(661) BHANU PRATAP PRASAD Vs. THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Apex Court considered factors such as trial in progress, evidence recorded, bail granted to co-accused, and concluded that further detention of the appellant was not necessary — Apex Court set aside High Court's order rejecting bail and allowed the appeal, directing release on bail subject to furnishing bonds and other conditions, with a clarification that observations made do not amount to findings on merits of the case India Law Library Docid # 2441420
(662) KUNAL SINGH Vs. NEHPRIYA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 9 and 11 — Transfer of proceedings — Where one spouse filed a petition under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in Ranchi and the other spouse filed a petition under Section 9 of the same Act in Jamshedpur, and also other criminal cases were pending in Jamshedpur involving the parties, for the interest of justice, the proceedings under Section 9 of the Act should be transferred to Ranchi to be heard along with the petition filed under Section 11 of the India Law Library Docid # 2441425
(663) SAURAV KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Conditions — Where the appellant fully cooperated during investigation, did not threaten or intimidate witnesses, and did not attempt to influence the investigation, and the Supreme Court noted the nature of the crime and the manner it was allegedly committed, the appeal was allowed by confirming the previous order of interim bail with a direction for the appellant to continue cooperation during investigation/trial and report to the Investigating Offic India Law Library Docid # 2441429
(664) LADURAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court allows appeal against High Court's rejection of anticipatory bail application, directing that the appellant be released on bail upon arrest, subject to furnishing security and conditions of cooperation, non-tampering with evidence, and non-influencing witnesses. [Paras 1-4] India Law Library Docid # 2441431
(665) VINOD KUMAR YADAV @ VINOD YADAV Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Appellant incarcerated for over two years — Allegations under Section 307 IPC and Arms Act — Delay in trial not attributable to appellant, especially given his incarceration and victim's alleged intimidation within court premises — Incarceration not serving purpose pending trial completion — Appeal allowed, appellant directed to be released on bail on terms fixed by Trial Court — Trial Court directed to permit online appearance or exemptio India Law Library Docid # 2441434
(666) JANSHRUTI (PEOPLES VOICE) Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Public Interest Litigation — Scope of — Writ petition seeking numerous directions regarding public safety, infrastructure maintenance, accountability, compensation, and data collection across multiple states and the Union — Directions sought were numerous, not interrelated, and pertained to various states and the Union, making them unmanageable for a single writ petition — Court declined to entertain the petition, suggesting petitioner approach jurisdic India Law Library Docid # 2441440
(667) STUTI JOHRI @ CHARU Vs. RAHUL SRIVASTAVA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent and quashing of consequent criminal and civil cases — Parties amicably resolved inter se disputes and differences through mediation and jointly applied for divorce by mutual consent under Article 142 — Supreme Court, in exercise of powers under Article 142, dissolved the marriage, granted decree of divorce, quashed all pending criminal and civil cases, directed closure of proceedings, and ordered no further cas India Law Library Docid # 2441602
(668) POONAM Vs. RAJIT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Divorce by mutual consent — Supreme Court has the power to grant a decree of divorce by mutual consent by invoking its inherent powers under Article 142, particularly when parties have amicably settled all their matrimonial disputes and entered into a Settlement India Law Library Docid # 2441713
(669) K. K. MOHANAN Vs. AUTHORISED OFFICER / CHIEF MANAGER AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Sections 14 and 17 — High Court erred in directing the borrower to vacate and deliver possession of the secured asset to the secured creditor while the borrower's interim application for stay of confirmation and implementation of sale was pending before the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) — Such a direction would effectively dispossess the borrower without his interim application b India Law Library Docid # 2441753
(670) PARDEEP KUMAR @ BANU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Delay in trial — Appellant arrested and incarcerated for nearly two years without trial commencing — Trial likely to take considerable time to conclude — Incarceration without trial amounts to punishment — Further detention pending trial not necessary India Law Library Docid # 2447715
(671) DUJAI LAL Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail Application Pending — Supreme Court requests High Court to expedite disposal of bail application filed by an octogenarian petitioner who has been in custody since September 2024, preferably within one month of the order's communication. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441494
(672) SARAVANAN Vs. THE STATE REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — DNA Evidence — Reliability of DNA evidence is not infallible and its probative value varies from case to case, depending on the facts and circumstances and other corroborative or contrary evidence on record. India Law Library Docid # 2441614
(673) VIBHUTI GUDDA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. REDDY VEERANNA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 11 — Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 — Grant of mining lease — High Court erred in quashing recommendation and approval of mining lease based on an erroneous interpretation of evaluation report and statutory provisions — The State Government and Central Government's decisions were based on due consideration of all applications as per prescribed procedures — Supreme Court allowed appeals, setting aside High Court's judgment and af India Law Library Docid # 2441616
(674) TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (A.P. TRANSCO) Vs. HARYANA MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Awards passed by Facilitation Council under MSME Act — Challenges to awards failed before ADJ, High Court, and Supreme Court — Execution proceedings initiated by decree holder — Facilitation Council's order for securing interest amount and restricting payments held to be passed without providing opportunity to appellant, violating principles of natural justice — High Court rightly set aside the order and remanded the case — Supreme Court dire India Law Library Docid # 2441685
(675) CONVENT OF OUR LADY PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHERS Vs. RATNA MITTER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Educational Institutions — Disciplinary Proceedings — Inquiry — De novo inquiry — Supreme Court held that the High Court's interpretation of a previous Supreme Court order directing a "de novo inquiry" was erroneous — The previous order clearly indicated that proceedings should resume from the stage of serving the inquiry report, not from the beginning — Therefore, a de novo inquiry was not permissible. [Paras 9 to 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441692
(676) SONAM Vs. ROHIT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 25 — Transfer of proceedings — Divorce Case — Wife seeking transfer of divorce case from Delhi to Rae Bareli, U.P — — Supreme Court considered submissions and materials on record — Held, transfer petition deserves to be allowed — Divorce case transferred to Family Court, Rae Bareli — Transferor Court to transmit entire record forthwith — Parties permitted to appear through video conferencing except when physical presence is necessary — Transfer Petition allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2441698
(677) SASMITA MOHARANA Vs. SUSEN KUMAR MAHARANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 — Permanent Alimony — Family Court and High Court rejecting claim for permanent alimony in entirety based on their reasoning — Supreme Court holding that the reasoning for completely denying permanent alimony is unsustainable in law, as the Act's intent is to facilitate alimony grant, even when divorce is sought by husband — Matter remanded to Family Court for fresh decision on alimony after recording evidence, while confirming the divorce decree. [Paras 1, India Law Library Docid # 2441707
(678) MANOHAR LAL Vs. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) second proviso (b) — Dismissal from service without departmental inquiry — Requirement of reasonable practicability — Mere presumption or belief by disciplinary authority not sufficient — Must be based on objective facts and material on record. India Law Library Docid # 2440638
(679) SUDHANSHU KARDAM Vs. COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) — Section 33 & 34 — Notification dated 4th January, 2021 — Identification of posts suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities — Court directs consideration for appointment in appropriate categories based on the notification and the respondent's undertaking to India Law Library Docid # 2440639
(680) SANJEEV KUMAR @ MUNMUN Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail — Appellant was enlarged on bail during trial and appeal, and conviction by trial court and High Court was based on overt act of throwing hand bombs — However, injured persons were not examined, and a key witness (PW-2) stated that bombs were thrown, causing injury — Supreme Court, considering these factors and the fact that the appellant was on bail, suspended the sentence and ordered enlargement on bail. [Paras 3 to 6] India Law Library Docid # 2441426