(161) K.S. MANJUNATH AND OTHERS Vs. MOORASAVIRAPPA@MUTTANNA CHENNAPPA BATIL, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 14(c) and Section 16(c) — Agreement to Sell (ATS) — Termination — Determinable Contracts — Bona Fide Purchaser — Readiness and Willingness — Whether a suit for specific performance is maintainable without seeking a declaration that the termination of the ATS was invalid — Principles governing unilateral termination of a non-determinable agreement — The Supreme Court held that unilateral termination of a non-determinable agreement to India Law Library Docid # 2435081
(162) LIPI BOILERS LTD. Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, AURANGABAD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 3 and Section 4 — Levy vs. Measurement — Central excise duty is levied on manufacture or production of goods (Section 3), while Section 4 provides the measure for calculating that duty — The measure of tax (Section 4) should not be confused with the nature of the tax itself — Including value of bought out items in assessable value is a measure for computation after excisability India Law Library Docid # 2435082
(163) VINAY AGGARWAL Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Inherent powers of High Court — Petitioner challenged dismissal of his criminal complaint and subsequent upholding of that dismissal by revisional court. Held that the High Court has inherent powers to quash proceedings if the lower courts India Law Library Docid # 2435123
(164) KARIMUNNISA BEGUM AND OTHERS Vs. YALAMANCHILI RAJANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Special Leave Petition (Civil) — Disposal on basis of Compromise — Parties settling dispute through a notarized Memorandum of Compromise during pendency of SLP, adjusting rights regarding specific performance, land division (Ac. 1-64 cents for Respondent; Ac. 0-56 cents for Petitioners), and division of deposited sale India Law Library Docid # 2435413
(165) MAHESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Bail — Grant of regular bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Petitioner seeking bail against rejection of regular bail by High Court — Alleged offences under Sections 120B, 302, 323, 506, 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 — Consideration of the role assigned to the petitioner (accused), period of incarceration (about four years), and likelihood of delayed trial conclusion due to India Law Library Docid # 2435543
(166) AJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Accused arrested for offenses under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC — High Court refused bail — Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specifically the slow progress of the trial (ten witnesses examined, over forty remaining), and the lack of prospect for an early conclusion, the Supreme Court deemed that continued detention pending trial was India Law Library Docid # 2435547
(167) KISHAN SINGH CHULI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Appellant charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 34, 406, 409 IPC) and Section 6(1) of the Madhya Pradesh Nikshepakon Ke Hiton Ka Sanrakshan Adhiniyam, 2000 — Appellant underwent incarceration for more than four and a half years — 18 witnesses already examined — Trial stayed at the instance of the India Law Library Docid # 2435550
(168) JADHAV MAMATHA Vs. SINDE NAGO RAO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Special Leave Petition (Crl.) — Dowry Death (Section 304-B IPC) — Appeal against reversal of acquittal by High Court — 65-year old mother-in-law convicted under Section 304-B IPC (Dowry Death) after being acquitted by Trial Court — Accused initially charged under Sections 302 and 304-B IPC — High Court convicted only for Section 304-B (Dowry Death), implying death was suicide/non-homicidal in relation to murder charge — Disturbing manner in which trial proceeded — Post Morte India Law Library Docid # 2435562
(169) VISHWAJEET KUMAR SINGH @ VISHWAJIT KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Private Complaint Case — Setting Aside High Court Order — The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of a second anticipatory bail application in a case concerning Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC, specifically noting that the complaint was a private complaint, India Law Library Docid # 2435566
(170) CHHOTELAL YADAV Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 (Suspension of Sentence Pending Appeal) — Principles governing suspension of sentence of life imprisonment — Supreme Court setting aside High Court orders which suspended life sentences based on 'cryptic order' merely noting 'general and omnibus' allegations — Requirement for High Court in life imprisonment cases: Must record fair idea of India Law Library Docid # 2435589
(171) MANOJ MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Anticipatory Bail — Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 — Sections 30(a) and 41(1) — Grant of anticipatory bail where accused was not apprehended at the spot but identified by local Chowkidars — Appellant cooperated with investigation pursuant to interim protection order — Court holding continued incarceration not warranted under India Law Library Docid # 2435591
(172) GOURI DEVI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Anticipatory Bail — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 (or analogous provision for anticipatory bail) — Grant of anticipatory bail in connection with offence under Bihar Liquor Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022, Section 30(a) — High Court rejected application — Supreme Court, considering India Law Library Docid # 2435602
(173) ANJAIAH KARTIKE AND ANOTHER Vs. V P GAUTHAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Contempt of Court — Compliance with Directions of High Court affirmed by Supreme Court — Housing Board disputes with Developer — Bonafide Allottees' Rights — Supreme Court affirmed High Court's dismissal of Petitioner-Board's appeal, directing the Board to execute and register Sale Deeds in favor of home buyers who paid the entire sale consideration, despite ongoing disputes between the India Law Library Docid # 2435614
(174) DHARAM SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b)(ii)(c) — Commercial Quantity — Sentence Modification — Recovery of Charas slightly above commercial quantity (1 kg) — Alleged recovery weight was 1 kg 80 gms — Challenge to weight measurement procedure: failure to prove that the electronic scale was recalibrated to zero before weighing — Where the recovered India Law Library Docid # 2435620
(175) PRATAP PATEL ALIAS PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Criminal Law — Murder — Conviction solely based on Circumstantial Evidence (Last Seen Theory) — Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 374(2) — Prosecution case rested on "last seen together" theory, recovery of weapon (axe) based on appellant's memorandum (Section 27, Evidence Act), and forensic evidence — Assessment of evidence showed that witnesses India Law Library Docid # 2435664
(176) NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SUKRANIYA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of 'Motor Vehicle' — Jurisdiction of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Excavators/Earth Moving Machines — Whether an excavator is a 'motor vehicle' under the Act and falls under MACT jurisdiction — An earth moving machine (excavator/poclain) adapted for use on roads, duly registered with the Transport Department, and bearing a valid registration India Law Library Docid # 2435665
(177) RAMAAVATAR @ RAMOTAR PRAJAPATI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward incident — Claim for compensation — Death while crossing railway tracks — Even if deceased crossed railway tracks unauthorizedly, claim for compensation may be maintainable if death occurred due to an “untoward incident” and Railway Administration failed in its statutory duty to ensure safety by preventing unauthorized access to tracks — Contributory negligence or unauthorized entry alone does not automatically absolve Railway India Law Library Docid # 2435666
(178) BINU SENGAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 10-11-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1950 — Section 13-B(2) — Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 159 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 324(1), 324(6), 327, 51-A(d) — Appointment of Booth Level Officer (BLO) — Anganwadi Workers (Aaganwadi Karyakarta) challenge appointment as BLOs citing impact on primary duties (ICDS, nutrition provision) and non-regular employment status — Contention that instructions from Women & Child Development Department (seeking India Law Library Docid # 2435667
(179) MALI @ MAYANKAM PANGI @ P. MALI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Bail — Grounds for grant — Petitioners hired on daily wages claimed lack of knowledge regarding contraband they were guarding in deep jungle — Contention that recovery of contraband was not from their conscious custody and they were unaware of the substance — Charge sheet filed but charges not yet framed (in revised order charges framed but trial not commenced) — Considering the facts and circumstances, Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2435685
(180) CHRISTIAN WOMANS BOARD OF MISSION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Leasehold Property — Renewal of Lease — Discretionary nature — Conditionality — Renewal of a lease for government land is not an inherent or automatic right of the lessee; it is a discretionary act of the lessor (State), contingent upon the lessee’s fulfillment of the lease terms and compliance with the public/charitable purpose of the grant — Where a lessee (Christian Woman’s Board of Mission/UCNITA) is found to be in persistent breach of lease conditions, including unauthorized alienation/sale India Law Library Docid # 2435842