | 'No Place For Hate Or Provocative Speech In Politics; It Harms Nation & Society': UP Court Convicts Abbas Ansari

Convicting Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari in connection with the 'Hisab-Kitab' hate speech case, a Court in Uttar Pradesh's Mau District last week observed that while the Constitution gives us the right to freedom of expression, this right is not unrestricted and that there is no place for hate or provocative speech in public service like Politics. Sentencing him to 2 years in jail,...

Anna University Sexual Assault Case | Chennai Court Sentences Sole Accused To Life Imprisonment Of Minimum 30-Year Term

A Sessions Court in Chennai has sentenced the accused in the Anna University sexual assault case to life imprisonment of minimum 30 years and a fine of Rs 90,000. Sessions Judge M Rajalakshmi passed the sentence today. On May 28, the court had found Gnanasekaran guilty of sexually assaulting a 2nd Year engineering student at the Anna University campus in Chennai. The court found...

Kolkata Court Remands Law Student Sharmistha Panoli To Judicial Custody Over Allegedly Offensive Video

A court in Kolkata's Alipore area has remanded 19 year old law student and Instagram influencer to 14 days judicial custody in a case over allegedly hurting religious sentiments through social media posts made in the wake of Operation Sindoor.While denying the state's request for police custody, the court remanded the student to judicial custody after she was brought to Kolkata in connection...

National Lok Adalat 2025 Successfully Commences Across Jammu & Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority (JKLSA) today commenced the 2nd National Lok Adalat of 2025 across all districts of the Union Territory.The event, originally postponed due to the prevailing situation in the region, was rescheduled on Saturday, May 31, 2025, following a significant improvement in overall conditions.The Lok Adalat is being held under the approval and guidance of...