(361) S. RAJASEEKARAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Road Safety — Pedestrian Safety — Supreme Court issues directions on pedestrian safety including footpaths and crossings, implementation of IRC guidelines, and protection of pedestrian spaces. Road owning agencies directed to audit footpaths and pedestrian crossings, identify deficiencies, and undertake remedial India Law Library Docid # 2435230
(362) NAZIM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154, 11 — First Information Report (FIR) — Omission of names — Significant omission of names of accused in FIR, despite complainant's familiarity with them, raises serious doubt about subsequent implication and suggests possibility of false implication — In cases based solely on circumstantial evidence, every circumstance must withstand rigorous scrutiny. India Law Library Docid # 2433540
(363) P. RADHAKRISHNAN AND ANOTHER Vs. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Writ Petition — Scope of enquiry — High Court exceeding the scope of writ petition by issuing directions for fixing license fee and conducting an inquiry by the Chief Vigilance Officer, without putting the appellants on notice. Such directions rendered the appellants worse off in their own writ petition, India Law Library Docid # 2433541
(364) VINISHMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 19(1)(g) — Doctrine of Level Playing Field — Tender Conditions — Suppliers based outside the State excluded by a condition requiring past experience of supplying to Chhattisgarh government agencies — Supreme Court held this to be arbitrary and discriminatory, violating the right to equality and freedom of trade — The condition created an artificial barrier, India Law Library Docid # 2433542
(365) VINISHMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) — Tender Conditions — Past Performance Restriction — A tender condition restricting bidders to those who supplied goods to the specific State Government in the past three years is arbitrary and discriminatory, violating the principles of equality and freedom of trade. Such a restriction creates an artificial barrier, excludes competent bidders, and curtails fundamental rights without just cause. India Law Library Docid # 2433557
(366) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. MINERAL ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Interim Application seeking disbursement of sale proceeds from an escrow account regarding iron ore. The applicant, respondent No. 1, had sold iron ore amounting to approximately INR 125 crore and deposited it in the escrow account as per previous court directions. The applicant now seeks to utilize these funds. India Law Library Docid # 2434258
(367) MAHADEVA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction for murder — Sentence — Life imprisonment — Supreme Court modifies sentence from imprisonment for remainder of natural life to simple life imprisonment, allowing eligibility for premature release. India Law Library Docid # 2434267
(368) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. ANIL THAKUR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 (Rape) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(2)(v) — High Court rightly set aside Sessions Court's conviction and acquitted the accused — Reasons for acquittal included doubt about the accused being a minor, consensual India Law Library Docid # 2434270
(369) ROHITASH RANWA Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Cognizable Offence — High Court wrongly quashed proceedings on the basis that the complaint did not disclose a cognizable offence — Supreme Court found that the complaint did disclose a cognizable offence — Impugned judgment of High Court set aside and appeal allowed — Proceedings to continue as per FIR. India Law Library Docid # 2434272
(370) PRADEEP KUMAR Vs. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Long incarceration pending trial — Appellant incarcerated for over 3 years pending trial for offences with maximum sentence of 10 years — Trial nowhere near completion — Section 328 IPC may not be made out against appellant — Delay in trial and such circumstances, India Law Library Docid # 2434313
(371) VICKY KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Interim bail order — Supreme Court confirming interim bail order granted earlier — Appellant cooperated with investigation and trial, did not threaten witnesses, and did not influence investigation — Appeal allowed with directions for continued cooperation and reporting to Investigating Officer — Power to cancel bail exists if investigation/trial is delayed due to appellant's conduct. India Law Library Docid # 2434324
(372) RAMESH KUMAR @ RAHUL @ DABLU SONI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bailpending appeal — Appellant convicted under Sections 376D and 379 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment and 3 years imprisonment respectively — High Court dismissed application for suspension of sentence — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and allowed the appeal setting aside the High Court's order — Reason was that other India Law Library Docid # 2434326
(373) STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. D NAGARAJ AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 — Section 9 — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — FIR Registration — Preliminary Enquiry — Prior order of Supreme Court in State of Karnataka v. T.N. Sudhakar Reddy held that an FIR could be registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, without a preliminary enquiry under Section 9 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. India Law Library Docid # 2434328
(374) MOHAMMAD ASLAM KHAN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307, 34, 302, 120-B — Bail — Petitioner sought regular bail in a case involving murder and conspiracy — Allegations pertain to administering electric shocks to the victim, causing death — Petitioner arrested and in custody since 17.12.2022 — Petitioner claims innocence, alleging reliance on India Law Library Docid # 2434332
(375) RADHE SHYAM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 — Section 20(B) — Application for bail — Appellant arrested in connection with offence under Section 20(B) of NDPS Act — Appellant in custody since 30.12.2023 — High Court’s order challenged — Supreme Court, considering totality of circumstances and period of custody, inclined to grant bail to appellant on terms fixed by Trial Court — Trial India Law Library Docid # 2434333
(376) ALOK NATH SAMBUDDHA Vs. VAISHNAVI CAIM SAMBUDDHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and proceedings — Stay of proceedings — Supreme Court ordered a stay on criminal proceedings emanating from FIR No.290/2005 and RCC No.205/2020 pending further orders. India Law Library Docid # 2434343
(377) KALAWATI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for Grant — Appellant cooperated with investigation, did not threaten or intimidate witnesses, and did not attempt to influence the investigation. These factors warrant confirmation of earlier bail order and allowance of appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2434351
(378) AKASHDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory bail — Grant of — Appellant aggrieved by High Court's denial of anticipatory bail — Appellant joined investigation and cooperating as per Supreme Court's interim order — Appellant not initially named as accused, brought in through supplementary statement — Custodial interrogation not warranted at this stage — Arrested, shall be India Law Library Docid # 2434358
(379) GANESH CHAND @ GUDDU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Grant of bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant convicted for possession of intermediate quantity of contraband — Appellant had no prior criminal history and had undergone over two years of incarceration — Appeal likely to be India Law Library Docid # 2434393
(380) SUSHIL SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of Order — Opportunity of Hearing — Applicant sought modification of a previous Supreme Court order, claiming they were not properly served and did not have an opportunity to be heard — Court found that the applicant was indeed not served with notice of the appeal and had not been represented — Court recalled the previous order, restored the India Law Library Docid # 2434394