(441) RAMESH M. GANDHI Vs. A. SENDILKUMAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409, 420, 465, 468 — Compounding of offences — Criminal Appeal arising from conviction for offences including Section 420 IPC — While Section 420 IPC is compoundable with court's leave, Sections 409, 465, and 468 IPC are non-compoundable — Supreme Court can quash proceedings for non-compoundable offences under Article 142 of the Constitution where parties have India Law Library Docid # 2433646
(442) RENU VIPIN SHARMA Vs. VIPIN SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Powers of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage — Parties reached settlement through mediation, jointly praying for divorce decree under Article 142 — Settlement included financial settlement, return of jewellery, and relinquishment of property claims — Marriage irretrievably broken India Law Library Docid # 2433647
(443) VENKATADASARIGARI RAMANJANEYA REDDY Vs. USHARANI C. REDDY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance of settlement — Court notes that a settlement agreement entered into before a Mediation Centre and accepted by the Court has not been complied with, leading to pending contempt proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2433648
(444) RAJKUMAR SONKAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Appellant fully cooperated with investigation, did not threaten witnesses, and did not influence investigation, hence allowed appeals and confirmed earlier bail order. India Law Library Docid # 2433649
(445) HITESH NAGJIBHAI PATEL Vs. BABABHAI NAGJIBHAI RABARI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims — Compensation — Minor victim — Loss of income calculation must consider minimum wages for skilled workman, not treat child as non-earning — Principles laid down in Kajal v. Jagdish Chand and Baby Sakshi Greola v. Manzoor Ahmad Simon confirmed and applied — Court re-calculated compensation based on principles and prevailing India Law Library Docid # 2433650
(446) XXX Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 21 — Fundamental Rights Enforcement — Article 32 — Petition by High Court Judge challenging 'In-House Procedure' for judicial misconduct inquiry — Petitioner sought declaration of certain paragraphs of the Procedure as unconstitutional and ultra vires — Held, the 'In-House Procedure' is legally sanctioned and fills a constitutional gap in disciplining judges for misconduct not amounting to impeachment — Procedure is not an extra-constitutional mechanis India Law Library Docid # 2428480
(447) POONAM MANWANI Vs. AVINASH KESWANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Transfer Petition — Divorce proceedings — Wife seeking transfer of divorce case from Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to Nashik (Maharashtra) — Grounds include inability to travel due to caring for aged mother — Husband did not contest transfer petition. — Supreme Court allowing transfer for expediency and ends of justice, given respondent's non-appearance. India Law Library Docid # 2433611
(448) SHIVANI SAGAR INGALE Vs. SAGAR SANTOSH INGALE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Transfer of Divorce Case — Grounds for Transfer — Custody of minor child — It is expedient in the interest of justice to transfer a divorce case from one Family Court to another if the wife, who is the petitioner for transfer, has custody of a young child. India Law Library Docid # 2433612
(449) MANJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court and Sessions Court jurisdiction — High Court exercises concurrent jurisdiction with Sessions Court for granting anticipatory bail — Accused are not required to approach the Sessions Court first as a rule before approaching the High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433613
(450) PANKIRAJ (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. V.DEVADOSS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Civil Procedure — Compromise — Appeal disposed of — Parties resolved their disputes through a compromise deed signed on a specific date — Both parties agreed to comply with the terms of the compromise — Court set aside the impugned judgment and decree of the High Court and disposed of the appeals in terms of the compromise deed, which would form part of the decree. India Law Library Docid # 2433614
(451) GIRIJA THAMPI Vs. THANKAPPAN DIED THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order 47, Rule 1 — Review of Judgment — Application for oral hearing on review petition — Rejection of oral hearing application upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2433615
(452) EDCONS(MKS) CASTINGS PVT. LTD. Vs. WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Electricity Act, 1948 / West Bengal State Electricity Board — Concessional Power Supply — New Industries — Eligibility — Appellant upgraded its industry and applied for HT/Bulk Power Supply — Board initially sanctioned Supply with a 25% energy charge concession for three years — Agreement executed, and concession initially applied — Board later questioned appellant’s status as a ‘New Industry’ and withdrew concession based on new grounds — Held, Board was not justified in changing its stand India Law Library Docid # 2433651
(453) SUKHDEV SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 489B and C — Possession and use of counterfeit currency notes — Appellant convicted for possessing 13 counterfeit British Sterling Pound notes — Trial court sentenced to three years RI and fine — High Court upheld conviction but reduced sentence to six months RI and reduced fine — Appellant had already undergone actual imprisonment of 1 month and 15 days — India Law Library Docid # 2433602
(454) SAJAN @ RAJAN Vs. KIRAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Transfer Petition — Maintenance Case — Transfer of proceedings from Family Court, Panchkula (Haryana) to Family Court, Rohini (Delhi) — Husband petitioner seeking transfer due to locomotor disability, requiring attendant — Wife respondent unable to attend proceedings in Delhi due to necessity of caring for an eleven-year-old daughter — Court balancing difficulties of both parties. India Law Library Docid # 2433603
(455) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. MOHINDER SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307, 324, 342 — Setting aside conviction by High Court — Prosecution failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Injuries on vital part but complainant delayed medical treatment — Recovery of weapon not proved — Injuries not proven to be caused by accused — Identity of accused not established due to darkness — High Court's acquittal upheld for lack of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2433604
(456) SWATI NAGAR @ SWATI Vs. SANJEEV KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Matrimonial Case — Grounds for transfer — Petitioner's need to care for minor son, pendency of another case in the transferee court's jurisdiction, and long distance making it difficult to defend proceedings in the original court — These grounds are sufficient for allowing the transfer petition. India Law Library Docid # 2433605
(457) ATLANTI SPINNING AND WEAVING MILLS LIMITED Vs. DOLLY INVESTMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62 — Appeal to Supreme Court — Grounds for appeal — Question of law — Appeal to Supreme Court from NCLAT decision lies only on a question of law arising from the order. India Law Library Docid # 2433606
(458) ASHISH MISHRA ALIAS MONU Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Criminal Procedure — Trial Management — Speedy Trial — Supreme Court directed prosecution to produce sufficient witnesses to enable the Trial Court to record their statements throughout the day, and for the Trial Court to record statements of as many witnesses as possible on the given date. India Law Library Docid # 2433607
(459) KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM Vs. THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Miscellaneous Application — Refund of security deposit — Court allows application for refund of Rs. 1,00,00,000 deposited as security for travel abroad, as per earlier conditional order and subsequent consent order. India Law Library Docid # 2433608
(460) JYOTI MAHANT VARMA @ JYOTI SUBHASH CHOUDHARY Vs. MAHANT BAJRANGI VARMA @SONU VARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Transfer Petition (Civil) — Transfer of Marriage Petition — Petitioner-wife sought transfer of marriage petition filed by respondent-husband from Thane to Noida — Respondent-husband did not appear to contest — Another maintenance case between the parties India Law Library Docid # 2433609