(81) THE CUSTOMS Vs. FARIDAH NAKANWAGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8, 21, 23, 28 — Bail — Accused foreign national unable to furnish solvent surety due to financial constraints — Supreme Court directed release on furnishing personal bond of Rs — 25,000/- while ensuring she does not leave the country and remains in a detention centre until trial conclusion. [Paras 4 to 11, 14] India Law Library Docid # 2441419
(82) LOVEJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant incarcerated since March 10, 2023, trial underway, appellant not named in FIR and implicated by co-accused, co-accused on bail — Supreme Court granted bail considering trial had commenced and possibility of prolonged incarceration — Observations made for limited purpose of grant of bail, not on merits of case. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441433
(83) LUCKY PATIDAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Ad-interim bail for examinations — Court granted ad-interim bail to a student petitioner for appearing in board examinations, but the lower court set a surrender date without court direction — Supreme Court held that the lower court should not have fixed a surrender date on its own when the original order was silent on this — Considering the petitioner's age, student status, co-accused bail, and injured discharged, Supreme Court ordered immediate rel India Law Library Docid # 2441446
(84) SURYAKANT Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence and Bail — Grant of Bail based on parity and pending High Court proceedings — Court granted suspension of sentence and bail to an applicant convicted under Sections 302 and 120B of IPC, despite conviction being upheld by High Court, due to pendency of other related matters before the High Court and to maintain parity with co-convicts who had been granted similar relief — Court also requested the High Court to expedite the hearing of t India Law Library Docid # 2441517
(85) HEMALI Vs. RAJNEESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Settlement Agreement — Dissolution of Marriage — Parties entered into a Settlement Agreement resolving all disputes and agreeing to abide by its terms — Joint application filed seeking dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Court invoked jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass a decree of divorce by mutual consent — Settlement Agreement formed part of the order. [Paras 1-3] India Law Library Docid # 2441519
(86) SANYA SURI Vs. VIPUL SURI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Divorce by mutual consent — Parties entered into a Settlement Agreement after mediation proceedings — All disputes settled and parties agreed to abide by the terms of the Settlement Agreement — Court invoked its jurisdiction under Article 142 to grant a decree of divorce by mutual consent dissolving the marriage as per the Settlement Agreement — Settlement Agreement, including all pending cases between the parties, to form part of the order and all dis India Law Library Docid # 2441587
(87) MEDHA RAIZADA Vs. RUPESH RAIZADA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of marriage — Where parties to matrimonial proceedings have arrived at a settlement, and have jointly applied for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, the Supreme Court, invoking its powers under Article 142, can pass a decree of dissolution of marriage in terms of the settlement agreement. [Paras 5-9] India Law Library Docid # 2441593
(88) SHIVANI SHUKLA Vs. SAURABH SHUKLA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of matrimonial case — Wife seeking transfer of case from Chandigarh to Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, due to financial constraints and difficulty in defending proceedings at a long distance — Court allowed the transfer petition, directing the transfer of records and appearance of parties on a specified date, with the husband permitted to attend proceedings virtually unless his physical presence is required. [Paras 1-9] India Law Library Docid # 2441599
(89) PADAM KUMAR PURWAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent and quashing of pending proceedings — Parties entered into a Settlement Agreement, fully complying with its terms for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Supreme Court exercised jurisdiction under Article 142 to do complete justice by dissolving the marriage and quashing all pending legal proceedings between the parties, as per the terms of the settlement agreement. [Paras 3, 7 to 11] India Law Library Docid # 2441604
(90) KISHORE BARKU GAIKWAD Vs. ASHA SHANKAR GAIKWAD AND ANOTHER ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail by High Court after Supreme Court's refusal — High Court lacks jurisdiction to grant bail on same grounds if Supreme Court has already rejected bail application "for the present", unless there is a material change in circumstances — Re-agitation of same grounds undermines consistency and certainty in justice administration and amounts to forum India Law Library Docid # 2441606
(91) MOHAMMAD KALEEM Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning additional accused — Trial Court rejected application to summon additional accused — High Court set aside order and directed summoning — Supreme Court found Trial Court applied stricter standard than necessary — Trial Court erred in isolating inconsistencies and not considering cumulative weight of evidence — Supreme Court held testimony of complainant and India Law Library Docid # 2440805
(92) SHARLA BAZLIEL Vs. BALDEV THAKUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court quashed FIR during investigation based on speculation and without awaiting forensic report on alleged forged documents — Such action is unjustified and premature, especially when allegations of forgery and fraud are made and expert examination is underway. India Law Library Docid # 2440806
(93) CHARAN PREET SINGH Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 31B and Ninth Schedule — Immunity from judicial review — Laws placed in Ninth Schedule are not absolutely immune from judicial review merely on the ground of violation of fundamental rights, as they are subject to the test of basic structure of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2440807
(94) UNION OF INDIA Vs. PRAKASH INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Coal Allocation and Supply — Dispute regarding supply of coal and compensation for wrongfully suspended supply — Supreme Court clarified that Union of India and SECL were obligated to supply coal at the current price/prevalent policy as of either April 9, 2014, or May 17, 2019, and gave the choice to the Respondent/PIL to select India Law Library Docid # 2440808
(95) SUBRAMANI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 498A — Appeal against conviction for murder and cruelty — Court considered evidence of eyewitness daughter, post-mortem report, and dying declaration of the deceased — High Court reversed acquittal by Trial Court and convicted the appellant — Trial Court acquitted on grounds of inconsistent witness testimonies, unreliable dying declaration due to India Law Library Docid # 2440809
(96) CANARA BANK OVERSEAS BRANCH REP. BY SENIOR MANAGER Vs. ARCHEAN INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Contract Act, 1872 — Section 126 — Guarantee — Corporate Guarantee — Defendant No.1 executed a written undertaking (Corporate Guarantee) to pay a sum of USD 100,000 — This constituted a valid guarantee, not just a freight payment arrangement — Liability of surety is co-extensive with principal debtor. India Law Library Docid # 2440810
(97) HAMSAANANDINI NANDURI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 — Section 5(4) as amended by Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, now Section 60(4) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 — Challenge to the validity of the age limit of three months for adopted children — Held, the age limit is discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution — The distinction between adopting a child below three months and above three months is artificial India Law Library Docid # 2440811
(98) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA Vs. TERRASCOPE VENTURES LIMITED ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 — Section 15Z — Appeal to Supreme Court against SAT order setting aside Adjudicating Officer's order imposing penalties for violation of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 and Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 — Held, diversion of funds from preferential issue was in violation of Regulations and detrimental to investors — SAT's reversal of AO's order based on shareh India Law Library Docid # 2440812
(99) VISHVJEET AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition (Criminal) — Fundamental Rights — Personal Liberty — Denial of bail and curtailment of liberty for over two months for an incident that did not warrant such severe action is unjustified and violates Article 21 of the Constitution — Extraordinary writ India Law Library Docid # 2440928
(100) M. KRISHNAN Vs. N. SHANKARAN (DEAD) THR. LR.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2026 Landlord and Tenant Disputes — Eviction and Recovery of Dues — Where a tenant sued for recovery of security deposit and interest, and the landlord later sued for eviction and arrears of rent, the core dispute was the net amount owed between parties, with the tenant willing to vacate upon receiving the security deposit and the landlord willing to accept possession upon payment of rent arrears — Parties were referred to mediation to resolve the conflicting claims. [Paras 2 to 9] India Law Library Docid # 2441479