(501) RADHE SHYAM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 — Section 20(B) — Application for bail — Appellant arrested in connection with offence under Section 20(B) of NDPS Act — Appellant in custody since 30.12.2023 — High Court’s order challenged — Supreme Court, considering totality of circumstances and period of custody, inclined to grant bail to appellant on terms fixed by Trial Court — Trial India Law Library Docid # 2434333
(502) ALOK NATH SAMBUDDHA Vs. VAISHNAVI CAIM SAMBUDDHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and proceedings — Stay of proceedings — Supreme Court ordered a stay on criminal proceedings emanating from FIR No.290/2005 and RCC No.205/2020 pending further orders. India Law Library Docid # 2434343
(503) KALAWATI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for Grant — Appellant cooperated with investigation, did not threaten or intimidate witnesses, and did not attempt to influence the investigation. These factors warrant confirmation of earlier bail order and allowance of appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2434351
(504) AKASHDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory bail — Grant of — Appellant aggrieved by High Court's denial of anticipatory bail — Appellant joined investigation and cooperating as per Supreme Court's interim order — Appellant not initially named as accused, brought in through supplementary statement — Custodial interrogation not warranted at this stage — Arrested, shall be India Law Library Docid # 2434358
(505) GANESH CHAND @ GUDDU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Grant of bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant convicted for possession of intermediate quantity of contraband — Appellant had no prior criminal history and had undergone over two years of incarceration — Appeal likely to be India Law Library Docid # 2434393
(506) SUSHIL SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of Order — Opportunity of Hearing — Applicant sought modification of a previous Supreme Court order, claiming they were not properly served and did not have an opportunity to be heard — Court found that the applicant was indeed not served with notice of the appeal and had not been represented — Court recalled the previous order, restored the India Law Library Docid # 2434394
(507) VAISHALI SATBHAIYE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Appellant is a lady, no prior antecedents, no possibility of misusing liberty if released on bail — Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court's order rejecting bail, allowing release on bail on terms and conditions imposed by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2434399
(508) YOGI @ YOGENDRA PRASAD RAI Vs. STATE OF UP[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Interim Order — Supreme Court grants leave to appeal, issues notice, and grants interim bail to the petitioner on terms to be fixed by the Trial Court, observing that the petitioner has been in custody since March 1, 2025. India Law Library Docid # 2434414
(509) INDRABHAN KESARI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 307, 302 read with Section 34 — Bail — Age of petitioner — Petitioner, a 70-year-old man, was in judicial custody for over two years — Trial was in progress with 19 out of 31 witnesses examined, including India Law Library Docid # 2434420
(510) CHETTAMANIA @ DHAMMU TIRUPATHI Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Suspension of Sentence — Acquittal of co-accused — Allegation against petitioner similar to co-accused who were subsequently granted bail — High Court initially rejected bail application for accused 1-4, but later granted bail to accused 3 and 4 on the ground of general India Law Library Docid # 2434426
(511) P RATHNAIAH Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 136 — Special Leave Petition (Civil) — Powers of Supreme Court — Supreme Court entertained a Special Leave Petition and disposed of it with observations without interfering with the impugned High Court order, after condoning the delay. India Law Library Docid # 2434432
(512) THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. CHETAN NAHARSING PAWRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1974 — Issuance of Warrants — Non-Bailable Warrant — Accused failed to appear despite service of notice and bailable warrant — Court directed issuance of non-bailable warrant, leading to arrest — Application for recall of non-bailable warrant dismissed as accused did not provide sufficient reason for India Law Library Docid # 2434458
(513) RAKESH KUMAR Vs. CHATTAR SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Conviction upheld by High Court — Compromise thereafter between parties — Amount settled and received by complainant — Conviction set aside on basis of compromise — Accused to be released from jail if not required in any other case. India Law Library Docid # 2434459
(514) ANISUR SEKH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Bail — Grant of — Appellant implicated based on recovery from a truck registered in his name, while contraband was recovered from a co-accused in possession of the truck — Co-accused India Law Library Docid # 2434465
(515) LANCETON D SOUZA Vs. THE STATE OF KARANATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304A, 338, 279 — Conviction for causing death by negligence, grievous hurt by act endangering life, and rash/negligent driving — Appeal against concurrent findings of lower courts — Supreme Court focused on sentencing aspect — Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Supreme Court modified sentence to India Law Library Docid # 2434474
(516) ABID KHAN ALIAS BABA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and Exception 4 to Section 300 — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Sudden Fight and Quarrel — Accused convicted under Section 302 IPC for causing death during a sudden quarrel arising from dust entering the deceased's eyes — Evidence shows no premeditation or use of weapons, and the altercation was brief — Deceased assaulted the accused first, India Law Library Docid # 2434532
(517) MANOJ KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 — Section 28A, 28B — Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti — Powers and Functions — Gram Panchayat is Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti, headed by Pradhan as Chairperson and Lekhpal as Secretary — Responsible for general management, preservation, and control of Gram Panchayat property. India Law Library Docid # 2434577
(518) STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS Vs. KUMMARI NARSIMHULU AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Sections 11, 23, 30 — Land Acquisition Proceedings — Mandatory Steps — Preliminary Notification (Section 11) — Determination of Compensation (Section 23) — Award (Section 30) — Failure to initiate proceedings under Act of 2013, issue preliminary notification, determine compensation based on India Law Library Docid # 2434619
(519) MD AMEERAAP KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY CUM RDO, ALGONDA DIVISION AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(5) and Section 34(3) — Limitation period for setting aside an arbitral award — Commencement of — Delivery of signed copy of award to the party himself is mandatory — Service on advocate or mere dispatch is not sufficient to start the limitation period — Limitation commences only from the date the party actually receives the signed award. India Law Library Docid # 2434620
(520) DIGAMABARA RAO AND ANOTHER Vs. JOINT COLLECTOR, R.R. DISTRICT AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 — Section 40 — Succession Certificate — Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) — Competency — MRO lacks jurisdiction to issue succession certificates, especially in cases involving disputed succession, which should be decided by a Civil Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434621