(161) SARADA PRASANNA NANDA Vs. M(MALICHITI) PADMINI KUMARI PATRA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41, Rule 27 — Additional evidence at appellate stage — Application for adducing additional evidence is not maintainable if the court can pronounce judgment without it — No vested right to adduce additional evidence as a routine matter — Appellate court is not expected to conduct a fresh India Law Library Docid # 2443829
(162) BIJAYALAXMI DAS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 154 — Registration of FIR — If information received discloses a cognizable offence, registration of FIR is mandatory — No preliminary inquiry is permissible in such a situation. India Law Library Docid # 2443830
(163) BABU @ SANJOYA BEHERA @ SANJOY KUMAR BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 341, 506, 307 — Conviction for wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and attempt to murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Prosecution case: Appellant had made objectionable comments against victim, threatened victim's family for marriage proposal, and subsequently assaulted India Law Library Docid # 2443831
(164) LAXMAN SOREN Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction under Section 354 IPC — Delay in FIR — While delay in lodging FIR in sexual offence cases is not always fatal, a convincing explanation for such delay is necessary, and its absence can be a factor in assessing the prosecution's case. India Law Library Docid # 2443832
(165) SUJAYA KUMAR MOHANTY Vs. REPUBLIC OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 477-A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act — Co-accused acquitted — Appellant contended false implication and weakened prosecution case India Law Library Docid # 2443833
(166) RUDRA MADHAB MOHAPATRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Non-compliance with statutory safeguards during arrest — Sections 47 and 48 of BNSS Act, 2023, and Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India mandate informing the arrestee of the grounds of arrest and notifying their relatives or friends — Failure to comply with these provisions can render the arrest and subsequent remand illegal, entitling the arrested person to be set free. India Law Library Docid # 2443834
(167) SALIM KHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 67 and 37 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 25 — Admissibility of Confessional Statement — Officers under Section 53 NDPS Act are "police officers" as per Section 25 Evidence Act, making statements recorded under Section 67 NDPS Act inadmissible as India Law Library Docid # 2442945
(168) ABDUL RASHID KOHLI Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 and Section 29 — Bail Application — Petitioner charged under Section 29 for criminal conspiracy — Commercial quantity of contraband not recovered from Petitioner — Evidence against Petitioner comprises only disclosure statements of co-accused and phone logs India Law Library Docid # 2442967
(169) UNION TERRITORY OF J&K THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO GOVT. JAL SHAKTI (PHE) DEPARTMENT, CIVIL SECTT. J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MOHD YOUSUF JOO[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Civil Services — Recovery of excess payment — Class III and Class IV employees — Recovery of erroneously paid higher pay scales under SRO 59 of 1990 was impermissible as per Supreme Court guidelines in Rafiq Masih case, especially when employees were not involved in fraud or misrepresentation and had enjoyed the India Law Library Docid # 2442968
(170) INHABITANTS OF BLOCK HARWAN THROUGH ALI MOHAMMAD RATHER AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JK THROUGH COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 J&K Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) Jurisdiction — Block Harwan, comprising various villages, was declared a "Notified Area" for development purposes under the J&K Development Act, 1970, and placed under the control of LCMA — This declaration superseded any conflicting provisions in other India Law Library Docid # 2442969
(171) NISAR AHMAD BHAGAT Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 13, 15 — Constitution of India — Article 22(5) — Preventive detention — Grounds of detention — Must be precise and definite, not vague, to enable detenue to make an effective representation and exercise fundamental right — Detenue must be informed of grounds in a India Law Library Docid # 2442970
(172) DINESH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304(Part 2), 34, 307 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Death of some appellants during pendency of appeal — Appeal abated against deceased appellants — Limited to India Law Library Docid # 2443206
(173) CHANDRAPAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Conviction for possessing illicit firearms — Appeal against acquittal of charges under Sections 399/402 IPC and conviction under Section 25 Arms Act — Held that conviction cannot be sustained solely on police testimony and that of a procured independent witness, especially when the same India Law Library Docid # 2443207
(174) AJAI PAL Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 364A, 302, 201 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Kidnapping and Murder — Recovery of deceased's kurta and weapon — Absence of disclosure statement from accused before recovery vitiates the India Law Library Docid # 2443208
(175) M/S HAPUR ROLLER FLOUR MILLS AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S SHRI VARDHMAN ROLLER FLOUR MILLS AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8(1) — Application for reference to arbitration — Filing of first statement on substance of dispute — Where a party participates in judicial proceedings by filing applications, and does not file a written statement or an application under Section 8 within the stipulated period (90 India Law Library Docid # 2443209
(176) MANOJ KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. U.P. LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21 and 22(1) — Right to personal liberty and protection against illegal arrest — Informing arrested person of grounds of arrest is a mandatory constitutional safeguard, not a mere formality — Failure to do so renders the arrest and subsequent remand illegal. [Paras 7, 8, 45, 46, 58, 62, 64, India Law Library Docid # 2443210
(177) JAVED KHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU SECRY. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-04-2026 Termination of Service — Forged Documents — Where an employee obtains appointment based on forged and fabricated educational certificates, their services can be terminated without a departmental inquiry as such appointments are considered nullities from the outset. India Law Library Docid # 2443211
(178) SAURAV RAJ Vs. SONAKSHI VERMA[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 379 (formerly Cr.P.C. Section 340) — Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Simultaneous Proceedings — While proceedings under Section 379 BNSS (perjury) and contempt of court can be invoked simultaneously, the court is not bound to initiate action under both. The existence of a India Law Library Docid # 2443212
(179) SMT. GYANWATI Vs. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER JUDICIAL FAIZABAD[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condontion of Delay — Discretionary power to condone delay must be exercised judiciously and upon sufficient cause — In this case, the delay of approximately five years was inordinate and the impugned order lacked cogent reasons, making the exercise of discretion arbitrary and unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2443213
(180) M/S S. A. ENTERPRISES THRU. ITS PROPRIETOR RAMESHVAR SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA THRU. ITS GOVERNOR MUMBAI AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 29-04-2026 Banking Law — Freezing of Bank Accounts — Banks lack inherent power to freeze customer accounts without legal authority or formal complaint from a competent authority. Such action is considered arbitrary and a violation of the account holder's fundamental rights. India Law Library Docid # 2443214