(361) SHRI SAGAR @ MANISH SHAILESH BELAMKAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR)] 13-10-2025 Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 — Section 3 — Detention Order — Challenge to — Grounds for detention — Awareness of custody, real possibility of release on bail, and likelihood of engaging in prejudicial activities upon release are essential conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2434384
(362) S.N. TRADING COMPANY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Seized goods — Perishable nature — Direction for release — Supreme Court directed release of perishable seized goods (areca nuts) and vehicles on obtaining appropriate bond, considering their perishable nature. India Law Library Docid # 2434412
(363) KANTI DEVI Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(2) — Charge-sheet filed — Charges yet to be framed — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Court considered nature of allegations and stage of proceedings — Custodial interrogation not required — Appeal challenging rejection of bail by High Court allowed — Appellant to be India Law Library Docid # 2434419
(364) ROHAN @ RANGA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 109, 191(1), 191(2), 191(3), 296, 115(2) and 351(2) — Bail — Appellant seeking bail for offences under various sections of BNS — Appellant incarcerated for over eight months — Injured discharged from hospital — Weapon seized — Incident motivated by political rivalry India Law Library Docid # 2434430
(365) RAJESH Vs. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Special Leave Petition — Dismissal — Court not inclined to interfere with impugned judgment and order of High Court, hence special leave petition dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2434444
(366) ISHIKA SINGH Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 317(5), 317(2), 317(4), 111 and 3(5) — Bail — Appellant under incarceration for about 6 months in a cyber crime case — Investigation completed, charge sheet filed — Considering the period of incarceration and the nature of the case, bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2434453
(367) FAKHRUDDIN ANSARI @ FAZAL Vs. UMA DEWANGAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XLI Rule 31 — Duty of appellate court — Appeal against a decree — High Court's judgment failed to frame points for determination and assign independent reasons for its decision — Mere affirmation of trial court's reasons is insufficient for an appeal under Section 96 CPC — High Court India Law Library Docid # 2434456
(368) JAGDISH PRASAD Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of bail — Appeal against dismissal of bail application and suspension of sentence — Court considered the materials on record and the orders of the Courts below — Prayer for suspension of sentence and release on bail was not allowed at present — However, considering the India Law Library Docid # 2434467
(369) SONALI SAMEER PALTEWAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Interim Protection — Supreme Court may grant interim protection from arrest to an applicant seeking anticipatory bail, especially when the main application is pending before the High Court and securing custody at that stage would render the main matter India Law Library Docid # 2434469
(370) MILIND RAJKUMAR WAGHOLIKAR (SHAH) Vs. SHANKAR RAMCHANDRA KIRVE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(i) — Landlord's bona fide requirement for constructing new building — Landlord pleaded requirement for constructing an ownership apartment scheme on an open plot, obtained sanctioned plans and commencement certificate, and had sufficient funds — Tenants contended it was not an open plot and there were no specific pleadings — Court held India Law Library Docid # 2434515
(371) SHAFIQ ALI HAIDER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201 — Murder and destruction of evidence — Bail application — Applicant sought bail in a case involving brutal murder and dismemberment of the body with the intention of destroying evidence. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence, including the applicant being the last person seen with the deceased, CCTV footage showing the applicant with a gunny bag, and the recovery of India Law Library Docid # 2434519
(372) SRI C.P. SELVARAJ Vs. SRI K.M. RAJENDRAN[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 — Section 33, 34, 35 — Admissibility of insufficient stamp duty documents — A court can recall an order admitting an instrument in evidence if it was insufficiently stamped, even if admitted without objection and marked as an exhibit, provided there was no prior “judicial determination” of its admissibility and stamp duty sufficiency. The court can exercise inherent powers India Law Library Docid # 2434631
(373) COMMANDANT BENGAL ENGINEERING GROUP & CENTRE ROORKEE Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 133 — Removal of nuisance — Jurisdiction of Sub-Divisional Magistrate — Dispute concerning a pathway on defence land — Court found that the land in question, Khasra No.710, was recorded as a public pathway ("gauhar raasta") and had been in longstanding public use. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate acted within jurisdiction under Section 133 Cr.P.C. to India Law Library Docid # 2434688
(374) D.RAJESH Vs. C.JONES CHELLIAH (DECEASED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) (prior to amendment) — Specific performance — Readiness and willingness to perform contract — Plaintiff failed to aver and prove performance or readiness and willingness to perform the essence of the contract — Genuineness of sale agreement not proven — Plaintiff's means to India Law Library Docid # 2434823
(375) CHINNASAMY Vs. PALANISAMI (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Maintainability — Suit for declaration and injunction challenging lower courts' judgments — Appeal dismissed — Plaintiff sought declaration of 1/3rd right in a well and consequential injunction — Lower courts dismissed the suit — Plaintiff appealed — The High Court upheld the lower courts' decisions. India Law Library Docid # 2434824
(376) PADMAPRASAD ASSISTANT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 13(1)(c) read with Section 13(2) — Criminal breach of trust by public servant — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409, 477-A — Accused, an Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, charged with misappropriating collected fees and fines — Evidence including audit reports, stock registers, original and duplicate receipts, and expert opinion on handwriting, India Law Library Docid # 2434866
(377) MUHAMMED ASHAR.K Vs. MUHSINA.P.K[KERALA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025 Dissolution of Marriage Act, 1939 — Khula Nama — Validity — Court's role is to verify proper pronouncement and attempt at conciliation — Wife's statement regarding husband taking back dower (Mahar) and husband's failure to file counter-affidavit or statement supports validity. India Law Library Docid # 2434867
(378) ANJU AND ANOTHER Vs. RINKU DAHIYA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-10-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Interim Maintenance — Both spouses equally qualified and earning — Wife earning Rs. 2.5 lakhs per month, husband earning USD 7134 (approx. Rs. 5.6 lakhs by simple exchange, Rs. 1.65 lakhs by PPP) per month — Wife not entitled to maintenance as she is not financially handicapped and can litigate — Object of India Law Library Docid # 2434702
(379) S.K. JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Army Act, 1950 — Sections 63 and 69 — Possession of ammunition — Substitution of conviction — Tribunal can substitute conviction from a civil offence (Section 69) to an act prejudicial to good order and discipline (Section 63) if evidence supports the latter and the original court-martial could have lawfully found the accused guilty of the substituted offence. India Law Library Docid # 2433771
(380) ANIRUDH DAWAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-10-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — Section 528 — Quashing of FIR — Settlement between parties — Marriage dispute — FIR registered under Sections 498A/406/377/34 IPC — Parties amicably resolved their disputes, entered into a settlement agreement, and obtained a divorce — Respondent No. 2 (complainant) confirmed settlement and had no objection to quashing the FIR — State also had no objection — Held, in view of settlement and to secure ends of justice, FIR and India Law Library Docid # 2433775