(641) BABU @ SANJOYA BEHERA @ SANJOY KUMAR BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 341, 506, 307 — Conviction for wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and attempt to murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Prosecution case: Appellant had made objectionable comments against victim, threatened victim's family for marriage proposal, and subsequently assaulted India Law Library Docid # 2443831
(642) LAXMAN SOREN Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction under Section 354 IPC — Delay in FIR — While delay in lodging FIR in sexual offence cases is not always fatal, a convincing explanation for such delay is necessary, and its absence can be a factor in assessing the prosecution's case. India Law Library Docid # 2443832
(643) SUJAYA KUMAR MOHANTY Vs. REPUBLIC OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 477-A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act — Co-accused acquitted — Appellant contended false implication and weakened prosecution case India Law Library Docid # 2443833
(644) RUDRA MADHAB MOHAPATRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Non-compliance with statutory safeguards during arrest — Sections 47 and 48 of BNSS Act, 2023, and Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India mandate informing the arrestee of the grounds of arrest and notifying their relatives or friends — Failure to comply with these provisions can render the arrest and subsequent remand illegal, entitling the arrested person to be set free. India Law Library Docid # 2443834
(645) SHEKHAR AND OTHERS Vs. RAJESH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Court Fees Act, 1870 — Section 7(iv)(c) — Rejection of plaint — Non-payment of Court fee — Petitioners sought declaration that an Agreement to Sell was illegal, null, void, and not binding, along with a permanent injunction — The trial court rejected the plaint for non-payment of ad valorem court fee — The High Court found that since the petitioners were not India Law Library Docid # 2444011
(646) RAM GOPAL Vs. SUMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 115; Constitution of India — Article 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Interference with interlocutory orders — High Court's power of superintendence is to be exercised sparingly to ensure justice, not to act as an appellate court, and minimum interference is the rule. India Law Library Docid # 2444012
(647) NISHAN SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. Vs. SMT. SHIBBAN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 11 and Order 23, Order 2 Rule 2 — Bar of suit — Previous suit withdrawn without liberty to file fresh suit — Plea of bar under Section 11 and Order II Rule 2 CPC held unsubstantiated when the appellant fails to produce complete pleadings and the final order of the earlier suit. India Law Library Docid # 2444013
(648) RAMOUTAR Vs. HARI SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 & Order 41 Rule 31 — First Appeal — Duty of Appellate Court — While it is desirable for the appellate court to meticulously examine evidence and deal with all aspects, if the appellate court agrees with the trial court's findings, a general agreement with the trial court's reasoning may suffice, without restating all evidence and reasons, as per Supreme Court judgments — India Law Library Docid # 2444014
(649) HISAR HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, HISAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Municipal Law — Vesting of open spaces in Municipal Committee — Resolution earmarking roads, streets, and parks as public streets — Does not automatically include other open spaces — Onus on Municipal Committee to prove vesting of other open spaces with evidence — Mere averment or possession insufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2444015
(650) KARNAIL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 323, 324, 326 read with Section 34 — Criminal Revision — Conviction for causing hurt and grievous hurt — Appeal partly allowed acquitting co-accused — Revision dismissed against petitioners — Concurrent findings of trial and appellate courts upheld — No illegality or perversity found. India Law Library Docid # 2444016
(651) PARAMJEET Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 — Cheating and Forgery — Conviction affirmed — Accused used forged documents, including salary certificate and property documents, to obtain a car loan — Despite co-accused's acquittal, petitioner's conviction upheld as documentation was in his name and India Law Library Docid # 2444017
(652) ANNAPURNA TIWARI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Fatal accident — Original claim petition dismissed by the Tribunal on the ground that the involvement of the offending vehicle and rash and negligent driving were not proved — Appellants contended that the Tribunal failed to appreciate the evidence and prayed for India Law Library Docid # 2444018
(653) SHREE RAJASTHAN SYNTEX LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Rajasthan Electricity (Duty) Act, 1962 — Sections 3, 3-B, 3-C — Levy of electricity duty, water conservation cess, and urban cess — Electricity procured through open access from a trader outside the State — The Act applies to consumption of electricity within Rajasthan, irrespective of the source of generation — The taxable event is consumption, not the sale transaction — Petitioners, as India Law Library Docid # 2444665
(654) GOKAL RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Re-investigation vs. Further Investigation — The court may order a re-investigation if the initial investigation is found to be fundamentally flawed, unfair, tainted, or actuated by extraneous considerations, to secure the ends of justice — Further investigation is a continuation of the original investigation to supplement material, while re-investigation is an India Law Library Docid # 2444666
(655) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. JAMUNA KANWAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal against compensation award — Commissioner awarded compensation, interest, and funeral expenses — Appellant-Insurance Company contested the award, primarily on grounds of income assessment and validity of the driver's license — Court analyzed the definition of 'Light Motor Vehicle' under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and its India Law Library Docid # 2444667
(656) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SHRI V. S. SAINI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Arbitration Act, 1940 — Section 39 — Appeals against orders dismissing applications to set aside arbitral awards — Court's power to interfere is limited to grounds specified in Section 30 of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2444668
(657) LRS OF DHANRAJ AND OTHERS Vs. SECRETARY KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18(2)(b) — Limitation for reference application — Period of limitation commences from the date of knowledge of the essential contents of the award, not just the 'date of the award' — Where no notice under Section 12(2) was received, the period of six months from the date of actual or constructive knowledge of the award's contents applies — Burden of proof is on the India Law Library Docid # 2444669
(658) RAJASTHAN LEATHER INDUSTRIES LTD. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 CONTRACT LAW AND PROPERTY RIGHTS — Conditions imposed on the transfer of a company's land after the initial agreement were found to be illegal and void. The court ruled that such unilateral modifications to the contract were not permissible unless expressly provided for in the agreement or by law, and that the India Law Library Docid # 2445063
(659) JAIPUR METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. ALOK KOTAHWALA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 4, 5A, and 6 — Acquisition proceedings for Metro Rail Project — Objections under Section 5A — Opportunity of hearing — Compliance with mandatory procedures — Judicial review limited to decision-making process. India Law Library Docid # 2445064
(660) M/S SRASTI LIQUOR BOTTLING LLP AND OTHERS Vs. MRS. SITA RAJESH VARMA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 9 and 37 — Appealable Orders — While appeals lie against orders granting or refusing interim measures under Section 9, the appellate court's scope of review is limited to examining if the lower court acted within its powers, not re-appraising evidence on merits — The India Law Library Docid # 2445065