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(41) ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED Vs. RAM BABU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Procedure, 1973 — Sections 2(wa), 372, 374, 378 — ‘Victim’ — Appellate rights of victims — Interpretation of statutory provisions — A ‘victim’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC includes a company that has suffered loss or injury due to criminal acts, such as trademark infringement or sale of counterfeit products, even if the primary informant was an agent — The term ‘person’ in Section 2(wa) CrPC
India Law Library Docid # 2427842

(42) BINOD PATHAK AND OTHERS Vs. SHANKAR CHOUDHARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 10A — Duty of pleader to communicate to Court death of a party — Object and application — Rule 10A imposes an obligation on the pleader of a party to communicate the death of the party to the court, even though the general rule is that the contract between the pleader and client ends on death — This rule was introduced to prevent hardship where a party is unaware of the
India Law Library Docid # 2427843

(43) DHANASINGH PRABHU Vs. CHANDRASEKAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint against partners of a firm without naming the firm as an accused or issuing notice to it — Maintainability — Distinction between a Company and a Partnership Firm - A partnership firm is not a distinct legal entity like a company; it is a compendium of its partners — The partners are jointly and severally liable for the firm’s acts — While a
India Law Library Docid # 2427844

(44) MANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 320(3) — Functions of Public Service Commissions — Consultation with Public Service Commission — Mandatory vs. Directory — While Article 320(3)(a) uses “shall be consulted” and appears mandatory, previous Supreme Court rulings (Manbodhan Lal Srivastava) have held Article 320(3)(c) to be directory — However, this distinction is crucial as (3)(a) concerns policy-level
India Law Library Docid # 2427845

(45) TORRENT POWER LIMITED Vs. U.P. ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 2(27); Section 14, Seventh Proviso — Distribution Licensee — Appointment of Franchisee — Jurisdiction of Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) — A Distribution Licensee can appoint a franchisee to undertake electricity distribution, and the franchisee does not require a separate license from the ERC — The Distribution Licensee remains responsible for electricity distribution in its area; therefore,
India Law Library Docid # 2427846

(46) VIBHOR GARG Vs. NEHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 122 — Communications during marriage — Spousal privilege — Scope and Exceptions — Section 122 of the Evidence Act has two parts: “compellability” (cannot compel a spouse to disclose communication made to them) and “permissibility” (cannot permit disclosure unless the communicating spouse consents) — The primary objective of Section 122 is to protect the sanctity
India Law Library Docid # 2427847

(47) KUM. SHUBHA @ SHUBHASHANKAR Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 201 and 120B — Murder and Criminal Conspiracy — Destruction of Evidence — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction upheld based on motive, call detail records (CDR), and recovery of weapons, despite unreliable eyewitnesses.
India Law Library Docid # 2427848

(48) KATHYAYINI Vs. SIDHARTH P.S. REDDY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 120B, 415, 420, 34 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Pendency of civil suit — While the High Court found a prima facie case of criminal conspiracy and cheating against the respondents, it quashed the criminal proceedings due to the pendency of a civil suit concerning the same subject matter — The Supreme Court overturned this,
India Law Library Docid # 2427825

(49) ESTATE OFFICER, HARYANA URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS Vs. NIRMALA DEVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Land Acquisition — Allotment of Plots to Oustees — Policy of 1992 vs. Policy of 2016 — Application Procedure — Earnest Money — Delay and Laches — Maintainability of Suits — While previous policy (1992) required oustees to apply in a specified format with 10% earnest money, many failed to do so, instituting suits 14-20 years later — The High Court affirmed benefits based on the 1992 policy without addressing the non-compliance with application formalities or the significant delay;
India Law Library Docid # 2427862

(50) SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH ALIAS SHAILESH R. SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 60(b), 316(2), 318(2) — Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust — FIR quashed as no offence made out. Civil dispute cannot be used to initiate criminal proceedings. High Court’s direction for mediation with payment of money is inappropriate
India Law Library Docid # 2427895

(51) SMT. SUJATA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 11-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 46(4) — Arrest of Woman — After Sunset and Before Sunrise — Mandate for Lady Police Officer and Prior Permission from Judicial Magistrate — When a woman is accused of an offense, her arrest between sunset and sunrise is prohibited unless exceptional circumstances exist — In such exceptional cases, a lady police officer must make a written report and
India Law Library Docid # 2427795

(52) SK. FAKRODDIN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 11-07-2025
Criminal Law — Rape — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376(2)(f) — Conviction Challenge — Evidentiary Value — Sufficiency of Evidence — In a case challenging conviction under Section 376(2)(f) IPC, the court must meticulously evaluate the prosecution evidence, including the victim’s testimony, parental testimony, and medical evidence for corroboration.
India Law Library Docid # 2427796

(53) RUPA JITENDRA DESHPRABHU Vs. DR. VASUDEV RAJENDRA DESHPRABHU[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 11-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 47 — Execution of Decree — Objections by Third Party — Maintainability of Repeated Objections — A second application by a third party raising objections identical to a previously dismissed application under Section 47, where the previous dismissal was on merits and upheld by higher courts, is not maintainable — The principle of res judicata or issue estoppel prevents re
India Law Library Docid # 2427797

(54) MS. NEERA MISRA Vs. RAKESH CHANDRA MISRA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6, Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Precedence over Order VII, Rule 11 Application — An application for amendment of plaint under Order VI, Rule 17 CPC must be decided before an application for rejection of plaint under Order VII, Rule 11 CPC, even if the latter was filed earlier in time.
India Law Library Docid # 2427798

(55) VINOD RAI @ BHULLAN Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-07-2025
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 2(d), 5(m), 6, 12, 29, 30, 42 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 354A, 376(2)(n)(i), 450, 506 — Sexual Offences — Conviction and Sentence — Appeal against conviction for sexual assault, house trespass, criminal intimidation and sexual harassment — Age of victim crucial for POCSO Act application.
India Law Library Docid # 2427799

(56) GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. RAMANBHAI CHANDULAL PARIKH AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 20, Rule 4 — Judgment — Essential contents — A judgment of a court other than a Small Cause Court must contain a concise statement of the case, points for determination, the decision thereon, and reasons for such decision — Trial Court’s dismissal of a suit based on the nature of a guarantee (simple vs. continuing) without framing a specific issue on this point constitutes an error of law and facts and a violation of Order XX, Rule 4.
India Law Library Docid # 2427800

(57) ELDER ICIC HEALTH PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. GLIDE CHEM PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Complaint — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Grounds for Quashing — Supreme Court guidelines regarding quashing of criminal proceedings are illustrative and not exhaustive, to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice — Principles include: no prima facie offence made out, allegations are absurd/improbable, express
India Law Library Docid # 2427801

(58) STATE (NOW U.T) OF JAMMU & KASHMIR Vs. SANJEEV KUMAR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review Application — Scope of Review — A review application cannot be used as an appeal in disguise to re-argue a case or introduce new grounds not previously raised before the Tribunal or Writ Court — Review is permissible only for errors apparent on the face of the record, not for re-hearing or correcting an erroneous decision, or to allow parties to argue new
India Law Library Docid # 2427802

(59) DEVENDRA NATH PRAMANICK (THAKUR) Vs. RAMESH CHANDRA PRAMANICK[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 152 — Amendment of judgment, decree or order — Partition Suit — Joinder of properties — Where the trial court and the first appellate court have concurrently found, based on evidence, that certain lands were not proven to be joint ancestral property and thus not subject to partition, an application under Section 152 CPC to add such lands after a preliminary decree is not
India Law Library Docid # 2427803

(60) BABBU @ BABU SINGH LODHI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-07-2025
Criminal Law — Conviction and Sentence — Quashing — Lack of Substantial Evidence — Where the prosecution’s case relies heavily on the testimony of the victim and her mother, but their evidence is internally contradictory, medically unsubstantiated, and influenced by personal/political motivations leading to manipulation and false implication, the conviction is liable to be set aside.
India Law Library Docid # 2427804