(161) MOHINDER KUMAR VERMA Vs. VINOD RAJORIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Agreement to Sell — Forfeiture of advance payment — Absence of forfeiture clause — Advance payment as part of purchase price — Cannot be summarily forfeited unless contract clearly characterises it as earnest/security — Buyer's statutory protection under Section 55(6)(b) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Refund of advance with interest and statutory charge — Equity and conduct of parties India Law Library Docid # 2434209
(162) SANJEEV CHADHA Vs. D.P.SACHDEVA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Probate and Administration — Limitation — No specific period of limitation for grant of probate or letters of administration — Residuary provision of Article 137 of Limitation Act, 1963 applies (3 years) — Right to apply accrues when necessary, not necessarily within 3 years of death — It is a continuous right exercisable anytime after death as long as the right survives. India Law Library Docid # 2434210
(163) RITA RAJ Vs. PABITRA ROY CHAUDHURI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal against judgment of Family Court — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Dissolution of marriage — Appeal against decree of divorce granted on grounds of cruelty — Court upheld the Family Court's decision, finding sufficient evidence of sustained mental cruelty by the wife against the husband, including abusive text messages and verbal India Law Library Docid # 2434211
(164) MUKESH KUMAR MEHTA @ MITHILESH KUMAR MEHTA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394, 395, and 397 — Robbery and Attempt to Commit Robbery — Conviction and Sentencing — Appeal for suspension of sentence and bail — Appellants convicted by Trial Court for offences under Sections 394, 395, and 397 IPC. High Court confirmed conviction under Section 397 IPC and modified sentence to 8 years rigorous imprisonment, while holding no separate conviction for India Law Library Docid # 2434318
(165) RAJESH SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 298, 299, 296, 115(2), 351(2) & Chhattisgarh Religion Act, 1968 — Section 4 — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Appellant joined investigation as directed by the court — High Court rejected bail application — Supreme Court considered materials on record and found appeal deserving acceptance — Appellant admitted to bail in anticipation of arrest. India Law Library Docid # 2434327
(166) MUNCHUN KHAN Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail Pending Appeal — Appellant incarcerated for over seven and a half years, appeal pending before High Court for years — Sufficient grounds exist for suspension of sentence and release on bail during appeal pendency — Order of High Court India Law Library Docid # 2434330
(167) KU. PANCHASHILA UTTAM THORAT Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA,[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction appealed against — FIR lodged by accused herself stating she committed murder — FIR inadmissible as confession to police under Section 25 of Evidence Act — Conviction solely based on FIR and circumstantial evidence — Appeal entertained. India Law Library Docid # 2434373
(168) PARSHURAM SHANKAR UIKE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Homicidal death — Prosecution must prove death was homicidal — Postmortem report showing multiple grievous head injuries and cause of death as hemorrhage and shock due to head injury, supported by witness testimony of victim found with bleeding injuries, establishes a homicidal death. India Law Library Docid # 2434374
(169) TUKARAM S/O REKHA (REKHU) RATHOD DIED AS PER L. RS. AND OTHERS Vs. SHAM BALKRISHANRAO SELUKAR, DIED, THROUGH HIS L.RS. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 22 — Preferential right to acquire property — Applicability — Intestate property — Joint family property — Right of preemption under Section 22 is available to Class I heirs — In an undivided joint family, where property devolves upon two or more Class I heirs, other Class I heirs have a preferential right to acquire the interest of a co-heir proposing to transfer it. India Law Library Docid # 2434377
(170) RAJEEB KALITA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Public Interest Litigation — Toilet facilities in Courts and Tribunals — Directions issued for construction, accessibility, and inclusivity of separate toilets for males, females, PwD, and transgender persons — Committees to be formed in High Courts to formulate and implement plans for adequate washrooms, maintenance, and hygiene India Law Library Docid # 2434386
(171) MILIND RAMDAS NIKAM Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court can set aside High Court's order refusing bail and grant bail itself — Factors to consider include nature of allegations and period of incarceration. India Law Library Docid # 2434410
(172) PANJATAN ALI @ PANCHATAN ALI Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21(C)/29 — Bail application rejected by High Court — Supreme Court grants bail considering the totality of circumstances and the period of custody (since 11.10.2024) — Bail to be granted on terms and conditions fixed by the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434434
(173) M/S THANVI ASSOCIATES AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S JAI JAGDISH TRANSPORT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Grant of Bail — Conditions — For the grant of bail, the Court had previously ordered the deposit of 20% of a certain amount. — The petitioner requested more time for this deposit and requested the continuation of the interim bail order until then. — Supreme Court directed the India Law Library Docid # 2434448
(174) SHRAWAN RAI @ SHRAWAN RAY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Interim relief granted by directing no coercive steps subject to cooperation with investigation — Supreme Court, in the facts of the case, confirmed interim protection and granted anticipatory bail by releasing the petitioner on furnishing bail bonds and India Law Library Docid # 2434475
(175) NEERAJ SHARAD GANGLA AND OTHERS Vs. MANTRI BUILDING CONDOMINIUM AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Limitation Act, 1963, Article 109 — Suit by Hindu governed by Mitakshara law to set aside father's alienation of ancestral property — Period of limitation is 12 years from when alienee takes possession — Property in question was ancestral property, father alienated undivided half share through Declaration and Deeds of Transfer — Time for filing suit began from date of execution of Deeds of Apartment, as India Law Library Docid # 2434525
(176) SUDHADEVI AND OTHERS Vs. MAHARASHTRA STATE WARE HOUSING CORPORATION[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 11, Explanation V and Order 20, Rule 12 — Res judicata and Mesne Profits — A claim for future mesne profits does not arise at the time of filing of the suit for possession, therefore, it is not covered by Section 11, Explanation V of the Code of Civil Procedure. A fresh proceeding for future mesne profits is maintainable even if the decree in the suit for possession is India Law Library Docid # 2434530
(177) MS. ARCHANA WANI Vs. INDIAN BANK (ERSTWHILE ALLAHABAD BANK) AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Sections 13(2) and 13(4) — Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) — Appeal under Section 17 — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 7 — Default in loan repayment — Recovery proceedings initiated under SARFAESI Act and IBC — Petitioner sought direction for disclosed benchmark for One Time Settlement (OTS) and to compel Bank to settle. Court held India Law Library Docid # 2434531
(178) SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED Vs. RAJESH BAJIRAO KHANDEWAR AND OTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Sections 14, 31, 3(27) — Moratorium — Approval of Resolution Plan — Applicability to Consumer Complaints — Proceedings initiated before a Consumer Commission during the moratorium period imposed under Section 14, or after the approval of a resolution plan under Section 31, are unenforceable against the corporate debtor and its new management. A direction India Law Library Docid # 2434536
(179) SRI SURESH G. NANWANI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1963 — Sections 136(3), 136(2), 129(6) — Revision petition against mutation entry — Appeal against mutation entry order — Maintainability of appeal — Mutation entry in revenue records does not confer title — Revenue authorities can make entries based on source of title — Appellant’s claim to land based on a grant order that was not fully substantiated for the entire extent India Law Library Docid # 2434544
(180) DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT Vs. SRI ASADHULLAH KHAN AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 42 — Appeal to High Court — Section 8 — Adjudication — Section 2(u) — Proceeds of crime — Properties mortgaged to a bank as security for loans cannot be considered proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, especially when the bank itself was a victim of the alleged conspiracy. India Law Library Docid # 2434545