(581) RAJDEEP THATHERA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 4, 6, 8; Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 366A, 376(3) — Age of victim — Conviction based on a birth certificate prepared during trial and not part of investigation papers is unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2441862
(582) RAJEEV SINGH @ RAJEEV KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 7 — Violation of Control Order — Prosecution under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act is only sustainable if the First Information Report (FIR) clearly specifies the particular Control Order issued under Section 3 of the Act that has been violated. Mere bald allegations of India Law Library Docid # 2441863
(583) M/S JAI BHAGWATI MINES A PARTNERSHIP FIRM Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals — Illegal Mining — Penalty Calculation — Revisional Powers of Mines Commissioner — The Mines Commissioner's power under Rule 7(c) is supervisory and distinct from his revisional power under Rule 68 — Rule 7(c) allows the Mines Commissioner to suo motu examine records and pass orders if an order is erroneous or prejudicial to revenue, mining rules, or environmental India Law Library Docid # 2441864
(584) GUNESHWAR YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 201, 304B, 498A — Dowry death — Cruelty or harassment not proved to be "soon before death" — Prosecution failed to prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment by the accused in connection with dowry demand soon before her death — Essential ingredients of Section 304B India Law Library Docid # 2441892
(585) TAUFIQUE ANSARI @ AFROZ @ PRAKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act) — Section 3(3) and Article 22(5) of the Constitution — Communication of grounds of detention — Petitioner alleged non-service of detention order and grounds within the stipulated period of five days — Court found from the application by the petitioner's brother and the panchnamas that the grounds of India Law Library Docid # 2442053
(586) ORIGINAL INFRAVENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint case filed for dishonour of cheque due to 'account closed' — Accused pleaded to have sent a cheque in a closed cover which was refused by the complainant — Held, mere issuance of a cheque does not constitute payment — Payment is India Law Library Docid # 2442055
(587) MITHILESH TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act) — Sections 3(1), 9, 11 — Detention Order — Quashing of — Petitioner challenging detention order and confirmation order — Grounds for challenge included lack of subjective satisfaction by detaining authority, petitioner already in custody, no material for likelihood of bail, no consideration of acquittal in India Law Library Docid # 2442056
(588) JAY KUMAR RAY Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial review — High Courts' power of judicial review under Article 226 is part of the basic structure and cannot be ousted, but it is not original jurisdiction and is to be exercised in accordance with settled principles — It is to be exercised only when an order is vitiated by an error apparent on the face of the record, without jurisdiction, or suffers from perversity — India Law Library Docid # 2442058
(589) MOHANLAL TUDU Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND)[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction under Section 302 IPC — Appeal against conviction — Held, conviction and sentence quashed and set aside due to vital contradictions and unreliable eyewitness testimony, extending benefit of doubt to the appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2442059
(590) NUNDEO MEHRA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND) AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Consolidation of appeals — Appeals arising from common judgment of conviction and sentence were tagged and heard together for analogous hearing and disposed of by a common order. India Law Library Docid # 2442060
(591) GOMIA DIGGI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder charge based on circumstantial evidence — Requirement of a complete chain of circumstances — Circumstances must be fully established, unerringly point towards guilt, form an unbreakable chain, be consistent only with guilt, and exclude every other hypothesis. India Law Library Docid # 2442061
(592) SHANTI KUMARI Vs. LALAN KUMAR AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Divorce decree — Cruelty and Desertion — Evidence showing non-consummation of marriage, love affair with another person, attempt to kill husband, and multiple false cases filed by wife against husband and his family — Family Court's decision to grant divorce upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2442062
(593) CHANDA KHARIA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW OF JHARKHAND)[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Sole eye-witness testimony — Court can convict based on sole eye-witness testimony if it is trustworthy and inspires confidence — Quality of evidence is paramount, not quantity. India Law Library Docid # 2442063
(594) GOPAL MAITY Vs. PRATIMA MAITY AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Divorce on grounds of Cruelty and Desertion — Appeal against dismissal of divorce petition — Allegations of cruel behavior and desertion by wife — Trial Court dismissed petition due to insufficient proof of cruelty and desertion — High Court considered evidence and circumstances, including long separation. India Law Library Docid # 2442064
(595) SMT. LAISHRAM NILAJIT SHIJA Vs. THE STATE OF MANIPUR AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 National Security Act, 1980 — Section 10 — Reference to Advisory Board — Duty of appropriate Government to place grounds of detention and detenu’s representation before Advisory Board within three weeks — Fixing of timeframes for making representations by detenu is flawed and unacceptable — Right of detenu to make a representation and obligation of State to consider it subsists as long as detention order operates. India Law Library Docid # 2442297
(596) SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Examination of accused — Trial court's questioning of accused was scanty and did not put all incriminating circumstances to them, which is a serious flaw — A public prosecutor has a duty to assist the court in framing questions and bringing material circumstances to the notice of the court if the court omits to do so — Failure to do so can lead to incurable injustice to the accused — Appeals dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2440628
(597) DABLU ETC. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/149 — Murder — Conviction and sentence for life imprisonment — Unlawful assembly and common object — Accused alighting from a bus together, armed with firearms, establishes unlawful assembly with a common object — Vicarious liability under Section 149 IPC applies to all India Law Library Docid # 2440629
(598) MONIVEDA CONSULTANTS LLP AND ANOTHER Vs. SHAJAS DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Companies Act, 2013 — Sections 241, 242, 244, 59 — Oppression and mismanagement — Interim protection — Supreme Court's role is to preserve the subject matter of the dispute until the competent forum adjudicates the matter — Interim measures should ensure that the subject matter remains protected while India Law Library Docid # 2440630
(599) M. THANIGIVELU AND OTHERS Vs. TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Service Regulations, 1967 — Regulations 10(9), 87, and 97 — Seniority of direct recruits — Determination of date of appointment — A person is considered on 'duty' when performing duties of a post or undergoing probation or training — Appointed to a class of service when discharging duties or India Law Library Docid # 2440631
(600) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. RAJKUMAR YADAV[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-03-2026 Police Recruitment — Criminal Antecedents — Suitability for Appointment — A candidate with criminal antecedents, even if acquitted by giving benefit of doubt, can be deemed unsuitable for police service by the screening committee, as the employer has the right to assess character and integrity for a disciplined force. India Law Library Docid # 2440632