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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicCriminal Cases

Topic: Criminal Cases

Lawmaker’s vote cast prior to conviction on same day valid, says Supreme Court

The court said to hold a lawmaker as disqualified even before he/she is convicted would 'grossly violate' his/her substantive right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty.

4,442 cases against MPs & MLAs still pending in courts across India, oldest dates back to 1983

Supreme Court says it is shocked by the report which shows that UP and Bihar top the list with 1,748 prosecutions still pending. Many cases have not even reached the trial stage.

Vikas Dubey, a criminal for police but ‘dabang neta’ with clout in all parties for villagers

Dubey is the prime accused in the murder of 8 policemen in Kanpur. But residents of his village say he always helped the poor and had good rapport with local cops.

SC asks 6 high courts to spell out strategy for quick disposal of pending criminal appeals

The SC bench noted that over 2 lakh criminal appeals have been pending before 10 high courts for almost 20 years.

Yediyurappa’s dalliance with mining barons cost BJP heavy. He hasn’t learnt lessons

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Don’t just blame India’s courts, it’s the police that can’t solve criminal cases in time

Unoccupied police posts, inhumane work hours, lack of training are some reasons why investigations of thousands of criminal cases are pending in India.

Kalyan Singh rejoins BJP as governor stint ends along with immunity in Babri Masjid case

Kalyan Singh, who was Uttar Pradesh CM when Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992, could now face trial for criminal conspiracy.

Indian politicians get favourable outcome in courts when party is in power, data shows

Politicians aligned with the ruling party are able to favourably manipulate legal outcomes only if they are more likely to use political threats.

Delhi High Court says serious cases cannot be quashed with settlements between parties

The Delhi High Court issued guidelines to criminal courts and mediation centres for dealing with cases of rape and economic fraud.

1 in 4 new Chhattisgarh MLAs has a criminal record, 3 of 4 are crorepatis

According to analysis carried out by electoral watchdog ADR, the 68 incoming MLAs of the Congress own assets worth an average of Rs 11.83 crore.

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.