(201) AJAY SAINI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (also BNSS Section 528) — Quashing of proceedings — High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process of law and secure ends of justice — Such power should be exercised with circumspection in rarest of rare and appropriate cases. India Law Library Docid # 2440723
(202) SHINY C.J. AND OTHERS Vs. SHALINI SREENIVASAN AND OHTERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Recruitment Rules — Interpretation of — Anganwadi Workers applying for Supervisor posts — Eligibility and quota for graduates vs. SSLC holders — Amendment to rules increasing quota for Anganwadi Workers and earmarking a portion for graduates — Whether graduates are excluded from the general quota for Anganwadi Workers with SSLC and 10 years' experience — Supreme Court held that India Law Library Docid # 2440765
(203) THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC Vs. P. CHANDRAMOULI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Deduction of group insurance benefits — Whether amounts received by claimants under employer-provided group insurance or other contractual/social security benefits can be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Held, such benefits arise from independent contractual relationships and lack nexus with India Law Library Docid # 2440766
(204) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. SURAT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 50 — Compliance with search provisions — Accused must be apprised of legal right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer, not a Police Officer — Offering a third option to be searched before a Police Officer contravenes Section 50 and India Law Library Docid # 2440767
(205) PRAVIN JITENDRAKUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Mamlatdar's Court Act, 1906 — Section 7 — Suit commenced by plaint — Requirement of particulars — Failure to comply with mandatory provisions of Section 7 of the Act by the Mamlatdar — Specific procedure for treating an informal application as a plaint must be followed by the Mamlatdar — The Mamlatdar must examine the plaintiff on oath to ascertain particulars specified in Section 7 if the plaint lacks them — India Law Library Docid # 2440891
(206) VIRENDRANATH B. TIWARI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Constitution of India — Article 226 — Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet — Allegations in FIR and chargesheet did not constitute ingredients of offences under Section 324 IPC and Sections 3(1)(x) and (xi) of the Atrocities Act, 1989 (now Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s)) — Mere knowledge of victim’s caste not sufficient to invoke Section 3(1)(r) — Previous instances of India Law Library Docid # 2441128
(207) JASWANTSINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 16-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 and Section 120-B — Murder and Criminal Conspiracy — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Homicidal death of deceased established by medical evidence, including firearm and sharp weapon injuries — Ocular testimony of eyewitnesses found reliable and consistent with medical evidence — Recoveries made at instance of accused, India Law Library Docid # 2441162
(208) PIYUSH SHRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Service Law — Leave encashment — Withholding of — M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, Rule 64(1)(c) — M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977, Rule 8 — Held, Rule 64 of pension rules does not provide for withholding of leave encashment during pendency of departmental or judicial proceedings; it only deals with provisional pension and gratuity — Earned leave is salary for leave entitlement, not a India Law Library Docid # 2441184
(209) PYARE LAL RAWAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Services Law — Leave Encashment — Withholding of provisional leave encashment during pendency of judicial proceedings — Rule 64(1)(c) of M.P — Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976, read with Rule 8 of M.P — Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1977 — Held, earned leave is not a Government due but salary for leave, therefore, cannot be withheld under Rule 64(1)(c) — However, it is to be considered whether a Government India Law Library Docid # 2441185
(210) DURGA PRASAD Vs. SMT. MINTU DEVI AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 16-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of — Concurrent findings of fact by two lower courts on possession are generally not interfered with in second appeal, unless there are substantial questions of law involved and the findings are perverse or based on misinterpretation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441191
(211) MAHESH SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Statement of victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C — is not substantive evidence — Such statement can only be used for corroboration or contradiction — Where there is a material departure between the victim’s earlier statement and her deposition in court, conviction cannot be sustained India Law Library Docid # 2441240
(212) ANIL GHILDIYAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 313 — Statement of accused — Appellant pleaded innocence, denied charges, and stated he was falsely implicated due to suspension from police service. India Law Library Docid # 2441241
(213) SAFEEK QURESHI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 162 — Identification of articles during investigation in presence of Investigating Officer (IO) — Any statement made by a witness during identification of articles brought by IO, in the presence of IO, is hit by Section 162 of CrPC and is inadmissible in evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2441242
(214) SHOBHABAI GORAKSHANATH VIDHATE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of Bail — Circumstances for grant of bail includes pendency of trial, similarity of case with co-accused who has been granted bail, and no necessity of further detention pending trial — Supreme Court setting aside High Court’s order refusing bail in view of these circumstances — Order of bail subject to furnishing bail bonds and other conditions imposed by trial court — Breach of conditions may lead to cancellation of bail — Observations in ord India Law Library Docid # 2441398
(215) SANJU BANJARE Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Appellant not named in FIR, complicity based on co-accused's confessional statement with no evidentiary value, appellant's prior acquittal in an Excise Act case, over one year of incarceration, and multiple co-accused already granted bail — High Court's rejection of bail set aside and appellant granted bail on terms and conditions imposed by the trial court. [Paras 1-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441409
(216) MANOJ PILLEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail pending trial — Grant of bail — Where charges have been framed, trial is likely to take time, and further detention of the accused pending trial is not deemed necessary by the Supreme Court, the accused may be admitted to bail, subject to furnishing bail bonds, adherence to conditions like not influencing witnesses or breaching bail terms, and diligent attendance at trial proceedings, without prejudice to the merits of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2441410
(217) HITESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Conditions for grant of bail — Appellant cooperated with investigation and did not influence witnesses — Supreme Court confirmed earlier order granting bail, directing appellant to continue cooperation and report to Investigating Officer — Supreme Court emphasized that any delay due to appellant's conduct could lead to cancellation of bail — Impugned High Court order set aside. [Paras 5-9] India Law Library Docid # 2441428
(218) HARSHDEEP THAKUR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 20 and 29 — Bail — Appellant granted bail on parity with co-accused who had criminal antecedents, while appellant had no prior criminal record and had been in custody for over a year — Appeal allowed. [Paras 1–3] India Law Library Docid # 2441478
(219) SAHIL ETC. Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected bail prayers — Supreme Court considered that custodial interrogation was not necessary given the stage of investigation and that appellants had joined investigation — Impugned judgment set aside and appellants directed to be released on bail on terms and conditions to be fixed by the trial court, with liberty to cancel bail upon breach of conditions, and with a clarification that observations are not findings on merit India Law Library Docid # 2441492
(220) MSA GLOBAL LLC (OMAN) Vs. ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-03-2026 Arbitration Act, 1996 — Sections 17, 19.1, 19.3 — Validity of anti-arbitration suit order — arbitrator resigned during pendency of proceedings — resignation of arbitrator removes the primary reason for injuncting the appellant — High Court's order to be re-examined in light of changed circumstances — all contentions regarding arbitrator's past involvement and interim award are kept open for fresh consideration by High Court — Appeal allowed in part, impugned judgment set aside, and case remitted India Law Library Docid # 2441496