Bhuj: A special court in Bhuj on Friday sentenced a suspended police constable to five years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe and trying to destroy the currency notes by chewing them. The court convicted Mayursinh Sodha, who was posted at Vayor police station in West Kutch, for demanding and taking a ₹4,000 bribe from a farmer in 2020 to avoid registering a case under the Prohibition Act. However, the farmer approached the ACB, which set up a trap. They provided the complainan...Read More

Gandhinagar: With an aim to make the judicial system smoother, more efficient, and technology-driven, the Gujarat Government will provide tablets and printers worth up to ₹1 lakh to 1,200 District Judiciary Judges across the state, an official statement said today. As per the government decision, approximately 1,200 judges will each receive a tablet worth ₹80,000 and a printer worth ₹20,000. For this initiative, a budgetary provision of ₹15 crore has been approved for the financial year...Read More

Surat: An incident involving a demand for free firki (spool of kite thread) ahead of Uttarayan has landed three police personnel from Sarthana Police Station and a civilian in legal trouble. Following a petition, a local court has ordered the registration of a criminal case against the four individuals for allegedly assaulting a shopkeeper who refused to provide kite strings for free. According to the complaint, on the night of January 13, 2025, Ravi Bhupat Kasotiya visited a kite and manja sho...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Sessions Court in the city has denied bail to Mohammad Murtuza Ali Mohammad Khalil, accused of illegally streaming banned Pakistani news and entertainment channels in India via BOSIPTV and IPTV. Investigations revealed that the accused created an unauthorized website, bostv.org, offering access to 85,000 channels—including Indian and Pakistani news and entertainment channels—as well as over 29,000 HD movies and more than 3,000 web series. He charged a subscription fee of Rs 150...Read More

Surat: With a marital dispute already ongoing, a man from Indore has now approached a court in Surat to stop his minor son from being initiated as a Jain monk, claiming the decision was made without his consent. Bhavin Chandrakant Shah, a resident of Indore, filed a petition in the Principal Senior Civil Judge's Court in Surat under the provisions of the Guardian and Wards Act. He named his estranged wife, Binal Shah, a resident of Dumas in Surat, as the respondent. The couple's son has been li...Read More

Ahmedabad: Given the intense summer heat, the Bar Council of Gujarat, following a Gujarat High Court directive, has exempted lawyers in the state's lower courts from wearing black coats from April 1 to July 31. This rule applies to all lower courts, including metro, family, labor, district, and taluka courts. During this period, the Bar Council has mandated that all lawyers wear white shirts in court. Metro Bar Association President Bharat Shah stated that the Metro Bar has more than 5,000 law...Read More

Ahmedabad: A local court in Ahmedabad on Monday sentenced one Imran Sharif Sheikh Moshin, also known as Bakra Farid Sheikh, to seven years in prison after convicting him of cow slaughter. The Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi shared the information on social media, stating, "We stand firmly for cow protection! Salute to the holy cow! A historic decision by the Ahmedabad court. In Gujarat, we don’t just arrest cow killers; we fight until they are convicted! Imran Sharif Sheikh Moshin, ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A local court in the city acquitted one Gulamhussain Sheikh, 25, who was charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) for allegedly recording a video at Vatva police station in 2019. Sheikh had filmed when locals visited the station to present a representation, leading to his mobile phone being seized and an FIR invoking Section 7 of the OSA and Section 120 of the Gujarat Police Act. The court ruled that a police station is not a "prohibited place" under the OSA, invalidating the c...Read More

Ahmedabad: A sessions court in the city sentenced a meat shop owner to seven years in jail and fined him ₹1 lakh for possessing beef on Tuesday. Beef is banned in Gujarat under the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act. Mohammed Imran Qureshi, 33, who owns a mutton shop in Gomtipur, was found guilty after 13kg of beef was seized from his shop during a police raid on March 3, 2019. The prosecution alleged that Imran purchased 15kg of beef from Shabbir Hussain Qureshi at the Mirzapur mutton market,...Read More

Surat: Principal District and Sessions Judge R.T. Vachhani issued a circular on Saturday banning the use of mobile phones by court employees during working hours. The circular requires employees to submit their phones to their department heads or the registrar, allowing them access only during recess and after office hours. The judge cited that some employees' phone use was disrupting court proceedings and diminishing the quality and dignity of office work. This directive references previo...Read More