(221) CENTRAL TRANSMISSION UTILITY OF INDIA LIMITED Vs. SUMIT BINANI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 14 — Appropriation of security deposit towards pre-CIRP dues — Deposit made by a Corporate Debtor (CD) in lieu of a Letter of Credit (LoC) towards an Operational Creditor (OC) for availing transmission services, is the property of the CD and remains so until duly adjusted against any defaulted dues — Moratorium under Section 14 of the IBC prohibits any action to recover India Law Library Docid # 2441216
(222) ANIL KUMAR SAINI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Appellant accused in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Chargesheet filed and charges framed — Trial likely to take time to conclude — Appellant having no prior criminal antecedent — Further detention of appellant pending trial not necessary — Appeal allowed and appellant admitted to bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observatons in the order not India Law Library Docid # 2441393
(223) SUMERUBHAI RASIKLAL AMIN Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court confirmed interim protection for co-accused with conditions including cooperation in investigation and not tampering with evidence, considering no custodial interrogation was necessary. [Paras 3-4, 6-8] India Law Library Docid # 2441422
(224) PARDEEP Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court confirmed interim anticipatory bail order, allowing appeal against High Court’s decision — The appellant had fully cooperated with the investigation, had not influenced witnesses, and had maintained good conduct — The Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2441430
(225) PURUSHOTTAM DADHICH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail pending trial — Trial likely to take substantial time — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order rejecting bail application and directed release of appellant on bail subject to furnishing of bail bonds and other conditions imposed by the trial court — Observations made in India Law Library Docid # 2441442
(226) BIPUL MISHRA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Suspension of Sentence — In view of the appellant having suffered incarceration for two years, the pendency of appeal before the High Court and the arguable points raised regarding the conviction, the Supreme Court suspended the sentence and granted bail, setting aside the impugned order of the High Court. [Paras 5, 8, 9, 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441755
(227) PARDEEP SETH Vs. M/S. P.K. VERMA & COMPANY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-03-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138 and 148 — Cheque bounce case — Suspension of sentence — High Court judge not following decisions of coordinate benches on imposing condition of depositing 20% of compensation amount while granting suspension of sentence — Learned Judge should have followed earlier coordinate bench decisions for judicial propriety and consistency, instead of deciding the case on merits himself, which preempted the appellate court — Impugned orders set aside and matt India Law Library Docid # 2441758
(228) 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
(229) 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
(230) 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
(231) 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
(232) 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
(233) MUPPIDI AVINASH REDDY Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory Bail — Mouding of Relief — Supreme Court, invoking powers under Article 142, moulded the relief of anticipatory bail to grant regular bail to the appellant, considering his compliance with the Court's interim direction to return to India and surrender, his willingness to abide by the law and conditions imposed by the Trial Court, without prejudice to the merits of the case. [Paras 8–9] India Law Library Docid # 2441484
(234) RAMESH SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Anticipatory Bail — No grounds for custodial interrogation at this stage when applicant has joined investigation, cooperated, made a disclosure statement with no tangible material recovered, and was not initially named — Appeal allowed, impugned High Court order set aside, appellant to be released on bail if arrested, subject to Special Court's conditions and cooperation with investigation and trial. [Paras 1-3] India Law Library Docid # 2441486
(235) VANASHAKTI Vs. BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Environmental Law — Coastal Regulation Zone — Mangrove destruction — Permission to cut mangroves for projects in coastal areas requires prior permission from High Court — Project for Versova-Bhayandar Coastal Road granted conditional permission by High Court after considering environmental impact and undertaking compensatory afforestation — Supreme Court found no reason to interfere with High Court's judgment due to safeguards imposed, including yearly status reports on afforestation. [Paras 4, India Law Library Docid # 2441503
(236) SARDAR IQBAL SINGH @ IQBAL SINGH BAGGA @ IQBAL SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Pre-arrest bail — FIR registered for offences under Sections 406, 420, 504/34 IPC — Appellant argued that the dispute was essentially a money dispute and criminal proceedings were being misused for recovery — Court, upon perusing the FIR, found that the appellant deserved the concession of pre-arrest bail and allowed the appeal, directing release on bail upon furnishing bonds, subject to cooperation with the investigation. [Paras 2-6] India Law Library Docid # 2441516
(237) VIKRAM SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court considered the totality of circumstances and the period of custody, and found grounds for interference with the High Court's order dismissing the bail application — Bail granted on terms and conditions to be fixed by the Trial Court — Trial expedited and appellant directed to cooperate fully in investigation/trial and not misuse liberty — Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and allowed the appeal. [Paras 5 to 10] India Law Library Docid # 2441401
(238) M/S SIMLA GOMTI PAN PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 If a taxpayer is unable to file a reply to show cause notices due to a failure by the department to provide necessary documents on the agreed portal, and this leads to assessment orders being passed ex parte, the taxpayer may challenge these orders — However, the primary remedy is likely to be a statutory appeal, which may require a pre-deposit — The court may, considering the circumstances and financial constraints, direct a partial pre-deposit to allow the appeal to be heard and stay coercive India Law Library Docid # 2441402
(239) GANESH PATIL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Supreme Court confirmed anticipatory bail granted by the High Court, directing the appellant to cooperate with the investigation and trial, report to the Investigating Officer periodically, and warned that failure to do so could lead to bail cancellation. [Paras 3, 6, 7, 8] India Law Library Docid # 2441415
(240) JAKIR HOSSAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2026 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Bail — Appeal allowed — Impugned judgment of High Court set aside — Matter covered by previous judgment of this Court in relation to the same seizure of contraband — Appellant to cooperate during trial and not seek unnecessary adjournments — Observations made for grant of bail only and not on merits of the case. [Paras 1-2] India Law Library Docid # 2441423