(121) SMT. SURJI AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Scope — Treated as appeal under Section 41 of Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — No question of law is required to be framed India Law Library Docid # 2439329
(122) JAGANNATH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS Vs. SURESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Courts cannot grant relief based on a case not pleaded by the parties. Parties are bound by their pleadings, and any relief must strictly flow from the e 6 dence led in support thereof. A plaintiff cannot benefit from the weakness of a defence if that benefit is based on a claim not made in the initial suit. India Law Library Docid # 2439330
(123) MUKESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Compounding of Offence — Settlement between parties — High Court can compound the offence even at a later stage of litigation, including after conviction and dismissal of appeal, if parties have reached an amicable settlement and public interest is not affected. India Law Library Docid # 2439331
(124) NAVEEN KEDIA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 (corresponding to Section 439 CrPC) — Regular Bail — Requirement of Custody — An application for bail can only be made by a person who is already in custody; a person not in custody cannot have a regular bail application entertained. India Law Library Docid # 2439397
(125) ANGAD KUMAR MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 323 — Voluntarily causing hurt — Essential ingredient of causing actual bodily pain, disease, or infirmity is missing if the complainant only states "marpit was done" without specifying any actual injury. India Law Library Docid # 2439398
(126) ATC TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED (NOW KNOWN AS ELEVAR DIGITEL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED) AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 288, 420, 406, 465, 504, 506 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Essential ingredients of offences not made out — No allegation of pulling down or repairing building for Section 288; no deception at inception for Section 420; no entrustment of property for Section 406; no false document for Section 465; no intentional insult to provoke for Section 504; no threat with intent to cause alarm India Law Library Docid # 2439399
(127) AMAN SINGH @ AMAN SHEKHAR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Jharkhand Control of Crimes Act, 2002, Section 12(1) & (2) — Preventive Detention — Scope of — Authority must have subjective satisfaction of preventing actions prejudicial to public order and that such activities cannot be prevented otherwise than by immediate arrest of an anti-social element. India Law Library Docid # 2439400
(128) RAJU PRASAD AND OTHERS Vs. DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Service Law — Seniority — Uniform Career Progression (UCP) Scheme — Clause 12 of Office Memorandum dated 09.08.2007 and Clause 3(d) of clarificatory Office Memorandum dated 02.01.2008 mandate strict maintenance of inter-se seniority as on 01.01.2007, prohibiting any disturbance due to the scheme's application. India Law Library Docid # 2439401
(129) DEEPAK KUMAR SINGH Vs. SUNITA DEVI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 03-02-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) — Cruelty — Allegations made by husband against wife for not consummating marriage due to religious devotion and demanding separate living — Court found wife made efforts to restore marital life and husband refused to keep her, constituting cruelty by husband. India Law Library Docid # 2439402
(130) BHASKAR YADAV Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[DELHI HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 45 — Twin Test — Essential to satisfy court there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty of money laundering and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail — Applies to anticipatory bail applications in PMLA cases — Court not required to delve deep into merits but to assess prima facie case and likelihood of reoffending India Law Library Docid # 2438920
(131) SATINDER SINGH BHASIN Vs. COL. GAUTAM MULLICK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process — Real Estate Project — Financial Creditors/Allottees — Threshold Requirement — Section 7(1) second proviso — Minimum number of allottees — Ascertained on the date of filing of the application. India Law Library Docid # 2438932
(132) SANDEEP SINGH BORA Vs. NARENDRA SINGH DEOPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2016 — Section 131H — Election Disputes — Proper remedy for grievances arising from election matters, including improper rejection of nominations, is an election petition as prescribed by this Act — High Court should not entertain writ petitions in such cases as there is an efficacious alternative remedy. India Law Library Docid # 2438933
(133) VIKRANT HAPPY HOMES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 National Highways Act, 1956 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Multiplier Factor — Central Government’s notification for land acquisition for national highways under Section 3-A(1) of the National Highways Act prevails over State Government’s notification and GRs on multiplier factor — Central Government has exclusive India Law Library Docid # 2438946
(134) TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED Vs. INDERJEET SAHNI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Clause 12 of Loan Agreement lists Mumbai/Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai as places where arbitration can be held, giving the Lender the choice. This language indicates these are seats of arbitration, not mere venues. As the Lender chose Mumbai, the Bombay High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the application for appointment of an arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2438959
(135) RAJIA BEGUM Vs. BARNALI MUKHERJEE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 8 and 11 — Referral to arbitration — Appointment of arbitrator — Dispute regarding existence of arbitration agreement — Serious allegations of forgery and fabrication of Admission Deed — High Court's conflicting orders — Whether disputes can be referred to arbitration when arbitration agreement's existence is seriously disputed — Supreme Court held India Law Library Docid # 2438934
(136) THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 131 — Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court — Inter-State river water dispute — Suit instituted by one State against another State and Union of India for declaration, injunction, and direction concerning diversion of water from an inter-State river — Jurisdiction invoked based on dispute between States and failure of Union to act. India Law Library Docid # 2438970
(137) SHIVA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 02-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 366, 376(2)(i)(m) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 3/4, 5(i)(m)/6 — Criminal Appeal — Conviction and Sentence — Offence committed prior to amendment of POCSO Act — Application of amended provisions with enhanced penalty — Violation of Article 20(1) of Constitution of India, 1950 — Sentencing modified to India Law Library Docid # 2439061
(138) GANESH PRASAD GARG AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 213 (previously Section 193 Cr.P.C.) — Summoning of additional accused — Power of Sessions Court — A Sessions Court cannot summon an additional accused after committal and framing of charges, except under Section 319 Cr.P.C. after evidence has been recorded. Invoking Section 213 B.N.N.S. by the trial court at this stage, solely based on a complainant's India Law Library Docid # 2439062
(139) DARSHAN SINGH Vs. NACHATTER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Amendment application filed after framing of issues and conclusion of plaintiffs' evidence — Trial commenced and made substantial progress — Proviso to Order 6 Rule 17 CPC applies — Amendment cannot be permitted. India Law Library Docid # 2439323
(140) MUNSHI RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. DHARA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 9 — Abatement of suit — Amended provision in Punjab and Haryana — Suit does not abate if no application for impleadment is made within the time limit — Judgment can be pronounced notwithstanding the death of a party, with the same effect as if pronounced before death — Legal representatives can continue the suit if they step into the shoes of the India Law Library Docid # 2439324