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The Delhi High Court heard bail pleas for three accused individuals charged in connection with the murder of Rahul Solanki during the 2020 North East Delhi riots.
West Bengal police registered a case against seven CBI officers, including a DIG and an SP, regarding the custodial death of Lalan Sheikh, the prime accused in the Bogtui violence. As reported on 13 December 2023, the Supreme Court refused to quash the investigation, allowing the state police probe to continue despite the Calcutta High Court's earlier order restraining coercive action against the officers as reported on 14 December 2022.
The Karnataka government withdrew its consent for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into allegations of disproportionate assets against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. Following this decision, the Karnataka High Court permitted Shivakumar to withdraw his petitions challenging the investigation on 29 November 2023. The matter is currently under investigation following the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the probe as reported on 23 November 2023.
Former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede is accused of demanding a bribe in connection with the 2021 drugs case involving Aryan Khan. The CBI is opposing his petition to quash the FIR filed against him. As of 28 November 2023, the Bombay High Court has extended his interim protection from coercive action until 10 January 2024.
Actor Sheezan Khan was arrested following the death of his co-star Tunisha Sharma. After the Vasai Court remanded him to judicial custody on 31 December 2022, he was granted bail by the Thane Court on 6 March 2023. The Bombay High Court issued an order regarding the matter on 10 November 2023.
Rujira Banerjee, wife of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, filed a plea in the Calcutta High Court seeking to restrain media coverage of her interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate. The court subsequently issued guidelines regarding the reporting of raids and investigations to balance transparency with the rights of the accused.
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against the NGO Advantage India and individuals including Deepak Talwar for the alleged misuse of Rs 90 crore. Following a petition filed by the NGO in August 2021, the Delhi High Court permitted the organisation to utilise funds held in fixed deposits for payments as of 16 October 2023.
The Central Bureau of Investigation investigated allegations of corruption involving the unauthorized phone tapping of political leaders by IPS officer Rashmi Shukla. On 8 September 2023, the Bombay High Court quashed two FIRs filed against her regarding these allegations.
Mumbai police investigated allegations that police officers extorted money from traditional couriers known as angadias, naming IPS officer Saurabh Tripathi as an accused. The Bombay High Court granted Saurabh Tripathi anticipatory bail on 18 November 2022, and the Maharashtra government revoked his suspension on 29 August 2023.
Alleged underworld don Ravi Pujari was extradited from Senegal to India in 2020 to face over 100 cases, including murder and extortion. In July 2023, he petitioned the Karnataka High Court to expedite his trial and challenged the legality of being tried for cases not specified in his extradition order. The matter remains pending before the Karnataka High Court as of 28 July 2023.
A public interest litigation was filed challenging the procedure adopted by the Union Government for the empanelment of advocates to represent it before various courts. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition, terming it a 'publicity interest litigation' and noting that the petitioner failed to demonstrate any illegality in the process.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the Chennai-based Surana Group for an alleged bank fraud exceeding Rs 3,986 crore involving a web of shell companies. Following the arrest of four individuals on 15 July 2022, the agency attached assets valued at Rs 248.98 crore and Rs 124 crore as reported on 1 June 2023. The matter is before the court, which denied bail to accused Rahul Dinesh Surana as reported on 21 October 2022.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ordered an SFIO probe into Karvy Stock Broking Limited in March 2020 following allegations regarding the unauthorized pledging and transfer of client securities. While the High Court ordered a stay on the SFIO investigation on 14 September 2020, the Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a formal order concerning the company's affairs as reported on 31 May 2023.
In March 2023, a trial court in Uttar Pradesh acquitted 41 men accused of involvement in the 1987 Malyana communal violence due to insufficient evidence. As reported on 10 May 2023, a victim has challenged this acquittal in the Allahabad High Court, which has since summoned the trial court records.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh regarding an alleged fertilizer import money laundering scam. Following his arrest on 03 June 2021, the Delhi High Court granted him bail on 05 August 2021 on both medical and merits grounds. The Adjudicating Authority confirmed a provisional attachment order against him on 24 June 2022, and the Delhi High Court subsequently permitted him to travel abroad for six months on 08 May 2023.
A special CBI court convicted three Indian Air Force officers for the 1995 custodial death of a cook and sentenced them to life imprisonment. As reported on 6 May 2023, the Gujarat High Court suspended the life sentences of the three personnel.
The CBI and Enforcement Directorate are investigating allegations that U.S. Awasthi and other officials received illegal commissions from overseas suppliers through a complex web of transactions related to fertilizer imports. In a parallel money laundering probe, the Enforcement Directorate attached residential assets of U.S. Awasthi as reported on 3 June 2022. On 4 May 2023, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by U.S. Awasthi seeking to challenge the ongoing investigation proceedings.
The Bombay High Court held that the 2012 death of a 32-year-old undertrial prisoner was caused by the negligence of jail staff and police in providing medical aid.
A criminal investigation was initiated following a habeas corpus petition filed in the Madras High Court regarding the disappearance of an individual from the Anbu Jothi Ashram in Villupuram. The case involves allegations of human rights abuses and illegal confinement at the facility.
A petition challenged the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner, alleging that it violated Supreme Court guidelines established in the Prakash Singh case. Following the dismissal of these petitions by the Delhi High Court on 12 October 2021, the Supreme Court disposed of the matter on 27 February 2023, noting that Asthana's tenure had concluded.
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