(321) ANIL KUMAR SAINI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Appellant accused in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Chargesheet filed and charges framed — Trial likely to take time to conclude — Appellant having no prior criminal antecedent — Further detention of appellant pending trial not necessary — Appeal allowed and appellant admitted to bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observatons in the order not India Law Library Docid # 2441393
(322) SUMERUBHAI RASIKLAL AMIN Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court confirmed interim protection for co-accused with conditions including cooperation in investigation and not tampering with evidence, considering no custodial interrogation was necessary. [Paras 3-4, 6-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441422
(323) PARDEEP Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court confirmed interim anticipatory bail order, allowing appeal against High Court’s decision — The appellant had fully cooperated with the investigation, had not influenced witnesses, and had maintained good conduct — The Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2441430
(324) PURUSHOTTAM DADHICH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Trial likely to take substantial time — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order rejecting bail application and directed release of appellant on bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observations made in India Law Library Docid # 2441442
(325) JOHNSON KUMAR Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Eyewitness identification — Absence of test identification parade — Conviction based on dock identification after considerable delay — Identification of accused in police station prior to dock identification — Doubtful identification of accused persons due to lack of prior acquaintance and absence of test India Law Library Docid # 2441547
(326) BIPUL MISHRA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Suspension of Sentence — In view of the appellant having suffered incarceration for two years, the pendency of appeal before the High Court and the arguable points raised regarding the conviction, the Supreme Court suspended the sentence and granted bail, setting aside the impugned order of the High Court. [Paras 5, 8, 9, 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441755
(327) PARDEEP SETH Vs. M/S. P.K. VERMA & COMPANY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 148 — Cheque bounce case — Suspension of sentence — High Court judge not following decisions of coordinate benches on imposing condition of depositing 20% of compensation amount while granting suspension of sentence — Learned Judge should have followed earlier coordinate bench decisions for judicial propriety and consistency, instead of deciding the case on merits himself, which preempted the appellate court — Impugned orders set aside and matt India Law Library Docid # 2441758
(328) BAJAJ ELECTRICALS LIMITED Vs. M/S RAMGOPAL SOMANI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 23-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review Jurisdiction — Scope and Limitations — Review jurisdiction is extremely limited and cannot be used for rehearing or reappreciation of merits — The court in review does not act as an appellate court and rehearing is not permitted — This power is an exception to the India Law Library Docid # 2442383
(329) NIKHIL SUBBA AND OTHERS Vs. THE BRANCH MANAGER, ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 21-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against computation of compensation — Court reviewed the MACT's award for disability, loss of future earnings, attendant charges, pain and suffering, and loss of amenities, adjusting them based on Supreme Court precedents. India Law Library Docid # 2442149
(330) AIR INDIA LIMITED Vs. ALL INDIA AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Scope of appeal — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is supervisory, not corrective, and cannot go beyond the restrictions of Section 34 — The appellate court cannot reassess the merits of the award or reappreciate the evidence — It must ascertain if the Section 34 court India Law Library Docid # 2440975
(331) HARIS NISAR LANGOO Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Prima facie case — Prolonged incarceration — Role of accused — The Court must undertake a structured inquiry to determine if the prosecution material, taken at face value, discloses a prima facie case satisfying the statutory ingredients of the offence, India Law Library Docid # 2440976
(332) THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH VIGILANCE Vs. SUDHA SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 (BSCA) — Confiscation proceedings against family members of a deceased public servant — Death of the public servant during pendency of appeal — Whether confiscation proceedings can continue against the family members — Held, the BSCA provides for specific circumstances for return of confiscated property, namely, India Law Library Docid # 2441002
(333) GABBAR SINGH ALIAS DEVENDRA PRATAP SINGH ALIAS RAJESH SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Section 3(1) — FIR registration — Gang Chart — Compliance with Rules — The Supreme Court held that the procedure for preparing a Gang Chart, as stipulated by the Act and its Rules, must be strictly followed — A Gang Chart must include recommendations from the Nodal Officer and Additional Superintendent of Police, India Law Library Docid # 2441003
(334) NAVEEN SOLANKI AND ANOTHER Vs. RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Section 2 — Forest land — Deemed forest — Master Plan — Statutory plan prevails over subsequent growth of vegetation — Land earmarked for project under an approved Master Plan, which was not forest land at the time of the plan's inception, cannot subsequently be declared as forest or deemed forest thereby overriding the Master Plan's statutory force. India Law Library Docid # 2441004
(335) UJAAS ENERGY LTD. Vs. WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 31(1) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Resolution Plan — "Clean Slate" Principle — Effect of Approval — Claims not part of resolution plan stand extinguished — No affirmative relief can be granted for such claims — Division Bench judgment set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2441005
(336) SUJOY GHOSH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Summoning order based on complaint allegations lacking specific details of copyright infringement and without application of mind by Magistrate — Superior Court's duty to examine proceedings for being frivolous, vexatious, or malicious — Held, allegations in complaint were bald and unsubstantiated, failing to India Law Library Docid # 2441006
(337) NIRPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 483 — Regular Bail — Petition filed seeking regular bail in FIR registered under various sections of BNSS and Arms Act — Allegations include being part of an unlawful assembly, causing injuries, and one death — Petitioner's alleged role is causing a simple injury on a non-vital part — Petitioner argues false implication, argues the gravity of the India Law Library Docid # 2441141
(338) CHANAN SINGH @ CHANNA @ GURCHARAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Regular bail — Petitioner allegedly a member of an unlawful assembly, along with co-accused — Allegedly made an exhortation to teach the victim a lesson and physically restrained him, facilitating the fatal blow — Victim died homicidal death — Post-mortem report showed four injuries — Petitioner is specifically attributed the role of raising a lalkara India Law Library Docid # 2441142
(339) CHANKY SHADAP Vs. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Statement of victim recorded by Magistrate — Victim's statement before Magistrate was in near detail to her court deposition — Minor discrepancies did not materially affect the core facts — Defence declined to cross-examine the Magistrate who produced the statement — Statement accepted as is. India Law Library Docid # 2441146
(340) MUPPIDI AVINASH REDDY Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Mouding of Relief — Supreme Court, invoking powers under Article 142, moulded the relief of anticipatory bail to grant regular bail to the appellant, considering his compliance with the Court's interim direction to return to India and surrender, his willingness to abide by the law and conditions imposed by the Trial Court, without prejudice to the merits of the case. [Paras 8–9] India Law Library Docid # 2441484