(21) PRATIK JAIN Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Bail — Stage of investigation/Trial — Accused initially not named in FIR but later implicated in Final Report (Chargesheet) for offenses under Sections 318(4), 111, and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, based on allegations of facilitating the prime accused in operating "mule accounts" — When the final report is filed, the necessity India Law Library Docid # 2435459
(22) KOLANJIAMMAL (D) THR LRS. Vs. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER PERAMBALUR DISTRICT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 — Sections 37-A, 38 — Setting aside of sale — Statutory remedies for setting aside auction sale by deposit or challenging irregularity and fraud — Prescribed limitation period of 30 days from date of sale — Failure to avail remedy within time — Bar of limitation applies — Belated challenge India Law Library Docid # 2435235
(23) GOVIND Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25 — Conviction solely based on recovery of weapon and FSL report — Insufficient when eyewitnesses turn hostile and do not support prosecution — Lack of independent witnesses — Recovery from a location accessible to other family India Law Library Docid # 2435236
(24) JAYAKANDAMMAL Vs. A. SELVARAJU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Contempt Petition — Non-compliance with Court Directions — Contemnor avoiding appearance — Where contemnor failed to appear despite notice and subsequent issuance of bailable warrant, and provided excuses (age and lack of financial source), the Supreme Court issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) India Law Library Docid # 2435412
(25) PRAVINBHAI DEVIBHAI BHARPODA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Rejection by High Court — Appeals before Supreme Court — Appellants (Pravinbhai Devibhai Bharpoda and Ravindrasinh Jayvantsinh Jadeja) seeking anticipatory bail in connection with FIR registered under IPC Sections 170, 419, 465, 467, 468, 471, 472 India Law Library Docid # 2435419
(26) KRISHNAKANT SHARMA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(B) — Bail — Grant of — Factors considered — Appellant seeking bail for offence under Section 20(B) of NDPS Act — Length of incarceration (more than one year and nine months) — Trial yet to commence — Previous criminal antecedents pertaining to India Law Library Docid # 2435420
(27) KOTHAPA PUNEETH Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Condition for Reissuance of Passport to Accused on Bail — Modification of Conditions — Accused facing trial under Section 212 of IPC, holding top positions in multiple organizations, and previously permitted to travel abroad multiple times — Trial Court granted permission for reissuance of passport subject to the condition of depositing the passport immediately upon reissuance — High Court diluted the condition of India Law Library Docid # 2435549
(28) SANJEEV KUMAR CHHIKARA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Allegation of threat to complainant — Verification by Police — Jurisdictional Police investigation and CCTV footage review found no basis for the alleged threat, indicating the complainant's omnibus statement was not sustained — Complainant did not cooperate with police inquiry to clarify the allegations. India Law Library Docid # 2435557
(29) MD IMRAN @D.C. GUDDU Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Addition of accused during trial — Bail — Petitioner added as accused under Section 319 Cr.P.C. after police filed a report exonerating him; addition based on eye-witness testimonies during trial — High Court rejected petitioner's bail application with a cryptic order — Supreme Court found it India Law Library Docid # 2435565
(30) SANTOSH PAWAR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1983 — Section 20(b) — Bail — Rigour of Section 37 — Consideration for grant of bail — Appellant accused of possessing huge quantity — Fact that appellant was only a cleaner of the vehicle, has no prior criminal antecedents, has been incarcerated for 19 months, and the trial has just commenced (only one witness examined out of 15) negates the rigour of Section 37 — India Law Library Docid # 2435571
(31) BHARAT SINGH PARIHAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Bail — Grant of bail — Offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Sections 80, 85, 3(5)) and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (Section 3/4) — Appellant aged 64 years — Appellant cooperating with investigation — Prima facie fact that appellant and wife (complainant/victim) were residing elsewhere — Considering age, co-operation, and preliminary factual finding, appellant entitled to be enlarged on bail — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2435573
(32) BHUSHAN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Law — Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Appellant arrested for offences under Sections 34 and 365, Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Crime No. 204 of 2024) — Considering the totality of circumstances, fact of custody since 19.07.2024, and interference with the impugned High Court order, bail granted to Appellant India Law Library Docid # 2435590
(33) TEEPU @ RAVINDRA CHANDRA SAHU Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Bail — Special Leave Petition against rejection of regular bail — Circumstantial evidence — Grounds for grant of bail — Petitioner accused of offences under Sections 302, 364, and 201 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — Petitioner in custody for over three and a half years (since April 17, 2022) — Trial likely to take time to conclude — Supreme Court granted bail without India Law Library Docid # 2435608
(34) PAMESH ARORA Vs. U.T., CHANDIGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Susbtances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21 and 29 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25, 54, 59 — Bail — Possession of heroin (271 grams) — Grounds for granting bail — Release ordered taking into account the facts that the appellant was in custody for more than one year and nine months and a substantial number of witnesses had already been examined; co-accused already India Law Library Docid # 2435622
(35) S.N. TRADING COMPANY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Interim Directions — Seizure of Goods — Perishable Goods — Dry Areca Nuts — Where seized goods (dry areca nuts) are perishable in nature and have been in the custody of the GST Department since May 2025, the Supreme Court directed the immediate release of the entire consignment along with the transporting trucks (bearing Registration Nos. UP14HT 7566 & AP 39UN 9869) to the India Law Library Docid # 2435684
(36) DINESH KUMAR JALDHARI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 9(m) and 10 — Sexual assault on a child below 12 years — Conviction based on the consistent testimony of the victim's mother (PW-3) and the victim's frightened behaviour in court when identifying the accused — Medical evidence, while not showing external India Law Library Docid # 2435224
(37) UNION OF INDIA Vs. VIGIN K. VARGHESE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Bail — Grant of bail by High Court — Supreme Court sets aside High Court's bail orders for not properly applying Section 37 and ignoring crucial prosecution submissions. India Law Library Docid # 2435225
(38) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. INDRAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Scope of — High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by re-examining the merits of the case and the quantum of punishment after a due inquiry and admission of guilt by the employee. India Law Library Docid # 2435226
(39) KOPARGAON SAHAKARI SAKHAR KARKHANA LTD (NOW KNOWN AS KARMAVEER SHANKARRAO KALE SHAHKARI SHAKHAR KARKHANA LTD.) Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Insurance Law — Boiler and Pressure Plant Policy — Exclusion Clause — Applicability — Repudiation of claim based on exclusion clause for defects due to deterioration, corrosion, and age — Court held that exclusion clause cannot defeat the main purpose of the insurance contract, which is to indemnify the policyholder against unforeseen events like accidents. India Law Library Docid # 2435227
(40) M/S POLY MEDICURE LTD. Vs. M/S BRILLIO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of "consumer" — Commercial purpose — Company purchasing software for automating business processes — Purpose held to be augmenting efficiency and increasing profits — Not for earning livelihood by self-employment — Appellant not a consumer. India Law Library Docid # 2435228