(141) P.V. MIDHUN REDDY @ PEDDIREDDI VENKATA MIDHUN REDDY Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 164 — Statement recorded under Section 164 — Use of such statements in seeking anticipatory bail. India Law Library Docid # 2425915
(142) JAYESH U AND ANOTHER Vs. ROSHNI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-05-2025 Matrimonial Law — Divorce — Mutual Consent — Settlement between parties — Parties entering into settlement during pendency of appeal before Supreme Court — Settlement including terms for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, financial settlement (payment of money and transfer of property), and withdrawal/quashing of pending cases — Supreme Court, exercising power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, taking settlement on record and dissolving marriage by mutual consent under Secti India Law Library Docid # 2425932
(143) PARITALA SUDHAKAR Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w S. 13(2) — Illegal gratification — Demand and Acceptance — Proof beyond reasonable doubt — Where prosecution case regarding demand and acceptance of bribe by public servant (Revenue Inspector) suffered from material contradictions and inconsistencies in evidence of complainant (PW1) and other prosecution witnesses (PW7) concerning the circumstances of placing and recovering alleged bribe money, particularly whether it was done in pres India Law Library Docid # 2425579
(144) C.T. KOCHOUSEPH Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Sales Tax — Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 (Kerala Act) — Section 5A — Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act) — Section 7A — Purchase Tax — Liability of assessee purchasing goods from dealers exempt from sales tax — Where goods are purchased from dealers who are exempt from payment of sales tax by virtue of notifications or exemptions under the Kerala Act or Tamil Nadu Act, such a purchase is considered a purchase of “goods, the sale or purchase of which is liable to tax” wi India Law Library Docid # 2425580
(145) RENUKA PRASAD Vs. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 161 & S. 162 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 25, S. 26, 27 & 30 — Murder Trial — Hostile Witnesses — Reliance on IO's testimony regarding S. 161 statements and accused's voluntary statements — Admissibility — Where almost all material witnesses, including eyewitnesses, turned hostile and did not support prosecution case regarding motive, conspiracy, preparation or the crime itself, the High Court erred in reversing acquittal by relying on testimony of Inves India Law Library Docid # 2425581
(146) WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC. Vs. ANI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Constitution of India — Arts. 19(1)(a), 19(2) & 21 — Freedom of Speech and Expression — Open Justice — Subjudice Principle — Contempt of Court — High Court’s direction to intermediary (Wikimedia) to take down/delete webpages containing comments on a pending suit and court observations, on prima facie view of interference with court proceedings, violation of subjudice principle and bordering on contempt, set aside — Such a direction, being a form of prior restraint, must satisfy twin tests of nec India Law Library Docid # 2425582
(147) K. MANGAYARKARASI AND ANOTHER Vs. N.J. SUNDARESAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 and 16 — Reference to arbitration — Subject-matter of arbitration agreement — Power to rule on own jurisdiction — Civil Court's jurisdiction — Existence and validity of arbitration agreement — When a suit is filed and defendant applies under Section 8, the court must see if its jurisdiction is ousted by the special statute (Arbitration Act) — The arbitral tribunal has power under Section 16 to rule on its own jurisdiction, including objections t India Law Library Docid # 2425706
(148) TATA MOHAN RAO Vs. S. VENKATESWARLU AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Deliberate and Wilful Disobedience — Ignoring High Court's Directions and Warnings — Tehsildar evicting residents and demolishing houses despite explicit High Court orders restraining such actions and specific warning against repetition — Such conduct constitutes clear contempt of court — Actions were inhumane and showed a total lack of humanitarian consideration — Rejection of leniency due to adamant and callous conduct India Law Library Docid # 2425707
(149) RAJIV PURI Vs. AMIT SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-05-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 151 — Settlement between parties — Appeals arising from High Court orders regarding occupational charges/rent fixation — Parties reaching amicable settlement during pendency of appeals — Settlement terms include tenant vacating premises, handing over possession, withdrawal of pending litigation by both parties, and landlord not claiming arrears of rent, mesne profits, or user charges — Settlement also provides for treated exclusion from Delhi Rent Control Act India Law Library Docid # 2426252
(150) UMASHANKAR YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Scope of interference by High Court — Refusal to quash FIR/Chargesheet for offences under Ss. 186 and 353 IPC — Duty of High Court — Appellants, associated with an NGO, accompanied labour officials for a raid concerning bonded/child labour — Difference of opinion arose regarding the place and manner of recording statements of rescued labourers — Appellants allegedly took labourers away before their statements could India Law Library Docid # 2425492
(151) MURUGANANDAM Vs. MUNIYANDI (DIED) THROUGH LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49, Proviso — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 14(3) — Specific Performance — Admissibility of unregistered agreement — An unregistered agreement of sale, photocopy filed with plaint, was sought to be brought on record as original — Lower courts dismissed the application citing non-registration and non-stamping — The proviso to S.49 of the Registration Act allows such a document India Law Library Docid # 2425493
(152) MAHENDRA MAGRURAM GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJDAI SHAW AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 43 Rule 1; Order 41 Rule 33 — Appeal against Order refusing Interim Injunction — The High Court, in an appeal arising from an order refusing the grant of interim injunction (under Order 43, Rule 1 read with Order 41, Rule 33 CPC), travels beyond its jurisdiction by dismissing substantive prayers of the suit itself. India Law Library Docid # 2425494
(153) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. GAURAV KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Environmental Law — Sand Mining — Regulatory Framework — Zero Tolerance for Unauthorized Activities — The law and regulations governing sand mining must be unequivocally upheld, demanding zero tolerance for unauthorized activities and strict adherence to these regulations is non-negotiable — Absolute standards, tough policies, strict enforcement, and quick accountability are compelling for effective regulatory control due to the severe ecological impact of unregulated sand mining. India Law Library Docid # 2425495
(154) DISHA KAPOOR Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Admissibility of Scholar Register at Appellate Stage — Relevance to Paternity Dispute — The appellate court committed a material illegality by rejecting an application under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC to bring on record a scholar register — The appellant's father's name at the time of school admission in 1976, was considered relevant, especially when coupled with the effect of an adoption deed relied upon by the defendant, for pronounci India Law Library Docid # 2425496
(155) M. SEETHARAMA @ SEETHARAMA GOWDA Vs. THE MANAGER FUTURE GENERAL INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Motor Accident Claims — Compensation — Pain and Suffering — Enhancement — Where the appellant suffered multiple injuries including fractures to the right femur, right clavicle, right tibia and fibula with vascular compromise, leading to a Syme’s amputation (ankle joint, preserving heel pad for weight bearing), the compensation for pain and suffering awarded by the High Court at Rs. 1,20,000/- was India Law Library Docid # 2425497
(156) GURVEER SINGH ALIAS GARRY Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 147, 148, 149, 34, 120-B — Bail — Enlargement of bail sought by the appellant, the main accused in a murder case — Allegations of premeditated ambush and fatal shooting — Taking into consideration the period already spent in custody and the likely delay in trial due to key eye-witnesses being abroad, the appeal is allowed and the appellant is granted bail subject to conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2425655
(157) IN RE POLICY STRATEGY FOR GRANT OF BAIL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Criminal Procedure — Bail — Policy and Strategy — Supreme Court addresses the issue of pendency of criminal appeals in High Courts and explores policy strategies for grant of bail — Amicus Curiae appointed to assist the Court — Extensive note submitted highlighting various issues and constructive suggestions. India Law Library Docid # 2425656
(158) KARAN PATIDAR Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439 — Bail — Rejection by High Court — The present appeal arises from the impugned judgment and order dated 16th December, 2024, passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior, wherein the appellant's application for grant of bail was dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2425657
(159) ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439 — Bail — Denial by High Court — The present appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 28th August, 2024, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, whereby the appellant's application for bail was rejected. India Law Library Docid # 2425658
(160) GURMEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-05-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — S. 154 — Hostile Witnesses — Relevance in Bail Adjudication — A significant factor influencing the grant of bail was the prosecution's own counter affidavit revealing that its first three key witnesses, namely PW-1, PW-2, and PW-3, have been declared hostile during the trial, thereby prima facie weakening the evidentiary foundation of the prosecution case. India Law Library Docid # 2425659