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(101) S. SEETHALAKSHMI Vs. CBI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 480 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 61(2) — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10 and 12 — Grant of regular bail — Female accused — Appellant was detained for nearly nine months in a corruption case — Chargesheet was filed and cognizance taken, but charges were not yet framed, with seventeen witnesses cited — Incriminating documents were seized and trial would take time — Appellant had complied with interim bail
India Law Library Docid # 2451769

(102) NIRANT @ LALO GHANSHYAMBHAI GOTI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Criminal Procedure — Regular Bail — Delay in trial and parity — Offences under Sections 386, 365, 342, 323, 504, 506(2), 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951 — Chargesheet filed citing 16 witnesses, but charges not framed and trial yet to commence — Trial likely to take time to conclude — Co-accused enlarged on regular bail by Supreme Court and anticipatory bail by High Court — Appellant held entitled to claim parity — Continued detention fou
India Law Library Docid # 2451782

(103) ANDREAS BAGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, 2021 — Sections 3(1)(a) and 5 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 299 and 3(5) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 480 — Grant of regular bail — Parity — Benefit to woman accused — Appellants were in custody for almost eight months without criminal antecedents — Charge-sheet was filed but charges were yet to be framed, with 18 witnesses cited — Co-accused were already granted regular bail by Supreme Court, entitling appellants to pari
India Law Library Docid # 2451797

(104) LOVEPREET SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Criminal Procedure — Anticipatory bail — Right to silence — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 331(4), 305, 329(3) and 238 — Investigation — Cooperation by accused — High Court dismissed appellants' prayer for anticipatory bail — State contended that appellants did not fully cooperate with the Investigating Officer despite joining investigation — Held, an accused has the right to maintain silence, and the investigating officer ought to know how to collect material and relevant evidence dur
India Law Library Docid # 2451802

(105) ROSHAN LAL MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B — Rajasthan Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 1992 — Sections 3, 4, 6 — Prolonged detention — Appellant remained in custody for over two years — Charge-sheet was filed and prosecution cited seventeen witnesses, yet charges were not framed and trial would take time to conclude — High Court had rejected second bail application — Held, further detention of the appellant is unnecessary — Impugned order set aside and a
India Law Library Docid # 2451805

(106) NARAYAN Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2026
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Regular Bail — Parity — Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999, Sections 3 and 4 — Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 408, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B and 201 — Misappropriation in credit society — Appellant worked as a Senior Clerk, alleged to have processed bogus loan transactions using his user ID — Primary accused with higher accountability, including Chairman, Secretary, and Directors, were alrea
India Law Library Docid # 2451814

(107) BHUMIKA TRUST Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Judicial Service — Recruitment of Civil Judge (Junior Division) — Mandatory eligibility criterion of minimum 3 years' practice at the Bar — Review/Clarification of Judgement dated 20.05.2025 restoring 3-year practice requirement — Scope of transitional relaxation and structural training — Directions issued for transition and post-transition periods — Review Petitions and Writ Petition disposed of.
India Law Library Docid # 2449637

(108) LAKSHMI MOHAN (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. AIRTECH PROJECTS ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 13(4) — Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 — Rule 8 & Rule 9 — Auction Sale — Minor Shortfall in Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) — Essential vs. Non-Essential Tender Conditions — Clause 7 of Possession-cum-Sale Notice required bidders to deposit Rs. 21,50,000/- as EMD — Bidders deposited Rs. 21,15,000/-, resulting in a shortfall of Rs. 35,000/- — Auction-purchasers deposited full 2
India Law Library Docid # 2449992

(109) MADURAI FAROOQ AHMED Vs. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 136 — Public Interest Litigation / Bonafide Civic Engagement — Issuance of directions for infrastructure project — Resident filed appeal seeking time-bound completion of Limited Use Subway (LUS) at Level Crossing No. 81 in Vaniyambadi — Matter pending for almost 20 years with multiple revisions from ROB to RUB and finally to LUS — State and Railway authorities filed affidavits confirming initiation of land acquisition, design
India Law Library Docid # 2449645

(110) REHANA KHAN Vs. RIZWAN SIDDHIQUEE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 35 — Professional Misconduct — Breach of Professional Confidentiality and Media Exposure — Duty of Advocate towards Client — Disciplinary Committee of Bar Council of India removed advocate’s name from roll for two years and imposed fine/costs for disclosing privileged communications and making derogatory public remarks against client on television channels — Respondent advocate argued that he spoke to media in self-defence after being named in an FIR by the appellan
India Law Library Docid # 2449646

(111) LUCKNOW DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 131 vs Article 12 — Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court — Maintainability of proceedings by a statutory authority — High Court dismissed writ petition filed by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) holding that dispute between State of UP and Union of India cannot be decided by it and granted liberty to parties to approach Supreme Court under Article 131 — Impugned order set aside — LDA is a body corporate constituted under Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and
India Law Library Docid # 2450678

(112) NEELAM SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. AMITA PASSAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Non-payment of ad-valorem court fee — Scope of inquiry under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Court has to consider averments in plaint only — Plaintiffs asserted joint possession of inherited property as co-owners and challenged transfer deed/allotment letter as fraudulent without being executants or parties to it — Plaintiffs sought
India Law Library Docid # 2449991

(113) ROHIT Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 3(5), 121(1), 132, 191(2), 191(3), 221, 305(c) — Anticipatory bail — Rejection by High Court — Appellants were implicated based on co-accused's disclosure during investigation — Pursuant to interim protection granted by Supreme Court, appellants joined investigation and cooperated, as affirmed by State's status report — Held, appellants made out a case for anticipatory bail — Impugned orders set asi
India Law Library Docid # 2451749

(114) BHOLA KUMAR @VIKASH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 310(4), 310(5), 111 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 21(b), 29 — Regular Bail — Parity — Brown sugar and firearms recovered from co-accused who were subsequently enlarged on bail by the High Court — No contraband or weapon recovered from the appellant except two mobile phones — Held, the appellant stood on a better footing than the co-accused and was entitled to grant of r
India Law Library Docid # 2451758

(115) JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Criminal Procedure — Grant of Regular Bail — Consensual relationship — Appeal against High Court order denying bail — Appellant submitted that the parties were known since 2021 and had a consensual relationship that later deteriorated, with the prosecutrix visiting him multiple times — Opposed by State — Supreme Court allowed bail, directing appellant's release subject to terms and conditions imposed by the Trial Court — Appellant restrained from dissuading witnesses and directed to attend trial
India Law Library Docid # 2451768

(116) MOHAMMAD FAIZAN Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2026
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances — Bail — Legally procured pharmaceutical substance — Recovery of 502 Tramadol capsules from appellant's licensed medical store following disclosure by co-accused — Investigation revealed appellant legally purchased the tablets for sale in his shop — Held, prima facie it cannot be said that appellant indulged in the sale of contraband — Prosecution must establish how legally procured material is to be construed as contraband — In absence of any other cri
India Law Library Docid # 2451781

(117) RAVI KUMAR SINGH MALHOTRA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2026
Criminal Law — Reversal of Acquittal — Scope of Appellate Interference — Double Presumption of Innocence — Reversal of judgment of acquittal by High Court — Permissibility — High Court reversed Trial Court's order of acquittal and convicted appellant under Sections 302 and 201 IPC — Held, an appellate court interfering with an acquittal must bear in mind the double presumption of innocence operating in favour of the accused — Where two reasonable views are possible based on the evidence on recor
India Law Library Docid # 2449628

(118) JAMNABAI AND OTHERS Vs. VASUDEV AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2026
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Scope of Second Appeal — Interference with Concurrent Findings of Fact — High Court reversed concurrent findings of trial court and first appellate court regarding title, limitation, and validity of relinquishment — Permissibility — Held, Section 100 CPC confers a restricted jurisdiction and a second appeal can be entertained only where a substantial question
India Law Library Docid # 2449629

(119) SHAILENDRA KUMAR PATEL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2026
Public Employment — Selection Process — Rights of Selected Candidates — Recommendation by Public Service Commission — Mere inclusion of a candidate's name in a select list or recommendation by the selection body does not confer an indefeasible right to appointment — Selection confers a right to fair, non-arbitrary, and equitable consideration, but does not crystallise into an absolute right to
India Law Library Docid # 2449630

(120) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. BRIJ PAL SINGH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2026
Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PCPNDT) — Sections 17, 17A, 27, 28, 30 and Rule 18A(3) of PCPNDT Rules, 1996 — Registration of FIR and Police Investigation — Permissibility — Role of Police — PCPNDT Act is a complete special law providing a specialized regulatory and enforcement mechanism — Power of investigation under the Act is
India Law Library Docid # 2449631

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