(81) ARUNKUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail — Applicants convicted by Sessions Court and affirmed by High Court, seeking suspension of sentence during pendency of criminal appeals before Supreme Court — Applicants are women who have undergone substantial period of sentence, including remission, and have good case on merits — Supreme Court considered the facts and granted suspension of sentence, directing release on bail subject to conditions imposed by trial court. [Para India Law Library Docid # 2441495
(82) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Vs. MOULASAB DILAWARSAB TALLUR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay — Where reasons for delay in filing an appeal before the High Court are found to be satisfactory, such delay can be condoned. India Law Library Docid # 2441498
(83) ASHISH RANJAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Supreme Court — Jurisdiction — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of time schedule for admission — National Medical Commission sought modification of time schedule for postgraduate medical course admissions for academic session 2025-2026 — Supreme Court allowed the application and extended the last date for admission to 28th February, 2026 for All India Quota, Deemed & Central Institutes, and State Counselling. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441500
(84) J. KRISHNAN Vs. STATE OF TAMILNADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for granting bail — High Courts and Trial Courts should decide bail pleas strictly on merits of the case and not based on any undertaking or statement regarding deposit of money by the accused — Imposing a condition of depositing a sum of money for granting anticipatory bail is impermissible and amounts to passing a conditional order of bail, which is contrary to law laid down by the Supreme Court — High Court’s order imposing India Law Library Docid # 2441520
(85) 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
(86) 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
(87) 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
(88) 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
(89) 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
(90) 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
(91) 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
(92) 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
(93) 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
(94) 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
(95) 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
(96) KRISHNA PATI TRIPATHI Vs. ABHAY KUMAR MISHRA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) — Rejection of plaint — Election Petition — The Court can reject a plaint at the threshold if it does not disclose a cause of action, even before recording evidence — This power is to prevent vexatious litigation and wastage of judicial time. India Law Library Docid # 2441203
(97) AAKASH PANSORIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 467, 468, 471, 420 — Forgery of valuable security, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document, cheating — Appellant used a forged marksheet to secure government employment — High Court found that evidence did not establish appellant himself made or fabricated the document, thus conviction under Sections 467 and 468 IPC was not sustainable as India Law Library Docid # 2441201
(98) MUNESH KUMAR GAUTAM Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-03-2026 Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 — Rule 26 — Counting of past service on resignation — Resignation from a service or post entails forfeiture of past service unless it is submitted to take up another appointment with prior permission. India Law Library Docid # 2441202
(99) M/S MANISH TAXI SERVICE AND ANOTHER Vs. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Writ petitions challenging termination of concession agreement and related tender notice — Commercial Court rejected Section 9 application for failure to exhaust mediation remedy as per agreement — Appeal allowed, matter remitted to Commercial Court for decision on merits — Petitioners filed writ petitions stating Commercial Court was closed for vacation — Held, India Law Library Docid # 2441232
(100) VIKAS KIROLA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Applicant was neither owner nor vendor of land, nor party to sale deed, nor recipient of sale consideration — Allegations against applicant were limited to suggesting his brother to purchase land from co-accused — No material to show dishonest intention or wrongful gain from transaction by applicant — Charge of criminal India Law Library Docid # 2441233