(741) BHUPINDER KUMAR @ BUPINDER KUMAR Vs. RAMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 320(8) — Compounding of offence — Effect of acquittal — The compounding of an offence under Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has the effect of acquittal of the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2435251
(742) RAMLAKHAN YADAV Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Sections 4(2), 5(m), 6, and 8 — Conviction and Sentence — Appeal challenging conviction for sexual assault on a 6-year-old victim — Remand — Violation of Right to Fair Trial — The trial court recorded statements of material prosecution witnesses without the presence of the accused or his counsel, recording cross-examination as "nil" on India Law Library Docid # 2435935
(743) SMT. SOKKAMMA SINCE DEAD BY HER L.R Vs. H.N. SONNAPPA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908 — Order 20 Rule 18(2) — Partition Suits — Preliminary Decree — Multiple Preliminary Decrees/Inclusion of Left-Out Property — A suit for partition is not disposed of by the preliminary decree but continues until the final decree is passed — If, after the preliminary decree but before the final India Law Library Docid # 2435937
(744) THE TAHASILDAR, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK Vs. SRI. RAMAIAH A. AND OTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 42 read with Section 100 — Regular Second Appeal — Limitation — Condonation of Delay (Section 5, Limitation Act, 1963) — Delay of 6,658 days in filing appeal before First Appellate Court by State — Conduct of State officials — State failed to contest suit, failed to diligently pursue application to set aside ex parte decree, and filed appeal after 18 years — Allegations India Law Library Docid # 2435938
(745) DIGBAL TANDI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 19(1)(d), 25, and 226 — Religious Freedom — Freedom of Movement — PESA Act, 1996 and PESA Rules, 2022 — Village Hoardings — Prohibition of entry for Christian Pastors/Converted Christians — Challenge to the constitutionality and legality of Gram Sabha resolutions and hoardings restricting entry into villages in Scheduled Areas (Kanker District, India Law Library Docid # 2435864
(746) PARVEEN AKHTER Vs. UT OF J&K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 28-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of First Information Report (FIR) — Penal Code (IPC), 1908 (now repealed but applicable in the case) — Sections 389 (Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion) and 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) — Allegations of malice and abuse of process — Petition seeks quashment of FIR and preceding Magistrate's order India Law Library Docid # 2436275
(747) IMTIYAZ AHMAD GANIE AND OTHER Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J.K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 27-10-2025 Bhartiya Nagriak Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483 (Corresponding to Section 439 of Cr.P.C.) — Bail — Powers of High Court and Court of Session — Exercise of Power — An application filed under Section 483 BNSS, especially as a successive application after rejection by a lower court, possesses the character of a revision — Court must consider the restrictions under Section 480 BNSS India Law Library Docid # 2436307
(748) ASIF AHMAD DAR Vs. UT TH. POLICE STATION BIJBEHARA[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 27-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 8/21, 29 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483 (corresponding to Section 439 CrPC 1973) — Accused charged with possessing commercial quantity of manufactured drug (Codeine Phosphate) — Grounds for bail include long incarceration (since April 2023), advanced stage of trial, material India Law Library Docid # 2436308
(749) ZEESHAN NISAR Vs. UT THROUGH SSP ANG AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 27-10-2025 Criminal Procedure — Bail — Successive Bail Petition — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 8/21, 29 — Successive bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (corresponding to Section 439 CrPC, 1973) sought by accused in FIR No. 124/2024 for offences under NDPS Act — Recovery of commercial quantity of India Law Library Docid # 2436309
(750) SRI SAI SAPTHAGIRI SPONGE PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Quashing of proceedings — Cheques issued as security and not for consideration — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) clearly stated cheques were for security purposes to show banks and not for deposit — Complainant failed to read the complete terms of MOU in isolation and misinterpreted it to claim cheques were India Law Library Docid # 2434579
(751) P S JAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 499, 500, 34 — Criminal Defamation — Essential Ingredients — To constitute defamation, there must be an imputation concerning a person, made with intent to harm reputation, or knowledge/belief that it will harm reputation — A company, being an artificial entity, lacks the intention India Law Library Docid # 2434586
(752) S. NACHIYAR AND OTHERS Vs. A. LAKSHMANAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 27-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Partition suit — Plaintiff appealing dismissal of suit — Court considered submissions and records, leading to partial decree allowance. India Law Library Docid # 2434773
(753) RAMACHANDAR @ RAMACHANDRAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) And 397 Read With Section 401 — Appeals Against Conviction And Sentence And Revision For Enhancement — High Court Sets Aside Conviction And Acquits Accused Due To Lack Of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2434774
(754) APEEJAY HOUSE PVT. LTD. Vs. COAL INDIA LTD.[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Execution of Decree — Application for execution of a decree passed earlier to recover possession of tenanted property and mesne profits. The decree holder sought to enforce a decree for vacant possession and mesne profits, which had been confirmed by higher courts. The execution application was contested by the judgment debtor regarding the India Law Library Docid # 2435137
(755) STATE OF HARYANA Vs. AMARJEET SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 42 — Search and seizure based on secret information — Non-compliance with mandatory requirements of recording information in writing and forwarding a copy to superior officer prior to search and seizure is fatal to prosecution case, unless there is an emergent situation with satisfactory explanation for delay. India Law Library Docid # 2435209
(756) SHALABH JADHAV Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 27-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of First Information Report (FIR) and consequential proceedings — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 306 (Abetment of suicide) read with Section 107 (Abetment of a thing) — Court must examine if allegations, taken at face value, establish essential ingredients of abetment — Where material suggests an independent proximate cause for suicide (e.g., deceased's extramarital affair and fear India Law Library Docid # 2435718
(757) M/S JPEE DRUGS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Contract — Public Procurement — Blacklisting of Supplier — Procedure for Blacklisting — Requirement for Second Sample Test — Where tender documents (Annexure IX, Clause 6) mandate drawing a second sample and sending it to another laboratory for quality testing upon initial failure, before blacklisting, the tendering authority must strictly adhere to this procedure, notwithstanding the supplier's failure to request a second test — Blacklisting without following this mandatory contractual India Law Library Docid # 2435719
(758) JAI KISAN WHOLESALE VEGETABLE MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 27-10-2025 Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966 — Section 72-D and 72-E — Cancellation of Private Market Yard License/Alternate Remedy — The Director of Agriculture Marketing has jurisdiction under Section 72-D(1) to suspend or cancel a license for reasons including breach of license terms or obstruction of marketing of agricultural produce (clauses (b) and (c)) India Law Library Docid # 2435894
(759) REKHA JHANJI BRAR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. SOHAN LAL JHANJI (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ORS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908 — Order 6 Rule 16 and Order IV Rule 7 (stated as IV Rule 7 but applicable Order 6 Rule 7) — Striking off pleadings and Departure from pleadings — Amendments introduced to a plaint without specific permission cannot be sustained — Court orders striking off specific paragraphs in a plaint, and a later order India Law Library Docid # 2435238
(760) SMT. RANDHIR KAUR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 28-A — Re-determination of compensation — Application under Section 28-A can be based on a High Court judgment in appeal, even if the original Reference Court award was under challenge — Limitation for filing Section 28-A application starts from the date of the final determination, not the initial award. India Law Library Docid # 2435239