(21) MO. JISAN KHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Continued incarceration not warranted at the stage of ongoing trial — Appellants not named in FIR, subsequently identified in court by showing arrest warrants and photographs instead of Test Identification Parade (TIP) — Identification procedure held questionable in absence India Law Library Docid # 2435060
(22) SATYARANJAN HOTA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant in custody for significant period, trial not progressing substantially — Supreme Court inclined to grant bail considering long incarceration and stage of trial — Bail granted subject to trial court's conditions, with observations not being findings on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2435063
(23) GAURAV VISHWAKARMA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Rejection of regular bail by High Court — Special Leave Petition — Petitioner in custody for over seven months — Case triable by Magistrate — High Court's rejection of bail not justified considering period of incarceration — Supreme Court grants bail subject to final outcome of trial. India Law Library Docid # 2435068
(24) ROHAN VIJAY NAHAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 (MPFA) — Section 2(f)(iii) ; Indian Forest Act, 1927 (IFA) — Section 35(3), 35(5) — "Live" or "pipeline" notices — Section 2(f)(iii) of MPFA applies only to "live" or "pipeline" notices under Section 35(3) of IFA, meaning those issued and pursued in reasonable proximity to the appointed day — Notices left undecided for years or decades lapse into desuetude. India Law Library Docid # 2435035
(25) SANJEEV KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Compensation for acquired land — Entitlement to job in lieu of acquired land — Petitioner's family's land was acquired in 1998 and compensation paid — Petitioner, not born at the time of acquisition, applied for a job in lieu of the land in 2025 — Court held that under the Act, entitlement is only to compensation, which was paid — No provision exists for granting a job in lieu of India Law Library Docid # 2435036
(26) SUNIL CHAUHAN @ MUNAKKA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail — Regular Bail — Appellant booked for offences under Sections 323, 376 IPC, Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, and Section 67A IT Act — Appellant in jail since 23.07.2024 — Allegations are claimed to be vexatious and false, with a consensual relationship alleged — High Court rejected bail application — Supreme Court grants bail considering facts on record, directs release subject to appropriate conditions to ensure presence, complete cooperation in trial without frivolo India Law Library Docid # 2435037
(27) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-11-2025 This Court, vide order dated 22nd August, 2025, after considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties and the material placed on record, had supplemented, modified, and clarified the earlier directions issued vide order dated 11th August, 2025. India Law Library Docid # 2435040
(28) P. ANJANAPPA (D) BY LRs Vs. A.P. NANJUNDAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Partition Suit — Release Deeds — Validity of Release Deeds — Release deed executed for consideration operates immediately to divest a coparcenary interest, not dependent on further implementation — Silence in a later document does not negate a concluded, registered relinquishment. Oral partition, even if unregistered, is admissible for collateral purposes of proving severance of joint status, explaining possession, recording arrangements, and evidencing subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2434961
(29) POONAM Vs. DULE SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 — Section 22(1)(d) — Declaring election void — Improper acceptance of nomination — Non-disclosure of criminal conviction in affidavit — Conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, with one-year imprisonment sentence, not disclosed in affidavit filed under Rule 24-A of M.P. Nagar Palika Nirvachan India Law Library Docid # 2434962
(30) VIKRAM BHALCHANDRA GHONGADE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22, Rule 6 — Effect of death of party between conclusion of hearing and pronouncement of judgment — Judgment pronounced after death is valid — However, if a party to an appeal dies before the appeal is heard, the appeal cannot be decided in their absence without bringing their legal heirs on record India Law Library Docid # 2434963
(31) M/S ALCHEMIST HOSPITALS LTD. Vs. M/S ICT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Application for appointment of arbitrator — Clause 8.28 of the Agreement — Three-tier process stipulated: negotiation, mediation, and then "arbitration" by Chairman — High Court held Clause 8.28 not a valid arbitration agreement — Supreme Court affirmed, finding no intention to refer disputes to a binding arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2434957
(32) MUSKAN Vs. ISHAAN KHAN (SATANIYA) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash proceedings should be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional cases where it is necessary to prevent abuse of process of court or secure ends of justice — High Court should not conduct a "mini-trial" or enquire into the reliability or genuineness of allegations at the FIR stage — If prima India Law Library Docid # 2434958
(33) MIHIR RAJESH SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 47 — Grounds of arrest — Communication in writing — Mandatory requirement — Constitutional mandate that every arrested person must be informed of the grounds of arrest as soon as possible — This right is a fundamental right under Article 21 and 22(1) of the Constitution and is applicable to all offences, including those under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 India Law Library Docid # 2434959
(34) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. AMIT AISHWARYA JOGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) and 378(2) — Appeal against acquittal — State Government's and Central Government's powers — Section 378(2) specifies cases investigated by CBI or other central agencies, where Central Government can direct an appeal against acquittal — This creates a mutually exclusive division, excluding State Government's power under Section 378(1) in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2434960
(35) PREETHA KRISHNAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Calculation of compensation — Split multiplier — Generally not to be applied — Retirement from service is not an exceptional circumstance justifying split multiplier — Age of deceased is the criterion for multiplier and does not allow India Law Library Docid # 2434973
(36) RAM KUMAR @ RAMU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH RESPONDENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Appeal pending — Appellant convicted for offences under Sections 498A & 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Imprisonment for life since 2014 — Appeal filed in 2021 — Prospect of early hearing remote — Co-convicts released on bail — Suspension of sentence and release on bail granted considering these factors. India Law Library Docid # 2435050
(37) PAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to the appellant who was a retired Army Officer, apprehending arrest in connection with offences under IPC and POCSO — Appellant had alleged filing of a vexatious and false complaint due to his raising voice against embezzlement of funds — Chargesheet had been filed, and appellant India Law Library Docid # 2435051
(38) MOHAMMADALI ANSARAHMAD KHAN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Determination of Compensation — Applicability — Court deferred decision on whether to apply the 1894 Act or the 2013 Act for compensation, pending clarification on the nature of the land India Law Library Docid # 2435053
(39) NISHA SAH Vs. BRIJESH PRASAD @ PRASAD BRIJESH RAVINDRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Family Law — Settlement Agreement — Mutual Consent Divorce — Supreme Court Mediation Centre — Parties arrived at an amicable settlement before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, reducing it into writing and signing it. India Law Library Docid # 2435055
(40) K. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI Vs. SHEEJA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff claimed specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 7.7.1993, alleging payment of Rs. 2.90 lakh as earnest money out of a total sale consideration of Rs. 3 lakh. The original owner sold the property to a second purchaser on 22.7.1993. Trial Court decreed the suit for specific performance. High Court reversed the decree, finding no evidence of earnest money India Law Library Docid # 2435056