(421) SUNIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 360 and Sections 4 & 5 of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Benefit of Probation — Object of Probation Act is reformative and rehabilitative, not punitive — Court has a mandatory duty to consider releasing an offender on probation if circumstances warrant, not as a matter of right but unless applicability is excluded. India Law Library Docid # 2443972
(422) CHOTTA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 313 and 107 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Abetment of suicide — Acquittal by trial court — Appeal by complainant — Court found that death of deceased not proven, no evidence of marital discord, no instigation or aiding by accused, alleged illicit relationship unsubstantiated, India Law Library Docid # 2443973
(423) M/S. MANJEET PLASTIC INDUSTRIES Vs. SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Commercial Court interfering with Arbitrator's award based on interpretation of contract clauses without proper factual consideration — Held to be erroneous interference, as scope of S.34 is limited. India Law Library Docid # 2443974
(424) MOHAMMED ARBAAZ AZIZ FAROOQUI Vs. HIROO HIRANAND RAGOOWANSI[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 (MRC Act) — Section 24 — Eviction of licensee — Licensee's claim of expenditure on renovation as security deposit — Competent Authority's jurisdiction limited to Leave and License Agreement — Expenditure on renovation does not create superior rights for licensee or entitle them India Law Library Docid # 2444174
(425) DARSHNA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. RAGHUBIR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Registration Act — Section 60(2) — Presumption of validity of registered documents — A registered document carries a presumption of due registration and that facts mentioned in the endorsement have occurred, including the explanation of contents to the executant. India Law Library Docid # 2444195
(426) SHISHAM DEVI Vs. BISHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimant appealing against award due to reduction in compensation for contributory negligence and quantum of compensation — Appeal allowed, award modified, and compensation enhanced. India Law Library Docid # 2444196
(427) RADHA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. GANGI DEVI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second appeal — Scope of interference — High Court can interfere with findings of fact in second appeal only on limited grounds such as where finding is based on inadmissible evidence, in ignorance of relevant admissible evidence, based on misreading of evidence, or is perverse — India Law Library Docid # 2444302
(428) RAMESH KUMAR SONI Vs. SAMPAT RAJ SONI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 5 — Eviction order — Jurisdiction of Tribunal — The Act implicitly empowers Maintenance Tribunals to pass eviction orders when necessary for the protection of senior citizens, even if the word "eviction" is not explicitly used; denying this power India Law Library Docid # 2444713
(429) ISLAM KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to life with dignity — Police parading arrested persons and disseminating their photographs on social media constitutes institutional humiliation and violates the right to life with dignity. India Law Library Docid # 2444714
(430) M/S. ANIL SUGAR CANDY WORKS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 05-05-2026 Value Added Tax Act, 2003, Section 75 (1) and (4) & Rajasthan Value Added Tax Rules, 2006, Rule 51 (1)(a) — Search and seizure of business and residential premises — Requirements for — Anonymously received complaint of tax evasion — Internal enquiry and departmental reports suggesting pending litigations and substantial business operations — Ownership of multiple firms by same family — Sufficient India Law Library Docid # 2444751
(431) MONU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 438, 439 — Bail — Offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC — Allegations of land transfer on forged power of attorney — Court to consider totality of facts and circumstances, India Law Library Docid # 2445062
(432) JALGAON PEOPLES CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. OM SAI EXTRUSIONS PVT. LTD.[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Section 164 — Suit against co-operative society — Notice requirement — A suit against a co-operative society for any act touching its business requires a prior statutory notice of two months — Failure to provide this notice renders the suit non-maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2446944
(433) KISHOR Vs. CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Disciplinary proceedings against a bank officer for charges of misusing credit card facilities, availing Leave Fare Concession (LFC) without travel, and dishonouring cheques — The petitioner argued that dismissal was disproportionate as no financial loss was caused to the bank. India Law Library Docid # 2446983
(434) AMRAVATI DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED Vs. ANIRUDDHA ALIAS BABLUBHAU SUBHANRAO DESHMUKH AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 05-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 5 Rule 20 — Substituted Service — Conditions for — Court must record satisfaction that defendant is avoiding service or summons cannot be served in ordinary way — Mere fact that service is tedious or time-consuming is not sufficient justification — Substituted service is a last resort. India Law Library Docid # 2446984
(435) VIJAI NAI Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394, 302/34, 201, 411 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Circumstantial evidence — "Last seen theory" — Conviction cannot be based solely on last seen theory; a complete chain of circumstances must be established to India Law Library Docid # 2443196
(436) PRAKASH PRADHAN Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 and 161 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(i) — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114 — Witness turning hostile — Victim's testimony before the court contradicted her previous statements given under Section 161 and 164 CrPC, with significant inconsistencies India Law Library Docid # 2443197
(437) DEV BAHADUR YADAV @ MATRU YADAV Vs. STATE OF U.P[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 04-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302, 304 Part II, Exception 4 to Section 300 — Murder conviction altered to culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Assault on wife during sudden quarrel without premeditation attracted Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, leading to conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2443198
(438) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAVIBHAI SUNDARLAL KAHAR AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential Ingredients — Prosecution must prove a direct or indirect act of incitement or intentional aiding by the accused that proximately led to the suicide — Mere harassment or domestic discord is insufficient to establish abetment unless there is a clear intention and a direct causal link. India Law Library Docid # 2443496
(439) RAMABEN @ RAMUBEN DAYABHAI MUNDHAVA - HEIRS OF DECD. DAYABHAI SINDHABHAI MUNDHAVA AND OTHERS Vs. PUNABHAI TAPUBHAI GOHEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Determination of notional income — Deceased rickshaw driver — Claimants produced widow's testimony and RC book of rickshaw — Tribunal awarded Rs. 3,000/- per month — Appellants contended income was Rs. 5,000/- per month. India Law Library Docid # 2443497
(440) TRIKAMBHAI BHIMJIBHAI RATHOD Vs. MOHMAD NANJIBHAI PATHAN AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-05-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimant sought enhancement of compensation — Tribunal partly allowed claim against opponents 3 & 4 and dismissed against India Law Library Docid # 2443498