(681) KUNAL KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty — Scope and standard of proof — Power under Section 319 Cr.P.C. can be exercised at any stage during trial to summon any person not facing trial, including those named in FIR but not charge-sheeted — Standard of proof required is higher than the prima facie case needed for framing India Law Library Docid # 2449279
(682) NAGENDRA PRASAD MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A and 323 — Quashing of matrimonial proceedings on basis of settlement — Complaint alleging torture and demand of dowry filed against in-laws — Trial Court rejected discharge petition — During pendency, parties resolved matrimonial dispute through mediation and entered into a Memorandum of India Law Library Docid # 2449290
(683) KANAK KUMARI Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 438 and 442 — Scope of Revisional Jurisdiction — High Court exercising revisional jurisdiction does not act as a court of appeal and is forbidden from re-appreciating evidence unless there is manifest illegality or perversity — Findings of subordinate courts cannot be reversed merely because an alternative view is possible — Revisional interference is restricted India Law Library Docid # 2449291
(684) VINOD SHIVAKUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 r/w Section 107 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential Ingredients & Mens Rea — To sustain a charge for abetment of suicide under Section 306 read with Section 107 IPC, the prosecution must establish direct or indirect instigation, incitement, or goading in close proximity to the time of commission, accompanied by a clear mens rea to drive the victim to commit suicide — Allegations of continuous harassment, workplace stress, or stern behaviour alone, India Law Library Docid # 2449297
(685) BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. ASHA DEVI AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Insurance — Breach of policy conditions — Burden of proof — Insurer alleged absence of valid driving licence, fitness certificate, and permit without categorical denial in written statement — Held, onus to establish fundamental breach of policy terms lies squarely on the insurance company raising such plea — Merely calling upon vehicle owner or driver to produce documents does not shift burden — Distinction drawn with cases where absence of permit was established on re India Law Library Docid # 2449489
(686) SURENDRA PRASAD Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1930 — Rule 55 — Service Law — Departmental Enquiry — Evidentiary Value of Investigation Material — Examination of Witnesses — Inquiry Officer relied solely on CBI charge-sheet and investigation documents without examining departmental or oral witnesses to prove contents of disputed invoices, loss, or specific duties — Departmental enquiry is a quasi-judicial proceeding where findings must rest on evidence having rational nexus with char India Law Library Docid # 2449490
(687) MD. RASID SK. @ MD. RASID Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Evidentiary value of solitary testimony of prosecutrix — Medical corroboration — Hostile witnesses — Conviction for rape can be sustained on the uncorroborated, sole testimony of the prosecutrix if it inspires absolute confidence, is trustworthy, unblemished, and of sterling quality. Non-examination of the investigating officer and hostility of independent witnesses are not fatal when the prosecutrix's testimony is credible and fully supported by medical ev India Law Library Docid # 2449491
(688) AJIT KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SATENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 147 and 149 — Exemption from liability — Pleadings and evidence — Insurer raised a new plea in written arguments that vehicle was covered under an Act-only policy exempting liability — No such defence was taken in written statement nor was any oral or documentary evidence led to establish policy conditions — Held, without proper foundational pleadings and production of complete policy terms, insurer cannot be absolved of liability or granted pay-and-recover or India Law Library Docid # 2449492
(689) KEERTY GAURAV @ KRITI GAURAV @ KIRTI GAURAV AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Maintainability of second FIR — Common substratum — First FIR registered regarding land dispute and firing incident — Second FIR registered on police self-statement upon apprehending accused at the scene — Held, second FIR is impermissible when the substratum of both FIRs is common — Mere addition of technical offences or sections in a subsequent FIR does not justify fresh investigation India Law Library Docid # 2449493
(690) TEEGALA VIKRAM REDDY Vs. M/S. RIDGE HOMES LLP.[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Scope of enquiry — Limited jurisdiction of Court — Application filed for appointment of sole arbitrator under Agreement of Sale — Respondent raised objections regarding breach of contract and disputed facts — Held, scope of examination under Section 11 is strictly confined to ascertaining the existence of a valid arbitration agreement and whether disputes have arisen — Merits of factual claims, performance of reciprocal obligations, and al India Law Library Docid # 2450119
(691) SHER MOHAMMAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 14-08-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148 and 302/149 — Evidentiary Value of Related Witnesses — Non-examination of independent witnesses — Conviction for murder challenged on ground that eye-witnesses were close relatives of deceased — Held, evidence of a witness cannot be discarded merely due to relationship with the deceased — Distinction exists between a related witness and an interested witness — Ocular testimony of PW-1, PW-2, and PW-4 was consistent on core material particulars regarding part India Law Library Docid # 2450794
(692) MAYURI GREEN LANDS RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.NO.143/2018) AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Building Rules, 1972 — Layout Open Spaces — Sale of Earmarked Open Spaces by Developer — Void Ab Initio — Developer executed sale deeds conveying plots earmarked in an approved layout for public purposes including a park and school — Residents Welfare Association challenged the transactions — Held, open spaces earmarked for public amenities in an approved layout vest with the local body free from encumbrances — A layout de India Law Library Docid # 2449789
(693) MUNDLURI CHENCHURATNAM NAIDU (DIED) AND OTHERS Vs. KONGARAMUTHYALA NAIDU AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 26 Rule 9 — Appointment of Advocate Commissioner — Local investigation — Suit for permanent injunction and counter-claim for declaration — Disputed boundary and alleged encroachment — Application for measuring and localizing disputed site with surveyor's assistance before trial — Objection that appointment before evidence amounts to gathering evidence — Held, local investigation can be ordered at any stage — Where identification, location, or encroachment India Law Library Docid # 2449790
(694) YOHAAN ABRAHAM Vs. CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Rules of Legal Education, 2008 — Rules 2(vi), 2(viii), 2(xxxi), 4(a) and 5(a) — Admission to 3-year LL.B. course — Eligibility — Requirement of antecedent "First Degree" — Petitioner completed Class XII followed by a three-year undergraduate law degree from a foreign University — Admission to three-year LL.B. course cancelled — Held, Indian three-year LL.B. course is a unitary second-stage degree requiring an antecedent Bachelor's degree in any discipline — Foreign undergraduate law degree under India Law Library Docid # 2450190
(695) SHUBHAM VIJAY MANGIRE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Educational Admissions — Discrepancy in CET Scorecard — Cancellation of Provisional Admission — Petitioner challenged cancellation of provisional admission to First Year B.Tech course after State CET Cell reported that scorecards relied upon by Petitioner were tampered — Actual percentile obtained was 7.84 and 13.54 across two attempts, whereas relied scorecards reflected 78.87 and 73.54 — Comparative analysis of official raw scores and subject-wise pe India Law Library Docid # 2450191
(696) P. PERUMAL TRANSPORTS Vs. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 14(d) — Interim relief — Determinable contract — Specific performance — Respondent terminated LPG transport contract for non-compliance with tender corrigendum deadline requiring transfer of PESO licence within four months — Petitioner sought interim mandatory injunction to keep termination in abeyance and resume LPG load allotments — Contract contained clause allowing termination upon 30 days' notice withou India Law Library Docid # 2450192
(697) IL & FS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED Vs. SKIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 37 Rule 3(6)(b) — Summary Suit — Conditional leave to defend — Non-compliance with deposit condition — Entitlement to judgment forthwith — Defendants failed to deposit the amount directed while granting conditional leave to defend — Held, under Order 37 Rule 3(6)(b) of CPC, on failure of the defendant to furnish security or comply with conditions, allegations in the plaint are deemed admitted — Defendant is precluded from contesting the suit claim, and th India Law Library Docid # 2450193
(698) SRI JAGANNATH SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 — Section 25 — Eviction Suit — Closure of premises and delivery of physical possession during pendency of revision — Respondent No. 1 (Northern Railway) closed its operations on suit property and delivered actual, physical possession to revisionist's power of attorney holder — Respondent No. 2 raised no objection — High Court allowed revision and modified trial court's judgment dismissing suit, taking on record handover of physical possession pursuant to m India Law Library Docid # 2450706
(699) SMT. RAJI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTOR, RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim petition by legal representatives of deceased owner-cum-driver — Maintainability — Vehicle met with an accident while being driven by its owner — Claimants alleged technical failure — Insurance company denied liability as deceased was owner and not a third party — Held, an owner-cum-driver is not a third party within the meaning of the Act — Claimants cannot maintain a claim for compensation for the death of the owner-cum-driver in respect of his ow India Law Library Docid # 2450707
(700) MAHARAJ SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 321 — Withdrawal from prosecution — Power and duty of Public Prosecutor — Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case must apply an independent mind to all relevant materials on record before moving an application for withdrawal — The Prosecutor cannot act as a post office or postbox for the State Government or act solely on its dictates — Government orders or communications from District Magistrates directing withdrawal are India Law Library Docid # 2450714