A resident near R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, claiming to be a prosecution witness in the rape and murder case, approached the Calcutta High Court alleging his residence was vandalised after West Bengal Assembly election results and seeking urgent protection.
The Allahabad High Court observed that allegedly throwing non-vegetarian food waste into the Ganga during an Iftar gathering could hurt Hindu religious sentiments, while Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla granted bail to five accused men in the March 2026 incident.
The Telangana High Court refused interim protection from arrest to Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case, with Justice T Madhavi Devi observing she was not inclined to grant interim relief after examining the victim’s statement.
The Karnataka High Court directed the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology to review media content on Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case, observing that ongoing coverage threatened his fair trial rights under Article 21.
The Supreme Court of India agreed to hear the Enforcement Directorate’s plea challenging anticipatory bail granted to Anup Majee in a West Bengal illegal coal mining and theft-linked money laundering case and issued notice seeking his response.
AAP minister Sanjeev Arora told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that his ED arrest in a money laundering case is “political victimisation” and sought parity with earlier orders protecting against vendetta, alleging proceedings driven by political rivalry in Punjab.
Three suspects Mayank Raj Mishra, Vicky Maurya and Raj Singh were arrested from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder of personal assistant of West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Chandranath Rath and remanded to 13 days’ police custody by a Barasat court.
The Supreme Court postponed hearing bail pleas of Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed and Abdul Khalid Saifi in cases linked to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots after Additional Solicitor General S V Raju said detailed arguments would require substantial time before the Bench.
The Supreme Court of India expressed concern over delays in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence trial, directing lawful measures to secure witnesses’ presence after noting the Uttar Pradesh government failed to explain their non-production before the trial court for nearly two months.
Supreme Court of India dismissed plea of Indrani Mukerjea seeking foreign travel permission. Bench of M. M. Sundresh and N. K. Singh directed her to approach trial court.
