(21) GOVIND Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Conviction solely based on recovery of weapon and FSL report — Insufficient when eyewitnesses turn hostile and do not support prosecution — Lack of independent witnesses — Recovery from a location accessible to other family India Law Library Docid # 2435236
(22) JAYAKANDAMMAL Vs. A. SELVARAJU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Contempt Petition — Non-compliance with Court Directions — Contemnor avoiding appearance — Where contemnor failed to appear despite notice and subsequent issuance of bailable warrant, and provided excuses (age and lack of financial source), the Supreme Court issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) India Law Library Docid # 2435412
(23) PRAVINBHAI DEVIBHAI BHARPODA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Rejection by High Court — Appeals before Supreme Court — Appellants (Pravinbhai Devibhai Bharpoda and Ravindrasinh Jayvantsinh Jadeja) seeking anticipatory bail in connection with FIR registered under IPC Sections 170, 419, 465, 467, 468, 471, 472 India Law Library Docid # 2435419
(24) KRISHNAKANT SHARMA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(B) — Bail — Grant of — Factors considered — Appellant seeking bail for offence under Section 20(B) of NDPS Act — Length of incarceration (more than one year and nine months) — Trial yet to commence — Previous criminal antecedents pertaining to India Law Library Docid # 2435420
(25) KOTHAPA PUNEETH Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Condition for Reissuance of Passport to Accused on Bail — Modification of Conditions — Accused facing trial under Section 212 of IPC, holding top positions in multiple organizations, and previously permitted to travel abroad multiple times — Trial Court granted permission for reissuance of passport subject to the condition of depositing the passport immediately upon reissuance — High Court diluted the condition of India Law Library Docid # 2435549
(26) SANJEEV KUMAR CHHIKARA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Allegation of threat to complainant — Verification by Police — Jurisdictional Police investigation and CCTV footage review found no basis for the alleged threat, indicating the complainant's omnibus statement was not sustained — Complainant did not cooperate with police inquiry to clarify the allegations. India Law Library Docid # 2435557
(27) MD IMRAN @D.C. GUDDU Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Addition of accused during trial — Bail — Petitioner added as accused under Section 319 Cr.P.C. after police filed a report exonerating him; addition based on eye-witness testimonies during trial — High Court rejected petitioner's bail application with a cryptic order — Supreme Court found it India Law Library Docid # 2435565
(28) SANTOSH PAWAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1983 — Section 20(b) — Bail — Rigour of Section 37 — Consideration for grant of bail — Appellant accused of possessing huge quantity — Fact that appellant was only a cleaner of the vehicle, has no prior criminal antecedents, has been incarcerated for 19 months, and the trial has just commenced (only one witness examined out of 15) negates the rigour of Section 37 — India Law Library Docid # 2435571
(29) BHARAT SINGH PARIHAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Bail — Grant of bail — Offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Sections 80, 85, 3(5)) and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (Section 3/4) — Appellant aged 64 years — Appellant cooperating with investigation — Prima facie fact that appellant and wife (complainant/victim) were residing elsewhere — Considering age, co-operation, and preliminary factual finding, appellant entitled to be enlarged on bail — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2435573
(30) BHUSHAN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Law — Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Appellant arrested for offences under Sections 34 and 365, Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Crime No. 204 of 2024) — Considering the totality of circumstances, fact of custody since 19.07.2024, and interference with the impugned High Court order, bail granted to Appellant India Law Library Docid # 2435590
(31) TEEPU @ RAVINDRA CHANDRA SAHU Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Bail — Special Leave Petition against rejection of regular bail — Circumstantial evidence — Grounds for grant of bail — Petitioner accused of offences under Sections 302, 364, and 201 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — Petitioner in custody for over three and a half years (since April 17, 2022) — Trial likely to take time to conclude — Supreme Court granted bail without India Law Library Docid # 2435608
(32) PAMESH ARORA Vs. U.T., CHANDIGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Susbtances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21 and 29 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25, 54, 59 — Bail — Possession of heroin (271 grams) — Grounds for granting bail — Release ordered taking into account the facts that the appellant was in custody for more than one year and nine months and a substantial number of witnesses had already been examined; co-accused already India Law Library Docid # 2435622
(33) ANUPAL Vs. CHAIRMAN CUM MANGING DIRECTOR (CMD) AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Compassionate Appointment — Eligibility — Married Daughter — Policy requiring exclusion of married daughters for compassionate appointment is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, following the precedent set by the Full Bench in Meenakshi Dubey vs. M.P. Poorva Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Com. Ltd. India Law Library Docid # 2435660
(34) S.N. TRADING COMPANY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Interim Directions — Seizure of Goods — Perishable Goods — Dry Areca Nuts — Where seized goods (dry areca nuts) are perishable in nature and have been in the custody of the GST Department since May 2025, the Supreme Court directed the immediate release of the entire consignment along with the transporting trucks (bearing Registration Nos. UP14HT 7566 & AP 39UN 9869) to the India Law Library Docid # 2435684
(35) R.R. DASS Vs. GENERAL MANAGER (H.R.D.) AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary action — Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 (1976 Regulations) — Competency of Disciplinary Authority — Whether an Assistant General Manager (AGM), Scale V, is competent to impose major penalty of compulsory retirement on a Branch Manager, Scale II — Regulation 5(3) of 1976 Regulations and the Schedule thereto — Disciplinary India Law Library Docid # 2435657
(36) SUBHASH GURJAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) — Dismissal from Service — Necessity of Departmental Enquiry (DE) — Protection afforded to public servants against arbitrary dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank mandates holding a proper inquiry or giving a hearing — Exceptions under Proviso to Article 311(2) Clauses (a), (b), and (c) allow dispensing with DE only under specific conditions (conviction in criminal case, India Law Library Docid # 2435658
(37) SHANTANU BAJPAYEE Vs. DHRAMENDRA AGRAWAL AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 14-11-2025 Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 — Section 307(5) — Unauthorized Construction — Setting aside Trial Court order — Application under Section 307(5) for demolition of illegal construction — High Court found that the respondents had engaged in new construction without obtaining necessary building permission, contrary to their claim of mere repair work — Inspection report by Municipal Commissioner indicating the building was 7-8 years old (consistent with new construction timeline) and India Law Library Docid # 2435659
(38) DINESH KUMAR JALDHARI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 9(m) and 10 — Sexual assault on a child below 12 years — Conviction based on the consistent testimony of the victim's mother (PW-3) and the victim's frightened behaviour in court when identifying the accused — Medical evidence, while not showing external India Law Library Docid # 2435224
(39) UNION OF INDIA Vs. VIGIN K. VARGHESE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Bail — Grant of bail by High Court — Supreme Court sets aside High Court's bail orders for not properly applying Section 37 and ignoring crucial prosecution submissions. India Law Library Docid # 2435225
(40) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. INDRAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Scope of — High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by re-examining the merits of the case and the quantum of punishment after a due inquiry and admission of guilt by the employee. India Law Library Docid # 2435226