(741) MD IMRAN @ D.C. GUDDU Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Summoning of additional accused — Principles for granting bail to an accused summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. — Test applied for considering bail plea of an accused summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. must involve consideration of strong and cogent evidence rather than mere India Law Library Docid # 2437829
(742) M/S BENZ VACCATIONS CLUB PUBLIC LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADRAS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Court orders — Appellants failed to pay arrears of rent and hand over possession as directed by the High Court — Initiated suo motu contempt proceedings — Court found appellants guilty of contempt and sentenced them to imprisonment, but suspended the order to allow for appeal to the Supreme Court. India Law Library Docid # 2438356
(743) PRATAP BHAGWANTRAO BAGRAO AND OTHERS Vs. SITABAI NARAYAN DESHMUKH (DEAD) THROUGH HER LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Partition suit — Predecessor-in-title had two sons and three daughters — Widow and one son predeceased him — Widow died in 1976 — Plaintiff (legal heir of one son) filed partition suit — Appellants are legal heirs of daughters — Application for impleadment filed by appellants rejected by Trial Court and High Court — Appellants India Law Library Docid # 2438357
(744) BONDA LALITHA KOMALA VANI @ K. LALITHA KOMALA VANI Vs. REDDY VENKATA RANGA RAO (DIED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 8 & Order 9 Rule 9 — Dismissal of suit for non-prosecution — Restoration of suit — Application for restoration dismissed — Civil Revision Petition dismissed by High Court — Special Leave Petition filed before Supreme Court — Parties settled their differences vide agreement during pendency of SLP — Settlement included payment of Rs. 49,90,000/- as full and final settlement and withdrawal of SLP — Court allowed application for dismissal of SLP as withdrawn India Law Library Docid # 2438365
(745) MOHAMMAD TARIQ SIDDIQUI Vs. HUMA DILBAR HUSSAIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Inherent power of Supreme Court — Exercise of power to do complete justice — Parties have arrived at a settlement through mediation — Application filed under Article 142 for enforcement of settlement — Court allowing the application and disposing of the transfer petition in terms of the settlement, thereby putting an end to disputes between the parties. (Para India Law Library Docid # 2438366
(746) THE PRINCIPAL INDIAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING COLLEGE CAMPUS Vs. SHEKAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Insurance Policy — Interpretation of terms — Premium charged for "employee/driver" — Clause interpreted to cover both employee and driver. India Law Library Docid # 2438372
(747) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. R. EZONG AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Appeal against acquittal — Dismissal for non-prosecution — Restoration — High Court dismissed CBI's appeal against acquittal for repeated non-appearance of counsel — Supreme Court allowed appeals, set aside High Court orders, and restored the appeal to file for hearing on merits, observing that appeals under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 deserve to be India Law Library Docid # 2438375
(748) SANJAY JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(c) and 132(1)(i) — Bail — Non-surrender after interim bail withdrawal — Accused arrested for operating fictitious firms and issuing fake bills to fraudulently avail Input Tax Credit — Released on interim bail due to COVID-19 decongestion measures — Supreme Court withdrew interim bail order, directing surrender — Accused regularly India Law Library Docid # 2438378
(749) DEPA VENKAT REDDY @ VENKANNA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Conviction under — Sentence reduction — Appeal allowed in part — Sentence reduced to that already undergone by the appellant — Appellant directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case. India Law Library Docid # 2438385
(750) DATTI RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20 and 29 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Appellant convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment — Appeal filed in High Court with application for suspension of sentence and bail dismissed — Supreme Court grants special leave to appeal and suspends the sentence — Grounds India Law Library Docid # 2438510
(751) SATYAJIT DAS AND ANOTHER Vs. AJIT KUMAR TRIPATHY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Compliance with Court Orders — Affidavit Required — Court directed the Special Secretary to Government, General Administration and Public Grievance Department to file an affidavit explaining the manner in which the Court's order, specifically a statement made by the Advocate General for the state, had been complied with. India Law Library Docid # 2438521
(752) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Public Interest Litigation — Canine Menace — Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report highlighting the issue of stray dogs attacking children and directs further hearings. India Law Library Docid # 2438524
(753) BHAGAT SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 294, 34 — Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959) — Sections 25 and 27 — Bail — Appellant alleged to be part of unlawful assembly and exhorting firing — Actual complicity of appellant to be determined after trial — Appellant in custody for over one year and six months — Held, appellant entitled to discretionary relief of bail. India Law Library Docid # 2438545
(754) RAHUL PARASHAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Sections 3 & 4 — Bail — Serious charges against appellants Rahul Parashar and David Mario Denis for offences under PMLA, involving utilization of proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs.73 lakhs — Appellant Devender Singh is a driver — Appellants have undergone incarceration for two years and six months, and trial has just commenced with 41 prosecution witnesses India Law Library Docid # 2438663
(755) PRAVEEN MANIK KADAM Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected anticipatory bail application — Supreme Court allowed appeal, set aside High Court order — Appellant to be released on bail upon arrest, subject to furnishing cash security and sureties — Appellant to cooperate with investigation and not misuse liberty — Order protects appellant if he India Law Library Docid # 2438671
(756) RANBIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — A writ petition can be dismissed if it is frivolous and appears to be an abuse of the legal process. India Law Library Docid # 2438680
(757) MEENAKSHI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Criminal Procedure — Appearance of accused in Appellate Court — Requirement for accused to appear in appellate court after sentence suspension and bail is not warranted and serves no purpose — Purpose of bail and suspension of sentence is to allow accused to await appeal outcome without constant physical presence — Such India Law Library Docid # 2438688
(758) RAJENDRA VERMA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Bail Application — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant in jail for extended period — Trial progressing slowly with many witnesses yet to be examined — Co-accused already granted bail — Grounds for granting bail established. India Law Library Docid # 2438693
(759) RAJA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 12D(b)(ii)(C), 25, 29(1) — Bail — Appellant charged under NDPS Act — Granted bail as contraband was not recovered from conscious possession — Co-accused with similar charges granted bail by the Supreme Court — CDR reports alone not India Law Library Docid # 2438695
(760) THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. PARESH CHANDRA MONDAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-01-2026 General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 — Rule 33(ii) — Provident Funds Act, 1925 — Sections 4(1)(b), 4(1)(c)(i) and 5 — Nominee's right to GPF amount — A valid nominee under the rules is entitled to receive the GPF amount of a deceased subscriber, and this right has primacy. India Law Library Docid # 2438702