(941) RAJESH KUMAR PRASAD Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 13(1)(b) & 13(2) — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Supreme Court found no necessity for further detention and granted bail pending trial — Supreme Court clarified that these observations are not findings on the merits of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2434418
(942) RAJEEV Vs. STATE OF U.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant on the same terms and conditions as imposed for co-accused previously enlarged on bail — Appellant was found to be on the same footing as the co-accused — Impugned High Court order rejecting bail was set aside. (Paras India Law Library Docid # 2434421
(943) ARJUN SURI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108 — Anticipatory Bail — Petitioner apprehended arrest in FIR for offences under Section 108, Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 — Interim relief of no coercive steps granted subject to cooperation with investigation — State submitted petitioner joined investigation and cooperating — India Law Library Docid # 2434424
(944) SUDESH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 406, 120-B — Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Conspiracy — Anticipatory Bail — Appeals relating to anticipatory bail applications — Parties have resolved the matter between themselves — Court inclined to grant anticipatory bail — Impugned order set aside and India Law Library Docid # 2434428
(945) AJAY MAINI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — anticipatory bail — rejection of — High Court’s order challenged — petitioner cooperating with investigation and joining investigation twice — petitioner submitting relevant documents are not fully supplied — prosecution demanding purchase orders which might be with complainant India Law Library Docid # 2434439
(946) PREM PAL Vs. H.P. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order XLVII, Rule 1 — Review of Judgment — Review petition dismissed as no grounds for review made out, with previous Special Leave Petition having already been dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434449
(947) SOMU SAVITHRAMMA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Application for review of a previous order dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) — Court perused materials and found no grounds for review — Review petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434454
(948) CITIZENS WHISTLE BLOWER FORUM Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) — Investigation — Clarification of stand — ED required to clarify its position regarding observations by CBI about money laundering aspects and steps taken in relation to CBI's request for FIR registration. India Law Library Docid # 2434455
(949) RAJ CHETANI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interim Bail — Granted in FIR/Crime No. 153/2025 registered at Police Station Torwa, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, in connection with arrest — Subject to executing personal bonds and sureties — Petitioner directed to cooperate with investigation and report to Investigating Officer as directed. India Law Library Docid # 2434462
(950) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. REKHA LALCHAND PATEL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Appeal by Insurance Company challenging award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Court finds that the Tribunal's findings on rash and negligent driving are well-reasoned and based on evidence like DAR, charge-sheet, spot panchnama, and are supported by the India Law Library Docid # 2434512
(951) BANABHAI RAMSANGBHAI REVAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 135 — Theft of electricity — Essential elements — Prosecution must prove the commission of the offence beyond reasonable doubt, including the unauthorized use of electricity and the accused's connection to it — In this case, the prosecution failed to establish the actual place of offence, failed to corroborate ocular evidence with documentary evidence, and did not produce crucial India Law Library Docid # 2434200
(952) WELSPUN MAXSTEEL LIMITED Vs. ALANG MARINE LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counterclaim — Filing of — Trial commencement defined — Trial commences when issues are framed and the case is set down for recording of evidence — Filing of affidavit in lieu of examination-in-chief constitutes commencement of trial — Once trial has commenced, a counterclaim cannot be permitted to be filed. (Paras 12, 12.2, India Law Library Docid # 2434201
(953) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. HAMIDABEN ISMAILBHAI JADEJA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution rested on dying declarations — Trial court acquitted accused after finding dying declarations not credible due to discrepancies. India Law Library Docid # 2434202
(954) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAJA MAHMED SAIYED ALIAS RAJU MADRASI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 506(2), 304-A, 312, 314, 338 — Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(11) — Appeal against acquittal — Reappreciation of evidence — Supreme Court guidelines regarding appellate jurisdiction in acquittal appeals — Appellate court must be slow to interfere if two views are possible and the trial court's view was plausible — Acquittal reinforces India Law Library Docid # 2434203
(955) NAWANG AND ANOTHER Vs. BAHADUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 2(2) — Application to Scheduled Tribes — The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not apply to members of Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government directs otherwise by notification in the Official Gazette. India Law Library Docid # 2434219
(956) RAJESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 20(b)(ii)(C) — Suspension of Sentence — Appeal pending scrutiny — Appellant undergone more than 6 and a half years of sentence — No criminal antecedents — Criminal appeal filed in 2022 and likely to take time for final adjudication — Suspension of sentence and release on bail granted considering these circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2434316
(957) RAJINDER SINGH Vs. SWATI BHATIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Transfer of Proceedings — Criminal Case — Husband sought transfer of a criminal case from Himachal Pradesh to Punjab — High Court had already transferred a divorce petition filed by the husband between the same parties to Mohali, Punjab — Supreme Court found grounds for transfer, considering the existing transfer of the divorce petition to the same location. India Law Library Docid # 2434321
(958) SURAJPRASAD @ RAJKUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(f)(i) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4 and 6 — Conviction for sexual offence against a child — Courts below minutely examined materials and returned findings of guilt — No reason to interfere with conviction — Testimonies of victim, mother, and doctor found believable and not impeached — Witness reliability not questionable, India Law Library Docid # 2434331
(959) JUVENILE X Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Bail — Factors for granting bail to a juvenile — Age of the accused (fifteen years) is a significant factor in considering bail for a juvenile. India Law Library Docid # 2434339
(960) ABAAD Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 323, 504, 308 — Bail — Appellant arrested in connection with FIR — High Court dismissed bail application — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and allowed the appeal — Bail granted to appelllant on terms to be fixed by Trial Court — Trial expedited and appellant to cooperate in investigation/trial and not misuse liberty — Supreme Court set aside impugned High Court order — Appeal allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2434340