(401) PRAMILA KUMARI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Letters Patent Appeal — Clause 10 of Patna High Court Rules — Appeal against order of Single Judge dismissing writ petition — Delay of 1 day in filing appeal — Condonation of delay by interlocutory application. India Law Library Docid # 2441886
(402) MAHANTH RAM MOHAN DAS @ RAM MOHAN DAS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Second FIR lodged on same set of facts as an earlier FIR — Court may quash the second FIR if it is found to be a misuse of the legal process and motivated by malice, especially when the earlier FIR was stayed by the High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2441905
(403) SAROJ PRADHAN Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 10 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Statement of minor victim — Admissibility and weightage — Criminal law does not prohibit accepting a minor victim's statement, but requires caution against tutoring — Corroboration is not a strict India Law Library Docid # 2442146
(404) SRI SUMAN DAS Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201, 34, 376(D) — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder and causing disappearance of evidence — Appellant convicted for offences under Sections 302/201 IPC read with Section 34 — Evidence of PW-1, mother of appellant, stated that appellant claimed co-accused would reveal murder of deceased — This was hearsay and neither direct confession nor confession of self India Law Library Docid # 2442080
(405) CHINGAKHAM BASANTA @ KHAMBATON Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY OF HOME AFFAIRS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 31-03-2026 Bail Application — Rejection of — Appellant had filed multiple bail applications which were rejected — Current appeal was against the rejection of the third bail application — Parties reached a consensus to file a fresh (fourth) bail application. India Law Library Docid # 2442291
(406) SIMRANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. NIRMAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Claim Petition filed after 12 years of accident — No reasonable explanation for delay — Claim becomes stale and not maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2441626
(407) SXXXXXX Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 — Rape and Criminal Intimidation — Appeal against acquittal — Court's power to interfere with acquittal order — Presumption of innocence strengthened by acquittal — Interference only in exceptional cases with compelling circumstances and perverse judgment — Routine India Law Library Docid # 2441627
(408) MASTER SAHIL Vs. PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATIALA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Electricity Act, 1910 — Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 — Rule 82 — Construction under high-tension wire — Prior permission required — Failure to obtain permission amounts to contributory negligence — Appellant failed to obtain prior permission for construction under high-tension wire — Therefore, the appellant cannot seek India Law Library Docid # 2441628
(409) ANGREJ SINGH Vs. MAHANT BABA SATNAM SINGH CHELA MAHANT HARNAM SINGH @ MAHANT HAKAM SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 4 — Impleadment of legal representatives — Where there are conflicting claims for legal representation of a deceased party, the court should implead all claimants to represent the deceased's estate to avoid multiplicity of litigation and to ensure the estate is represented for the ultimate India Law Library Docid # 2441629
(410) GOBIND RAM AND ANOTHER Vs. KRISHAN LAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation assessment — Death of son — Father cannot be considered a dependent for compensation purposes, except for filial consortium. India Law Library Docid # 2441630
(411) PREM LATTA AND OTHERS Vs. MOHAMMAD SADIQUE AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for motor vehicular accident — Appeals against award passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) for enhancement of compensation due to injuries suffered in accident — Court affirmed finding of MACT that accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of respondent India Law Library Docid # 2441631
(412) TOSHIPOKBA LONGKUMER AND ANOTHER Vs. HUKAVI MURU[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Applicability — Section 58(f) (Equitable Mortgage) — The Act is not applicable in Nagaland unless adopted by the Legislative Assembly; only its spirit can be applied. India Law Library Docid # 2441452
(413) MISS LINU KATO Vs. THE STATE OF AP AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 179 — Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses — Issuance of summons by police officer under Section 179 of BNSS requires an ongoing investigation, which commences only after registration of an FIR for a cognizable offence — A India Law Library Docid # 2441453
(414) DEVENDRA DADSENA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bail application — Applicant arrested for offences under IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act — Allegations of involvement in an organized crime syndicate related to extortion from coal transporters — Court considered gravity of economic offence, magnitude of illegal funds, prima facie evidence, applicant's active role, likelihood of tampering India Law Library Docid # 2441454
(415) STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS Vs. BHAGWAN SINGH[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Disciplinary Proceedings — Breath Analyzer Test — Not conclusive proof of alcohol consumption — Relying solely on Breath Analyzer Report without blood or urine tests for dismissal is violation of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2441882
(416) SUNIL KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32(1) — Dying Declaration — Admissibility of — Based on the maxim "Nemo moriturus praesumitur mentire" (a man will not meet his Maker with a lie in his mouth) — Considerations for admitting a dying declaration include it being made in extremity, when the maker is at the point of death, all hope of India Law Library Docid # 2441883
(417) PRAYAGADHWAJ YADAV @ PRAYAG Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 — Section 92 — Appeal against confiscation order — Where a vehicle is confiscated under the Act, the appropriate remedy for the owner is to file an appeal against the confiscation order under Section 92 of the Act, rather than filing a writ petition. India Law Library Docid # 2441884
(418) KUMAR DUSHYANT Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 41 and 41A — Arrest without warrant — Guidelines for arrest — Supreme Court's directions in Arnesh Kumar case applicable to offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years — Police officer must record reasons in writing for arrest if not done under Section 41(1)(b)(ii) — Arrest without notice under Section 41A and without recording satisfaction for necessity of India Law Library Docid # 2441885
(419) PARBATI DAS Vs. COLLECTOR, BALASORE AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 16 — Right of appeal — Section 16 of the Act clearly and unambiguously grants the right of appeal only to senior citizens or parents aggrieved by an order of a Tribunal, to the exclusion of any other person, including children or other relatives — Holding India Law Library Docid # 2441450
(420) ARUP ROY Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 30-03-2026 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Partnership Dispute — Allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust arising from business disagreement — Trial Court rightly directed investigation after preliminary inquiry — Court should not appreciate evidence at the stage of India Law Library Docid # 2441451