Tag: Court

New Delhi: A senior officer of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was sent to seven years in jail by a court here for raping a woman by concealing his marital status and marrying her.

Lucknow: BJP leader and central minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Wednesday got bail after a court sentenced him to a year in prison for violating the model code of conduct in 2009. The chief judicial magistrate ordered the detention of the minister of state for minority affairs and parliamentary affairs but later released him on a […]

London/New Delhi: A court in London has issued an arrest warrant against fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs 12,700 crore bank, confirmed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday. According to the ED, the Westminster Court issued the arrest warrant against Nirav Modi on March 13. The Indian government had moved an extradition […]

Bhubaneswar: A special designated court on Saturday granted conditional bail to BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy, who was arrested in connection with the attack on Election Commission surveillance squad. The court granted bail to the BJD MLA against sureties of Rs 50,000 and two bailers. Maharathy has also been directed to refrain from influencing witnesses and […]

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday said that it has registered a case and carried out searches at over 22 places in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh in connection with the alleged irregularities in Himachal Pradesh’s pre-matric and post-Matric scholarship scheme. A senior CBI official said, “A case in alleged irregularities in Himachal Pradesh […]

Pathankot: Three main accused in the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl from Kathua were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here, lawyers said. Sanji Ram, the caretaker of the temple where the crime took place, Special Police Officer Deepak Khajuria and Parvesh Kumar, a civilian, have been convicted under […]

New Delhi: The Shiv Sena will not mention in the Supreme Court on Wednesday its plea challenging the governor’s decision of not granting it 3 days time for getting letter of support for government formation in Maharashtra, according to the party lawyer. The lawyer representing Shiv Sena in the apex court told PTI that the […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on the complaint of Aparna Bhat, who happens to be the lawyer of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, against the filmmakers of “Chhapaak” seeking an interim injunction claiming that she has not been given due credit for her work. Civil Judge Dr Pankaj is likely to pass […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday directed the makers of Deepika Padukone starer feature film ‘Chhapaak’ to give credit to acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal’s lawyer in the movie. Additional Civil Judge Pankaj Sharma said it was necessary that advocate Aparna Bhat’s contribution is acknowledged. “This Court is of the considered view that facts are […]

Nagpur: Actor-activist Vira Sathidar, best known for featuring in the National Award-winning film “Court”, died on Tuesday due to COVID-19 related complications, filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane confirmed. The actor, who was…

Cuttack: Special Court in Cuttack under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has awarded 20-years rigorous imprisonment to one Karunakara Kandi for raping a minor girl in Dharmasala on April 21, 2014. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict. “Honourable court has awarded him greater punishment under […]