(581) MRS. DEBOLINA Vs. SRI NILOY GHOSH[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 39(4) and Order 21 — Execution of decree for return of specific movable property — Executing Court erred in holding that it lacked jurisdiction solely because the judgment debtor resided outside its territorial limits and no property was identified within jurisdiction — Such an interpretation of Section 39(4) creates a jurisdictional error by refusing to exercise India Law Library Docid # 2443509
(582) MARUTI VENKAPPA BALANNAVAR, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS. Vs. PRATAPRAO SULTANRAO SHINDE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Land Tenures — Inam Land & Regrant Rights — The suit property was originally Sanadi Inam land granted for service — After abolition of Watans, the land vested with the government and was thereafter regranted to the India Law Library Docid # 2443541
(583) VARDHAMAN LENGADE Vs. SITAL S/O. BHARAMAPPA LENGADE[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 9, 10(2) & Rule 13 — Necessary Party — Suit for partition — Plaintiff claimed a share as the sole son of his deceased father, but failed to implead his mother and sisters, who were also Class-I heirs — The Court held that non-joinder of necessary parties is a defect that can be raised even in appeal and that a suit for partition cannot proceed without all co-sharers India Law Library Docid # 2443542
(584) SUDHA Vs. RAJSAKAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 28-04-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) — Cruelty and Desertion — Divorce — Family Court allowed divorce based on husband's allegations of cruelty and wife's desertion — Appellate Court found lack of corroboration for cruelty allegations and raised concerns about desertion finding due to alleged extramarital relationship of husband. India Law Library Docid # 2443551
(585) MD. MAUSAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 25(1-AA) and 26(2) — Conviction — Appeal against — Prosecution case based on official witnesses without independent corroboration — Absence of independent witnesses for search and seizure, and non-compliance with Section 100 Cr.P.C — — Failure to establish conscious or constructive possession — Accused not apprehended at the spot — Identity of fleeing persons not established — India Law Library Docid # 2443604
(586) VANSH PRAKASH SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 374 and 401 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 325, 452, 323 — Appeal and Revision — Court can re-appreciate evidence in appeal — Prosecution rests on direct evidence of eyewitnesses — Earliest version indicated only informant, deceased, and minor son present — Trial introduced additional witnesses, creating doubt — Minor witness made inconsistent statements India Law Library Docid # 2443605
(587) M/S IMPRIAL PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR DINESH KUMAR, MALE Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) Act, 1974 — Section 6(2)(a) — Cancellation of plot allotment and forfeiture of deposited amount — Authority empowered to cancel allotment and forfeit deposited amount if effective steps are not taken to establish industry within the fixed period — However, prior to cancellation, allottee must be given one month's time to present their case. [Paras 15, India Law Library Docid # 2443606
(588) AJAI KUMAR @ AJAY KUMAR Vs. SMT. POONAM SINHA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Family Court Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Appeal against dismissal of divorce petition — Marriage solemnized on 22.06.2007 — Appellant sought divorce on grounds of desertion and cruelty — Respondent denied allegations and alleged dowry demand and cruelty leading to India Law Library Docid # 2443607
(589) MD. SAHEB Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Rape — Appeal against conviction — Fardbeyan recorded from informant/mother of victim found registered against appellant (husband/father) — Victim (minor daughter) and informant/mother declared hostile during trial and did not support prosecution’s case — Court can rely on portions of hostile witness testimony if corroborated by other material evidence. [Paras 15, 17] India Law Library Docid # 2443668
(590) RAM PRASAD MANDAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307 and 323 — Attempt to murder vs — voluntarily causing hurt — For conviction under Section 307, prosecution must prove a definite intention or knowledge to cause death coupled with an overt act — The nature of the weapon, vital part of the body aimed at, and severity of blows are crucial factors — India Law Library Docid # 2443669
(591) UNION OF INDIA Vs. MR. BINAY HEMBROM[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Administrative Law — Substitution of Parties — Interlocutory application for substitution of deceased respondents with their legal heirs and successors is allowed if there is no opposition and the necessary documents like death certificates are provided. India Law Library Docid # 2443769
(592) AJEET JAKHAD @ AJEET SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Framing of charges — Injuries not dangerous to life — Intention to inflict such injuries is sufficient — Court at the stage of framing charges only needs to ascertain if there is a prima facie case and a strong suspicion, not to meticulously weigh evidence or assess conviction prospects — India Law Library Docid # 2444103
(593) RAJINDER SINGH SODHI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 — Revision Petition — Factual matrix of the case clearly indicates that the petitioner was convicted for the commission of an offense punishable under Section 409 IPC — Therefore, neither the prosecution of the petitioner was barred by limitation, nor was the petitioner prosecuted India Law Library Docid # 2444104
(594) RAKESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279 and 304-A — Rash and negligent driving causing death — Revision petition against conviction and sentence — Petitioner contended that evidence was inadequate, contradictory, and failed to establish rash/negligent driving and identity of the driver — Prosecution relied on eye-witnesses, medical evidence, and investigating officer — Court found sufficient evidence to prove India Law Library Docid # 2444105
(595) MANPREET SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summons for additional accused — Exercise of power requires more than a prima facie case — Discretionary and extraordinary power to be exercised sparingly and with caution, only when court is satisfied that some offense has been committed by the person being summoned — Mere mention of a name or some material against a person is not sufficient — Requires strong India Law Library Docid # 2444106
(596) RAM NIWAS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 50 — Compliance of mandatory safeguards — Consent memo — Alterations and corrections in the memo using correction fluid created doubt regarding the accused's voluntary waiver of the right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer — Failure to provide a convincing explanation for these alterations and not obtaining acknowledgment from India Law Library Docid # 2444107
(597) JARNAIL SINGH ALIAS JAILA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 307, 379, 34 Indian Penal Code — Conviction and Sentence — Appeals against — Issue of common intention and commission of offence — Evidence on record consisting of complainant's testimony, eye-witness account, medical examination reports, and recovery of weapon — Consistency of evidence supports prosecution case beyond reasonable doubt — Trial India Law Library Docid # 2444108
(598) KAVITA Vs. SUMAN DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Revision petition against judgment and decree allowing election appeal — High Court can interfere if the lower appellate court committed a manifest error or took a perverse view on facts and law — In this case, the High Court found a manifest error in the first appellate court's decision and allowed the revision. India Law Library Docid # 2444095
(599) SURJEET SINGH @ SHEETAL SINGH @ SARJEET SINGH Vs. GHAIN KAUR @ AVINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 — Application for injunction — Dismissal of — Challenge to — Held, an application for injunction, at the initial stage, is to be decided on the basis of the prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable loss. India Law Library Docid # 2444096
(600) AVTAR SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-04-2026 Land Acquisition — Validity of acquisition — State failed to prove that suit land was acquired according to law or that compensation was paid to owners — Possession of State not sustainable in law — Suit land belonged to plaintiffs as per revenue records — State’s plea of acquisition was vague and legally unsustainable as notifications and India Law Library Docid # 2444097