(181) MANISH @ BOXER Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394 and 397 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal — High Court affirmed conviction and sentence awarded by Trial Court — Supreme Court found no case for interference with conviction — Appreciated evidence of prosecution witnesses and found findings of fact to be concurrent, not India Law Library Docid # 2435070
(182) KUPPAYEE AND OTHERS Vs. P. SUBRAMANIAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Specific Performance of Contract — Agreement to Sell (1994) — Price Enhancement by High Court — Scope of Interference under Section 100 CPC — High Court, while upholding decree of specific performance (reversed Trial Court's finding of non-readiness/willingness), modified the sale consideration from Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2435425
(183) ABDUL BASIR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of regular bail pending trial — Factors for consideration — Appellant incarcerated for over three and a half years — Charges not yet framed despite submission of charge-sheet against eighteen accused — Four co-accused granted bail, eight reported absconding — Prolonged period of incarceration without commencement of trial, even when co-accused India Law Library Docid # 2435439
(184) GUR CHARAN SINGH Vs. HARVINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Transfer of Suit — Guardians and Wards Act, 1980 — Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1413/2025 — Guardianship case (G.W.O.P./50/2025) filed by father (Respondent No. 1) under Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1980, pending before I Additional Family Court, Charminar, Hyderabad — Petitioner (maternal grandfather), India Law Library Docid # 2435442
(185) RAM KUMAR @ RAMU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of Sentence and Bail — Principles for grant — Conviction under Sections 498A and 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, with sentence of simple imprisonment for life — Appellant in custody since April 8, 2014 — Criminal India Law Library Docid # 2435444
(186) ZENITO CARDOZO Vs. STATE OF GOA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Appeal — Leave to Appeal — Special Leave Petition against High Court judgment — Leave granted in matter arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 17517/2025 challenging judgment dated 10-10-2025 of High Court of Bombay at Goa in Criminal Appeal No. 50/2016. India Law Library Docid # 2435465
(187) M/S ALCHEMIST HOSPITALS LTD. Vs. M/S ICT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Application for appointment of arbitrator — Clause 8.28 of the Agreement — Three-tier process stipulated: negotiation, mediation, and then "arbitration" by Chairman — High Court held Clause 8.28 not a valid arbitration agreement — Supreme Court affirmed, finding no intention to refer disputes to a binding arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2434957
(188) MUSKAN Vs. ISHAAN KHAN (SATANIYA) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash proceedings should be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional cases where it is necessary to prevent abuse of process of court or secure ends of justice — High Court should not conduct a "mini-trial" or enquire into the reliability or genuineness of allegations at the FIR stage — If prima India Law Library Docid # 2434958
(189) MIHIR RAJESH SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 47 — Grounds of arrest — Communication in writing — Mandatory requirement — Constitutional mandate that every arrested person must be informed of the grounds of arrest as soon as possible — This right is a fundamental right under Article 21 and 22(1) of the Constitution and is applicable to all offences, including those under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 India Law Library Docid # 2434959
(190) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. AMIT AISHWARYA JOGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) and 378(2) — Appeal against acquittal — State Government's and Central Government's powers — Section 378(2) specifies cases investigated by CBI or other central agencies, where Central Government can direct an appeal against acquittal — This creates a mutually exclusive division, excluding State Government's power under Section 378(1) in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2434960
(191) KUPPAYEE AND OTHERS Vs. P. SUBRAMANIAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Specific Performance of Contract — Sale Agreement — Escalation of Real Estate Value — High Court enhanced sale consideration due to significant time elapsed since the agreement and property value escalation, allowing landowner to benefit — Parties directed to deposit agreed sale consideration and execute sale deed. (Para 18(i) of impugned judgment) India Law Library Docid # 2435044
(192) RAJNISH KUMAR SANGHI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJ KEMTANI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order XVIII, Rule 2 — Procedure for hearing — Court directs respondent authorities to appear with records, but they fail to do so without proper explanation — Court further directs Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur, to appear personally with records and explain non-compliance of previous order — Commissioner appears and explains non-compliance due to lack of proper India Law Library Docid # 2435047
(193) ABDUL BASIR Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors to consider — Appellant incarcerated for over three and a half years without framing of charges — Multiple accused, some granted bail, others absconding — Trial progressing slowly — Prosecution case against appellant based on circumstantial evidence — Considering lengthy period of incarceration, delay in trial proceedings, and other India Law Library Docid # 2435048
(194) MANISH @ BOXER AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Law — Appeal against Conviction and Sentence — Concurrent Findings of Fact — Interference by Supreme Court — Where the High Court correctly and completely appreciated the testimonies of prosecution witnesses (19 in number) and affirmed the conviction, and the findings of fact are concurrent and not perverse or India Law Library Docid # 2435411
(195) RAJEEV @ RAJEEV SINGH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Bail/Anticipatory Bail Condition — Modification of Condition — Appellant, having secured an interim order staying the condition to meet the Investigating Officer (IO) weekly, cooperated with the investigation — State submitted that investigation is complete and charge sheet has been filed — Court found merit in the appellant's request India Law Library Docid # 2435417
(196) PAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Anticipatory Bail — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 (analogous to Section 438 of CrPC 1973) — Grant of anticipatory bail in connection with offenses under IPC Sections 354-A, 354-D, 509, and POCSO Act Section 11 — High Court rejected application — Supreme Court granted interim protection during notice stage — Considering that the appellant (a retired Army India Law Library Docid # 2435545
(197) MOHAMMADALI ANSARAHMAD KHAN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Setting Aside of Illegal Allotment — Supreme Court upheld High Court's finding that allotment of industrial plots via Exchange Deed dated 22.03.2022 was mala fide and illegal, and intervention under Article 136 of the Constitution was unwarranted on this aspect. India Law Library Docid # 2435551
(198) NISHA SAH Vs. BRIJESH PRASAD @ PRASAD BRIJESH RAVINDRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of Marriage — Mutual Consent Divorce — Exercise of Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Where parties have reached an amicable settlement, which includes payment of a lump sum amount towards permanent alimony, maintenance, and relinquishment of all other claims, and have jointly sought divorce by mutual consent, the Supreme Court can invoke its powers under India Law Library Docid # 2435554
(199) K. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI Vs. SHEEJA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Suit for Specific Performance — Reversal of Trial Court Decree by High Court — Interim Directions — The Supreme Court, finding the reasoning of the High Court for reversing the decree of specific performance unconvincing, directed the parties to attempt mediation for an amicable settlement, India Law Library Docid # 2435555
(200) BHUPAT SINGH KUSHWAH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail on Medical Grounds and Advanced Age — Supreme Court granting bail to appellant (accused in offences including Sections 302 and 307 of IPC) arrested on July 4, 2023, setting aside High Court's rejection of the third bail application — Consideration based on appellant being a septuagenarian and suffering from a cancerous lump on the neck, as confirmed by a report from the Superintendent, District India Law Library Docid # 2435568