(981) 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
(982) 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
(983) 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
(984) 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
(985) 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
(986) 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
(987) 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
(988) 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
(989) 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
(990) 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
(991) 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
(992) 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
(993) 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
(994) 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
(995) 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
(996) TEJAS SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 419, 406 — Cheating, Cheating by personation, Criminal breach of trust — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Appellant accused of taking money and refusing to return it — Appellant has prior criminal history with cases where he was granted bail — Appellant has joined investigation as directed — Custodial interrogation not required — Appeal accepted, impugned order India Law Library Docid # 2434344
(997) BUTTA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grounds for Grant — Appellant accused in FIR under Sections 406, 420, 120-B IPC (now BNS equivalent) — Appellant joined investigation as per prior court orders — No custodial interrogation required — Appeal for anticipatory bail allowed, setting aside High Court's dismissal. India Law Library Docid # 2434345
(998) SHEKH NAZIBUL HAQUE Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors to consider — Length of custody — Number of witnesses — Delay in trial — Appellant in custody for almost two years — Prosecution proposing to examine over 100 witnesses, with only one examined so far — Trial expected to take considerable time — Grant of bail justified considering period of custody and likely delay in trial conclusion, without India Law Library Docid # 2434347
(999) DEBASIS @ DEBASISH BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Facilitating fraudulent loans — Appellants accused of facilitating fraudulent loans but not bank employees or borrowers, no material evidence of fabricated documents or seals recovered from them — Investigation complete and charge-sheet filed — Appellants in jail for a considerable period — Supreme Court granted bail considering India Law Library Docid # 2434350
(1000) SHIVAPUTRA M HONNALLI Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Karnataka Universities of Agricultural Sciences Act, 2009 — Section 31(9) — Appointment of Comptroller — Procedure — Requirements — Panel of qualified persons to be prepared by Vice-Chancellor, approved by Board of Management — Vice-Chancellor to appoint from approved panel — Chancellor to appoint if Board rejects panel — Petitioner not qualified for panel, no panel prepared or approved — India Law Library Docid # 2434557