(621) MISHRA SINGH Vs. SANJEEV GOYAL AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — High Court — Revision against conviction and sentence — Parties reached amicable settlement/compromise before Mediation Centre after conviction by Trial Court and dismissal of appeal by Sessions Court — Offence under Section 138 is compoundable at all levels of litigation, even after conviction and India Law Library Docid # 2436945
(622) SRI DEVINSON RONGHANG @ SRI MENSING RONGHANG @ SRI RENSING RONGHANG Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 (Murder) — Conviction for murder of mother — Evidence — Appreciation of ocular evidence: Where the wife (PW-2) and sister-in-law (PW-3) of the accused/appellant consistently deposed to seeing the accused/appellant assault his mother with a wooden lathi/battam on the head following a domestic argument, the minor inconsistency in PW-2's cross-examination (as to whether she was inside her room when the India Law Library Docid # 2437325
(623) MAHIM CHANDRA NATH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Writ Petition — Eviction from Government Land — Requirements for adjudication — Claims made by petitioners (evictees) regarding land allotment must be supported by original documents or authenticated copies/photocopies annexed to pleadings (affidavits or rejoinders) — Where petitioners claim rehabilitation and allotment under Assam Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Rules, 1950, but only produce translated/typed India Law Library Docid # 2437326
(624) MAHENDRA SINGH Vs. MAJHAR ALI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Setting aside of judgment and decree — Suit for vacant possession based on registered sale deed — Plaintiff purchased property (4260 sq. ft.) from Govind Singh, but Govind Singh had previously sold a part (2220 sq. ft.) to B.K. Sharma — Effect of sale deed executed beyond vendor's capacity — Dismissal of suit by trial court reasoning that sale deed was nominal because vendor (grandfather) received no consideration and was a India Law Library Docid # 2437457
(625) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. ROHIT BAGHEL ALIAS KHEJU BAGHEL[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Principles governing interference — An appellate court should not reverse an acquittal merely because a contrary view is possible; reversal requires demonstration of illegality, perversity, or error of law or fact in the decision of the trial court — When two views are possible, the one in favor of the accused shall ordinarily be followed — The appellate court must specifically address all reasons India Law Library Docid # 2437458
(626) RAJJAN LAL @ RAJANU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Summoning additional accused — Rejection of application — Considerations for invoking Section 319 — Where the trial court (Additional Sessions Court) recorded evidence of prosecution witnesses (complainant and son) and found that their testimony only implicated the sole accused India Law Library Docid # 2437511
(627) VINOD KUMAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Criminal Law — Ingredients of Offence — Kidnapping and Abduction (Section 363, 366 IPC) — Sexual Assault (Section 376 IPC) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Sections 3(a)/04, 5(j)(ii)/06 POCSO Act) — Consent vs. Forcible Sexual Intercourse — Where the prosecutrix and the appellant lived together for a substantial period (around two years) as husband and wife without protest, and the India Law Library Docid # 2437534
(628) MUKESH KUMAR Vs. RICHA JAIN AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 24 and 26 — Interim Maintenance Pendente Lite and Expenses — Object — The primary objective of granting maintenance pendente lite (Section 24) and interim maintenance for children (Section 26) is to provide financial assistance to the spouse and child to enable them to carry on with the court proceedings and maintain themselves during the pendency of the India Law Library Docid # 2437560
(629) AXIS BANK LTD. Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 457 — Return of seized property — Finality of Court Orders — Fixed Deposit (FD) — Bank's appropriation of FD amount — Where Trial Court directed seized amount be kept in FD in Court's name until conclusion of trial and this order attained finality after challenge up to Supreme Court, a subsequent appropriation of this amount by the Bank based on an India Law Library Docid # 2437775
(630) SANTOSHKUMAR KRISHNAPRASAD SAAV (BHANIYA) Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 354D — Stalking — Essential Ingredients — Conviction requires proof that the accused followed or attempted to contact the woman repeatedly to foster personal interaction despite a clear indication of her disinterest — A singular act, even if showing interest, does not meet the "repeatedly" requirement of Section 354D, especially if the subsequent conduct after the victim's clear indication of India Law Library Docid # 2437835
(631) SHARIFKHAN SULTANKHAN PATHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Mamlatdar's Courts Act, 1906 — Section 5 — Jurisdiction and Limitation — Application for removal of obstruction — Requirement of stating cause of action date — The Statute mandates that an application under Section 5 must be preferred within six months from the date the cause of action is generated — Where the application initiating the proceedings failed to mention the specific date of the cause of action, the initiation of India Law Library Docid # 2437836
(632) NEHA AND OTHERS Vs. DHARMESH HARIBHAI PATEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — Section 6(a) — Custody of Minor — Welfare of the child is paramount consideration — While Section 6(a) ordinarily suggests custody of a child under five years should be with the mother, use of "ordinarily" means not necessarily — The welfare of the child supersedes the strict construction of section 6(a) or any prior agreement between parents — Where a child (now 4.5 years old) has India Law Library Docid # 2437837
(633) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. GOPAL AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Award — Appeal against quantum of compensation — Principles of compensation for personal injury — Compensation must be just, fully, and adequately restore claimant to position prior to accident — Heads of compensation include pecuniary damages (treatment expenses, loss of earnings, future medical expenses) and non-pecuniary damages (pain, suffering, trauma, loss of amenities, loss of expectation of India Law Library Docid # 2437994
(634) KANWAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376(3) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 3 and 4 — Rape and sexual assault on a minor — Conviction set aside due to failure of prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Assessment of evidence, especially testimony of minor victim, medical evidence, and delay in lodging First Information Report India Law Library Docid # 2438042
(635) PURI @ PURUSOTTAM BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Ingredients — Prosecution failed to establish intention or knowledge to cause death — Mere existence of injury not sufficient — Victim did not support prosecution — Medical evidence did not indicate injuries were sufficient to cause death in ordinary course — Conviction modified to Section 325 (Grievous hurt). India Law Library Docid # 2438172
(636) GENERAL MANAGER, CANARA BANK, BHUBANESWAR AND OTHERS Vs. HARMOHAN NAYAK AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 Rule 2 (2) — Preliminary issue — Court's power to decide question of law as preliminary issue — May be tried at the outset if related to jurisdiction or a bar to the suit created by law. India Law Library Docid # 2438173
(637) HARSHBIR SINGH PANNU AND ANOTHER Vs. JASWINDER SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-12-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 32 and 38 — Interplay and Source of Power — Termination of Arbitral Proceedings (General) vs. Termination for Non-Payment of Fees — Section 32(1) stipulates termination of arbitral proceedings either by final award or by order under Section 32(2). Section 32(2) lists three specific scenarios: claimant withdrawal (unless legitimate respondent objection), India Law Library Docid # 2436486
(638) AKOLA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ANOTHER Vs. ZISHAN HUSSAIN AZHAR HUSSAIN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-12-2025 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Property Tax Revision — Akola Municipal Corporation — Challenge to legality of property tax revision (2017-18 to 2021-22) via Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Financial Autonomy of Municipal Bodies — Property tax is main source of income for Municipal Corporations to perform vital statutory obligations (urban planning, public health, infrastructure upkeep) — India Law Library Docid # 2436487
(639) SOHANVIR @ SOHANVIR DHAMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-12-2025 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) — Section 3(1)(s) — Essential ingredient — Requirement of caste-based abuse occurring "in any place within public view" — Interpretation — For an offence under Section 3(1)(s) to be made out, the place where the utterance is made must be open, enabling the public to witness or hear the abuse — Abuse uttered within the India Law Library Docid # 2436488
(640) GOVIND MANDAVI Vs. STATE OF CHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-12-2025 Penal Code, 18602 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 460 — Appreciation of Evidence — Prior Enmity and Delayed Disclosure of Accused’s Name — Where the star eyewitness (PW-2), the wife of the deceased, provided a detailed account of the assault to the informant (PW-1) immediately after the incident, but failed to name the accused in the First Information Report (FIR), this omission is fatal to the prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2436489