(801) THE STATE OF BIHAR Vs. MD. TAHIR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder and Section 201/34 — Causing disappearance of evidence of offence — Circumstantial evidence — Court can convict based on circumstantial evidence if it forms a complete unbroken chain irresistibly pointing to guilt. India Law Library Docid # 2438188
(802) MEENAKSHI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Bail — Suspension of Sentence — Accused required to appear in appellate court — Requirement of accused to be present on all hearing dates in appellate court is burdensome and unnecessary after sentence suspension and bail grant — Subsequent failure to appear can be dealt with by Magistrate to secure attendance. India Law Library Docid # 2438278
(803) RAJENDRA KUMAR ARYA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Exception 4 — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Sudden fight, without premeditation — Act committed without premeditation, in a sudden fight, without taking undue advantage or acting cruelly — Offence falls under Section 304 Part I Indian Penal Code, 1860. India Law Library Docid # 2438344
(804) SUNIL SINGH PANWAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Examination of accused — Failure to put all incriminating circumstances — Prejudice to accused — Mandatory nature of Section 313 CrPC — Omission to put vital piece of evidence to accused is fatal to prosecution case and vitiates conviction — Appellate court's options include further examination of accused, deciding on merits if no prejudice, remitting for retrial from India Law Library Docid # 2438345
(805) M/S BENZ VACCATIONS CLUB PUBLIC LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADRAS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Court orders — Appellants failed to pay arrears of rent and hand over possession as directed by the High Court — Initiated suo motu contempt proceedings — Court found appellants guilty of contempt and sentenced them to imprisonment, but suspended the order to allow for appeal to the Supreme Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438356
(806) PRATAP BHAGWANTRAO BAGRAO AND OTHERS Vs. SITABAI NARAYAN DESHMUKH (DEAD) THROUGH HER LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Partition suit — Predecessor-in-title had two sons and three daughters — Widow and one son predeceased him — Widow died in 1976 — Plaintiff (legal heir of one son) filed partition suit — Appellants are legal heirs of daughters — Application for impleadment filed by appellants rejected by Trial Court and High Court — Appellants India Law Library Docid # 2438357
(807) BONDA LALITHA KOMALA VANI @ K. LALITHA KOMALA VANI Vs. REDDY VENKATA RANGA RAO (DIED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 8 & Order 9 Rule 9 — Dismissal of suit for non-prosecution — Restoration of suit — Application for restoration dismissed — Civil Revision Petition dismissed by High Court — Special Leave Petition filed before Supreme Court — Parties settled their differences vide agreement during pendency of SLP — Settlement included payment of Rs. 49,90,000/- as full and final settlement and withdrawal of SLP — Court allowed application for dismissal of SLP as withdrawn India Law Library Docid # 2438365
(808) MOHAMMAD TARIQ SIDDIQUI Vs. HUMA DILBAR HUSSAIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Inherent power of Supreme Court — Exercise of power to do complete justice — Parties have arrived at a settlement through mediation — Application filed under Article 142 for enforcement of settlement — Court allowing the application and disposing of the transfer petition in terms of the settlement, thereby putting an end to disputes between the parties. (Para India Law Library Docid # 2438366
(809) THE PRINCIPAL INDIAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING COLLEGE CAMPUS Vs. SHEKAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Insurance Policy — Interpretation of terms — Premium charged for "employee/driver" — Clause interpreted to cover both employee and driver. India Law Library Docid # 2438372
(810) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. R. EZONG AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Appeal against acquittal — Dismissal for non-prosecution — Restoration — High Court dismissed CBI's appeal against acquittal for repeated non-appearance of counsel — Supreme Court allowed appeals, set aside High Court orders, and restored the appeal to file for hearing on merits, observing that appeals under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 deserve to be India Law Library Docid # 2438375
(811) SANJAY JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c) and 132(1)(i) — Bail — Non-surrender after interim bail withdrawal — Accused arrested for operating fictitious firms and issuing fake bills to fraudulently avail Input Tax Credit — Released on interim bail due to COVID-19 decongestion measures — Supreme Court withdrew interim bail order, directing surrender — Accused regularly India Law Library Docid # 2438378
(812) DEPA VENKAT REDDY @ VENKANNA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Conviction under — Sentence reduction — Appeal allowed in part — Sentence reduced to that already undergone by the appellant — Appellant directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case. India Law Library Docid # 2438385
(813) MATAM ASHOK KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF A.P. REP. BY ITS DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Suit for Declaration of Title — Burden of Proof — In a suit for declaration of title, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove title with cogent evidence. The plaintiff must establish the title of their ancestors based on documentary evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2438442
(814) K MURALIDHAR REDDY AND OTHERS Vs. N SUBHASHINI REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-01-2026 Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 64 — Reference to Authority — Disputed claims over property title must be referred to the Competent Authority, not decided by the Land Acquisition Officer. India Law Library Docid # 2438443
(815) DATTI RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20 and 29 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Appellant convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment — Appeal filed in High Court with application for suspension of sentence and bail dismissed — Supreme Court grants special leave to appeal and suspends the sentence — Grounds India Law Library Docid # 2438510
(816) SATYAJIT DAS AND ANOTHER Vs. AJIT KUMAR TRIPATHY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Compliance with Court Orders — Affidavit Required — Court directed the Special Secretary to Government, General Administration and Public Grievance Department to file an affidavit explaining the manner in which the Court's order, specifically a statement made by the Advocate General for the state, had been complied with. India Law Library Docid # 2438521
(817) BHAGAT SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 294, 34 — Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959) — Sections 25 and 27 — Bail — Appellant alleged to be part of unlawful assembly and exhorting firing — Actual complicity of appellant to be determined after trial — Appellant in custody for over one year and six months — Held, appellant entitled to discretionary relief of bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438545
(818) M/S. JMK JEWELS PVT. LTD. Vs. ACIT, NEW DELHI[INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI] 07-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 68 — Unexplained cash credits — Sales transactions — Cash sales during demonetization period — Assessee failed to prove abnormal cash sales as genuine — Books of account did not show specific defects — Further lumpsum GP estimation of 5% on cash deposits was deemed appropriate. India Law Library Docid # 2438479
(819) SABRE MARKETING NEDERLAND, BV Vs. ACIT, CIRCLE-3(1)(2), INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, NEW DELHI[INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI] 07-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 9(1)(vi) and Article 12(4) of India-Netherlands Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) — Royalty — Services provided to airlines by technology solutions provider using software hosted on servers outside India — Fees received from airlines based on Indian transactions held not to constitute royalty under the DTAA as no specific intellectual property rights were India Law Library Docid # 2438486
(820) NEETAL RELAN Vs. ASSTT. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX[INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI] 07-01-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 153D — Approval for assessment in search cases — Mandatory nature — Approval must be granted for each assessment year independently — Common and mechanical approval for multiple assessment years vitiates the assessment order. India Law Library Docid # 2438487