(681) OJASVI BHARGAVA Vs. ASHISH KOUSHAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Section 25, Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer of matrimonial cases — Scope of jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution — Where parties have amicably resolved disputes and entered into a compromise deed, the Supreme Court can invoke its powers under Article 142 to India Law Library Docid # 2434416
(682) RAJESH KUMAR PRASAD Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 13(1)(b) & 13(2) — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Supreme Court found no necessity for further detention and granted bail pending trial — Supreme Court clarified that these observations are not findings on the merits of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2434418
(683) RAJEEV Vs. STATE OF U.P[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to the appellant on the same terms and conditions as imposed for co-accused previously enlarged on bail — Appellant was found to be on the same footing as the co-accused — Impugned High Court order rejecting bail was set aside. (Paras India Law Library Docid # 2434421
(684) ARJUN SURI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 108 — Anticipatory Bail — Petitioner apprehended arrest in FIR for offences under Section 108, Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 — Interim relief of no coercive steps granted subject to cooperation with investigation — State submitted petitioner joined investigation and cooperating — India Law Library Docid # 2434424
(685) SUDESH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 406, 120-B — Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Conspiracy — Anticipatory Bail — Appeals relating to anticipatory bail applications — Parties have resolved the matter between themselves — Court inclined to grant anticipatory bail — Impugned order set aside and India Law Library Docid # 2434428
(686) AJAY MAINI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — anticipatory bail — rejection of — High Court’s order challenged — petitioner cooperating with investigation and joining investigation twice — petitioner submitting relevant documents are not fully supplied — prosecution demanding purchase orders which might be with complainant India Law Library Docid # 2434439
(687) PREM PAL Vs. H.P. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order XLVII, Rule 1 — Review of Judgment — Review petition dismissed as no grounds for review made out, with previous Special Leave Petition having already been dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434449
(688) SOMU SAVITHRAMMA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Application for review of a previous order dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) — Court perused materials and found no grounds for review — Review petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434454
(689) CITIZENS WHISTLE BLOWER FORUM Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) — Investigation — Clarification of stand — ED required to clarify its position regarding observations by CBI about money laundering aspects and steps taken in relation to CBI's request for FIR registration. India Law Library Docid # 2434455
(690) RAJ CHETANI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interim Bail — Granted in FIR/Crime No. 153/2025 registered at Police Station Torwa, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, in connection with arrest — Subject to executing personal bonds and sureties — Petitioner directed to cooperate with investigation and report to Investigating Officer as directed. India Law Library Docid # 2434462
(691) NAWANG AND ANOTHER Vs. BAHADUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 2(2) — Application to Scheduled Tribes — The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not apply to members of Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government directs otherwise by notification in the Official Gazette. India Law Library Docid # 2434219
(692) RAJESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 20(b)(ii)(C) — Suspension of Sentence — Appeal pending scrutiny — Appellant undergone more than 6 and a half years of sentence — No criminal antecedents — Criminal appeal filed in 2022 and likely to take time for final adjudication — Suspension of sentence and release on bail granted considering these circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2434316
(693) RAJINDER SINGH Vs. SWATI BHATIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Transfer of Proceedings — Criminal Case — Husband sought transfer of a criminal case from Himachal Pradesh to Punjab — High Court had already transferred a divorce petition filed by the husband between the same parties to Mohali, Punjab — Supreme Court found grounds for transfer, considering the existing transfer of the divorce petition to the same location. India Law Library Docid # 2434321
(694) SURAJPRASAD @ RAJKUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(f)(i) — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4 and 6 — Conviction for sexual offence against a child — Courts below minutely examined materials and returned findings of guilt — No reason to interfere with conviction — Testimonies of victim, mother, and doctor found believable and not impeached — Witness reliability not questionable, India Law Library Docid # 2434331
(695) JUVENILE X Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Bail — Factors for granting bail to a juvenile — Age of the accused (fifteen years) is a significant factor in considering bail for a juvenile. India Law Library Docid # 2434339
(696) ABAAD Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 323, 504, 308 — Bail — Appellant arrested in connection with FIR — High Court dismissed bail application — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and allowed the appeal — Bail granted to appelllant on terms to be fixed by Trial Court — Trial expedited and appellant to cooperate in investigation/trial and not misuse liberty — Supreme Court set aside impugned High Court order — Appeal allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2434340
(697) TEJAS SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 419, 406 — Cheating, Cheating by personation, Criminal breach of trust — Bail in anticipation of arrest — Appellant accused of taking money and refusing to return it — Appellant has prior criminal history with cases where he was granted bail — Appellant has joined investigation as directed — Custodial interrogation not required — Appeal accepted, impugned order India Law Library Docid # 2434344
(698) BUTTA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grounds for Grant — Appellant accused in FIR under Sections 406, 420, 120-B IPC (now BNS equivalent) — Appellant joined investigation as per prior court orders — No custodial interrogation required — Appeal for anticipatory bail allowed, setting aside High Court's dismissal. India Law Library Docid # 2434345
(699) SHEKH NAZIBUL HAQUE Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Factors to consider — Length of custody — Number of witnesses — Delay in trial — Appellant in custody for almost two years — Prosecution proposing to examine over 100 witnesses, with only one examined so far — Trial expected to take considerable time — Grant of bail justified considering period of custody and likely delay in trial conclusion, without India Law Library Docid # 2434347
(700) DEBASIS @ DEBASISH BEHERA Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Facilitating fraudulent loans — Appellants accused of facilitating fraudulent loans but not bank employees or borrowers, no material evidence of fabricated documents or seals recovered from them — Investigation complete and charge-sheet filed — Appellants in jail for a considerable period — Supreme Court granted bail considering India Law Library Docid # 2434350