(461) MUKESH KUMAR MEHTA @ MITHILESH KUMAR MEHTA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394, 395, and 397 — Robbery and Attempt to Commit Robbery — Conviction and Sentencing — Appeal for suspension of sentence and bail — Appellants convicted by Trial Court for offences under Sections 394, 395, and 397 IPC. High Court confirmed conviction under Section 397 IPC and modified sentence to 8 years rigorous imprisonment, while holding no separate conviction for India Law Library Docid # 2434318
(462) RAJESH SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 298, 299, 296, 115(2), 351(2) & Chhattisgarh Religion Act, 1968 — Section 4 — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Appellant joined investigation as directed by the court — High Court rejected bail application — Supreme Court considered materials on record and found appeal deserving acceptance — Appellant admitted to bail in anticipation of arrest. India Law Library Docid # 2434327
(463) MUNCHUN KHAN Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail Pending Appeal — Appellant incarcerated for over seven and a half years, appeal pending before High Court for years — Sufficient grounds exist for suspension of sentence and release on bail during appeal pendency — Order of High Court India Law Library Docid # 2434330
(464) ATOMBERG TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LTD. Vs. EUREKA FORBES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Patents Act, 1970 — Section 106 — Groundless threat of infringement — Independent cause of action — The suit for groundless threat of infringement under Section 106 of the Patents Act, 1970, has an independent cause of action from a suit for infringement, as a negatory provision present in the earlier 1911 Act was deleted in the 1970 Act. Prior to 1970 Act, a suit for groundless threats would not apply if an India Law Library Docid # 2434052
(465) SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. DISTRICT JUDGE, AMBEDKAR NAGAR (U.P.)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Service Law — Appointment — Vacancies — Advertisement — Increased or decreased vacancies — Rule permitting appointment from wait list — Interpretation of "reasonable dimension" for wait list — Appointments made in excess of advertised vacancies justified if within reasonable period and proportion to notified vacancies, provided specific conditions in rules are met. India Law Library Docid # 2434053
(466) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. ANISUR RAHMAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Service Law — Retirement Age — Parity — Doctors practising allopathy versus indigenous medicine (Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani etc.) — Whether can be treated equally for service conditions, specifically retirement age and pay scales — Supreme Court refers the matter to a larger Bench for an authoritative pronouncement due to divergence of opinion and ambiguity. India Law Library Docid # 2434054
(467) RAJENDRA BIHARI LAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 — Section 4 (unamended) — Person competent to lodge FIR — Essential Nature — Prohibition Act is a special legislation and its procedure must be followed, overriding general CrPC provisions for FIR registration by police — Prior to 2024 Amendment, Section 4 restricted FIR lodging to aggrieved persons or their relatives by blood, India Law Library Docid # 2434055
(468) PRIDE FORAMER S.A. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 37(1) and Section 71 — Business Expenditure — Carrying on Business — A temporary lull in business or failure to secure a new contract does not amount to cessation of business if the assessee's conduct evinces an intention to continue business, such as through continuous correspondence and bidding for new contracts. India Law Library Docid # 2434056
(469) KOTRESH @ KOTRAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 304 Part-II — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Sentence — Appeal against High Court’s reduction of sentence from 10 years to 8 years rigorous imprisonment — Appellant was 20 years old at the time of the incident — Victim was an innocent intervenor — Supreme Court held that the sentence imposed by the High Court was balanced and principled and did not warrant India Law Library Docid # 2434057
(470) KANNAIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Appellants convicted by trial court and conviction upheld by High Court — Supreme Court re-appreciated evidence — Prosecution relied on two alleged eyewitnesses — One eyewitness, Puniya (PW-12), gave a version contradictory to FIR regarding genesis and place of occurrence; failed to assist victim; India Law Library Docid # 2434058
(471) JANE KAUSHIK Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and Rules, 2020 — Implementation — Lethargy, apathy, inaction on part of Union and States — Non-state establishments also in cold freeze of compliance — Serious concern — Community faces discrimination, marginalization, scarcity of healthcare, economic opportunities, non-inclusive education policies — Despite recognition of rights in India Law Library Docid # 2434060
(472) ANIL AGGARWAL AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 — Section 13(2) — Procedure for reporting analysis — Local Health Authority's failure to provide a copy of the analysis report to the accused before the expiry of the sample's shelf life deprived the accused of their statutory right to seek further analysis from the Central Food India Law Library Docid # 2434255
(473) TULASIKANNU Vs. AMMAVASAI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 64 — Private alienation of property after attachment — Attachment order restored by Supreme Court — High Court had set aside the attachment order. India Law Library Docid # 2434257
(474) SUNIL KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Conviction — Appeal — Appellant convicted under Section 138 of NI Act for issuing a cheque that was dishonoured due to insufficient funds — Trial court convicted and sentenced appellant for one year simple imprisonment and compensation — High Court dismissed appeal — Supreme Court upheld conviction but modified sentence India Law Library Docid # 2434402
(475) PRINCE KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Trial of juveniles — A juvenile declared as such on the date of incident cannot be tried by a regular POCSO court. India Law Library Docid # 2434437
(476) ABC CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH LAW Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to a child in conflict with law — Held, child in conflict with law shall be released on bail, if not found to be a threat to society or himself. India Law Library Docid # 2434446
(477) BASANT KUMAR ALIAS VASANT KUMAR UDAPURE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory bail — Petitioner arguing implication without cogent material and no need for custodial interrogation — Court issuing notice and granting interim anticipatory bail on India Law Library Docid # 2434457
(478) PURANMAL GUPTA Vs. SUMITRA BAI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Jurisdiction — High Court — Ad-interim order in Second Appeal — High Court cannot pass an ad-interim order in a Second Appeal without first formulating a substantial question of law. India Law Library Docid # 2434460
(479) RAMANLAL LILACHAND SHAH Vs. GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21, Rule 37 — Execution of decree — Civil prison — Where a decree-holder applied for execution of a money decree, the court can order the judgment debtor to be detained in civil prison for a period of 45 days, subject to deposit of subsistence allowance. India Law Library Docid # 2434466
(480) RAKESHKUMAR JAYANTIBHAI SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Interim Relief — Protection from coercive steps — Court granted interim relief to the petitioner, directing that no coercive steps shall be taken against him in connection with a registered FIR, subject to his cooperation in the investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2434471