(581) KESHAW MAHTO @ KESHAW KUMAR MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Ingredients for offence — Mere knowledge of complainant's caste is insufficient — Accusation must specify intentional insult or intimidation with intent to humiliate, or abuse by caste name, motivated by the victim's caste — Allegations against appellant must clearly demonstrate that the acts India Law Library Docid # 2438277
(582) OSTUKA CHEMICALS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. TRANS ENGINEERS INDIA PVT. LTD.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Power of superintendence — Commercial Courts Act, 2015, Section 8 — Bar against revision — High Court's power under Article 227 is constitutional and cannot be curtailed by statute — Revision under Article 227 is maintainable against interlocutory orders of Commercial Courts, despite Section 8 of the Act — Power to be exercised sparingly India Law Library Docid # 2438305
(583) KULDEEP SINGH Vs. MISHRI LAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13 — Setting aside ex parte decree — Petitioner challenged an ex parte judgment and decree directly before the High Court without first filing an appeal before the District Judge — The petitioner also failed to file an appeal against the order dismissing their application under Order India Law Library Docid # 2438306
(584) PARAMJIT SINGH Vs. VEER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28 — Rescission of agreement to sell — Application for rescission dismissed when decree-holder applied for deposit within stipulated period, and delay in court's order was attributable to court, not decree-holder. India Law Library Docid # 2438307
(585) LAKHVIR SINGH Vs. DHARA SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 118(a) — Presumption of consideration — Once execution of a pronote is proved, the court must presume that it was made for consideration — The burden shifts to the defendant to rebut this presumption with cogent evidence — Mere denial or raising doubts is insufficient — A plaintiff is not required to independently prove consideration unless the defendant India Law Library Docid # 2438308
(586) VIJAY Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 250 — Application for discharge — Court at the stage of framing charge is only required to form a presumptive opinion regarding existence of factual ingredients of alleged offences — Court is not required to weigh the probative value of evidence or assume prosecution story as truth — Defence of accused is not to be considered at the stage of discharge India Law Library Docid # 2438309
(587) E.ISHITHA AND OTHERS Vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (ENFORCEMENT)-01 AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Karnataka Good and Services Tax Act, 2017, Sections 67 and 69 and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 41A — Arrest and Search and Seizure — GCCST Act is not a complete code regarding arrest and search and seizure — provisions of Cr.P.C. apply unless expressly barred or impliedly excluded. India Law Library Docid # 2438330
(588) COMMON CAUSE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Filing of Affidavits and Rejoinders — Court directed filing of counter affidavits by a specific date and allowed parties to file rejoinder affidavits within two weeks thereafter. India Law Library Docid # 2438351
(589) NABENDU ASHUTOSH BHATTACHARYA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the impugned order, and granted anticipatory bail, considering the appellant's cooperation with the investigation and the circumstances on record. India Law Library Docid # 2438370
(590) SUNITA @ SEENU Vs. MALYA KAUSHIK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 4 Rule 1 — Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1719/2025 — Settlement Agreement — Parties arrived at an amicable settlement before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, evidenced by a written Settlement Agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2438382
(591) MANIKANTA @ MANI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 397 — Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt — Conviction under Section 397 requires completion of the chain of events constituting the offense — If the chain is not complete, the accused is entitled to the benefit of doubt — In this case, the conviction under Section India Law Library Docid # 2438383
(592) KAVYA KIRAN Vs. VISHAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Settlement Agreement — Parties arriving at an amicable settlement, duly signed by them and their counsel, before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre. India Law Library Docid # 2438387
(593) SHEFALI VERMA Vs. NITISH AHUJA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 406 — Transfer of criminal proceedings — Wife filed petitions seeking transfer of cases pending in Jind, Haryana to Delhi — Supreme Court considered the prayers and material on record — Held, petitioner made out a case for transfer — Petitions allowed, cases transferred from Jind to Delhi. India Law Library Docid # 2438388
(594) HARMIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 15 — Preliminary assessment of juvenile in conflict with law for heinous offences — This assessment is not mechanical but a crucial determination of psychological, social, and emotional aspects, considering the circumstances of the offence. A high IQ does not negate the impact of stressful environments or familial pressure on rational judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2438421
(595) SATBIR @ SATVEER AND OTHERS Vs. SHAITAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for personal injury — Principles of assessment — Court should be guided by established principles for awarding compensation in personal injury cases, as laid down by the Supreme Court, covering pecuniary damages (expenses, loss of earnings, future medical expenses) and non-pecuniary damages (pain, suffering, loss of amenities, etc.). India Law Library Docid # 2438422
(596) MUKESH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Punjab Police Rules, 1934 — Rule 16.3 — Criminal acquittal vs. Departmental proceedings — Departmental proceedings can continue even after criminal acquittal if the charge failed on technical grounds, prosecution witnesses were won over, the court held an offence was committed and suspicion rested on the officer, or additional evidence exists for departmental proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2438423
(597) SURJIT KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's power to interfere — Appellate court should be slow to reverse an order of acquittal. The presumption of innocence is strengthened in favour of the accused, and this double presumption can only be disturbed by thorough scrutiny on accepted legal parameters. If the trial court's findings are not palpably wrong, India Law Library Docid # 2438424
(598) SURAJMAL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 449 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Appeal against conviction for murder, house-trespass with intent to commit grievous hurt, and offence under Arms Act — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution's case based entirely on circumstantial evidence — Standard for conviction based on circumstantial evidence require a chain of events so complete that it unequivocally points to the guilt of the accused and excludes any other hypothesis — Evidence on India Law Library Docid # 2438425
(599) NADEEM KHAN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Factors for consideration — Appellant's cooperation with the investigation and absence of necessity for custodial interrogation weighed in granting anticipatory bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438509
(600) KESHAW MAHTO @ KESHAW KUMAR MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Essential ingredients — Intentional insult or intimidation with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe in any place within public view, or abusing such member by caste name in public view — Mere knowledge of complainant's caste status or generic abusive language is not sufficient India Law Library Docid # 2438519