State vs 11 accused — 2022 Khargone Ram Navami communal violence

A Madhya Pradesh judge convicted 14 persons of rioting, attempted murder, and murder in connection with a mob lynching case involving cow vigilantes. Following the conviction and life sentences, the judge received death threats and communal remarks on social media, prompting the registration of an FIR against the threateners.

Actor Darshan and multiple co-accused are charged in connection with the murder of Renukaswamy. Darshan was arrested on June 11, 2024. The Karnataka High Court granted bail to Darshan and co-accused on December 13, 2024, which the State of Karnataka appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reserved judgment on the State's appeal on July 24, 2025.

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others were convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 Delhi communal violence. Police alleged Hussain's residence functioned as an operational base for rioters, with recovery of stones, petrol bomb materials, acid packets and other items. A chargesheet was filed on June 3, 2020.

Multiple investigations and trials arising from ethnic violence and sexual assault incidents in Manipur are ongoing. The Supreme Court has proposed constituting special courts to conduct day-to-day trials and directed expedited submission of chargesheets to victims' families within one week.

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam are accused of alleged conspiracy related to large-scale communal violence that erupted in northeast Delhi in February 2020. Their fresh bail pleas were rejected by the Delhi court. The case invokes multiple IPC provisions and UAPA offences.

Ninety-five criminal cases, mainly involving Muslims accused in communal incidents as well as activists of pro-Kannada, farmer and Dalit groups, were ordered to be withdrawn by the Siddaramaiah government in two separate orders (October 15, 2024 and May 27, 2026). The Karnataka High Court has intervened multiple times to block these withdrawal orders, citing that individual prosecutors hold prosecutorial discretion under Section 321 of the CrPC.