(101) SRI DEBASHISH DAS Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Scope of interference with arbitral award — Court does not sit in appeal over an arbitral award and can interfere only on limited grounds like public policy or patent illegality — Award can be set aside if findings are arbitrary, capricious, or perverse, or if illegality goes to the root of the matter — Re-appreciation of evidence not permitted. India Law Library Docid # 2442076
(102) SRI CHANDAN MALI Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant challenged judgment and order of conviction and sentence by Special Judge (POCSO) — Appellant convicted for offences under Section 5(m) of POCSO Act read with Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 506 Para-1 of IPC — Appellant sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years and fine for POCSO offence, and fine for IPC offence — Court of appeal reappraised evidence and affirmed conviction and s India Law Library Docid # 2442077
(103) SRI HARIPADA MALAKAR @ PRADIP Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376-AB and Section 375 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 6 — Conviction for rape — For conviction of rape, element of penetration is essential — Medical evidence showed hymen intact and no evidence of sexual intercourse — Forensic evidence showed absence of seminal material on victim — DNA of semen on accused's lungi matched with India Law Library Docid # 2442078
(104) SMT. SABITA BARMAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 01-04-2026 Educational Qualifications — B.Ed — Special Degree vs — B.Ed — Regular Degree — The central issue is whether a B.Ed — Special degree is equivalent to a B.Ed — Regular degree for the purpose of appointment to the posts of Post Graduate Teacher and Graduate Teacher, as advertised by the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRBT) — Petitioners possessed B.Ed — Special degrees but were denied appointment because the advertisements specified B.Ed — Regular degrees from NCTE-recognized institutions as India Law Library Docid # 2442079
(105) PRAMILA KUMARI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Letters Patent Appeal — Clause 10 of Patna High Court Rules — Appeal against order of Single Judge dismissing writ petition — Delay of 1 day in filing appeal — Condonation of delay by interlocutory application. India Law Library Docid # 2441886
(106) MAHANTH RAM MOHAN DAS @ RAM MOHAN DAS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Second FIR lodged on same set of facts as an earlier FIR — Court may quash the second FIR if it is found to be a misuse of the legal process and motivated by malice, especially when the earlier FIR was stayed by the High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2441905
(107) SRI SUMAN DAS Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201, 34, 376(D) — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Appellant convicted for offences under Sections 302/201 IPC read with Section 34 — Evidence of PW-1, mother of appellant, stated that appellant claimed co-accused would reveal murder of deceased — This was hearsay and neither direct confession nor confession of self India Law Library Docid # 2442080
(108) SAROJ PRADHAN Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 10 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Statement of minor victim — Admissibility and weightage — Criminal law does not prohibit accepting a minor victim's statement, but requires caution against tutoring — Corroboration is not a strict India Law Library Docid # 2442146
(109) TOSHIPOKBA LONGKUMER AND ANOTHER Vs. HUKAVI MURU[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Applicability — Section 58(f) (Equitable Mortgage) — The Act is not applicable in Nagaland unless adopted by the Legislative Assembly; only its spirit can be applied. India Law Library Docid # 2441452
(110) MISS LINU KATO Vs. THE STATE OF AP AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 179 — Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses — Issuance of summons by police officer under Section 179 of BNSS requires an ongoing investigation, which commences only after registration of an FIR for a cognizable offence — A India Law Library Docid # 2441453
(111) DEVENDRA DADSENA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bail application — Applicant arrested for offences under IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act — Allegations of involvement in an organized crime syndicate related to extortion from coal transporters — Court considered gravity of economic offence, magnitude of illegal funds, prima facie evidence, applicant's active role, likelihood of tampering India Law Library Docid # 2441454
(112) PARBATI DAS Vs. COLLECTOR, BALASORE AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 16 — Right of appeal — Section 16 of the Act clearly and unambiguously grants the right of appeal only to senior citizens or parents aggrieved by an order of a Tribunal, to the exclusion of any other person, including children or other relatives — Holding India Law Library Docid # 2441450
(113) ARUP ROY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Partnership Dispute — Allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust arising from business disagreement — Trial Court rightly directed investigation after preliminary inquiry — Court should not appreciate evidence at the stage of India Law Library Docid # 2441451
(114) SIMRANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NIRMAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Claim Petition filed after 12 years of accident — No reasonable explanation for delay — Claim becomes stale and not maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2441626
(115) SXXXXXX Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 — Rape and Criminal Intimidation — Appeal against acquittal — Court's power to interfere with acquittal order — Presumption of innocence strengthened by acquittal — Interference only in exceptional cases with compelling circumstances and perverse judgment — Routine India Law Library Docid # 2441627
(116) MASTER SAHIL Vs. PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATIALA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Electricity Act, 1910 — Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 — Rule 82 — Construction under high-tension wire — Prior permission required — Failure to obtain permission amounts to contributory negligence — Appellant failed to obtain prior permission for construction under high-tension wire — Therefore, the appellant cannot seek India Law Library Docid # 2441628
(117) ANGREJ SINGH Vs. MAHANT BABA SATNAM SINGH CHELA MAHANT HARNAM SINGH @ MAHANT HAKAM SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4 — Impleadment of legal representatives — Where there are conflicting claims for legal representation of a deceased party, the court should implead all claimants to represent the deceased's estate to avoid multiplicity of litigation and to ensure the estate is represented for the ultimate India Law Library Docid # 2441629
(118) GOBIND RAM AND ANOTHER Vs. KRISHAN LAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation assessment — Death of son — Father cannot be considered a dependent for compensation purposes, except for filial consortium. India Law Library Docid # 2441630
(119) PREM LATTA AND OTHERS Vs. MOHAMMAD SADIQUE AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for motor vehicular accident — Appeals against award passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) for enhancement of compensation due to injuries suffered in accident — Court affirmed finding of MACT that accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of respondent India Law Library Docid # 2441631
(120) ANITA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Power under Section 319 Cr.P.C — is discretionary and extraordinary, to be exercised sparingly — Requires strong and cogent evidence, more than a mere India Law Library Docid # 2441720