(181) KARUN DAHARIYA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 447 — Transfer of Criminal Case — Grounds for — Power to transfer a criminal trial is extraordinary and to be exercised sparingly, only where a real, reasonable and bona fide apprehension exists that justice would not be done or that public confidence in the fairness of the trial would be India Law Library Docid # 2448290
(182) WU JYUN LIN Vs. FOREIGNERS REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Employment Visa — Conditions — Pursuit of academic courses during employment — Alleged breach — Held, Employment (E-2) Visa stipulated only two conditions viz. non-validity for prohibited/restricted/cantonment areas and FRRO registration within fourteen days of arrival — No prohibition existed against pursuing India Law Library Docid # 2448324
(183) ARGONDA ARVIND @ ADITHYA PRAKASH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Clubbing/Consolidation of FIRs — Multiple FIRs registered in different police stations, arising from same business model and continuing course of conduct — Investigation transferred to Economic Offences Wing, Mumbai — Charge-sheets already filed/to be filed before same Court India Law Library Docid # 2448327
(184) RAJENDRA SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Scope of inquiry — Appellate court, while considering suspension of sentence, must see whether convict stands fair chance of acquittal based on something palpable or gross on face of record; Court should not reappreciate evidence or pick India Law Library Docid # 2448367
(185) RAJENDRA SAHU Vs. THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR, THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL, JODHPUR.[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Rajasthan Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1958 — Rule 13(1) — Suspension — Competent authority — Held, power of suspension under Rule 13(1) is not confined to the appointing authority alone but extends to "any other authority empowered by the Government in that behalf"; Notifications delegating disciplinary powers to the Administrative Judge/High Court over Rajasthan Judicial Service and Higher Judicial India Law Library Docid # 2448368
(186) ARVIND DAVE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Civil vs criminal dispute Where allegations, even if accepted in entirety, essentially disclose a civil succession/inheritance dispute clothed in criminal colour, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process — Inherent jurisdiction exists precisely to prevent criminal law being used as instrument of oppression in disputes predominantly governed by civil rights. India Law Library Docid # 2448369
(187) JAI RAJ AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Inherent jurisdiction — Quashing of proceedings — Criminal liability being personal, prosecution of a company officer cannot rest merely on his designation absent statutory vicarious liability or material showing active participation, consent, connivance or culpable negligence — Where uncontroverted allegations fail to disclose essential ingredients India Law Library Docid # 2448370
(188) BABLOO SHARMA ALIAS PRAMOD SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 276CC and 153A — Quashing of proceedings — Petitioner sought to quash proceedings for non-filing of Income Tax Returns after a search and seizure operation, claiming non-receipt of seized documents — The Court held that the dispute regarding the receipt of documents and whether the non-filing was willful are disputed questions of India Law Library Docid # 2448465
(189) SURAJ SINGH DHANGAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Grounds of Arrest — Constitutional Safeguards — While furnishing grounds of arrest in writing is the general rule, a procedural lapse does not automatically render an arrest illegal or entitle an accused to bail — The key is whether the accused substantially understood the grounds India Law Library Docid # 2448466
(190) KAMLA DEVI Vs. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of Writ Petition against Registered Society — Re-litigation on Decided Issues — Finality of Orders — Appellant challenged dismissal of writ petition seeking cancellation of shop allotments made by a registered Temple Committee society without transparent procedure — In an earlier writ petition for identical relief, the High Court held the petition non-maintainable as the registered society was not "State" or "other authority" under Arti India Law Library Docid # 2448550
(191) HITENDER THAKUR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Section 3(1) — Preventive Detention — Unexplained Delay in Passing Detention Order — Severance of Live and Proximate Link — Petitioner challenged detention order dated 02.05.2026 under Section 3(1) of PIT NDPS Act based on involvement in three prior FIRs under NDPS Act, last of which was registered on 03.04.2025, with petitioner released on bail on 11.09.2025 — Detention order was passed approximately 8 month India Law Library Docid # 2448551
(192) VIJAY KOULSAPRU AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Administrative authorities must strictly adhere to judicial directions that have attained finality — When a court directs reconsideration of a claim, the authority cannot reopen issues already decided in the previous litigation or act as an appellate body over the court's judgment — Reconsidering a claim means assessing it within the parameters set by the court, not re-adjudicating concluded matters — Any attempt India Law Library Docid # 2448715
(193) SAKIB AKBAR WAZA Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JK AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Petitioner challenged detention order arguing non-application of mind, failure to supply material, and lack of explanation in understood language — Court found detention record showed all relevant documents were supplied, explained in Kashmiri/Urdu, and acknowledged by detenu — Advisory Board confirmed India Law Library Docid # 2448716
(194) UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS Vs. MOHAMMAD MANSOOR NAIK[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Sufficient cause — While courts generally adopt a liberal approach for government authorities, this does not grant a right to condone unexplained or negligent delays — The explanation for delay must be specific, detailing dates and officials involved, not vague assertions of administrative and legal examination. India Law Library Docid # 2448717
(195) STATE (NOW UT) OF J&K Vs. RAVI KUMAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Re-appreciation of evidence — High Court can re-appreciate evidence in an acquittal appeal but should not interfere if the lower court's view is reasonable and findings are not manifestly erroneous or perverse — The appellate court's acquittal India Law Library Docid # 2448718
(196) BHAGWAT JATAV Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Madhya Pradesh Police Regulations — Regulations 214, 215, 216, 217 and 226(vii) — Penalty vs Warning — Effect of 'Censure' on Promotion — Penalty of withholding increment reduced to 'Censure' in appeal — State contended currency of penalty of 'Censure' disentitles employee from promotion for one year — Held, M.P. Police Regulations do not prescribe 'Censure' as a statutory penalty — Regulation 226(vii) contemplates 'Warning' for minor India Law Library Docid # 2448789
(197) SAMBHAJI RAO AWAD AND OTHERS Vs. JAYANT AWAD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 20 Rule 18 & Order 20 Rule 12 — Partition Suit — Preliminary Decree — Power to Order Inquiry into Profits/Mesne Profits prior to Final Decree — Failure to Claim Profits in Plaint — Preliminary decree of partition passed declaring plaintiff's share — Pending final decree proceedings, plaintiff sought inquiry into India Law Library Docid # 2448790
(198) CHANDAN SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. WESTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — National Coal Wage Agreement-VI (NCWA-VI), Clause 9.4.0 — Permanent Disablement/General Physical Debility — Pre-conditions for Eligibility — Employee sustained employment injury in 1997 resulting in 45% permanent disability to right hand — Son applied for compassionate appointment under India Law Library Docid # 2448791
(199) SANDEEP BARGALE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — National Coal Wage Agreement-VI (NCWA-VI), Clause 9.4.0 — Permanent Disablement/General Physical Debility — Pre-conditions for Eligibility — Employee sustained employment injury in 1997 resulting in 45% permanent disability to right hand — Son applied for compassionate appointment under Clause 9.4.0(ii) of NCWA-VI — Employee continued working in India Law Library Docid # 2448792
(200) VIKAS SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(2)(v) — Offence committed against SC/ST member — Essential Ingredients — Knowledge of Caste — Appellant accused of cheating and forging appointment letters (offences under BNS) — Charges framed under Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act — FIR and witnesses' statements recorded under Sections 161 Cr.P.C./180 BNSS and 164 Cr.P.C./183 BNSS India Law Library Docid # 2448793