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Mason gets 6-month jail term for lodging false FIR under SC/ST Act

The investigating officer apprised the court that the mason was not present at the residence of the house owners on March 10, 2017, the day the alleged incident took place. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Published on Sep 10, 2025 06:08 AM IST

Court acquits woman's husband, brother-in-law in cruelty case

Court acquits woman's husband, brother-in-law in cruelty case
Published on Sep 03, 2025 06:27 PM IST

Chandigarh: Head constable caught taking 10k bribe to undergo 7-yr jail

On May 23, 2017, when Kumar went to collect the bribe amount, CBI sleuths reached the spot and caught the cop red-handed taking the bribe. (HT File)
Published on Aug 21, 2025 08:36 AM IST

Waiter at Goa hotel gets 10 years in jail for raping 63-yr-old employer in 2019

The convict was 22 when he committed the rape in 2019 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Jul 30, 2025 10:46 PM IST

Tripura: Real estate promoter gets 3 years of imprisonment for not delivering flat

Tripura: Real estate promoter gets 3 years of imprisonment for not delivering flat
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 03:51 AM IST

Meghalaya man gets two jail terms for sexual assault on minor

Special judge of POCSO court convicted the accused under sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Published on Jul 22, 2025 11:40 AM IST

Indian student imprisoned in Singapore for 35 months over death of fellow Indian

For voluntarily causing hurt that resulted in grievous hurt, Legha could have been jailed for up to five years, fined up to SGD 10,000.
Published on Jul 16, 2025 07:00 PM IST

2 Congress MLAs among 9 get 1-year jail in 2014 Rajasthan University protest case

All nine accused — including Ladnun MLA Mukesh Bhakar and Shahpura MLA Manish Yadav — were geld guilty by the additional chief metropolitan magistrate-19 of Jaipur, Parikshita Detha. (Sourced)
Published on Jun 18, 2025 07:43 PM IST

2-yr jail to Mau MLA Abbas Ansari in 2022 hate speech case

A case was registered against the Mau MLA on the complaint of sub inspector Gangaram Bind. (For Representation)
Published on May 31, 2025 11:26 PM IST

Chandigarh: CHB staffer gets 4-year jail in corruption case

The convict, Jagdish Raj Manchanda, was caught red-handed by the UT vigilance department while taking a bribe of 20,000 in March 2020. (Getty Images/Vetta)
Published on Apr 29, 2025 09:44 AM IST

Gurugram man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping minor in 2020

The convict was a juvenile when he committed the crime. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Apr 23, 2025 07:38 AM IST

9 given three years each for assaulting doctor

A mob had blackened the face of the doctor in October 2017 and paraded him in the city and assaulted him. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:58 AM IST

Chandigarh: 7-yr jail term for assault

As per the prosecution, the Sector 39 police station, Chandigarh, had registered the case against the convict in 2018 under sections of attempt to murder, intentionally causing injury with a dangerous weapon and trespassing, and arrested the accused. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 09:16 AM IST

Chandigarh MC official gets 4-year jail in 2019 bribe case

A vigilance team had caught the sanitary inspector red-handed on August 17, 2019, accepting a 2,500 bribe from Ajay, an MC horticulture wing employee. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Mar 02, 2025 08:52 AM IST

Chandigarh: Man gets 20-year jail for raping stepdaughter

The court also ordered payment of 4 lakh compensation to the victim under the victim compensation scheme. (HT File)
Published on Feb 26, 2025 03:38 AM IST

Chandigarh: Man gets 6-year jail in stabbing case over 2,000 dispute

The court found Balwant guilty under IPC Sections 324 and 326 (attack with a sharp weapon) and sentenced him to six years in prison. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 25, 2025 09:44 AM IST

Punjab: Accountant sentenced to five-year jail in bribery case

The vigilance bureau apprehended the accused red-handed while accepting the bribe. (HT File)
Published on Feb 15, 2025 09:38 AM IST

Ex-BOI chief manager gets 3 years jail term in 2003 case

Jeevangine Srinivasa Rao was accused of causing a wrongful loss of 80 lakh to the bank get 3 years of sentence (HT FILE)
Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:27 PM IST

Man gets 800 days’ jail for fabricating evidence in dowry death case

The officials said the court directed the convicted man to remain in jail for the same number of days spent behind bars by three innocent people. The court also slapped a penalty of 2,54,352.35 on him. (Pic for representation)
Published on Feb 09, 2025 09:38 AM IST

Mohali: 3 men caught with restricted injections get 10-year jail

These injections were brought from Ambala and supplied to young people in Mohali, said police. (Getty image)
Published on Feb 08, 2025 09:52 AM IST

10 yrs on, man gets 1 year imprisonment for beating up cop in Navi Mumbai

10 yrs on, man gets 1 year imprisonment for beating up cop in Navi Mumbai
Published on Jan 14, 2025 12:36 PM IST

Ex-MLA Pawan Pandey gets 7-yr jail in 1990 assault case

The court awarded jail term to the former MLA in connection with an over three-decades’ old case of assault on a contractor. (For Representation)
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 05:02 AM IST

Destruction of govt property in U.P.’s Etawah: CBI court gives one-year jail to 3 advocates

The court also imposed a total fine of 7,500 on them. (For Representation)
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 05:00 AM IST

24 years later, two sentenced to 3 years in jail for 64 lakh bank fraud

24 years later, two sentenced to 3 years in jail for 64 lakh bank fraud
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 08:02 AM IST

Ludhiana resident gets 3-year imprisonment for bailing out accused using fake documents

The court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate Bhupinder Mittal has sentenced Yashpal Sharma, a resident of Haibowal Khurd in Ludhiana, to three years of imprisonment for forgery. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Aug 07, 2024 10:26 PM IST

Convicts cannot be jailed beyond 10 yrs: SC on punishment for attempted murders

Lawyers at the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 09:45 AM IST

SC sends couple to 6 months in jail for bigamy, orders alternate prison time to protect child

Lawyers at the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:05 AM IST

Chandigarh: Himachal man caught with 60 gm heroin to spend 18 months in jail

After the court convicted Sethu, his counsel pleaded leniency, citing that he was poor and never convicted in any case. Sethu pleaded that his family was totally dependent upon him. (Getty image)
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 08:12 AM IST

Chandigarh: Court awards lenient sentence after drug offender pleads guilty

A resident of Mauli Jagran Complex, Chandigarh, Lakhan appealed to the court that he will reform himself and never indulge in drug trade. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 08:34 AM IST