The Supreme Court observed that a reformative approach must be adopted for women who commit crimes under compelling social circumstances and allowed a murder convict to seek Governor's pardon.
The prosecution alleged that on May 7 and 10, the teacher deliberately shared offensive content designed to provoke religious hatred and threaten India's unity and sovereignty.
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court granted the mother interim custody of her five-and-a-half-year-old daughter, overturning an earlier rejection by a lower court.
The nine convicts have been identified as Md Imtiyaz Ansari, Shahid Ali Shaikh, Shahrukh Rafik Shaikh, Jatin Anup Ladwal, Rohit Singh, Rupesh Yadav, Sahil Singh, Pathan Sumaiya Banu, Pathan Sumaiya Banu, and Faldu Ashoke.
An advocate filed a PIL in Supreme Court seeking an FIR against Raj Thackeray over alleged hate speech and violence linked to language imposition. The plea accuses him of promoting enmity for political gain ahead of civic polls.
A CBI court in Mumbai stayed the Non-Bailable Warrant and process issuance against Mehul Choksi in a Rs 55 crore Canara Bank fraud case, citing lack of reasoning in the magistrate's order. The court granted CBI time till August 8 to file a reply.
Two men were remanded to police custody till July 21 over a ruckus in the Maharashtra Assembly. Police cited criminal records and unauthorised entry, while defence denied premeditation.
The Russian woman and her child have been missing since July 7 amid a custody dispute. The Supreme Court hinted at possible collusion and directed police to expedite the investigation.
Under fire over burnt cash allegations, Justice Yashwant Varma claimed the in-house probe lacked a formal complaint, seized no evidence, leaked findings to the media, and violated his constitutional rights.
The Kerala High Court sentenced a man to three days' jail and fined him Rs 2,000 for making Facebook posts that accused its judges of appeasing the Sangh Parivar and external influences.
The case pertains to appointments in Railways during Lalu Prasad's tenure as Railways minister. The top court, however, granted him relief from physical appearance.
In a significant development, Justice Yashwant Verma has approached the Supreme Court with a writ petition challenging the findings of a three-judge in-house inquiry panel against him in the 'Cash Hall case'. The petition seeks to quash the panel's report, which found strong inferential evidence, and also challenges the subsequent recommendation for his impeachment made by then Chief Justice of India, Sanjeev Khanna. Justice Verma contends that the inquiry violated the principles of natural justice, alleging he was denied a fair hearing and the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses. He states, "Inquiring committee erroneously shifted the burden of proof on him, requiring him to disprove a fact that the committee presumed fantasy to be true." The move is strategically timed ahead of the Parliament's monsoon session, where an impeachment motion was anticipated.
