(621) JIYAURREHMAN Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Delay in filing appeal — Supreme Court directed High Court to decide appeal on merits, notwithstanding delay — Delay condoned by High Court, and appeal proceeded on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2441307
(622) JITENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3, 25, 25(8) — Criminal Writ Petition — FIR Registration — Petitioner implicated solely on co — accused's disclosure statement without independent recovery or corroboration — Petitioner was already in jail when the alleged offence occurred. India Law Library Docid # 2440111
(623) SANSARO DEVI Vs. VIKRAM SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 138 — Offence of cheque bouncing — Compounding of offence — Parties entered into a compromise after conviction and sentencing — Petitioner through her son paid the entire cheque amount and compensation to the respondent — Respondent stated no objection to quashing of conviction and sentence — High Court has the power to compound the offence under Section 147 of NI Act in revision proceedings, even after conviction India Law Library Docid # 2440499
(624) KALU SON Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 12-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Death due to Myocardial infarction, not directly linked to injuries — Failure to establish proximate nexus between alleged injuries and cardiac event — Absence of cogent medical evidence for direct linkage. India Law Library Docid # 2440202
(625) MANGRA CHAMPIA Vs. LALA CHAMPIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Appellants convicted under Sections 302/34 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Grounds for appeal included failure of prosecution to establish charges beyond reasonable doubt and lack of evidence for common intention. India Law Library Docid # 2439343
(626) SMT. KAMLA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 — Section 13(4) and Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, Rule 8 — Sale of Mortgaged Property — Alleged private treaty — Petitioners claimed property was sold through a private treaty without their consent, India Law Library Docid # 2440304
(627) M/S. KJV ALLOYS CONDUCTORS PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 50(3) and Section 42(10) — Interest on wrongly availed Input Tax Credit (ITC) — Interest is leviable when ITC is wrongly claimed and utilized. Mere availment of ITC without utilization does not attract interest liability, especially when a retrospective amendment clarifies this intent. India Law Library Docid # 2440305
(628) ANIL KUMAR GARG Vs. SUPDT. ENGINEER, M.P.S.E.B.[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 12-02-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope — The High Court in a second appeal cannot interfere with findings of fact unless they are perverse, based on no evidence, or contrary to mandatory provisions of law. India Law Library Docid # 2440306
(629) ADITYA BHATNAGAR AND OTHERS Vs. BANK OF BARODA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Independent Nature of Proceedings — The initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is independent of proceedings under other laws like the SARFAESI Act. A case before the India Law Library Docid # 2440307
(630) SMT. KAMLA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 — Section 13(4) and Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 — Rule 8 — Challenging auction proceedings — Disputed questions of fact regarding non-compliance with SARFAESI Act and Rules cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction; the India Law Library Docid # 2440308
(631) BASANT KUMAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 107 — Abetment of suicide — For conviction the prosecution must establish that the accused contributed to the act of suicide by the deceased by instigating, conspiring, or intentionally aiding — Mere harassment is not sufficient — Clear intention (mens rea) to abet is essential — A positive act by the accused, closely linked to the time of the incident, that compelled or drove the victim to commit suicide is required — Allegations of harassment alone India Law Library Docid # 2440656
(632) SMT. GEETA DEVI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 — Sections 64 and 65 — Allotment of residential plot to landless agricultural laborer — Encroachment by third party — Power of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to deliver possession — The SDM has the power under Section 65 of the Code, 2006 to put an allottee in possession of land allotted for India Law Library Docid # 2440727
(633) ABHISHEK FINLEASE LTD Vs. PRAVINBHAI JITENDRABHAI MANIYAR AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Contract Law — Loan Agreement and Promissory Note — Evidence — Trial court dismissed suit based on handwriting expert opinion regarding agreement allegedly signed by Defendant No — 1 — Court found Defendant No — 2's signature on promissory note undisputed and an agreement (Exhibit-104) admitting liability — India Law Library Docid # 2440970
(634) THE HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR BHARAT BHUSHAN Vs. RANO DEVI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 12-02-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order refusing to set aside an arbitral award — Scope of appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is limited and subject to the same grounds as a challenge under Section 34 — Courts should not interfere with an arbitral award in a casual or cavalier manner — Mere possibility of an alternative view on facts or interpretation of a contract does not India Law Library Docid # 2441035
(635) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. SARDARBHAI KANJIBHAI DAMOR AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's power to reassess evidence is extensive, but should give proper weight to the trial court's view, presump-tion of innocence, and benefit of doubt — If the trial court's reasoning is plausible and cannot be dislodged, the High Court should not interfere with acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2441053
(636) SHRI YOGRAJ (SINCE DECEASED, THROUGH LRS) AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI RAM KUMAR GUPTA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Jurisdiction — Revisional Court — Limits of powers — Revisional court under Provincial Small Cause Courts Act cannot re-appreciate evidence or enter into questions of title, particularly when such issues have been previously decided and attained finality — Revisional court transgressed its limited scope by undertaking a fresh evaluation of evidence and overlooking established documentary evidence and public records. India Law Library Docid # 2441308
(637) PRATIBHA RAWAT Vs. PHARMACY COUNCIL STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Pharmacy Act, 1948 — Section 12 — Education Regulations, 1991 — Regulation 4, Chapter II — Pharmacist Registration — Eligibility based on 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics — Petitioner did not secure passing marks in Chemistry in 10+2 — Admission to Diploma in Pharmacy — Suppression of facts or fraud not established — College responsible for admission process and document India Law Library Docid # 2441309
(638) MOOL CHANDRA @ MOOLA OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 366A, 376(2)(l), 376D — Need for unimpeachable proof — Absence of seizure memo and recovery documents for incriminating exhibits — Possibility of tampering or contamination — Forensic evidence loses evidentiary sanctity without proper chain of custody — Conviction cannot be sustained on such unverified material. India Law Library Docid # 2441310
(639) AAVESH ANSARI @ CHOTU Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 41(1)(b) — Grounds of arrest — Communication of grounds of arrest in writing is mandatory — Arrestee must be informed of the precise acts done by them which constitute the offense — Simply informing of the law applicable is not sufficient — Arrestee has the right to understand why they have been arrested, including the basic facts constituting an offence and the India Law Library Docid # 2441311
(640) LATEEF RAHMAN SHARFAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 12-02-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 3, 2(1)(u) — Offence of money laundering is independent of the scheduled offence, but is intrinsically linked to proceeds of crime derived from a scheduled offence — The Act’s machinery can be invoked if there are proceeds of crime involved in any India Law Library Docid # 2441470