A North Goa court sentenced a Nigerian national to one year of rigorous imprisonment for possessing 7.8g of cocaine at Morjim beach in 2019. He was also fined Rs 50,000. Read the full details of the case and the court's reasoning.
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India's landmark National Sports Governance Act partially takes effect from January 1, 2026, establishing a new framework for sports bodies, a National Sports Board, and a Tribunal. Read about the key changes.
Allahabad High Court acquits Azad Khan, noting trial court's error in convicting him solely on a confessional statement made under fear. He spent 24 years in jail.
Ranaghat court sentences three to life imprisonment for the gang rape and death of a 14-year-old girl in Nadia's Hanskhali. Others convicted for evidence destruction and intimidation. Read the full verdict details.
A Bhopal POCSO court sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his minor stepdaughter. The survivor bravely reported the abuse with her mother. Read the full details of the landmark verdict.
A former Rajasthan govt school teacher sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his mother, wife, and two daughters in 2016. He confessed at police station. Read the shocking details.
A Mathura court sentences a 34-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl. The convict, a neighbour with a criminal past, was identified via CCTV. Read the full details of the heinous crime and the landmark verdict
Thiruvananthapuram court sentences 40-year-old Manu to 83 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 11-year-old niece. He was also fined Rs 1 lakh. Read the full details of the shocking case.
A Pocso court in Lakhimpur Kheri sentences a 30-year-old to life for the 2014 sexual assault and murder of a 7-year-old boy. The convict, who posed as a minor, was fined Rs 1.35 lakh. Read the full details of the decade-long legal battle.
A Mathura court sentences a 34-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl. The convict, a neighbour with a criminal past, was fined ₹1.1 lakh. Read the full details of the heinous crime and the swift justice delive
A Mumbai court sentenced a labourer to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the 2016 rape of a woman with mental retardation, ruling her consent invalid under IPC Section 90. Read the full details of the landmark judgment.
Supreme Court clarifies trial courts cannot sentence convicts to imprisonment till the end of their natural life. Ruling came in a murder appeal by Kiran. Read the full legal analysis.
A special court sentences 13 to life imprisonment for the 2022 lynching of a man and his son in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Act amendment. Details inside.
Ganjam court sentences Biju Behera to life imprisonment for killing Juria Bisoi in Dengaadar. Verdict follows 15 witness testimonies. Read the full details of the case.
A fast-track court in Jangipur sentences 13 to life imprisonment for lynching a father-son duo in Murshidabad. The court also orders Rs 15 lakh compensation for the victims' family. Read the full details.
Delhi High Court suspends life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao rape case on medical grounds. Get the latest updates and details here.
A Bulandshahr POCSO court sentenced five men to life imprisonment for the 2016 gang rape of a woman and her daughter on NH-91. The court called it a 'heinous crime' and imposed a fine of Rs 1.8 lakh each.
A Ludhiana court sentences three men to life for murdering a head constable in 2022. Two women get 2 years jail for destroying evidence. Read the full details of the violent ambush and trial.
Thiruvananthapuram fast-track court sentences Vishnu to 7 years rigorous imprisonment & Rs 65,000 fine for impersonating a police officer, kidnapping & assaulting two 15-year-old girls in 2022. Read the full details.
A Hisar court has sentenced Kamal to life imprisonment for murdering his mother, Roshani Devi, over suspicions about her character. The verdict came 18 months after the shocking crime. Read the full details of the case.
Ara court sentences Ritesh Kumar and Vijay Pandey to life imprisonment for the 2017 murders of Gita Devi and her son Ashutosh. A fine of Rs 5,000 was also imposed. Read the full details.
Dehradun court sentences Amreen Jahan and Radheshyam Shukla to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of Nazim Ali. The crime was driven by a grudge after he married another woman. Read the full details of the case.
Nagpur court sentences Adarsh Mohotkar to rigorous imprisonment for stalking & molesting a college student. Details on the POCSO case, charges, and verdict inside.
A Thane court has sentenced three individuals to rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping a five-month-old baby. The child was rescued by police. Read the full details of the case.
A Haryana court has sentenced two men to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a woman. The verdict was delivered by the Special Fast Track Court in Sonipat. Read the full details of the case and judgment here.
A Garhwa court sentenced Akhilesh Singh to 25 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor in 2023. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh. Read the full details of the landmark verdict.
A special POCSO court in Villupuram sentenced K Rajendran to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl with intellectual disability. The survivor was awarded Rs 4 lakh compensation. Read the full details.
A Ludhiana court sentences Gurvir Singh to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a 15-year-old boy in 2019 after a failed ransom plot. Read the chilling details of the case.
Mangaluru court sentences Joseph TE to 5 years rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 50,000 fine under the NDPS Act for possessing over 2kg of ganja in 2008. Read the full details of the long-pending case.