(741) NILESH RANIWAL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of suicide — Conviction for Section 304 and 506 IPC — Duly proved by evidence — Suicide note, dying declaration and consistent testimony of witnesses established the proximate and live nexus between the accused's acts and the deceased's suicide — Trial court's judgment affirmed. India Law Library Docid # 2440646
(742) AJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 20-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC — Held, prosecution case based purely on circumstantial evidence — Evidence of 'last seen together' found to be weak and not proximate to the incident — Marriage link not proved due to absence of sworn testimony and non-production of documentary evidence — Motive not established India Law Library Docid # 2440823
(743) BRIJESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 138 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 260-265, 322, 421, 258, 255(2)/255(3) — Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Sections 283-288, 274, 278 — Expeditious trial — Summary proceedings — Delay in disposal — Applicant sought to quash order rejecting their application for further opportunity to produce defence India Law Library Docid # 2440824
(744) SATISH AND OTHERS Vs. ADDL.COMMISSIONER MEERUT DIVISION MEERUT AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 — Section 198(4) — Cancellation of agricultural lease — Proceedings under Section 198(4) can only be initiated by the Collector on his own motion or on the application of an "aggrieved person" — A person aggrieved is one whose legal right is invaded or whose pecuniary India Law Library Docid # 2440825
(745) ANSHUL RANA Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. REVENUE LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 20-02-2026 Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 — Section 21(5) and 2(1)(d) — State Human Rights Commission — Jurisdiction — Limitations — Property disputes, matters of title and possession — These are not within the purview of the State Human Rights Commission as they are civil matters with specific remedies under common civil law and statutory enactments — The Commission can inquire into India Law Library Docid # 2440826
(746) JOLLYBEN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 362 — Power of Court to alter or review judgment — Criminal courts are barred from altering or reviewing their judgments or final orders after they have been signed, except to correct clerical or arithmetical errors — This prohibition is absolute. India Law Library Docid # 2440963
(747) ARVINDBHAI KALYANBHAI VANALIYA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 195 — Offence under Section 186 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — For cognizance of offence under Section 186 IPC, a written complaint by the public servant concerned is mandatory — Failure to comply with this mandatory requirement vitiates the trial and conviction — Trial Court took cognizance of the offence under Section 186 IPC despite the absence of a India Law Library Docid # 2440964
(748) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. BALRAM NARENDRAPAL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(3) — Appeal against order of acquittal — Appreciation of evidence — Appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate and reconsider evidence — However, in case of acquittal, there is a double presumption of innocence in favour of the accused — If two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of India Law Library Docid # 2441042
(749) KOUSHAL SHARMA Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 20-02-2026 Preventive Detention — Right to Representation — Detaining Authority and Government both must consider representation — Failure of detaining authority to consider representation amounts to infringement of constitutional right — Failure of Government to consider representation before referring to Advisory Board makes India Law Library Docid # 2441028
(750) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. DEEPAK RAI CHOWDHARY AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal From Order — Challenges award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Tribunal awarded compensation for death in motor accident — Insurance Company challenges award on computation and breach of policy conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2441297
(751) AMITHAB BAGCHI Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Cancellation of bail — Powers of Court — A court which grants bail becomes functus officio after finally disposing of the bail application and cannot review or alter its order except for clerical or arithmetical errors, as per Section 362 of Cr.P.C — Cancellation of bail requires grounds such as India Law Library Docid # 2441462
(752) SELVI AND OTHERS Vs. JUNIOR ENGINEER, KILNATHUR SECTION, BLUE STAR NEECHAL KULAM, TIRUVANNAMALAI CIRCLE AND DISTRICT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 44 Rule 3 — Appeal as Indigent Person — Permission granted to appellants to appeal as indigent persons under Order 44 Rule 3 of CPC. India Law Library Docid # 2441564
(753) P.V. BHASKER REDDY Vs. UNION BANK OF INDIA AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 20-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus — Quashing of punishment — Compulsory retirement modified to reduction in grade — Petitioner sought quashing of order modifying punishment and reinstatement — Court considered evidence and found some charges unproven. India Law Library Docid # 2441565
(754) RFC RETIRED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-02-2026 Pension Regulations, 1990 — Withdrawal — Retrospective effect — Validity — Rajasthan Financial Corporation (RFC) Employees' Pension Regulations, 1990 — Withdrawal notification dated 09.06.2020 with retrospective effect from 21.06.2004 — Court has previously held withdrawal of pension regulations to be illegal — Appeal to India Law Library Docid # 2440157
(755) INDER SINGH SAINI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-02-2026 Administrative Law — Service Law — Selection Scale — Eligibility — Ad hoc appointees are not entitled to selection scale benefits from the date of their ad hoc appointment, as such benefits are only for regularly appointed employees. India Law Library Docid # 2440158
(756) FUTURE GENERAL INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. MEENAKSHI SUMAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-02-2026 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal — Insurance policy terms — Interest on award — Insurance company not liable for interest if policy excludes this liability. India Law Library Docid # 2440159
(757) LAXMI CHAND Vs. HANIF KHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-02-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 168 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal against award — Contributory Negligence — Accident occurred in the centre of the road, indicating negligence on the part of both drivers — Tribunal's finding of 50% contributory negligence by the appellant upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2440096
(758) DEVA RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Considerations for granting bail — Delay in lodging FIR, contradictions in statements, and denial of offence in initial statement are significant factors in granting bail. India Law Library Docid # 2440097
(759) ABDUL KARIM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-02-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 191(2), 121(1), 132, 131, 263(b), 61(2)(a), 111(2)(b) and 190 — Framing of charges — Mechanical and cursory order — Non — application of judicial mind — Court must apply its judicial mind to the material before it and satisfy itself that basic ingredients of alleged offenses are prima facie made out — Mechanical framing of charges simply because a charge — sheet India Law Library Docid # 2440098
(760) ATUL MISHRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-02-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Preamble — Fraternity — Fundamental duty of every citizen to promote harmony and brotherhood amongst all people, transcending diversities — Ambedkar's vision of fraternity as bedrock of democracy, fostering shared interests and interconnectedness, essential for national unity and social India Law Library Docid # 2440285