(541) PARVEEN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 and 401 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337 and 304-A — Motor accident — Revision petition against conviction and sentence — Petitioner did not press challenge to conviction, confined submissions to quantum of sentence — Both lower courts rightly appreciated evidence India Law Library Docid # 2444009
(542) RAYAPPA JAYASEELAN ANTONY CHETIYAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c)(2) — Untoward Incident — Compensation — Death of deceased due to accidental fall from a moving train — Tribunal rejected claim on grounds of deceased not being a bonafide passenger and incident not being an “untoward incident” — High Court found deceased to be a bonafide passenger India Law Library Docid # 2444175
(543) SHYAM BIHARI MISHRA Vs. SANJU DEVI[PATNA HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Pleadings and Evidence — Evidence beyond pleadings cannot be considered for relief, as parties are bound by their pleadings and cannot introduce new facts through evidence without amending them. India Law Library Docid # 2443595
(544) CHANDAN DEVI @ CHANDA DEVI @ NUNU DEVI @ NUNU Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and 328 — Murder and causing hurt by poison — Appeal against conviction — Prosecution case primarily relied on alleged oral dying declaration of deceased child and testimonies of interested witnesses — No witness saw accused administering poison — Case based on circumstantial evidence — Dying declaration suffered from inconsistencies and lacked full confidence — Medical evidence India Law Library Docid # 2443596
(545) XXX Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to a Juvenile — Bail is a rule and denial is an exception — A juvenile must be released on bail unless specific grounds under the proviso to Section 12(1) are met, such as the risk of association with known criminals, exposure to danger, or defeating the ends of justice — India Law Library Docid # 2443597
(546) RIJESSING WARJRI Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 79, 351, 356 — Quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings — Petitioner sought to quash FIR for offences under Sections 79, 351, and 356 of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) and subsequent proceedings — Petitioner argued that India Law Library Docid # 2443720
(547) DR. HARI TULSHIRAM GHOLAP Vs. JITENDRA RAJARAM SAVANT[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(b) and Section 12 — Civil Contempt — Breach of Solvent Surety — Execution of Sale Deed in breach of solvent surety furnished to the court is a willful breach of court orders and amounts to civil contempt — The apology tendered by the contemnors in such a situation, especially when there India Law Library Docid # 2444162
(548) RAJINDER SINGH Vs. HARI SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Hindu Law — Ancestral Property — Relinquishment Deed — A relinquishment deed is considered a conveyance and, if executed without consideration, it amounts to a gift — A coparcener cannot execute a relinquishment deed in favour of other coparceners unless it is for the benefit of all coparceners or with their prior consent — India Law Library Docid # 2444193
(549) KARAN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 21 — Offence relating to heroin — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Police on patrolling duty saw accused behaving suspiciously and running away — Accused threw a packet which was recovered and found to contain heroin — Accused informed of right to be searched before Magistrate or Gazetted Officer and consented — Search conducted India Law Library Docid # 2444194
(550) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAVIBHAI SUNDARLAL KAHAR AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential Ingredients — Prosecution must prove a direct or indirect act of incitement or intentional aiding by the accused that proximately led to the suicide — Mere harassment or domestic discord is insufficient to establish abetment unless there is a clear intention and a direct causal link. India Law Library Docid # 2443496
(551) RAMABEN @ RAMUBEN DAYABHAI MUNDHAVA - HEIRS OF DECD. DAYABHAI SINDHABHAI MUNDHAVA AND OTHERS Vs. PUNABHAI TAPUBHAI GOHEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Determination of notional income — Deceased rickshaw driver — Claimants produced widow's testimony and RC book of rickshaw — Tribunal awarded Rs. 3,000/- per month — Appellants contended income was Rs. 5,000/- per month. India Law Library Docid # 2443497
(552) TRIKAMBHAI BHIMJIBHAI RATHOD Vs. MOHMAD NANJIBHAI PATHAN AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimant sought enhancement of compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim against opponents 3 & 4 and dismissed against India Law Library Docid # 2443498
(553) M/S KANORIA ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED, (FORMERLY KNOWN AS M/S A INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED) Vs. CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CCIT) AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 115BAA — Option to avail concessional tax rate — Filing of Form 10-IC is a procedural requirement, not a substantive condition for exercising the option — The return of income itself, indicating the option, should be given due weight. India Law Library Docid # 2444663
(554) SHIAVJI GANPATI KALE Vs. DHONDIRAM NAMA DIKLE[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 — Section 19 and Rule 7 — Protection of tenant's rights — Requirements for valid surrender of tenancy — Strict compliance with provisions relating to written surrender, voluntariness, good faith, and Tahsildar's satisfaction is mandatory. India Law Library Docid # 2446941
(555) ASHOK RANGNATHRAO KOTTAWAR AND ANOTHER Vs. JOINT CHARITY COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Societies Registration Act, 1960 — Section 12 and 12A — Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 — Section 22 — Amendment of bye-laws — While Section 12A deals only with change of name, Section 12 empowers the governing body to alter, extend or abridge the purposes of the society, which also includes altering bye-laws or regulations for fulfilling India Law Library Docid # 2446942
(556) SHANKAR MAHADA KARDILE, DIED THROUGH HIS L.RS. Vs. NARAYAN PREMRAJ CHORBELE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 — Section 19 & Rule 7 — Surrender of Tenancy Rights — Mere revenue entries like "bedakhal" in Khasra Pahani Patrak or Tenancy Register are insufficient to establish a valid surrender — Statutory formalities for surrender, requiring written surrender, admission before Tahsildar, inquiry India Law Library Docid # 2446943
(557) SHRI. DIGAMBAR VASANT KAMAT Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 197 — Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2000 (PMLA) — Section 44(1)(b) — Cognizance of offence — Requirement of prior sanction — Taking cognizance of an offence against a public servant, who acted or purported to act in discharge of official duty, requires prior sanction India Law Library Docid # 2446989
(558) SHRI. AJIT UDAY SALASKAR Vs. THE VPK URBAN CO-OP. CREDIT SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138, 147 — Compounding of offence — Dishonour of cheque — Application for compounding of offence after conviction — Applicant sought to compound the offence under Section 138 of the India Law Library Docid # 2447025
(559) SHAIK SHABANA Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Passport Act, 1967 — Section 6 — Right to travel abroad is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution — Any restriction on this right must be fair, just, and reasonable — The Passport Act and its rules do not prohibit a single parent from applying for a passport for their minor child. India Law Library Docid # 2443157
(560) P.PURUSHOTHAM REDDY AND OTHERS Vs. R MUNWAR BASHA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-05-2026 Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 — Sections 4, 5, 23 and 31 — Protection order — Interim relief — Insolvency Court has inherent power to pass interim protection orders even before adjudication, to meet ends of justice, depending on case facts and circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2443158