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(121) PAWAN KUMAR SHARMA Vs. MANOJ KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Appeals against Acquittal — Scope of Supreme Court's Power — The Supreme Court would be slow to interfere with findings of acquittal by the High Court unless there is a perverse appreciation of evidence resulting in miscarriage of justice — If the High Court has taken a plausible
India Law Library Docid # 2444226

(122) NANDKISHORE MISHRA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Denial of effective hearing — Appellant convicted under Section 302 of IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment — Appeal to High Court dismissed due to absence of counsel, with an amicus appointed who had insufficient time to consult with the incarcerated appellant — Appellant was not notified of amicus appointment
India Law Library Docid # 2444115

(123) BHIKHUBHAI GOVINDBHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Civil dispute given criminal colour — Delay in FIR — Absence of essential ingredients of offences — Abuse of process of court — Held, criminal process cannot be permitted to become a weapon of harassment and coercion in
India Law Library Docid # 2444116

(124) MALLIKA Vs. R. NALLATHAMBI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — First Appellate Court's judgment — Compliance with mandatory requirements of Order 41 Rule 31 of the CPC is substantial rather than technical, and the substance of the judgment and the manner of dealing with the controversy are more significant than the form of points framed.
India Law Library Docid # 2443995

(125) PAPAN SARKAR @ PRANAB Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Law — Murder Trial — Circumstantial Evidence — Admissibility and Reliability of Evidence — Court emphasized the need for each piece of circumstantial evidence to be strong and credible to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2443996

(126) BHAGAT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 (now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 194) — Inquest proceedings — Scope and purpose — Inquest is a preliminary inquiry to ascertain the apparent cause of death and not to record detailed accounts of the incident or names of accused persons.
India Law Library Docid # 2443997

(127) MOHSEEN Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 82, 439 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3, 25, 27 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 452, 504, 506, 307 — Bail — Cancellation of — Supreme Court's previous order directing surrender — Accused failing to surrender and absconding — Initiation of
India Law Library Docid # 2443998

(128) VIJAYAKUMAR Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU, REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 506 Part II and 503 — Criminal Intimidation — Imputing unchastity — Threat to upload a video of a woman bathing on social media amounts to threatening to impute unchastity, violating her privacy, dignity, and sexual autonomy.
India Law Library Docid # 2443999

(129) ROSHAN LAL Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to Murder — Essential ingredients are intention/knowledge to commit murder and an overt act in pursuance of that intention/knowledge. The nature of the injury is a relevant consideration, but not determinative; intention can be inferred from circumstances like weapons used, motive, etc.
India Law Library Docid # 2444000

(130) PUNE BAR ASSOCIATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2026
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Section 63(4) — Certificate for admissibility of electronic record — Requirement of hash value and expert signature — Held not unconstitutional, arbitrary, or unreasonable.
India Law Library Docid # 2444506

(131) SUKHENDU BHATTACHARJEE AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Administrative Law — Fairness and Consistency in Public Employment — Courts examine executive action for conformity with constitutional standards, especially when the State has long relied on certain workers — Courts scrutinize the manner of discretion, not just the outcome, to ensure actions are reasoned, non-arbitrary, and constitutional
India Law Library Docid # 2443989

(132) VICE CHANCELLOR, RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY Vs. JITENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013 — Section 46(b) — Appointment of First Registrar — Appointment of the first Registrar was made by the Visitor [President of India] on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor for a term of three years — The power to appoint necessarily includes the power to dismiss or terminate the services of the appointee — Therefore, the Visitor, who was the appointing authority, was competent to take disciplinary action against the First Registrar
India Law Library Docid # 2443990

(133) PARVATHI NAIRTHI (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. LAXMI NAIRTHY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Will — Validity and execution — Requirements — Attesting witnesses — Proof of execution — Suspicious circumstances — The court must consider if the Will was executed by the testator and if it was his last Will — It is not required to be proved with mathematical accuracy but requires satisfaction of a prudent mind — Section 63 of the Succession Act mandates signing or affixing a mark, attestation by two or more witnesses, with
India Law Library Docid # 2443991

(134) CHETAN DASHRATH GADE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201 read with Section 34 — Conviction for murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Concurrent findings of fact by trial court and High Court — Supreme Court's power of interference under Article 136 of Constitution of India — Such power to be exercised sparingly and only in furtherance of justice, where there is manifest illegality or grave miscarriage of justice due to misreading or ignoring material evidence — Standard for
India Law Library Docid # 2443992

(135) PREM NATH CHOPRA (D) THR LRS AND OTHERS Vs. ARUN CHOPRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Review Petition — Dismissal of — Court perused the Review Petition and the record of the Civil Appeal and found no error apparent on the face of the record warranting reconsideration of the original order — Accordingly, the Review Petition was dismissed. [Paras 1-2]
India Law Library Docid # 2444520

(136) PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. TALWANDI SABO POWER LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Electricity Act, 2003 — Punjab State Grid Code, 2013 — Misdeclaration of Declared Capacity — Penalties — Section 32 and Regulation 11.3.13 — Strict Liability — Failure to demonstrate declared capacity upon request by SLDC leads to penalty, irrespective of mens rea or motive to make money — Appellants' argument
India Law Library Docid # 2443983

(137) RR CONSTRUCTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INDIA PVT. LTD. Vs. GAYATRI VENTURES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Contract Law — Tender Documents — Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Interpretation of Tender Clauses — Mandatory vs — Optional Conditions — Clause 2.13(a)(xiii) and Clause 2.13(b) of the tender document specifying the form of EMD for out-of-state bidders
India Law Library Docid # 2443984

(138) BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. VIJAY NAGAR APARTMENTS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act) — Section 126(1)(b) — Transferable Development Rights (TDR) — Compensation for land acquisition reserved for public purpose — Landowner entitled to TDR against land surrendered and 'further' TDR for development of amenity on the surrendered land —
India Law Library Docid # 2443986

(139) SRI Vs. STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, Q BRANCH, RAMANATHAPURAM, TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2026
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Offences under Sections 10(a)(i), 10(a)(iv), and 38(1) — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 120B — Poisons Act, 1919 — Section 6 — Foreigners Act, 1946 — Section 14(c) — Passport Act, 1967 — Section 3 read with Section 12(1)(a) — Conviction for charges including conspiracy
India Law Library Docid # 2443987

(140) RAMBALAK Vs. STATE OF U.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 439 and 483 BNSS — Bail Jurisdiction — Power to issue directions — High Court, while exercising bail jurisdiction, cannot issue directions that extend beyond the scope of the bail application and impinge upon the statutory powers of other authorities or create new systems for accountability, as this would amount to an error of jurisdiction.
India Law Library Docid # 2443957

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