(141) BABLOO SHARMA ALIAS PRAMOD SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 276CC and 153A — Quashing of proceedings — Petitioner sought to quash proceedings for non-filing of Income Tax Returns after a search and seizure operation, claiming non-receipt of seized documents — The Court held that the dispute regarding the receipt of documents and whether the non-filing was willful are disputed questions of India Law Library Docid # 2448465
(142) SURAJ SINGH DHANGAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Applications — Grounds of Arrest — Constitutional Safeguards — While furnishing grounds of arrest in writing is the general rule, a procedural lapse does not automatically render an arrest illegal or entitle an accused to bail — The key is whether the accused substantially understood the grounds India Law Library Docid # 2448466
(143) KAMLA DEVI Vs. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of Writ Petition against Registered Society — Re-litigation on Decided Issues — Finality of Orders — Appellant challenged dismissal of writ petition seeking cancellation of shop allotments made by a registered Temple Committee society without transparent procedure — In an earlier writ petition for identical relief, the High Court held the petition non-maintainable as the registered society was not "State" or "other authority" under Arti India Law Library Docid # 2448550
(144) HITENDER THAKUR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Section 3(1) — Preventive Detention — Unexplained Delay in Passing Detention Order — Severance of Live and Proximate Link — Petitioner challenged detention order dated 02.05.2026 under Section 3(1) of PIT NDPS Act based on involvement in three prior FIRs under NDPS Act, last of which was registered on 03.04.2025, with petitioner released on bail on 11.09.2025 — Detention order was passed approximately 8 month India Law Library Docid # 2448551
(145) VIJAY KOULSAPRU AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Administrative authorities must strictly adhere to judicial directions that have attained finality — When a court directs reconsideration of a claim, the authority cannot reopen issues already decided in the previous litigation or act as an appellate body over the court's judgment — Reconsidering a claim means assessing it within the parameters set by the court, not re-adjudicating concluded matters — Any attempt India Law Library Docid # 2448715
(146) SAKIB AKBAR WAZA Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JK AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Petitioner challenged detention order arguing non-application of mind, failure to supply material, and lack of explanation in understood language — Court found detention record showed all relevant documents were supplied, explained in Kashmiri/Urdu, and acknowledged by detenu — Advisory Board confirmed India Law Library Docid # 2448716
(147) UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS Vs. MOHAMMAD MANSOOR NAIK[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Sufficient cause — While courts generally adopt a liberal approach for government authorities, this does not grant a right to condone unexplained or negligent delays — The explanation for delay must be specific, detailing dates and officials involved, not vague assertions of administrative and legal examination. India Law Library Docid # 2448717
(148) STATE (NOW UT) OF J&K Vs. RAVI KUMAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Re-appreciation of evidence — High Court can re-appreciate evidence in an acquittal appeal but should not interfere if the lower court's view is reasonable and findings are not manifestly erroneous or perverse — The appellate court's acquittal India Law Library Docid # 2448718
(149) BHAGWAT JATAV Vs. STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Madhya Pradesh Police Regulations — Regulations 214, 215, 216, 217 and 226(vii) — Penalty vs Warning — Effect of 'Censure' on Promotion — Penalty of withholding increment reduced to 'Censure' in appeal — State contended currency of penalty of 'Censure' disentitles employee from promotion for one year — Held, M.P. Police Regulations do not prescribe 'Censure' as a statutory penalty — Regulation 226(vii) contemplates 'Warning' for minor India Law Library Docid # 2448789
(150) SAMBHAJI RAO AWAD AND OTHERS Vs. JAYANT AWAD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 20 Rule 18 & Order 20 Rule 12 — Partition Suit — Preliminary Decree — Power to Order Inquiry into Profits/Mesne Profits prior to Final Decree — Failure to Claim Profits in Plaint — Preliminary decree of partition passed declaring plaintiff's share — Pending final decree proceedings, plaintiff sought inquiry into India Law Library Docid # 2448790
(151) CHANDAN SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. WESTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — National Coal Wage Agreement-VI (NCWA-VI), Clause 9.4.0 — Permanent Disablement/General Physical Debility — Pre-conditions for Eligibility — Employee sustained employment injury in 1997 resulting in 45% permanent disability to right hand — Son applied for compassionate appointment under India Law Library Docid # 2448791
(152) SANDEEP BARGALE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Service Law — Compassionate Appointment — National Coal Wage Agreement-VI (NCWA-VI), Clause 9.4.0 — Permanent Disablement/General Physical Debility — Pre-conditions for Eligibility — Employee sustained employment injury in 1997 resulting in 45% permanent disability to right hand — Son applied for compassionate appointment under Clause 9.4.0(ii) of NCWA-VI — Employee continued working in India Law Library Docid # 2448792
(153) VIKAS SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 28-07-2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(2)(v) — Offence committed against SC/ST member — Essential Ingredients — Knowledge of Caste — Appellant accused of cheating and forging appointment letters (offences under BNS) — Charges framed under Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act — FIR and witnesses' statements recorded under Sections 161 Cr.P.C./180 BNSS and 164 Cr.P.C./183 BNSS India Law Library Docid # 2448793
(154) BASORI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder — Common Intention — Benefit of Doubt — Discrepancies in Evidence — Disproval of Eye-Witness Testimonies — Prosecution witnesses turned hostile while remaining alleged eye-witnesses reached spot only after hearing cries of deceased — Logical impossibility of witnesses observing initial assault from a distance — Statements of witnesses at variance with medical evidence — Medical India Law Library Docid # 2448810
(155) SUBHODH CHOUDHARY @ BHOORA @ CHHOTU Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Consent — Sterling quality of testimony — Conviction cannot rest on the testimony of a prosecutrix that lacks sterling quality — riddled with material contradictions on the sequence and manner of the incident, corroborated instead by defence witnesses indicating a consensual relationship — where forensic evidence is India Law Library Docid # 2448218
(156) JAI PRAKASH AND OTHERS Vs. D.D.A.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Burden of proof — Employer-employee relationship — The initial burden of proving the existence of a lawful employer-employee relationship rests on the workman asserting it; it does not shift to the management merely because employment is disputed — Proof that a person physically worked and drew remuneration is distinct from proof India Law Library Docid # 2448219
(157) NITIN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 — Framing of charge — Abetment of suicide — Prima facie standard — At the stage of framing of charge, the court is required only to evaluate whether the material discloses grave suspicion against the accused, not to conduct a mini-trial or apply the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt — Discharge of co-accused, India Law Library Docid # 2448220
(158) ARCHANA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Cybercrime and Bank Account Freezing — This case addresses the freezing of bank accounts due to cybercrime complaints — The court emphasizes that freezing an entire account for a small disputed amount is disproportionate and violates principles of fairness and proportionality — A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for grievance redressal in such cases is highlighted, aiming to balance investigation needs with the account holder's India Law Library Docid # 2448254
(159) POONGOTHAI Vs. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982 — Section 2(ggg) — Delay in passing detention order — Live and proximate link — Unexplained delay of about a month between arrest of the detenu and passing of the detention order snaps the live and proximate link between the grounds and purpose of detention, rendering the detention order invalid, absent any credible material substantiating the detaining authority's subjective satisfaction. [Paras 3, 6–8] India Law Library Docid # 2448211
(160) RAJENDRA SINGH BENIWAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-07-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Co-operative society elections — Debarment of outgoing office bearers — Debarment of outgoing managing committee members from contesting society elections, passed without service of the order and premised on non-handing over of records that were inaccessible on account of sealing by the municipal authority, set aside; petitioners permitted to file nominations under the revised election schedule, to be scrutinised in accordance with law. [Paras 4–5, 9, India Law Library Docid # 2448212