(541) KARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court setting aside High Court's order rejecting bail application — Reasons for grant of bail include nature of allegations and period of incarceration already suffered by the appellant — Appellant to be released on bail subject to terms and conditions imposed by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2434445
(542) YOGESH MEENA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915 — Section 34(2) — Bail — Petitioner in custody since 06.02.2025 for offences under Section 34(2) of the Act — High Court rejected regular bail application — Supreme Court, considering the role assigned, period of incarceration, and the likely delay in trial conclusion, directed release on bail without commenting on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2434452
(543) AHMED MANSOOR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE REP. BY, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Sections 13 and 18 read with Section 43B — Grounds of arrest — Mandatory requirement — Failure to furnish written grounds of arrest at the time of apprehension renders the arrest illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2434463
(544) SEERAT KAUR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Civil Original Jurisdiction — Writ Petition (Civil) — Judge Advocate General (JAG) Recruitment — Previous Judgment in Arshnoor Kaur's case — Public recruitment process initiated prior to a Supreme Court decision mandating changes to recruitment procedure is not affected India Law Library Docid # 2434464
(545) ALL INDIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Constitution Bench — Criteria for Seniority in Higher Judicial Services — Supreme Court frames a specific question for the Constitution Bench to decide on the criteria for determining seniority in the cadre of Higher Judicial Services, also considering related issues. Dated 14-10-2025. India Law Library Docid # 2434477
(546) NAGESH Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Suspension of Sentence — Delay in lodging FIR, victim suffering from mental retardation, and medical reports not indicating sexual assault are grounds for suspending sentence and granting bail. India Law Library Docid # 2434312
(547) T. PRABHAKAR RAO Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of process of law — Formatting of digital devices by petitioner — State's application seeking vacating of interim order or directions for passwords and information regarding backups — Petitioner’s counsel offering to re-set and activate passwords in presence of forensic experts for personal devices to retrieve India Law Library Docid # 2434325
(548) CHINTU KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Considerations for grant — Delay in trial — Appellant accused of serious offences under IPC and in custody for approximately two years and nine months — One witness examined, five remaining — High Court directed trial court to expedite trial within one year — Supreme Court holds prolonged custody coupled with delay in trial warrants release on bail. India Law Library Docid # 2434336
(549) HARPREET SINGH, DIRECTOR, THE HARYANA STATE CO-OPERATIVE APEX BANK LTD. CHANDIGARH Vs. OM PARKASH RANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Service Law — Age of Superannuation — Interim Orders — Principle that no interim order should be passed permitting continuation in service beyond the prescribed age of superannuation is a well-settled principle of law — Such orders are contrary to public policy and settled canons of law. India Law Library Docid # 2434342
(550) ANKIT Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Appellant roped in by order under this section after investigation and chargesheet — Appellant initially not named in FIR and exonerated by investigation — Added as accused later based on witnesses' testimony during trial. India Law Library Docid # 2434353
(551) MAQSOOD CHISTI @ KABIR Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 328 — Causing hurt by poison or intoxicating drug — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 4/6 — Allegations of administering intoxicated substance leading to loss of sense and sexual assault — Medical examination revealing no significant injuries, bruises, bite marks, signs of assault, or genital/rectal trauma, with hymen intact — India Law Library Docid # 2434356
(552) THE ASSAM FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. BHABENDRA NATH SARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 4 and 14 — Assam Financial Corporation (Payment of Gratuity to Employees) Regulation, 1964 — Assam Financial Corporation (Amendment) Staff Regulations, 2007 — Regulation 107 — Entitlement to higher gratuity ceiling — Employees of Assam Financial Corporation (AFC) retired between 2018-2019 — AFC's internal regulations had a gratuity ceiling of Rs. 7 Lakhs, below the ceiling applicable to state government employees — High India Law Library Docid # 2434583
(553) M/S KHURANA BROTHERS Vs. ANAND BARDHAN PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025 Contempt of Court — Jurisdiction — Doctrine of Merger — The doctrine of merger applies to appellate or revisional orders and its application depends on the nature of the order and the scope of the appellate/revisional jurisdiction. It is not a rigid and universal rule. India Law Library Docid # 2434013
(554) KACHARA VAHATUK SHARAMIK SANGH Vs. AJOY MEHTA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Municipal Corporation — Employees — Permanent status — Contempt petition for non-compliance with judgment directing to treat employees as permanent and extend benefits retrospectively — Supreme Court modified award to grant monetary relief from date of award and actual monetary benefit to serving employees from that India Law Library Docid # 2433949
(555) TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM Vs. P.H. DINESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 32 & 226 — Power to direct CBI investigation — Extraordinary power to be exercised sparingly and cautiously in exceptional situations to provide credibility and confidence in investigation, or where incident has national/international ramifications, or for complete justice and enforcing fundamental rights. India Law Library Docid # 2433901
(556) RAHUL AGARWAL Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section not specified, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 349 — Voice Sample — Collection of voice sample for investigation — High Court set aside Magistrate's order allowing collection of voice sample, citing pendency of reference to a Larger Bench — India Law Library Docid # 2433902
(557) THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS Vs. M/S SANTI CERAMICS PVT. LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 5-A — Objections — Restoration of land — Supreme Court judgment in Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal — Relief of restoration of acquired land was intended for vulnerable agricultural communities, not commercial entities — Respondent No. 1, a private limited company, engaged in manufacturing, could not claim parity with cultivators — Company had capacity to India Law Library Docid # 2433903
(558) THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, STATE INDUSTRIES PROMOTION CORPORATION OF TAMIL NADU LTD Vs. D. VIJAYKUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Award of Compensation — Interim award to be passed by Land Acquisition Collector within four weeks of order — Payment of entire compensation amount to landowners within six weeks of award, with 50% without security and remaining 50% subject to furnishing security to Collector's satisfaction. India Law Library Docid # 2434269
(559) HARADHAN MANDAL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH RESPONDENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Anticipatory bail — Appellant accused in multiple FIRs for cheating under Section 420 IPC — High Court rejected bail — Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail — Granted considering appeallant joined investigation and nature of allegations — Release on bail on terms and India Law Library Docid # 2434275
(560) SREEJA D G ETC Vs. ANITHA R. NAIR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406 and 420 read with Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 — Sections 21 and 23 — Anticipatory bail — High Court granted anticipatory bail to the respondent accused in multiple cases of cheating and financial irregularities — Supreme Court held that the High Court was not justified in granting anticipatory bail considering the nature and gravity of the India Law Library Docid # 2434280