(1) AJAY SAINI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (also BNSS Section 528) — Quashing of proceedings — High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process of law and secure ends of justice — Such power should be exercised with circumspection in rarest of rare and appropriate cases. India Law Library Docid # 2440723
(2) RAJ BAHADUR SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) — Sections 7 and 13(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Supreme Court upheld the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and High Court regarding the guilt of the appellant based on ocular evidence and corroboration from independent witnesses — No error found in India Law Library Docid # 2440693
(3) RAJENDRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(g) and 506 — Conviction based on sole testimony of prosecutrix — Delay in lodging FIR — Lack of corroborative evidence — Court held that conviction can be based on sole testimony of prosecutrix only if it inspires confidence — In this case, the prosecutrix's version did not inspire confidence due to unexplained delay and lack of disclosure to family, inconsistencies India Law Library Docid # 2440694
(4) OM SAKTHI SEKAR Vs. V. SUKUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Debts Recovery Tribunal Act, 1993 — Auction Sale — Revaluation of Property — High Court's direction to reconsider valuation after confirmation of auction sale is permissible if there are credible issues regarding adequacy of valuation or fairness of process for fixing reserve price, to ensure best possible value is realised for the secured asset. India Law Library Docid # 2440695
(5) MIZO CHIEF COUNCIL MIZORAM, THR. PRESIDENT SHRI L. CHINZAH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition — Delay and Laches — Doctrine of laches is a flexible rule of practice, not a rigid rule of law, to be applied on case-to-case basis based on judicial discretion — It requires balancing the equity of not allowing stale claims against the constitutional duty to enforce fundamental rights — Key considerations include inordinate delay, explanation for delay, and India Law Library Docid # 2440696
(6) BRAHMANE MANISHA SADANANDBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Section 123(c) and Section 124 — Untoward Incident — Compensation for death — Deceased travelling in a train, fell due to a jerk and jolt, and died — Tribunal rejected the claim on the ground that the incident occurred within the train compartment and did not constitute an untoward India Law Library Docid # 2440710
(7) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. EX NK PARKASH SINGH NO 4458340A AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 — Section 30 — Armed Forces Tribunal Rules, 2008 — Rule 13 — Condonation of shortfall in qualifying service for pension — Armed Forces Tribunal directed grant of service pension by condoning a shortfall of 10 months and 14 days — Petitioners sought stay pending Supreme Court decision in a related SLP — High Court held that decisions of Supreme Court laid down that India Law Library Docid # 2440711
(8) SMT. LAKSHMI R. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act, 2004 (KPID Act) — Applicability — Allegations of misappropriation of funds deposited by employees and retired employees with a Cooperative Society — Prima facie case made out for offences under the KPID Act — Invocation of KPID Act India Law Library Docid # 2440712
(9) THE STATE Vs. VIJAY TYAGI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 304B, 34 — Dowry death and cruelty — Acquittal by Trial Court — Appeal by State — Death within seven years of marriage — Cruelty or harassment for dowry demand soon before death — Essential ingredients — Presumption under Section 113B of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — India Law Library Docid # 2440713
(10) SMT. ASHA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) and Section 124-A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — Compensation — Admitted position that no journey ticket was recovered from the deceased — However, absence of ticket is not determinative of bona fide passenger status — Testimony of co-passenger and deceased's son supported purchase of valid ticket — Court held that initial burden of proof regarding India Law Library Docid # 2440714
(11) AVADH NARAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction under Sections 148 and 302/149 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (I.P.C.) — Held, FIR lodged promptly, evidence of eyewitnesses consistent with post-mortem report, and defense witnesses' testimonies unreliable due to inconsistencies and contradictions — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440724
(12) ASHU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act — Sections 21 and 29 — Bail application — Possession of intermediate quantity of heroin — Rigours of Section 37 of NDPS Act not applicable — Petitioner is a first offender with no criminal antecedents — Continued detention may hinder reformation — Bail granted India Law Library Docid # 2440701
(13) LOVEPREET @ KANAS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 320 & 482 — Compounding of offences — While offences under Section 379A IPC are non-compoundable, High Court can quash proceedings in exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to secure ends of justice, especially in cases involving dispute of a private nature, India Law Library Docid # 2440702
(14) LAKHVIR SINGH @ BAWA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 22, 25, 37 — Regular bail — Petitioner involved in FIR pertaining to alleged recovery of commercial quantity of Tramadol Hydrochloride — Trial underway, with some prosecution witnesses examined — Court found no cause to meet the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act — Petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440703
(15) SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED Vs. ROADWINGS INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Petitioner sought to set aside awards, claiming they were products of fraud and did not have legal existence — Court held that the burden was on the respondent to prove the existence and validity of the awards, which they failed to do — Absence India Law Library Docid # 2440704
(16) GOVIND RAM Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Grant of bail involving commercial quantity — Court must be satisfied that accused is not guilty and not likely to commit offence while on bail — Mere prolonged incarceration or delay in trial does not satisfy these twin conditions — Bail India Law Library Docid # 2440705
(17) JYOTI PRAKASH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Civil Procedure (Mediation) (Amendment) Rule, 2019, [Bihar] — Validity — Challenge to enacted without legislative jurisdiction and contrary to Supreme Court’s mediation scheme — Petitioners sought direction for payment of arrears of fee, its enhancement, implementation of mediation schemes, restructuring of Mediation India Law Library Docid # 2440706
(18) SUDEEP SRINIVAS AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — High Court's interference should be exceptional and cautious — Appreciation of evidence is not permissible at the stage of quashing proceedings — Serious triable issues and disputed facts must be examined during trial, not at the stage of quashing. India Law Library Docid # 2440707
(19) RAJESH THROUGH HIS LRS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay — Appeal filed after 3952 days — Appellant’s land part of same acquisition and decided by a common judgment granting enhanced compensation to similarly situated landowners — Liberal and justice-oriented approach required in condoning India Law Library Docid # 2440708
(20) ASHWIN SHARMA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Regular Bail — Offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC — Allegations of cheating in a fraudulent transaction of a luxury vehicle — Petitioner in custody for 9 months and 26 days — Trial is magisterial and conclusion will take long time — No tangible India Law Library Docid # 2440709