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A. Raja and five others are facing charges in a disproportionate assets case investigated by the CBI. The CBI's Chennai unit filed a chargesheet in 2022, and the case proceeded before a special court. The Madras High Court dismissed Raja's plea challenging the case.
The Allahabad High Court quashed a summon order issued by a Bareilly court against Vegraj Singh and another on 21 August 2026. Justice Santosh Rai held that using a caste name without intent to humiliate does not violate the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This decision closed the matter, following allegations that involved Vegraj Singh as the father and Daulat Singh as the brother of the primary accused, Himmat Singh.
Aman Sagar challenged a POCSO FIR in the Uttarakhand High Court regarding an alleged consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. The High Court quashed the FIR, holding that child protection cannot criminalise adolescence in a consensual relationship.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed the 2021 criminal case against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister Ponguru Narayana regarding alleged irregularities in the Amaravati land pooling scheme on 17 July 2026. The Supreme Court subsequently dismissed a petition challenging this decision on 14 August 2026, confirming the quashing of the FIR.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu faced corruption allegations involving the misappropriation of funds in a skill development project. The Supreme Court of India dismissed a challenge to the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision to quash the 2021 criminal FIR against him on 14 August 2026. The Supreme Court observed that the case was initiated due to political malice, officially closing the matter.
Thirteen accused, including Nainar Nagenthran and Kesava Vinayagam, were charged in connection with alleged cash-for-votes scheme. A chargesheet was filed by CB-CID (Crime Branch-CID) before a metropolitan court in Chennai. The High Court stayed the framing of charges against the BJP leaders.
Activist Ravi Nair filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick regarding a 2010 Time magazine article. The Delhi High Court quashed the proceedings, and the Supreme Court dismissed Ravi Nair's appeal against that decision on 11 August 2026.
An FIR for cow theft was filed against Mangalamma's family by MK Doddi police nearly two years after the alleged incident, without basic enquiry. The Karnataka High Court found the police probe deficient and quashed the proceedings against Mangalamma's family.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a husband in a dowry death and abetment to suicide case. The court ruled on 7 August 2026 that a conviction under Section 306 of the IPC requires proof of direct and immediate instigation connected to the suicide.
The long-standing Bofors scandal, involving allegations of corruption in arms procurement, concluded when the Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal on 7 August 2026. This judgment upheld the 2005 Delhi High Court decision to quash criminal proceedings against the Hinduja brothers and AB Bofors, effectively closing the legal matter.
The Supreme Court of India acquitted Arjun Jani, an Odisha man who spent 22 years in prison following a wrongful conviction in a 2004 triple murder case. On 07 August 2026, the court set aside the previous judgments of the trial court and the high court due to weak evidence.
In 2016, the Supreme Court of India set aside the land acquisition for the Tata Nano project in Singur and ordered the land returned to farmers. Following a Calcutta High Court rejection of a stay request on 07 May 2026, an arbitration award was granted to Tata Motors. As reported on 05 August 2026, the West Bengal government has since initiated talks with the Tata Group to reach an out-of-court settlement regarding this award.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court previously refused to quash an FIR for abetment of suicide, holding that such matters could not be settled through private compromise as reported on 24 March 2025. Subsequently, the High Court quashed the criminal proceedings under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code on 30 July 2026, ruling that demanding a loan repayment without overt acts of instigation does not constitute abetment, even when mentioned in a suicide note.
Monson Mavunkal was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted for the rape of a minor. In an appeal related to this conviction, the Kerala High Court affirmed on 30 July 2026 that the use of a vibrating device on a victim's vaginal opening constitutes penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act.
Actor Siddhanth Kapoor and two others were booked in a 2022 Bengaluru rave party drug case. The Karnataka High Court has quashed the FIR against all three accused, bringing an end to the proceedings.
A public interest litigation was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the restoration of the film Satluj on ZEE5 after its removal 48 hours following its release. The High Court refused to hear the petition, and the matter was closed after the petitioner withdrew the plea on 17 July 2026.
T. Kasi alias Suji was arrested in Nagercoil for filming intimate videos of over 100 women to blackmail and extort money from them. A Nagercoil trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment, and on 14 July 2026, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court upheld the conviction and the life sentence.
A Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted seven accused in an NDPS case citing serious probe lapses. Subsequent raids in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat led to the arrest of eight people and seizure of large quantities of tramadol and alprazolam tablets; in September 2025, a special NDPS court had sentenced other accused to rigorous imprisonment.
The Sikkim High Court upheld a 10-year jail term for a man convicted of raping a minor. The court referenced lyrics from a song to emphasize the importance of mental health and support for victims.
A special PMLA court in Mumbai had ordered the Anti-Corruption Bureau to register an FIR against former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, the BSE Chairman, and other officials regarding fraud allegations. Following an initial stay on the lower court's order, the Bombay High Court quashed the directive on 8 July 2026, citing the absence of a cognisable offence.
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