(1) GODREJ AGROVET LTD Vs. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 07-04-2026 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act) — Section 3(1)(j) — Definition of 'food' — Includes substance intended for human consumption — Excludes animal feed — Note (c) to Regulation 2.5.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, which regulates animal feed, is ultra vires the Act, as the Act's scope is limited to food for human consumption. India Law Library Docid # 2441881
(2) SAJAL BOSE Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court's jurisdiction — Inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC are to be exercised to prevent abuse of process of law or to secure the ends of justice — This power can be invoked if allegations in FIR do not prima facie constitute an offence, or if India Law Library Docid # 2441870
(3) SAVE MON REGION FEDERATION AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Public power, allocation of public resources, award of public contracts, execution of public works — State bound to act transparently, fairly, and consistently with equality — Process must withstand objective scrutiny and be free from arbitrariness, favouritism, or undisclosed conflicts India Law Library Docid # 2441871
(4) M/S. PIAGGIO VEHICLES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Industrial Plot Allotment — Conditions of Lease Deed — Strict compliance required — Lessee's failure to commence construction and production within stipulated periods — Justification of delay due to scaling up facilities at another unit — Not accepted as valid excuse. India Law Library Docid # 2441872
(5) DR. S. BALAGOPAL Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Medical negligence — Consent for surgery — Allegation of interpolation in consent form for Orchidectomy — Medical Board's opinion that Orchidectomy was an appropriate procedure in cases of undescended testicle and that consent should have been obtained — No evidence of interpolation in consent form India Law Library Docid # 2441873
(6) SIVAKUMAR Vs. STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 294(b) — Conviction for uttering obscene words — Held, mere use of the word "bastard" is not sufficient to constitute obscenity, especially in heated conversations during the modern era — Conviction under Section 294(b) IPC is not sustainable and is liable to be set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2441874
(7) JAY PRAKASH YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against dismissal of criminal appeal by High Court — Conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act — Prosecution case based entirely on circumstantial evidence — No eyewitnesses — Reliability of prosecution witnesses critically examined — Admission by key witness regarding darkness and identification by voice only, India Law Library Docid # 2441875
(8) ALOK PANDA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Amicable settlement between parties — High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C — is distinct from power of compounding under Section 320 Cr.P.C — Power can be invoked to secure ends of India Law Library Docid # 2441876
(9) IDEL SK @ GABA SK AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Affidavit requirement — Failure to support application under Section 156(3) with a mandatory affidavit, as required by the Supreme Court in Priyanka Srivastava v — State of U.P., renders the Magistrate's direction to register an FIR jurisdictionally flawed — However, if a charge sheet has already been filed following an investigation, this India Law Library Docid # 2441877
(10) BAIDYANATH MANDAL @ BAIJNATH MANDAL Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 325/34 — Conviction for voluntarily causing grievous hurt — Grievous injury not proved beyond reasonable doubt — Opinion of doctor based on X-ray report which was conducted about one month after the incident, X-ray plate did not reveal it was of the victim, and the person who conducted X-ray was not examined and was not a radiologist — Conviction under India Law Library Docid # 2441878
(11) CHAUDHARY BHAGUBHAI MANSANGBHAI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-04-2026 Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC&PNDT Act) — Section 28(1) & (2) — Cognizance of offences — Trial of offences — Court can take cognizance of offence under PC&PNDT Act only on a complaint made by the appropriate authority or authorized officer — Offences are triable by Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate First Class. India Law Library Docid # 2441879
(12) BRIJMOHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-04-2026 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430 — Application for suspension of sentence — Applicants convicted and sentenced for various offences including Sections 148, 341, 323/149, 324/149, 307/149, 302/149 IPC and Arms Act — Allegations involve assault resulting in death and dangerous injuries — Trial Court convicted based on cogent material including injured eyewitness testimony and FSL India Law Library Docid # 2441880
(13) BHIM SINGH LAKARA Vs. CBI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 161 IPC and Sections 5(2) read with 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 — Prosecution case successfully established demand and acceptance of illegal India Law Library Docid # 2441857
(14) TALENT UNLIMITED ONLINE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. AFFLE INDIA LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(b) — Appeal against order of Arbitral Tribunal granting interim relief — Scope of interference by Appellate Court is limited and narrow, exercisable only when the order is perverse, arbitrary, or contrary to law — Appellate Court should not substitute its view for that India Law Library Docid # 2441858
(15) AJIT KUMAR GOLA Vs. STATE (GNCTD) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Condonation of delay — Explanation for delay — Petitioner sought condonation of 412 days delay in filing a Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition, claiming the delay was due to being a practicing advocate who needed time to understand the impugned order and conduct legal India Law Library Docid # 2441859
(16) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SHREYA[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Employment Law — Termination of Engagement — Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) — Misrepresentation of Educational Qualification — Where a candidate for GDS misrepresented their 10th-grade subject from Sanskrit to Hindi-A/Hindi-B in the online application, this constituted "suppressio veri and suggestio falsi" and misled the India Law Library Docid # 2441820
(17) SHAILENDRA PRASAD SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Mines and Minerals — Forfeiture of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Technical glitch in e-auction portal — Petitioner prevented from participating in bidding process due to admitted technical error — Forfeiture of EMD without affording opportunity of hearing violates principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441821
(18) JAGDISH YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — High Court’s power to re-evaluate evidence — The court is required to re-appreciate the evidence and re-assess the conclusions arrived at by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2441822
(19) BHARAT MAHTO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 03-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder charges — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Eye-witness testimonies — Contradictions in testimonies — Presence of witnesses at the scene of occurrence — Land dispute as motive — Investigation process — Delay in FIR registration — Non-examination of material witness — Sufficiency of Section 313 Cr.P.C examination — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2441823
(20) SYED MOHAMMED GHOUSE PASHA KHADRI Vs. SYED MOHAMMED ADIL PASHA KHADRI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-04-2026 Waqf Act, 1995 — Section 3(i) and Section 32(2)(g) — Jurisdiction of Civil Court versus Waqf Board — Distinction between Sajjadanashin and Mutawalli — Sajjadanashin is a spiritual head with religious duties, while Mutawalli is a secular manager of Waqf property — Waqf Board has jurisdiction over appointment and removal of Mutawallis but not Sajjadanashins — Civil Court retains jurisdiction over India Law Library Docid # 2441715