(401) KANHAIYA KUMAR SAHNI @ KRISHNA @ KRISHNA KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for grant — Delay in filing petition — Condoned — Petitioner's earlier criminal antecedents for which anticipatory bail was granted — Petitioner's plea that no recovery was made from him and allegations pertain to a vehicle not in his name, and he was not found at the spot — Court issues notice and grants interim protection against arrest. India Law Library Docid # 2434413
(402) OJASVI BHARGAVA Vs. ASHISH KOUSHAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Section 25, Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer of matrimonial cases — Scope of jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution — Where parties have amicably resolved disputes and entered into a compromise deed, the Supreme Court can invoke its powers under Article 142 to India Law Library Docid # 2434416
(403) RAJESH KUMAR PRASAD Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 13(1)(b) & 13(2) — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Supreme Court found no necessity for further detention and granted bail pending trial — Supreme Court clarified that these observations are not findings on the merits of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2434418
(404) RAJEEV Vs. STATE OF U.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant on the same terms and conditions as imposed for co-accused previously enlarged on bail — Appellant was found to be on the same footing as the co-accused — Impugned High Court order rejecting bail was set aside. (Paras India Law Library Docid # 2434421
(405) ARJUN SURI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108 — Anticipatory Bail — Petitioner apprehended arrest in FIR for offences under Section 108, Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 — Interim relief of no coercive steps granted subject to cooperation with investigation — State submitted petitioner joined investigation and cooperating — India Law Library Docid # 2434424
(406) SUDESH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 406, 120-B — Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Conspiracy — Anticipatory Bail — Appeals relating to anticipatory bail applications — Parties have resolved the matter between themselves — Court inclined to grant anticipatory bail — Impugned order set aside and India Law Library Docid # 2434428
(407) AJAY MAINI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — anticipatory bail — rejection of — High Court’s order challenged — petitioner cooperating with investigation and joining investigation twice — petitioner submitting relevant documents are not fully supplied — prosecution demanding purchase orders which might be with complainant India Law Library Docid # 2434439
(408) PREM PAL Vs. H.P. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order XLVII, Rule 1 — Review of Judgment — Review petition dismissed as no grounds for review made out, with previous Special Leave Petition having already been dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434449
(409) SOMU SAVITHRAMMA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Application for review of a previous order dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) — Court perused materials and found no grounds for review — Review petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434454
(410) CITIZENS WHISTLE BLOWER FORUM Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) — Investigation — Clarification of stand — ED required to clarify its position regarding observations by CBI about money laundering aspects and steps taken in relation to CBI's request for FIR registration. India Law Library Docid # 2434455
(411) RAJ CHETANI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interim Bail — Granted in FIR/Crime No. 153/2025 registered at Police Station Torwa, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, in connection with arrest — Subject to executing personal bonds and sureties — Petitioner directed to cooperate with investigation and report to Investigating Officer as directed. India Law Library Docid # 2434462
(412) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. REKHA LALCHAND PATEL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Appeal by Insurance Company challenging award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Court finds that the Tribunal's findings on rash and negligent driving are well-reasoned and based on evidence like DAR, charge-sheet, spot panchnama, and are supported by the India Law Library Docid # 2434512
(413) SHIVAPUTRA M HONNALLI Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Karnataka Universities of Agricultural Sciences Act, 2009 — Section 31(9) — Appointment of Comptroller — Procedure — Requirements — Panel of qualified persons to be prepared by Vice-Chancellor, approved by Board of Management — Vice-Chancellor to appoint from approved panel — Chancellor to appoint if Board rejects panel — Petitioner not qualified for panel, no panel prepared or approved — India Law Library Docid # 2434557
(414) IREDDY RAVINDER REDDY AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 145 — Proceedings initiated to prevent breach of peace when civil suit is pending — Pendency of a civil suit involving the property does not automatically bar criminal proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C., especially when the civil court has not definitively adjudicated possession or issued orders that prevent the Executive Magistrate from taking action India Law Library Docid # 2434615
(415) MUKESH KUMAR SAHGAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 5 r/w 6, Section 21(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 354-A, 376(2), 323, 504 — Information Technology Act, 2000 – Section 67A — Criminal Appeal — Conviction upheld for sexual assault and failure to report — Conviction set aside for obscenity and intentional insult — Appellant Mukesh Kumar Sahgal convicted under Sections 354 India Law Library Docid # 2434682
(416) SUNIL KUMAR GOYAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Notaries Act, 1952 — Section 5(2) and Rules, 1956, Rule 8B — Renewal of Certificate of Practice — Rejection of renewal application solely on the ground of having practiced for more than ten years — Held to be unsustainable in law — The Act and Rules do not prescribe any upper age limit or restriction on number of renewals — Renewal can only be refused on grounds specified in Section 10 of the India Law Library Docid # 2434683
(417) KARNAIL SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950, Section 132 — Bhumidhari rights — Water body land — Prohibition against accrual of bhumidhari rights in pasture lands or lands covered by water — This prohibition applies to riverbed/water body land. India Law Library Docid # 2434684
(418) DHARMRAO SHARANAPPA SHABADI AND OTHERS Vs. SYEDA ARIFA PARVEEN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 50 — Opinion as to relationship, when relevant — Opinion expressed by conduct of person with special knowledge on relationship is relevant — Essentials are court's opinion, expression through conduct, and person having special knowledge — Conduct alone is not proof but an intermediate step to infer opinion — Opinion must be proved by direct evidence — Court needs to weigh India Law Library Docid # 2433556
(419) RANGE FOREST OFFICER Vs. M/S RAJAMAHAL SILKS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 451 & 457 — Release of Seized Property — Ownership/Entitlement — High Court set aside trial court order rejecting release application without considering trial court's finding on ownership and reasons thereof — Such an order without adverting to and discussing trial court's India Law Library Docid # 2433661
(420) SWACCH ASSOCIATION, NAGPUR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules, 2017 — Rule 2(1)(g) — Definition of 'wetland' — Excludes human-made water bodies/tanks constructed for drinking water, aquaculture, salt production, recreation, and irrigation purposes — Futala Tank, a man-made lake constructed for irrigation and drinking water needs, does not fall within the statutory definition of a wetland. India Law Library Docid # 2433545