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(21) DEVENDER SINGH Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification — Proof of demand is sine qua non for conviction — Mere proof of acceptance or recovery of currency notes without evidence of demand is insufficient to establish the offence — Conviction requires proof of prior demand for illegal gratification by the public servant as a fact in issue
India Law Library Docid # 2435963

(22) ANIL Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECRETARY EDUCATION[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 20-11-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 23 — Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour (Begar) — Non-payment of salary as "forced labour" or "Begar" — Withholding of monthly salary of Assistant Teachers and Physical Education Teacher by the State authorities for a period of 19 months, despite their continuous service, constitutes a violation of Article 23 (prohibiting
India Law Library Docid # 2435892

(23) AMISH BAJAJ AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-11-2025
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 (erstwhile Section 482 CrPC) — Quashing of FIR — Matrimonial Offences — Compromise — FIR registered under IPC Sections 498A/406/34 (and Section 354 against one petitioner) arising out of matrimonial dispute — Marriage dissolved by mutual consent divorce and matter amicably settled between the parties before Mediation
India Law Library Docid # 2435964

(24) WALNUT PICTURES Vs. RAJYESH KUMAR PATNI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-11-2025
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 13-A (Summary Judgment) — Applicability and scope — Appeal against decreeing of suit allowing application under Order 13-A — Summary judgment applies if a party has no real prospect of succeeding or defending the claim, and there is no compelling reason against disposal before oral evidence (Order 13-A Rule 3) — The statutory
India Law Library Docid # 2435965

(25) GAURAV DIXIT Vs. PRIYANKA SHARMA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-11-2025
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Standard of Proof — Mental Cruelty — Family Court erred by assessing incidents of alleged cruelty (verbal abuse, threats of suicide, withdrawal from cohabitation, desertion) in isolation rather than cumulatively — Sustained pattern of abusive and humiliating behavior, including persistent threats and refusal of cohabitation, constitutes mental cruelty
India Law Library Docid # 2435966

(26) UMAKANT RATH AND OTHERS Vs. DEENBANDHU RATH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 19-11-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (d) — Rejection of Plaint — Bar by law (Order IX Rule 9) — A plaint cannot be rejected under Order 7 Rule 11 (d) unless the statutory bar (such as under Order IX Rule 9) is evident on the face of the plaint itself — Where the question of bar depends upon disputed facts, such as the identity of the cause of action, subject-matter, and parties between the present suit and a
India Law Library Docid # 2435850

(27) IN THE MATTER OF: M/S INOX WORLD INDUSTRIES PVT LTD Vs. IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 19-11-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2)(a) — Appeal against termination of arbitral proceedings — Sole Arbitrator allowed respondent's application under Section 16 and terminated proceedings — Challenge to the Sole Arbitrator’s decision upholding the validity of an arbitration clause (Clause 13 of the Policy) which restricted arbitration only to the 'quantum to be paid' (liability being
India Law Library Docid # 2435967

(28) MURARI LAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 19-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 304B, 302 read with Section 34 — Dowry death — Cruelty — Conviction by Trial Court under Sections 498A/304B/34 IPC — Wife died less than a year after marriage under suspicious circumstances — Evidence established repeated demand for dowry (Rs. 50,000/-, colour TV, and scooter) by accused (husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law) constituting
India Law Library Docid # 2435968

(29) SHRIBADAMATHRELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT SITAMAU AND OTHERS Vs. DEEPAKGIRI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 18-11-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of Delay — Second Appeal (First Appellate Court dismissed the appeal on merits) — Principles for considering Condonation of Delay — Courts must adopt a liberal, pragmatic, and justice-oriented approach, but technical considerations are not dispensed with entirely; the explanation for delay must show sufficient cause and lack of gross negligence or bad faith/lack of bona
India Law Library Docid # 2435656

(30) DR. LOKESH B.H. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 18-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Applicability — Whether applicable only to legally valid marriages — Held, the term “husband” must receive a purposive and expansive construction consistent with the legislative intent to protect women from cruelty — Section 498A is not confined to legally valid marriages but extends to relationships recognized as void, voidable, or in the nature of marriage (live-in
India Law Library Docid # 2435922

(31) T.H. HOSAMANI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 18-11-2025
Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments, Etc.), Rules, 1992 — Rule 7(4) — Power of Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (CRE Cell) — Investigation into Caste Certificates — Rule 7(4) mandates that the CRE Cell can only initiate a detailed investigation upon a reference being made by the District Caste Verification
India Law Library Docid # 2435944

(32) GAUTAM MEHRA Vs. SONIA MEHRA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-11-2025
Family Law — Custody of Minor Children — Interim Custody and Visitation — Appeals against Family Court orders — Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 19 — Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, Section 17 — Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, Section 13 — Paramount consideration in child custody disputes is the welfare of the child (physical, emotional, moral, and intellectual), transcending the
India Law Library Docid # 2435969

(33) ARYAN INFRAHEIGHT P LIMITED Vs. SIGNATURE GLOBAL INDIA LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-11-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Territorial Jurisdiction of the High Court — Determination of Jurisdiction — Where no seat or venue of arbitration is designated in the arbitration agreement, the territorial jurisdiction for Section 11 applications is governed by Sections 16 to 20 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) — Petitioners sought
India Law Library Docid # 2435970

(34) BUNTY KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 392 (Robbery) read with Section 34 — Conviction — Appellate Court found complainant's testimony cogent, credible, and supported by identification of appellants, corroboration from other witnesses regarding possession of money, and recovery of stolen amount, motorcycle (used in offense), and items purchased from robbed money at instance of accused —
India Law Library Docid # 2435971

(35) MANJU DUA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF NCT GOVERNAMENT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-11-2025
Criminal Procedure — Quashing of FIR — Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Matrimonial disputes — Settlement between parties — FIR arising out of matrimonial dispute (Sections 498A/406/34 IPC and Sections 3/4 DP Act) quashed in exercise of
India Law Library Docid # 2435972

(36) NITIN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 17-11-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 141 and Order 41 Rule 17 — Applicability to Writ Proceedings — Proceedings under Article 226 of Constitution of India are explicitly excluded from the scope of "proceedings" defined under the Explanation to Section 141 CPC (Miscellaneous proceedings) — Consequently, the procedural provisions of CPC, including principles governing dismissal of appeals for
India Law Library Docid # 2435655

(37) SUSHANT NAYAK Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 17-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 375 (Explanation 2), Section 376(2)(n), Section 90, Section 44 — Information Technology Act, 2000 — Section 67 — Rape — Consent — Consent obtained by 'fear of injury' — Meaning of 'Injury' (Section 44 IPC) includes harm to body, mind, reputation, or property — Whether ostensible consent was vitiated by 'fear of injury' under Section 90 IPC, thereby constituting rape under Section 375 IPC — The victim (major, aged 24) maintained a relationship with the appellant f
India Law Library Docid # 2435848

(38) SUMEET KUMAR BEHRA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 17-11-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 22(a), 22(b) — Quantification of Narcotic Substance — Small Quantity vs. Intermediate Quantity — Conviction — Determination of quantity of psychotropic substance must be based on the actual content of the active narcotic drug and not the total weight of the mixture or preparation — Reliance on Standing Order No. 1055(E) dated 19.10.2001.
India Law Library Docid # 2435849

(39) SRI MAHESH SHETTY THIMARODI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 17-11-2025
Karnataka Police Act, 1963 — Section 55 (a), (b), (c) — Order of Externment — Grounds for issuance — Requirement to specify clause — An externment order must clearly indicate under which provision {Clause (a), (b), or (c) of Section 55} it is passed.
India Law Library Docid # 2435936

(40) ANAND S/O. DURGAPPA GOLLAR Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 17-11-2025
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 9, 10, 29, 30 — Sexual Assault on a child below 12 years of age — Aggravated Sexual Assault (Section 9(m)) — Presumption of guilt (Section 29) and mens rea (Section 30) — Requirement for conviction — Solitary testimony of the victim girl (PW-8) found natural, reliable, and inspiring confidence, corroborated by medical
India Law Library Docid # 2435943

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