(561) COMMON CAUSE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Filing of Affidavits and Rejoinders — Court directed filing of counter affidavits by a specific date and allowed parties to file rejoinder affidavits within two weeks thereafter. India Law Library Docid # 2438351
(562) NABENDU ASHUTOSH BHATTACHARYA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the impugned order, and granted anticipatory bail, considering the appellant's cooperation with the investigation and the circumstances on record. India Law Library Docid # 2438370
(563) SUNITA @ SEENU Vs. MALYA KAUSHIK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 4 Rule 1 — Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1719/2025 — Settlement Agreement — Parties arrived at an amicable settlement before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, evidenced by a written Settlement Agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2438382
(564) MANIKANTA @ MANI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 397 — Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt — Conviction under Section 397 requires completion of the chain of events constituting the offense — If the chain is not complete, the accused is entitled to the benefit of doubt — In this case, the conviction under Section India Law Library Docid # 2438383
(565) KAVYA KIRAN Vs. VISHAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Settlement Agreement — Parties arriving at an amicable settlement, duly signed by them and their counsel, before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre. India Law Library Docid # 2438387
(566) SHEFALI VERMA Vs. NITISH AHUJA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 406 — Transfer of criminal proceedings — Wife filed petitions seeking transfer of cases pending in Jind, Haryana to Delhi — Supreme Court considered the prayers and material on record — Held, petitioner made out a case for transfer — Petitions allowed, cases transferred from Jind to Delhi. India Law Library Docid # 2438388
(567) HARMIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 15 — Preliminary assessment of juvenile in conflict with law for heinous offences — This assessment is not mechanical but a crucial determination of psychological, social, and emotional aspects, considering the circumstances of the offence. A high IQ does not negate the impact of stressful environments or familial pressure on rational judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2438421
(568) SATBIR @ SATVEER AND OTHERS Vs. SHAITAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for personal injury — Principles of assessment — Court should be guided by established principles for awarding compensation in personal injury cases, as laid down by the Supreme Court, covering pecuniary damages (expenses, loss of earnings, future medical expenses) and non-pecuniary damages (pain, suffering, loss of amenities, etc.). India Law Library Docid # 2438422
(569) MUKESH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Punjab Police Rules, 1934 — Rule 16.3 — Criminal acquittal vs. Departmental proceedings — Departmental proceedings can continue even after criminal acquittal if the charge failed on technical grounds, prosecution witnesses were won over, the court held an offence was committed and suspicion rested on the officer, or additional evidence exists for departmental proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2438423
(570) SURJIT KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's power to interfere — Appellate court should be slow to reverse an order of acquittal. The presumption of innocence is strengthened in favour of the accused, and this double presumption can only be disturbed by thorough scrutiny on accepted legal parameters. If the trial court's findings are not palpably wrong, India Law Library Docid # 2438424
(571) SURAJMAL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 449 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Appeal against conviction for murder, house-trespass with intent to commit grievous hurt, and offence under Arms Act — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution's case based entirely on circumstantial evidence — Standard for conviction based on circumstantial evidence require a chain of events so complete that it unequivocally points to the guilt of the accused and excludes any other hypothesis — Evidence on India Law Library Docid # 2438425
(572) NADEEM KHAN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Factors for consideration — Appellant's cooperation with the investigation and absence of necessity for custodial interrogation weighed in granting anticipatory bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438509
(573) KESHAW MAHTO @ KESHAW KUMAR MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) — Essential ingredients — Intentional insult or intimidation with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe in any place within public view, or abusing such member by caste name in public view — Mere knowledge of complainant's caste status or generic abusive language is not sufficient India Law Library Docid # 2438519
(574) GURUDAT PATEL @ SONU KUMAR Vs. THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER N.C.B. PATNA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (N.D.P.S.) Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(c), 25, 29 — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Trial nearing completion, with five out of six prosecution witnesses examined — Appellant's complicity prima facie doubtful — Appellant has no criminal antecedents — Further detention pending trial not necessary — Appeal allowed, appellant India Law Library Docid # 2438531
(575) AKLU SAHANI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Anticipatory Bail — Granted — Petitioner apprehending arrest in connection with FIR for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act — State not appearing to controvert petitioner’s claim of cooperating with investigation — Interim protection previously granted confirmed and petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2438532
(576) GUDIYA ALIAS SHAHNAZ Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejection of anticipatory bail — Supreme Court interference — Appellant accused under Sections 498A and 304B IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act — FIR registered and charge-sheet filed — Prosecution to examine 43 witnesses — Trial not yet committed to Sessions Court — Commencement of trial India Law Library Docid # 2438533
(577) PINKY RANI ETC Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 318(4) read with 3(5) — Indian Wireless Act, 1933 — Sections 3, 6, 4 — Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — Sections 20, 20A, 21, 25 — Offences related to illegal call routing and misuse of internet facilities — Allegations of financial loss to exchequer — Bail — Appellants are directors of a company accused of setting up infrastructure for illegal call routing — Trial Court India Law Library Docid # 2438539
(578) SHEFIN M B Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Appellant cooperating with investigation and investigation based on documentary evidence — Custodial interrogation not required — Impugned order set aside and anticipatory bail granted subject to terms and conditions imposed by Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438542
(579) GREENKO KA01 IREP PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. MUJAWAR PETROLEUMS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Civil Procedure — Settlement of dispute — Parties reached an agreement to shift a retail outlet — The Supreme Court issued directions for the shifting process and granted time limits for each step, including stock removal, de-gasification, and infrastructure shifting. India Law Library Docid # 2438623
(580) AJAY KOSHAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of Sentence — Appeal — Petitioner convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment — High Court declined to suspend sentence — Supreme Court considers arguments on circumstantial evidence and duration of sentence already India Law Library Docid # 2438664