(861) ARNAB LAMIN Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA[MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 and Section 5(m) read with IPC, 1860 — Section 377 and Section 506 — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Medical evidence indicating tenderness, redness, and stretch marks in the anus of the survivor, consistent with sexual assault — Victim’s testimony and sister’s testimony corroborated each other and were consistent with the India Law Library Docid # 2440515
(862) VIKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Public employment — Termination of service — Suppression of criminal cases — Petitioner, a Constable (Washerman) in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), terminated for suppressing involvement in two criminal cases — One case was falsely alleged after investigation and the other was a compoundable family dispute resulting in acquittal — Held, while employers must take suppression of facts seriously, especially in disciplined forces, they must also consider the nature of the post, the candidate's social bac India Law Library Docid # 2440516
(863) SHAKIR NAZIR MALLA AND OTHER Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Non-furnishing of Dossier — Detenu's claim of not being provided with the dossier for detention was contradictory, with admissions in the writ petition differing from claims made in the appeal — The Court rejected this contention as the detenu had admitted in his writ petition to having received the dossier. India Law Library Docid # 2440517
(864) SMT. RUPAM DEBBARMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 27-A and Section 37 — Bail — Financing illicit traffic — The offence of "financing" illicit traffic under Section 27-A of the NDPS Act requires proof that a person directly or indirectly provided funds to facilitate any of the activities listed in Section 2(viii-b) of the Act by other persons — Simply investing one's own money in such activities generally does not attract Section 27-A — Money recovered along with contraban India Law Library Docid # 2440518
(865) RAJA VENKATACHALAM AND OTHERS Vs. KANDULA USHA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Admission of Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — The High Court can admit a second appeal only if it is satisfied that there is a substantial question of law between the parties — To determine this, the question of law must substantially affect the rights of the parties and must be either an unsettled question or one that requires India Law Library Docid # 2440519
(866) M/S LIBERTY GENERAL INSURANCE LTD. Vs. DIPAK BAISHYA AND AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Impugned award based on functional disability of claimant — Appellant's argument that tribunal erred in considering functional disability of claimant as 63% of the whole body when medical evidence indicated it was specific to the right lower limb — Court’s role in assessing functional disability India Law Library Docid # 2440520
(867) BASHEER AHMAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against conviction under Section 302/34 of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Eyewitness testimony — Complainant and another witness (P.W.1 and P.W.2) are considered reliable and their presence at the scene of occurrence is natural and explained — Their testimony is consistent and corroborated by medical evidence — Defense failed to establish India Law Library Docid # 2440776
(868) SUDHIR KUMAR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, JACKSONS LABORATORIES PVT. LTD. Vs. PEERZADA TASADUQ HUSSAIN DRUG INSPECTOR PULWAMA SRINAGAR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 25(4) — Retesting of drug sample — It is not obligatory for the complainant to have a drug sample retested by the Central Drugs Laboratory merely because the accused notified their intention to adduce evidence challenging the Government Analyst's report — The provision allows the Court, at its discretion, to order retesting upon a request from either party or suo motu. India Law Library Docid # 2441087
(869) AUGUST REMEDIES VILLAGE-OGLI Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 23(4) and 25 — Procedure for lifting and analyzing drug samples — Manufacturer's right to receive a portion of the sample — Failure to supply a portion of the sample to the manufacturer, as required by Section 23(4)(iii), deprives the manufacturer of the valuable right to get the sample tested independently and contest the government analyst's report, leading to prejudice India Law Library Docid # 2441088
(870) SARAVAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. COMPETENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 2(4) and Section 43 — National Highway Act, 1956 — Section 3(G)(5) — Applicability of Limitation Act — Where an enactment does not prescribe a limitation period for arbitration proceedings, the Limitation Act, 1963, specifically Article 137, may not apply to such arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2441251
(871) SHRI SORAM TEKENDRAJIT AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 19 — Day-to-day trial — High Court requested the Designated Court to adhere to Section 19 of the NIA Act, mandating day-to-day trials on all working days and giving precedence to NIA trials over other cases against the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2442292
(872) MUTUM MANAOCHA SINGH @ KHULLAKPA Vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE/DETAINING AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[MANIPUR HIGH COURT] 09-03-2026 Preventive Detention — Justiciability of Subjective Satisfaction — The subjective satisfaction of a detaining authority can be tested on grounds such as the authority not applying its mind, dishonest exercise of power, improper purpose, acting under dictation, applying the wrong test, or arriving at satisfaction without rationally probative materials. India Law Library Docid # 2442293
(873) PRITHVILAL MEENA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 8, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) and Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120B — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Complainants turning hostile — Conviction can be sustained on circumstantial and electronic evidence, including voice recordings, even if complainants do not fully support the prosecution case in cross-examination, provided India Law Library Docid # 2442848
(874) PRITHVILAL MEENA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-03-2026 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 8, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2), and Section 120-B of IPC — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Essential ingredients for offence under Section 7, 8, and 13(1)(d) analyzed — Proof of demand is sine qua non, which can be established by circumstantial or electronic evidence, even if complainant turns hostile — Admissibility of electronic evidence (voice India Law Library Docid # 2442878
(875) AMAR YASAR Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH A.T.S.[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-03-2026 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) — Section 21(5) — Appeal — Limitation period — The proviso to Section 21(5) states that no appeal shall be entertained after the expiry of 90 days, including the period for which delay can be condoned — Courts cannot condone delay beyond this statutory maximum period, as doing so would amount to legislating, which is impermissible. [Paras 23, 26, India Law Library Docid # 2442001
(876) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. JERABHAI LALABHAI THAKORE AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Offence under Sections 376 and 506(2) read with Section 114 of the Indian Penal Code — The High Court, while considering an appeal against an acquittal, must exercise caution and respect the presumption of innocence afforded to an accused, which is further strengthened by an acquittal — If two reasonable conclusions are possible based on the evidence, the appellate court should generally not disturb the India Law Library Docid # 2440912
(877) GUNDU DAJI DESAI AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. APLAB LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(2) and Rule 10 of Maharashtra Rules, 1972 — Employer's obligation to determine gratuity and issue notice — Provision for condonation of delay where employer fails to issue notice — Held, employer cannot use delay as a defence when their own inaction contributed to it. India Law Library Docid # 2441115
(878) SHRIKANT KAMAL CHAVAN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment — Prosecution's case: wife murdered by husband due to suspicion on character and liquor addiction —Accused-appellant contention: falsely implicated, delay in FIR, witness not examined, alibi not considered —Court analysis: delay in FIR explained by traumatic circumstances, investigation steps before FIR not fatal, absconding is relevant conduct, alibi not proven, quality over India Law Library Docid # 2441154
(879) JASWINDER SINGH @ KALA KHIALEKA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory bail — While considering an application for grant of pre-arrest bail, the Court has to consider the nature of the offence, the role of the person, the likelihood of his influencing the course of investigation, or tampering with evidence or likelihood of fleeing justice. India Law Library Docid # 2440521
(880) PARAMJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-03-2026 Family Pension — Discontinuation due to remarriage — Marriage to deceased husband's brother ("karewa") considered in light of social custom and intent behind family pension rules — Such marriage, where widow continues to live with deceased's family and uphold familial responsibilities, is not to be strictly equated India Law Library Docid # 2440522