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(141) UMMED DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Delay of 19 days in filing — Non-appearance of counsel — Duty to provide legal assistance — High Court dismissed appeal against acquittal filed by victim’s mother (concerning allegations of dowry demand, harassment, and death) solely on ground of a 19-day delay and absence of an application for condonation of delay — Held, Constitutional Courts must be alive to the travails of litigants and ensure quality legal assis
India Law Library Docid # 2450680

(142) THE STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. AVTAR SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) — Section 482 —Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 365/149, 324/149, 325/149 and 148 — Quashing of criminal proceedings/FIR post-conviction on the basis of compromise — High Court allowed quashing of FIR and sentence post-conviction based on settlement between parties — Validity of — Inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 CrPC are distinct
India Law Library Docid # 2450804

(143) CHANDAN YADAV @ CHANDAN KUMAR YADAV AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Criminal Law — Bail — Parity and Role of Accused — Recovery of codeine cough syrup — High Court rejected bail application — Appellants, working as driver and cleaner of the vehicle, had no criminal antecedents — Consignor and consignee of the seized contraband were already granted bail — Supreme Court held that further detention of the appellants pending trial was unnecessary — Bail granted subject to terms and conditions imposed by the trial court, including diligently attending proceedings and
India Law Library Docid # 2451784

(144) PAPPU KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 351(2), 303(2) and 352 — Anticipatory Bail — Custodial interrogation — Necessity — High Court rejected appellants' prayer for pre-arrest bail — Appellants had joined investigation pursuant to Court's interim order — Nature of allegations did not warrant detention for custodial interrogation — Impugned order set aside — Anticipatory bail granted — Directed that in the event of arrest, appellants shall be released o
India Law Library Docid # 2451806

(145) SHAYAM MISHRA @ SHAYAM KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 324, 307, 384, 379, 504 and 506 — Anticipatory bail — Compromise between parties — Rejection of pre-arrest bail by High Court challenged — Dispute involved a complaint by the informant and a counter-complaint by the appellant — Parties subsequently resolved the matter through an amicable settlement — Taking into consideration the cross-complaints and compromise, impugned order denying bail
India Law Library Docid # 2451807

(146) SANDEEP R. Vs. MANPREETH R[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2026
Family Law — Child Custody and Visitation — Erroneous dismissal of restoration application contrary to record and superior court orders — High Court had modified visitation rights taking note of mother's relocation to Pune for employment. When father allegedly took the child forcibly after court visitation, mother sought restoration of custody. Family Court dismissed her application, alleging non-disclosure of custody loss details and relocation. Supreme Court expressed astonishment at Trial Jud
India Law Library Docid # 2451817

(147) HARINDER SINGH SODHI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 — Valuation of Property — Industrial vs. Commercial Use — Criteria for Stamp Duty Determination — The core issue involved whether a property subject to a gift deed should be treated as 'industrial' or 'commercial' for stamp duty computation — The High Court had held the property to be commercial on the ground that both manufacturing and sales took place on the premises and that it was not situated in a designated industrial area — The Supreme
India Law Library Docid # 2450099

(148) REJI BABY Vs. SUBI MARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Quashing of Proceedings — Valid Settlement Agreement — Effect of relinquishment of claims — Respondent No. 1-wife voluntarily executed a Settlement Agreement and filed an affidavit waiving all monetary claims, including maintenance, following which a mutual consent divorce decree was granted — Subsequent initiation of
India Law Library Docid # 2449988

(149) HAFIZ RASHID AHMED CHOUDHURY Vs. KRIPANATH MALLAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 81(3) — Requirements of proper attestation — Distinction in rubber stamps used — Attestation of copies supplied to the respondent had varying rubber stamps ("attested to be true copy" on certain pages and "certified to be true copy" on others) — Held, Section 81(3) requires that the election petition be accompanied by true copies attested by the petitioner under his own signature — No particular form of attestation is prescribed;
India Law Library Docid # 2449989

(150) ASKARI HUSSAIN AND OTHERS Vs. DINESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Section 58(3) — Reference to Third Member on difference of opinion — Scope of jurisdiction of Referee Member — Two members of NCDRC Bench differed; Presiding Member allowed appeal and dismissed complaint, whereas Companion Member modified order by reducing compensation and interest — On reference under Section 58(3), Third Member concurred with Companion Member and proceeded to decide and dispose of appeal
India Law Library Docid # 2450679

(151) R MANIMARAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 52A & 63 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Sections 451 & 457 — Release and Confiscation of Conveyance — Inter-play with Drug Disposal Committee (DDC) — Role and Power of Court — Power to order confiscation of a vehicle under Section 63(1) lies exclusively with the Court trying the offence and not with the Drug
India Law Library Docid # 2450986

(152) ARUN KUMAR MANDAL @ ARUN MANDAL Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 [Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482] — Anticipatory Bail — Scope and effect of interim protection during investigation — Grant of interim protection against arrest or direction that "no coercive steps shall be taken" does not impede or bar the Investigating Officer (I.O.) from continuing with the investigation
India Law Library Docid # 2450580

(153) ANIL SINGH @ ANIL KUMAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 & 313 — Power to Summon Material Witness — Failure of Prosecution to Examine Crucial Witnesses — Rejection of S. 311 CrPC application filed by de-facto complainant to examine material prosecution witnesses (injured witness, Medical Officer, and Investigating Officer) after commencement of S. 313 CrPC statement — Sustainability — Reversal — Supreme Court held that non-examination of crucial
India Law Library Docid # 2451177

(154) ATUL Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Prolonged incarceration and parity — Appellant convicted under Sections 148, 325/149, 302/149, and 506 Part-II IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment — High Court rejected application for suspension of sentence — Appeal pending since 2018 — Appellant underwent nearly ten years of incarceration — Co-accused already granted suspension of sentence by Supreme Court — Held, considering period of custody, delay in appeal hea
India Law Library Docid # 2451744

(155) SHANTHA SRINIVAS Vs. M/S SUN RAMA EXPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Civil Law — Alternative Dispute Resolution — Mediation — Settlement Agreement — Modification of Decree — Parties to property dispute referred to mediation arrived at an amicable joint settlement resolving disputes regarding conveyance of Schedule "A" property, grant of permanent easementary access rights over connecting roads, retention of title over Schedule "D" property, and proportionate division and withdrawal of balance sale consideration deposited before the Trial Court with accrued intere
India Law Library Docid # 2451754

(156) OM PAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 136 — Concurrent findings of conviction — Premature release — Remission: Supreme Court declined to interfere with concurrent findings of conviction recorded by the Trial Court and High Court. However, noting that the first appellant had undergone over 14 years of imprisonment, the Court directed his immediate release on terms fixed by the Trial Court, subject to consideration of his remission application under the policy prevalent at the time of the incident
India Law Library Docid # 2451791

(157) ANIL SINGH @ ANIL KUMAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 311 and 313 — Power to summon material witnesses — Duty of Trial Court — Complainant filed an application under Section 311 seeking examination of crucial witnesses, including an injured witness, the Medical Officer, and the Investigating Officer — Lower courts rejected the plea citing delay and plugging of lacunae — Held, unsustainable — Non-examination of vital witnesses reflected shoddy prosecution risking unwarranted acquittal — Trial court is
India Law Library Docid # 2451796

(158) SRI ANUMANDALA RAJESH REDDY Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and Section 197 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 218 — Prior sanction for prosecuting public servants — Direction to register FIR and investigate — Order passed under Section 156(3) CrPC is a pre-cognizance step and does not amount to taking cognizance of an offence — Requirement of previous sanction under Section 197 CrPC operates only at the stage of taking cognizance under Section 190 CrPC, not at the anterior stage of
India Law Library Docid # 2453537

(159) G. SATHYANARAYANA BOTHRA AND OTHERS Vs. M.D. LOKESWARI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 — Section 113-C — Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction — Binding nature of interim protection — Pendency of regularisation proceedings: High Court issued directions to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to take coercive steps and remove/demolish unauthorised constructions/deviations within
India Law Library Docid # 2449993

(160) R.J. GAJENDRA KUMAR Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Service Law — Promotion — Eligibility Criteria and Feeder Post Qualifications — Reopening of Settled Appointment/Promotion: In a writ petition seeking consideration for promotion to a higher post, the Court cannot go beyond the scope of the dispute to question the employee's eligibility for the feeder post after a lapse of significant time, especially when such feeder post appointment/promotion
India Law Library Docid # 2449994

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