(461) MUTHUKUMAR Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Accused convicted under Sections 342 and 302 IPC — Prosecution case based on eyewitnesses (PW1 and PW2) and dying declaration recorded in Accident Register (Ex.P9) by Doctor (PW8) — Defense argued that Accident Register India Law Library Docid # 2441544
(462) RAMADOSS AND OTHERS Vs. V. SUJATHA[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Question of Law — For a second appeal to be maintainable, a substantial question of law must arise — In this case, no substantial question of law was found to be arising from the facts and evidence presented. India Law Library Docid # 2441545
(463) LAL CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LR Vs. VARINDER KAUR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13(3)(a)(iii) — Eviction on grounds of building being unsafe or unfit for human habitation — Where a substantial part of an integrated larger building has become unsafe and unfit for human habitation, a tenant can be ejected from the demised premises forming part thereof, even if the tenant's India Law Library Docid # 2441728
(464) JOGINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. HARI SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 — Framing of additional issue — Application for framing of an additional issue regarding a Will was moved at a belated stage after evidence of both parties had been closed — The Court held that at such a late stage in the trial, it was not appropriate to frame an additional issue, especially when an issue regarding the Will's genuineness had already been framed. India Law Library Docid # 2441729
(465) GURLAL SINGH DANEWALIA Vs. DALJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908 — Order 18 Rule 3A — Examination of party as witness — Requirement for party to appear before other witnesses unless court permits otherwise with reasons recorded — Held, rule is directory. India Law Library Docid # 2441730
(466) NANAK CHAND (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. MUKAT (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Will — Execution and Proof — Suspicious Circumstances — A Will must be proved like any other document, but it speaks from the death of the testator, making it a solemn matter — When execution is surrounded by suspicious circumstances like shaky signature, feeble mind, unfair disposition, or propounder taking a leading part, the onus India Law Library Docid # 2441731
(467) SURJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. BAWARJEET SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death in motor accident — Contributory negligence — Tribunal assessed deceased's contribution at 70% and driver's at 30% — High Court reduced deceased's contribution to 50% based on observation that car turned turtle after hitting moped, indicating high speed by driver — India Law Library Docid # 2441732
(468) JASBIR KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. RAM SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Record destroyed in fire — Appeal decided based on available documents. India Law Library Docid # 2441733
(469) AMANDEEP SINGH @ HAPPY Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 108 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of discretionary relief — Prima facie assessment of allegations and conduct — Court should not conclusively comment on allegations or suicide note at anticipatory bail stage but needs to assess the India Law Library Docid # 2441734
(470) SANTOSH MARANDI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Section 29 — Presumption of age — Prosecution failed to lay foundational facts to attract presumption of age of victim under Section 29 of POCSO Act — Victim's age not disclosed or determined in accordance with Juvenile Justice Act — No effort made to India Law Library Docid # 2441831
(471) MD. IDRISH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's role — Acquittal strengthens presumption of innocence — Appellate court can re-appreciate evidence — If trial court's view is possible, appellate court cannot overturn acquittal merely because another view is possible — Interference only if guilt is India Law Library Docid # 2441832
(472) HARENDRA MALIK Vs. STATE AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of summoning order and criminal proceedings — High Court’s power under Section 482 CrPC is extraordinary and to be exercised sparingly for securing ends of justice or preventing abuse of process of court — Allegations in FIR and charge sheet at face value must prima facie disclose commission of an offence — Mere existence of civil dispute does not bar India Law Library Docid # 2441227
(473) HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD Vs. RASHMI SONI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 25-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Death and injury in road accident — Appeal by Insurance Company assailing award alleging excessive compensation for deceased's income, incorrect multiplier, and improper inclusion of father as dependent — Court found income assessment based on IT returns credible, multiplier variation inconsequential, father's dependency justified, and interest rate fair — India Law Library Docid # 2442808
(474) VIKRAM SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Plea of alibi — A plea of alibi cannot be considered or determined at the stage of taking cognizance under Section 319 Cr.P.C.; it is a matter of defence to be proved during the trial — The threshold for summoning an additional accused is the existence of prima facie evidence indicating involvement, not proof India Law Library Docid # 2442837
(475) M/S. K.K. ENTERPRISES Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 137 — Petition for appointment of arbitrator — Three-year limitation period starts from the date of failure or refusal of the other party to comply with a valid notice India Law Library Docid # 2443030
(476) ANJUM MEHMOOD Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail — Overriding effect on Cr — P — C — and UAPA — A child in conflict with law is generally entitled to bail, notwithstanding other laws, but this right is subject to restrictions in the proviso to Section 12 — The proviso states that bail can be denied if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the release would associate the child with known criminals, expose them to India Law Library Docid # 2443031
(477) GOPAL KRISHAN Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956 — Rules 33 and 34 — Principles of Natural Justice — Departmental Inquiry — Disciplinary Authority also acting as Inquiry Officer and Prosecutor — Vitiates proceedings due to reasonable apprehension of bias and violation of fairness. India Law Library Docid # 2443032
(478) BABU RAM AND OTHERS Vs. KEWAL KRISHAN[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 202 & 203 — Issuance of Process — Magistrate must not rely on the same material that led to the inquiry order if initially unsatisfied — If the Magistrate orders an inquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C — due to initial dissatisfaction with the evidence, they cannot later issue process based solely on India Law Library Docid # 2443033
(479) STATE OF J&K Vs. MOHD. SABIR KHAN AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Criminal Appeal Against Acquittal — Burden of Proof — In an appeal against acquittal, the presumption of innocence in favour of the accused is reinforced — The appellate court should interfere only if the trial court's findings are manifestly perverse or wholly unreasonable — If two views are reasonably possible based on the evidence, the India Law Library Docid # 2443034
(480) DIVISIONAL MANAGER, J&K STATE FOREST CORPORATION DIVISION, BHADERWAH Vs. SATISH KUMAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 25-03-2026 Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 — Section 30 — Appeal to High Court — Maintainability — Appeals against Commissioner's orders are maintainable only if substantial questions of law are involved — Factual disputes and re-appreciation of evidence are beyond the scope of appellate jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2443035