(281) SMT. B. C. SUSHEELA Vs. SRI. J. KARIYAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Object and spirit of the provision — Meant to provide immediate relief to wife, minor children, and parents unable to maintain themselves and to prevent destitution. India Law Library Docid # 2443504
(282) SMT. SAVITHA S @ PARVATHI AND OTHERS Vs. SRI. C.T. DASAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C — are summary in nature and intended to prevent destitution, not to punish neglect — The existence of a decree for restitution of conjugal rights does not automatically disentitle a wife from claiming maintenance India Law Library Docid # 2443505
(283) IDBI BANK LIMITED Vs. KARNATAKA INDUSTRIAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT BOARD[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 — Section 34-B and Regulations 10(d) & 15 — Cancellation of land allotment for industrial purpose — Allottee failed to execute lease-cum-sale agreement and commence production within stipulated period — Possession granted as licensee for construction only — Non India Law Library Docid # 2443506
(284) SRI G.K. GURURAJRAO Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 — Sections 18A(5), 21(3), and 21(4) — Constitutional validity — Challenge rejected — Provisions do not violate Articles 14, 19, 21, 38, 43-B, or 300-A of the Constitution — Corporation's priority in repayment is not manifestly arbitrary and serves public interest by ensuring funds for future depositors and banking stability. India Law Library Docid # 2443507
(285) SRI SAILESH KUMAR Vs. MRS. NISHA S. KUMAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125(3) — Maintenance Order — Enforcement — Arrest Warrant — Issuance of an arrest warrant and Full Look-Out Notice by the Family Court for non-payment of maintenance was challenged — The Court held that proceedings under Section 125 are civil in nature, but the statute provides for coercive measures for enforcement — The issuance of a warrant is India Law Library Docid # 2443508
(286) MRS. DEBOLINA Vs. SRI NILOY GHOSH[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 39(4) and Order 21 — Execution of decree for return of specific movable property — Executing Court erred in holding that it lacked jurisdiction solely because the judgment debtor resided outside its territorial limits and no property was identified within jurisdiction — Such an interpretation of Section 39(4) creates a jurisdictional error by refusing to exercise India Law Library Docid # 2443509
(287) MARUTI VENKAPPA BALANNAVAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. Vs. PRATAPRAO SULTANRAO SHINDE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Land Tenures — Inam Land & Regrant Rights — The suit property was originally Sanadi Inam land granted for service — After abolition of Watans, the land vested with the government and was thereafter regranted to the India Law Library Docid # 2443541
(288) VARDHAMAN LENGADE Vs. SITAL S/O. BHARAMAPPA LENGADE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 9, 10(2) & Rule 13 — Necessary Party — Suit for partition — Plaintiff claimed a share as the sole son of his deceased father, but failed to implead his mother and sisters, who were also Class-I heirs — The Court held that non-joinder of necessary parties is a defect that can be raised even in appeal and that a suit for partition cannot proceed without all co-sharers India Law Library Docid # 2443542
(289) SUDHA Vs. RAJSAKAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) — Cruelty and Desertion — Divorce — Family Court allowed divorce based on husband's allegations of cruelty and wife's desertion — Appellate Court found lack of corroboration for cruelty allegations and raised concerns about desertion finding due to alleged extramarital relationship of husband. India Law Library Docid # 2443551
(290) MD. MAUSAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25(1-AA) and 26(2) — Conviction — Appeal against — Prosecution case based on official witnesses without independent corroboration — Absence of independent witnesses for search and seizure, and non-compliance with Section 100 Cr.P.C — — Failure to establish conscious or constructive possession — Accused not apprehended at the spot — Identity of fleeing persons not established — India Law Library Docid # 2443604
(291) VANSH PRAKASH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 374 and 401 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 325, 452, 323 — Appeal and Revision — Court can re-appreciate evidence in appeal — Prosecution rests on direct evidence of eyewitnesses — Earliest version indicated only informant, deceased, and minor son present — Trial introduced additional witnesses, creating doubt — Minor witness made inconsistent statements India Law Library Docid # 2443605
(292) M/S IMPRIAL PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR DINESH KUMAR, MALE Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) Act, 1974 — Section 6(2)(a) — Cancellation of plot allotment and forfeiture of deposited amount — Authority empowered to cancel allotment and forfeit deposited amount if effective steps are not taken to establish industry within the fixed period — However, prior to cancellation, allottee must be given one month's time to present their case. [Paras 15, India Law Library Docid # 2443606
(293) AJAI KUMAR @ AJAY KUMAR Vs. SMT. POONAM SINHA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Family Court Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Appeal against dismissal of divorce petition — Marriage solemnized on 22.06.2007 — Appellant sought divorce on grounds of desertion and cruelty — Respondent denied allegations and alleged dowry demand and cruelty leading to India Law Library Docid # 2443607
(294) MD. SAHEB Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Appeal against conviction — Fardbeyan recorded from informant/mother of victim found registered against appellant (husband/father) — Victim (minor daughter) and informant/mother declared hostile during trial and did not support prosecution’s case — Court can rely on portions of hostile witness testimony if corroborated by other material evidence. [Paras 15, 17] India Law Library Docid # 2443668
(295) RAM PRASAD MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307 and 323 — Attempt to murder vs — voluntarily causing hurt — For conviction under Section 307, prosecution must prove a definite intention or knowledge to cause death coupled with an overt act — The nature of the weapon, vital part of the body aimed at, and severity of blows are crucial factors — India Law Library Docid # 2443669
(296) UNION OF INDIA Vs. MR. BINAY HEMBROM[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Administrative Law — Substitution of Parties — Interlocutory application for substitution of deceased respondents with their legal heirs and successors is allowed if there is no opposition and the necessary documents like death certificates are provided. India Law Library Docid # 2443769
(297) ANAND JAKKAPPA PUJARI @GADDADAR Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Accused's statement — Falsely implicated defence — Trial Court's finding of guilt based on incriminating circumstances — Deceased's death was homicidal, discovery of key items due to accused's actions, last seen together with accused — Accused denied allegations, claimed false implication, and asserted innocence. India Law Library Docid # 2442775
(298) MEGHARAJBHAI BHEMABHAI CHAUDHARI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of anticipatory bail considered based on factors like nature and gravity of accusation, antecedents of applicant, possibility of fleeing justice, and if arrest is meant to injure or humiliate — Court should avoid elaborate examination of evidence at bail stage but consider aspects like difficulty in identification of accused in a large mob, prima facie lack of presence at the scene of offense, India Law Library Docid # 2442780
(299) NEW DELHI NATURE SOCIETY THROUGH VERHAEN KHANNA Vs. DIRECTOR HORTICULTURE DDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-04-2026 Wildlife Protection and Management — Translocation of Deer — The translocation of deer from A.N. Jha Deer Park to wildlife sanctuaries was deemed necessary due to the park's insufficient carrying capacity and the cancellation of its recognition as a "mini zoo" — The court emphasized the need for scientifically sound and humane translocation processes. India Law Library Docid # 2442776
(300) SMT. RAJ KUMARI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-04-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124A — Untoward Incident — Bona Fide Passenger — The Tribunal wrongly dismissed the claim by holding that the deceased was neither a bona fide passenger nor was the incident India Law Library Docid # 2442779