(621) RAJEEV SINGH @ RAJEEV KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Section 7 — Violation of Control Order — Prosecution under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act is only sustainable if the First Information Report (FIR) clearly specifies the particular Control Order issued under Section 3 of the Act that has been violated. Mere bald allegations of India Law Library Docid # 2441863
(622) M/S JAI BHAGWATI MINES A PARTNERSHIP FIRM Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Mines and Minerals — Illegal Mining — Penalty Calculation — Revisional Powers of Mines Commissioner — The Mines Commissioner's power under Rule 7(c) is supervisory and distinct from his revisional power under Rule 68 — Rule 7(c) allows the Mines Commissioner to suo motu examine records and pass orders if an order is erroneous or prejudicial to revenue, mining rules, or environmental India Law Library Docid # 2441864
(623) TAUFIQUE ANSARI @ AFROZ @ PRAKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act) — Section 3(3) and Article 22(5) of the Constitution — Communication of grounds of detention — Petitioner alleged non-service of detention order and grounds within the stipulated period of five days — Court found from the application by the petitioner's brother and the panchnamas that the grounds of India Law Library Docid # 2442053
(624) ORIGINAL INFRAVENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint case filed for dishonour of cheque due to 'account closed' — Accused pleaded to have sent a cheque in a closed cover which was refused by the complainant — Held, mere issuance of a cheque does not constitute payment — Payment is India Law Library Docid # 2442055
(625) MITHILESH TIWARI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act) — Sections 3(1), 9, 11 — Detention Order — Quashing of — Petitioner challenging detention order and confirmation order — Grounds for challenge included lack of subjective satisfaction by detaining authority, petitioner already in custody, no material for likelihood of bail, no consideration of acquittal in India Law Library Docid # 2442056
(626) JAY KUMAR RAY Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial review — High Courts' power of judicial review under Article 226 is part of the basic structure and cannot be ousted, but it is not original jurisdiction and is to be exercised in accordance with settled principles — It is to be exercised only when an order is vitiated by an error apparent on the face of the record, without jurisdiction, or suffers from perversity — India Law Library Docid # 2442058
(627) MOHANLAL TUDU Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND)[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction under Section 302 IPC — Appeal against conviction — Held, conviction and sentence quashed and set aside due to vital contradictions and unreliable eyewitness testimony, extending benefit of doubt to the appellant. India Law Library Docid # 2442059
(628) NUNDEO MEHRA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND) AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Consolidation of appeals — Appeals arising from common judgment of conviction and sentence were tagged and heard together for analogous hearing and disposed of by a common order. India Law Library Docid # 2442060
(629) GOMIA DIGGI Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder charge based on circumstantial evidence — Requirement of a complete chain of circumstances — Circumstances must be fully established, unerringly point towards guilt, form an unbreakable chain, be consistent only with guilt, and exclude every other hypothesis. India Law Library Docid # 2442061
(630) SHANTI KUMARI Vs. LALAN KUMAR AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Divorce decree — Cruelty and Desertion — Evidence showing non-consummation of marriage, love affair with another person, attempt to kill husband, and multiple false cases filed by wife against husband and his family — Family Court's decision to grant divorce upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2442062
(631) CHANDA KHARIA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW OF JHARKHAND)[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Appeal against conviction for murder — Sole eye-witness testimony — Court can convict based on sole eye-witness testimony if it is trustworthy and inspires confidence — Quality of evidence is paramount, not quantity. India Law Library Docid # 2442063
(632) GOPAL MAITY Vs. PRATIMA MAITY AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Divorce on grounds of Cruelty and Desertion — Appeal against dismissal of divorce petition — Allegations of cruel behavior and desertion by wife — Trial Court dismissed petition due to insufficient proof of cruelty and desertion — High Court considered evidence and circumstances, including long separation. India Law Library Docid # 2442064
(633) SMT. LAISHRAM NILAJIT SHIJA Vs. THE STATE OF MANIPUR AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 12-03-2026 National Security Act, 1980 — Section 10 — Reference to Advisory Board — Duty of appropriate Government to place grounds of detention and detenu’s representation before Advisory Board within three weeks — Fixing of timeframes for making representations by detenu is flawed and unacceptable — Right of detenu to make a representation and obligation of State to consider it subsists as long as detention order operates. India Law Library Docid # 2442297
(634) RAJIV GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U.P AND ANOTHER[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Sections 138 and 141 — Dishonour of cheque — Company as accused — For proceedings under Section 141 of the NI Act, it is a mandatory requirement that the company itself must be arrayed as an accused — Vicarious liability of other individuals, such as directors or managing directors, can only be invoked if the company is made a party to the complaint and is prosecuted — In the India Law Library Docid # 2440769
(635) SUNIL KUMAR SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 50 — Bail Application — Arrest — Grounds of arrest — Communication of grounds of arrest in writing is mandatory for all offences, to be provided in the language understood by the arrestee — Non-compliance leads to illegal India Law Library Docid # 2440770
(636) PATEL PRAHLADBHAI REVABHAI AND OTHERS Vs. PATEL REVABHAI VIRCHANDBHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Mamlatdar Courts' Act, 1906 — Section 5(2) — Dispute over right of way — Concurrent findings of revenue authorities based on spot inspection, documentary evidence, and DILR report — No error of law or jurisdiction found — Interference in writ jurisdiction not warranted. India Law Library Docid # 2440900
(637) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHAUHAN BHARATSINH KESHRISINH AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's powers — Appellate court has full power to review, re-appreciate, and reconsider evidence in an acquittal appeal, and can reach its own conclusions on facts and law — However, courts should give proper weight to the trial court's view, especially regarding witness credibility, the presumption of innocence, and the benefit of doubt — India Law Library Docid # 2440901
(638) MANJULABEN GABABHAI @ GANPATBHAI SARDARSINH PARMAR AND OTHERS Vs. PRADIPSINH KANAIYASINH AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Compensation — Appeal against judgment and award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Claimants aggrieved by lower quantum of compensation awarded — Deceased was driving a heavy goods vehicle, which requires skill — Tribunal erred in determining income based on minimum wages, ignoring the skilled nature of the job — India Law Library Docid # 2440902
(639) SHRI HARIPADA SAHA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) — Dismissal from service after criminal conviction — Clause (a) of the second proviso allows dismissal on grounds of conduct leading to criminal conviction without a full inquiry, but the power must be exercised fairly, justly, and reasonably — The relevant conduct must be considered, and dismissal cannot be arbitrary. India Law Library Docid # 2442126
(640) ROBERT GRAGERY D’SOUZA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 11-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 167(2) — Right to statutory bail — Petitioner sought default bail on the ground that the charge-sheet was not filed within 60 days — Magistrate rejected the application, holding that Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a punishment of life imprisonment or up to ten years, applied, making the detention period 90 days — High Court examined the applicability of Section 409 IPC — India Law Library Docid # 2441125