(281) RAM LAKHAN GIRI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 409 — Criminal breach of trust by public servant — Embezzlement in bank — Implication based on custody of locker key — Petitioner Branch Manager was convicted for cash defalcation solely because the bank vault operated with two keys and one key was with him — Witness testimony established that the vault could open with the cashier's key alone if double lock was not applied, cashier handled cash transactions, attempted to mislead inspectors with a false withdrawal India Law Library Docid # 2455212
(282) AJAY SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 414 read with Section 410 — Assisting in concealment of stolen property — Essential ingredients — Definition of stolen property — Mere recovery of silver slabs and cash from the accused without proof that the property was transferred through theft, extortion, robbery, or subject to criminal misappropriation or breach of trust does not satisfy Section 410 IPC — Investigating Officer admitted having no knowledge that the seized property was stolen — In the absence India Law Library Docid # 2455213
(283) BADRE ALAM @BADRI ALAM Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498A — Cruelty by husband — Proof and appreciation of evidence — Complainant alleged persistent torture, dowry demand, assault during pregnancy, and being ousted from the matrimonial home — Testimony of complainant that the petitioner threatened to kill her with a weapon was corroborated by other prosecution witnesses — Trial court and appellate court concurrently recorded findings of guilt against the husband — Concurrent findings of fact based on proper apprais India Law Library Docid # 2455214
(284) BUDHAN DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. DAHO DEVI AND ANOTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Customary Law — Munda Scheduled Tribe — Succession and Inheritance — Exclusion of female heirs — Onus and standard of proof — Appellants claimed that under Munda customary law, females are excluded from inheritance and property devolves upon male agnates — Held, any custom at variance with general law must be strictly pleaded and proved by clear and unambiguous evidence to be ancient, continuous, certain, uniform, and compulsory — Mere oral assertions without citing specific instances or documen India Law Library Docid # 2455215
(285) ISHAK KACHHAP AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Service Law — Recruitment Process — Right to Appointment — Vested Right — Petitioners applied and participated in selection processes pursuant to advertisements issued by the respondent University, but results were never declared and recruitment was cancelled as per State directives — Held, mere submission of an application form or participation in a selection process does not confer any indefeasible or vested right to appointment — Unless relevant rules provide otherwise, the recruiting authori India Law Library Docid # 2455217
(286) NILU KUMRI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Service Law — Recruitment — Graduate Trained Teachers — Post-selection alteration of eligibility criteria — Advertisement No. 21/2016 — Jharkhand Government Secondary School Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff Appointment and Service Conditions Rules, 2015, Rule 9(1)(i) — Petitioners recommended for appointment in History/Civics were denied appointment pursuant to Clause 5 of Letter No. 1950 dated 20.10.2021 requiring History/Civics to be a 'main subject' rather than subsidiary/optional — Held, gove India Law Library Docid # 2455218
(287) SANTOSH KUMAR SAHAY Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2), and Section 20 — Demand, acceptance, and recovery of illegal gratification — Presumption of law — Appellant, an Upper Divisional Clerk, demanded and accepted a bribe to provide a nominee certificate — CBI laid a trap, recovered tainted notes from his drawer, and his right-hand wash tested positive — Testimonies of complainant and independent shadow witnesses proved the foundational facts of demand and acceptance beyond re India Law Library Docid # 2455219
(288) RAJESH KUMAR PASWAN Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Testimony of prosecutrix — Sufficiency for conviction — Minor victims were repeatedly subjected to sexual exploitation by appellant under false pretext of securing employment — Defence alleged delay in lodging FIR and consensual relationship — Held, in rape cases, the sole testimony of the victim is sufficient to convict the accused if found reliable and trustworthy — Minor age of the victims was confirmed by radiological evidence — Ocular testimony India Law Library Docid # 2455220
(289) CHOTU MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 82 — Proclamation for person absconding — Mandatory requirements — Recording of satisfaction and specification of time and place — The court issuing a proclamation under Section 82 of Cr.P.C. must record its satisfaction that the accused is absconding or concealing himself to evade arrest — Additionally, the court is legally required to explicitly mention the time and place for appearance of the accused in the order itself by which the proclamation India Law Library Docid # 2455221
(290) COSMOPOLITAN CLUB (REGD) AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 — Section 25 — Scope of Registrar's Enquiry Jurisdiction — Suo Motu Exercise of Power — Section 25 empowers the Registrar to enquire into the constitution, working, and financial condition of a registered society. When acting suo motu upon receiving a complaint, the Registrar must independently apply his mind and satisfy himself that an enquiry is warranted, rather than treating the complaint as an automatic trigger. The Act confers a limited statutory India Law Library Docid # 2455289
(291) INDIRANAGAR CLUB AND ANOTHER Vs. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 — Section 25(1) — Enquiry by Registrar — "On his own motion" — Independent application of mind — Scope and requirement — Held, exercise of discretionary suo motu power under Section 25(1) requires the Registrar to independently consider the complaint, replies of the society, and material available on record to arrive at his own satisfaction regarding the need and expediency of holding an enquiry — While information may be received from external sources, India Law Library Docid # 2455291
(292) M/S. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. AMARAVATHI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Goods vehicle — Unauthorised passenger — Liability of insurer — Deceased fell from a goods vehicle and succumbed to injuries — Claimants asserted the deceased was employed as a load man, but claim petition noted self-employment and no evidence proved employment under vehicle owner — Held, in the absence of evidence, the deceased must be treated as an unauthorised passenger — Section 147 does not require an insurer to cover liability for a passenger in a g India Law Library Docid # 2455294
(293) THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. RIHANA[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Maintainability of writ petition — Medical negligence — Disputed questions of fact — Sterilisation failure — Claim for compensation founded on medical negligence cannot be adjudicated under Article 226 when serious and genuine factual disputes exist regarding standard of care, natural recanalisation, consent, and refusal to terminate pregnancy — Determination of such issues requires oral and documentary evidence, cross-examination, and expert opinion, India Law Library Docid # 2455304
(294) A.CHRISTOPHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMILNADU AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 05-10-2026 Service Law — Retirement and Pensionary Benefits — Counting of past service — Unaided or Self-financing Post — Petitioner sought to count service rendered as a P.G. Assistant in a private minority school on a self-finance basis from 04.07.1994 to 02.01.2002 for pay re-fixation and pensionary benefits upon appointment to an aided sanctioned post in another school. Held, services rendered by a teacher in a self-finance stream or an unaided post cannot be counted towards service in an aided post an India Law Library Docid # 2455319
(295) HIGH COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION Vs. SHRI DILIP WAGH[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Rules governing Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings — Rules 9.2 and 9.3 — Prohibition on unauthorized recording — Individual caught video recording High Court proceedings on a mobile phone without prior written permission and attempting to delete the footage — High Court observed that Rules strictly bar audio or video recording, taking screenshots, or relaying proceedings without written authorization — Any violation compromises courtroom discipline, invites prosecution under the I India Law Library Docid # 2455267
(296) STATE OF HP AND ORS. Vs. RANJEET SINGH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Execution Proceedings — Scope of Executing Court — Directions to reconsider representation — Fresh rejection order passed — Learned Single Judge in execution proceedings held rejection unjustified and directed compliance with earlier judgment — Division Bench held that where original directions required reconsideration and the competent authority subsequently passed a fresh rejection order, executing court cannot adjudicate upon merits of such rejection — Appropriat India Law Library Docid # 2455340
(297) LACHMAN Vs. STATE OF H.P. & ORS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Himachal Pradesh Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 1968 — Constitution of India, Articles 14 and 21 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20 and 29 — Grant of parole — Purpose and parameters — Convict sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment sought 42 days' temporary release to maintain family ties — Held, parole affords prisoners an opportunity to maintain links with society and aids reformation — Mere heinousness or nature of the offence cannot be a India Law Library Docid # 2455341
(298) SANJAY PANT Vs. RAMA NAND VISHWAKARMA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Evidence through Special Power of Attorney — Competence to depose — Trial Court acquitted the accused on the ground that the complainant did not enter the witness box and examined his special power of attorney without seeking court permission — Held, the finding of the Trial Court is unsustainable — Relying on Supreme Court precedent, a power-of-attorney holder is legally competent to depose and verify on oath the contents of a complaint, provided India Law Library Docid # 2455372
(299) NARINDER KUMAR Vs. RISHI MALHOTRA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 147 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence post-conviction — Revision petition dismissed on merits upholding conviction and sentence — Subsequent compromise entered into between parties — Maintainability of compounding application — Held, High Court while exercising powers under Section 147 of the Act can proceed to compound the offence even in cases where the accused stands convi India Law Library Docid # 2455373
(300) SINDHU S NAIR Vs. SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT[KERALA HIGH COURT] 05-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Fundamental Rights — Personal Liberty and Autonomy — Choice of attire and dignity — Headmistress restrained by School Manager from entering school wearing churidar instead of saree — Held, what dress a citizen wears is a matter of personal choice and fundamental right — Neither society nor an individual can dictate a citizen's attire without backing of law — A woman's dignity cannot be made contingent upon conformity with another's preferred attire — Decently worn c India Law Library Docid # 2455383