Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Rush Hour: Convict Gets Bail, Jailed Khan Moved to Hospital
This news round-up shares several court and government stories.
A man named Sachin Andure was convicted in the killing of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, who campaigned against superstition.
A high court gave him bail while he asks for a new trial, over his family's objections.
Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be moved to a hospital within 48 hours and may stay there until September 16.
A top court in India will form a committee to check if police used too much force during youth protests.
A government fund for emergencies, called PM CARES, used only a tiny part of its big money pile in the last financial year.
Another court decision says hanging is still the way executions happen.
The court says that might change later if better evidence appears.
These stories show how courts decide big things like bail, health, and fairness.
The Bombay High Court granted bail to Sachin Andure, convicted of the 2013 murder of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar, suspending his life sentence while his appeal is pending.
India's Supreme Court will set up a committee — a former Supreme Court judge, a former High Court chief justice and a senior retired police officer — to examine alleged excessive police force during youth protests.
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be moved to hospital within 48 hours; he will remain there until September 16.
The PM CARES Fund used only 0.01% of its Rs 8,452 crore corpus in FY 2024-25, spending Rs 87.8 lakh, mainly on the PM Cares for Children Scheme.
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition for a painless alternative to hanging, saying future reconsideration isn't closed if compelling scientific, medical or empirical evidence emerges.
- Who
- Courts and officials in India and Pakistan, including Sachin Andure, the Dabholkar family, Imran Khan, and managers of the PM CARES Fund.
- What
- A round-up of court orders and government news: bail for a Dabholkar murder convict, a Supreme Court committee on police force during youth protests, Imran Khan's court-ordered hospital transfer, scrutiny of PM CARES Fund spending, and dismissal of a petition for painless execution.
- When
- Timing varies by story: Dabholkar was murdered in August 2013; bail followed more than three months after a co-convict got bail; Khan must be moved within 48 hours and stay in hospital till September 16; fund figures cover FY 2024-25.
- Where
- India (Supreme Court, Bombay High Court) and Pakistan (Supreme Court of Pakistan); Imran Khan to be treated in a hospital.
- Why
- Reasons include pending appeals, health concerns for Khan, allegations of excessive police force, transparency questions about PM CARES, and a challenge to the hanging method of execution.
Challengers' Perspective
Authorities' / Respondents' Perspective
Bail for Sachin Andure
Challengers' Perspective
Andure sought bail while his appeal against the conviction was pending; the Bombay High Court granted bail and suspended his life sentence.
Authorities' / Respondents' Perspective
Dabholkar's family opposed bail, arguing that releasing the convict would send the wrong message to society.
Use of force during youth protests
Challengers' Perspective
Protesting students and their backers allege police used excessive force during last month's protests against security forces.
Authorities' / Respondents' Perspective
Authorities point to violence against security forces during the same protests; the Supreme Court will form a committee to examine the allegations.
PM CARES Fund transparency
Challengers' Perspective
Social activists and Opposition parties question the fund's transparency and the need for a new reserve when the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund already existed, noting only 0.01% of the corpus was used.
Authorities' / Respondents' Perspective
The government says the PM CARES Fund was created in March 2020 as a dedicated national corpus to deal with any kind of emergency or distress situation.
- Headline story
- Bail for Sachin Andure, convicted in Narendra Dabholkar's murder
- Dabholkar murder year
- 2013
- Co-convict bail timing
- Sharad Kalaskar got bail more than three months earlier
- Imran Khan hospital transfer deadline
- Within 48 hours; stay until September 16
- PM CARES corpus (FY 2024-25)
- Rs 8,452 crore
- PM CARES expenditure (FY 2024-25)
- Rs 87.8 lakh (0.01% of corpus)
- Execution method upheld
- Hanging; petition for painless alternative dismissed
- Police force probe committee
- Former Supreme Court judge, former High Court chief justice and a senior retired police officer