(241) PURUSHOTTAM DADHICH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Trial likely to take substantial time — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order rejecting bail application and directed release of appellant on bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observations made in India Law Library Docid # 2441442
(242) ARVIND WALIA Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Sections 3, 4, 44, 45, 50 — Bail — Appellant in custody for over 8 months, aged 65 years, appeared before ED on five occasions prior to arrest — Further detention not necessary — Section 45 conditions cannot override Article 21 rights — Bail granted subject to furnishing bonds and other conditions imposed by trial court — Observations in order not to be treated as findings on merits. [Paras 7–10, 15–16] India Law Library Docid # 2441487
(243) ARUNKUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail — Applicants convicted by Sessions Court and affirmed by High Court, seeking suspension of sentence during pendency of criminal appeals before Supreme Court — Applicants are women who have undergone substantial period of sentence, including remission, and have good case on merits — Supreme Court considered the facts and granted suspension of sentence, directing release on bail subject to conditions imposed by trial court. [Para India Law Library Docid # 2441495
(244) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Vs. MOULASAB DILAWARSAB TALLUR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay — Where reasons for delay in filing an appeal before the High Court are found to be satisfactory, such delay can be condoned. India Law Library Docid # 2441498
(245) ASHISH RANJAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Supreme Court — Jurisdiction — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of time schedule for admission — National Medical Commission sought modification of time schedule for postgraduate medical course admissions for academic session 2025-2026 — Supreme Court allowed the application and extended the last date for admission to 28th February, 2026 for All India Quota, Deemed & Central Institutes, and State Counselling. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441500
(246) J. KRISHNAN Vs. STATE OF TAMILNADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for granting bail — High Courts and Trial Courts should decide bail pleas strictly on merits of the case and not based on any undertaking or statement regarding deposit of money by the accused — Imposing a condition of depositing a sum of money for granting anticipatory bail is impermissible and amounts to passing a conditional order of bail, which is contrary to law laid down by the Supreme Court — High Court’s order imposing India Law Library Docid # 2441520
(247) JOHNSON KUMAR Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Eyewitness identification — Absence of test identification parade — Conviction based on dock identification after considerable delay — Identification of accused in police station prior to dock identification — Doubtful identification of accused persons due to lack of prior acquaintance and absence of test India Law Library Docid # 2441547
(248) THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND OTHERS Vs. T ARJUNAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Compensation — Where re-appointment of a former employee, who had worked for 13 years as a Nominal Muster Roll employee but was disengaged much earlier and had attained superannuation age, was not feasible due to passage of time, the Supreme Court, exercising its powers under Article 142, directed payment of lump sum compensation to the employee, making it clear that the order was based on peculiar facts and not a precedent. [Paras 7-12] India Law Library Docid # 2441619
(249) SHAILENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Arms Act, 1959 - Sections 25/27 — Conviction for possessing a pistol with a live cartridge — Absence of independent public witnesses during search and seizure conducted in a public place at 6:00 p.m — — No explanation provided for the lack of independent witnesses — Supreme Court held that conviction cannot be sustained in the absence of independent witnesses and set aside the conviction and sentence. [Paras 5–10] India Law Library Docid # 2441700
(250) BIPUL MISHRA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Suspension of Sentence — In view of the appellant having suffered incarceration for two years, the pendency of appeal before the High Court and the arguable points raised regarding the conviction, the Supreme Court suspended the sentence and granted bail, setting aside the impugned order of the High Court. [Paras 5, 8, 9, 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441755
(251) PARDEEP SETH Vs. M/S. P.K. VERMA & COMPANY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 148 — Cheque bounce case — Suspension of sentence — High Court judge not following decisions of coordinate benches on imposing condition of depositing 20% of compensation amount while granting suspension of sentence — Learned Judge should have followed earlier coordinate bench decisions for judicial propriety and consistency, instead of deciding the case on merits himself, which preempted the appellate court — Impugned orders set aside and matt India Law Library Docid # 2441758
(252) PREM Vs. LATE SH. NARATA RAM THROUGH HIS LRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 32(1) — Enforcement of injunction decree by civil imprisonment — Mandatory requirement of opportunity and wilful disobedience — For enforcing an injunction decree by civil imprisonment, the executing court must determine that the judgment debtor had an opportunity to obey the India Law Library Docid # 2441793
(253) VISHAL (MINOR THROUGH HIS MOTHER) AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. KRISHNA DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Sale — Consideration — Allegation that sale consideration was not paid before Sub-Registrar — Sale Deed is registered and attesting witnesses admitted passing of sale consideration — Court may not infer that sale is without consideration on mere discrepancy in plaint averment, especially when evidence proves otherwise. India Law Library Docid # 2441794
(254) LAKHBIR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. HINDU SABHA SOCIETY AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 51 Rule 3 — Impleading legal representatives — Application for impleading legal representatives of a deceased appellant was moved due to the death of appellant No — 2 — It was stated that no other legal heirs were left by the deceased — An advocate appeared and had no objection to the India Law Library Docid # 2441795
(255) MANMOHANPAL SINGH Vs. U.T. CHANDIGARH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406, 498-A, 420 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3/4 — Cruelty and misappropriation of dowry articles — Complainant alleged husband and in-laws subjected her to physical and mental torture for dowry, including misappropriation of her stridhan and being thrown out of the house — India Law Library Docid # 2441796
(256) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RAMANJIT KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in vehicular accident — FIR not a sine qua non for claim — Standard of proof is preponderance of probabilities — Claimants proved accident and rashness/negligence of driver through eyewitness testimony, medical reports, and adverse inference due to driver's failure to India Law Library Docid # 2441797
(257) DILIP RAM @ DILIP KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 2(d) and Section 4 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(i) — Age of Victim — Medical Examination Report — School Transfer Certificate — In the absence of an exhibited school transfer certificate, it cannot be considered as evidence — A medical India Law Library Docid # 2441824
(258) ANIL KUMAR JHA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent power of High Court — Power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice — Application is maintainable to quash proceedings that are bad for want of sanction, frivolous, or an abuse of court process — If an act alleged in a complaint India Law Library Docid # 2441825
(259) FAUJDARI CHAUDHARY Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (CRPF Act) — Section 11(1) — Punishment for minor offences — Withholding of annual increment without cumulative effect and treating suspension period as 'as such' — Challenge to as major punishment, not prescribed under Section 11(1) — Held, such punishment is not listed under Section India Law Library Docid # 2441826
(260) SUMAN KUMAR SUMAN Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Regularization of service — Petitioner sought regularization of services as Amin on the basis of long service as daily wager and contractual employee — Petitioner failed to establish continuous engagement and that his services were indispensable — Contractual India Law Library Docid # 2441827