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(921) BRANCH MANAGER, SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. MOHAN KANHAI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Liability of Insurer — Held, where a vehicle is duly insured and no conditions of the insurance policy have been breached, the insurer remains liable to pay compensation even if the vehicle's registration has not been transferred to the subsequent purchaser who was in possession and control of the offending vehicle.
India Law Library Docid # 2433209

(922) PURUSHOTTAM AGRAWAL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to summon additional accused — Exercise of power requires evidence adduced before the court during inquiry or trial, not just material from charge-sheet or case diary — Material collected during investigation cannot be used as evidence for summoning under Section 319.
India Law Library Docid # 2433210

(923) VIJAY SINGH SONDHIYA DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL HAEIR SMT. RAMKALA BAI AND OTHERS Vs. DARYAV BAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 10-09-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeals against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Mandatory deposit of Rs. 25,000/- — Appeals not maintainable if this amount is not deposited.
India Law Library Docid # 2433298

(924) TASHI PINTSO LEPCHA Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 read with Section 4 of the POCSO Act — Appeal against conviction for sexual assault — Grounds for appeal include failure to prove victim's minority, lack of proof of penetrative sexual assault, and inconsistencies in victim's statement — Court examines evidence related to victim's age, medical examination report, forensic reports, and victim's testimony — Prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2433403

(925) PREM PRAKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Sections 3 and 4 — Offence of money laundering — Framing of charge — Discharge application rejection — High Court's revisional power — Principles of discharge versus framing of charge — Prima facie case — Court's role at discharge stage is to ascertain if there is a prima facie case, not to conduct a mini-trial or weigh evidence conclusively.
India Law Library Docid # 2433328

(926) KASHI MAHATO Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Conviction for murder — Appeal against — Appellant convicted along with a co-convict for murder — Plea that main overt act attributed to co-convict and not appellant — Informant not an eye-witness — Key prosecution witness admitted to being under duress and forced to give statement — Witness only provided 'last seen' theory and nothing implicating the appellant — Evidence not showing involvement of appellant — Conviction based
India Law Library Docid # 2433329

(927) RAMANIKA KISKU Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Letters Patent Appeal — Order of Single Judge — Dismissal of Writ Petition — Appellant sought appointment as Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) — Claimed Scheduled Tribe (ST) status — Caste certificate issued by Bihar, not Jharkhand — Advertisement conditions regarding caste certificates not met — Single Judge rightly dismissed the petition — Appeal dismissed.
India Law Library Docid # 2433330

(928) KANCHAN SINGH Vs. BABAN KUMAR SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) — Divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion — Allegations of cruelty by wife due to demand for dowry and torture at matrimonial home — Allegations of desertion by husband based on wife leaving matrimonial home without reasonable cause — Court to consider peculiar facts and circumstances including human behaviour, upbringing, sensitivity, educational, family and cultural background, financial position, social status, customs, traditions,
India Law Library Docid # 2433331

(929) ANIL KUMAR DAS Vs. ANUJA DEVI @ PUSHPI DEVI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Irretrievable breakdown of marriage — While irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not a statutory ground for divorce under the Act, a long period of separation, absence of cohabitation, multiple court cases between parties, and persistent bitterness can be interpreted as cruelty inflicted upon both spouses, justifying divorce.
India Law Library Docid # 2433332

(930) M/S. AARAANYA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 — Section 24 — Penalty for failure to comply with directions — The power to impose penalty under Section 24 is vested with the executive authority (Nominated Authority) for failure to comply with directions without reasonable cause, distinct from the penalty for specific offences under Section 23 which is to be dealt with by criminal courts.
India Law Library Docid # 2433333

(931) M/S. APN DEVELOPERS AND STONE PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorari — Quashing of demand notices — Violation of principles of natural justice — Demand notices issued without show-cause notice or seeking explanation from petitioners render them illegal and arbitrary
India Law Library Docid # 2433334

(932) MD. SHEIKH BELAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304B and 201 — Dowry Death and Disposing of Evidence — Marriage within 7 years of death, death otherwise than under normal circumstances, and cruelty/harassment soon before death in connection with dowry demand are essential ingredients for dowry death.
India Law Library Docid # 2433335

(933) GANPAT LAL Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Alteration of conviction — Section 304 Part I — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Appellant convicted for murder, appealed for conviction under Section 304 Part I — Evidence showed quarrel over money for alcohol, spontaneous assault with scissors, single fatal blow to the neck — No premeditation, motive, or undue advantage taken — Incident
India Law Library Docid # 2432715

(934) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. BRIJ LAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498-A, 304-B, 302 — Dowry harassment, death due to dowry, murder — Appeal against acquittal — The prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt — The trial court's judgment was detailed, reasoned, and justified — No error of law or fact was shown to warrant interference by the appellate court.
India Law Library Docid # 2432716

(935) BASTI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 323, 304 Part II — Appeal against conviction for murder and causing hurt — Conviction for causing hurt (Section 323 IPC) by accused Nos. 2-4 not pressed and dismissed — Accused No. 1 convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 323 IPC for causing hurt.
India Law Library Docid # 2432717

(936) MATA KITAB KAUR MEMORIAL WELFARE SOCIETY Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Recognition — B.A. B.Ed./B.Sc. B.Ed Course — Petitioner institution obtained recognition from NCTE but State denied NOC due to land conversion issue.
India Law Library Docid # 2432718

(937) CH. CHIRAG DIN Vs. ZEENAT CHOUHAN[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 10-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, Jammu & Kashmir — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Rejection of closure report by Magistrate without applying judicial mind — Trial court rejected final closure report submitted by SIT and took cognizance of offences without proper consideration of evidence and legal aspects — Magistrate failed to apply judicial mind to the numerous investigation reports, inquiries, and witness
India Law Library Docid # 2432535

(938) GAGANDEEP Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 & PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012 — Sections 363 IPC, 6 POCSO Act — Conviction for offences — Appeal against — Sustained.
India Law Library Docid # 2434247

(939) ANUJ CHOPRA AND OTHERS Vs. VANEETA KHANNA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Delhi High Court Act, 1966 — Section 10(1) — Appeals against judgment of Single Judge — Property dispute — Suit property acquired by late Sh. L.R. Gupta — Property devolved upon his Class-I legal heirs — One heir, Sh. Rajiv, relinquished shares of other heirs in his favour — Sh. Rajiv entered into multiple sale agreements and executed General Power of Attorney (GPA) in
India Law Library Docid # 2434294

(940) ASHWANI KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Vs. AKHILESH SRIVASTAVA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal against judgment and decree — Suit for possession, mesne profits, and permanent injunction — Appellant claimed ownership through a Sale Deed executed by his mother — Trial Court dismissed suit for failure to prove ownership — This appeal challenges the Trial Court's decision.
India Law Library Docid # 2434295