Disputed Title Documents Are Not Forgery: Criminal Proceedings Must Be Quashed Where a Civil Property Dispute Is Given Criminal Colour 1. Introduction The Supreme Court in BHIKHUBHAI GOVINDBHAI PATEL...
Omnibus Matrimonial Allegations Against Relatives May Be Quashed, but Section 319 Summoning Remains Open Without Double Jeopardy 1. Introduction In ARTI MEHTA v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH, 2026...
Substantial Compliance with Order XLI Rule 31 CPC Suffices Where First Appellate Court Reappraises Evidence and Gives Reasons Introduction In Mallika v. R. Nallathambi, the Supreme Court of India...
Omission of Accused’s Name in Inquest Report Cannot Alone Justify Bail in Serious Murder Cases Introduction In Bhagat Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court of India considered...
Circumstantial Conviction Cannot Rest on Elastic Last-Seen Evidence, Coerced Extra-Judicial Confession, or Unproved Section 27 Recoveries 1. Introduction In PAPAN SARKAR @ PRANAB v. STATE OF WEST...
Bail After Supreme Court Cancellation Requires Fresh Grounds, Reasoned Scrutiny, and Compliance with Surrender Directions Introduction In MOHSEEN v. THE STATE OF UP, 2026 INSC 526, the Supreme Court...
Threat to Upload a Woman’s Private Bathing Video Amounts to Criminal Intimidation by Imputing Unchastity under Section 506 IPC Case Snapshot Case VIJAYAKUMAR v. STATE OF TAMILNADU Citation 2026 INSC...
Dangerous Injury Alone Does Not Prove Attempt to Murder: Mens Rea Remains Essential Under Section 307 IPC 1. Introduction In ROSHAN LAL v. THE STATE OF HARYANA, 2026 INSC 524, the Supreme Court of...
Article 14 Parity in Regularization: Completing a Partially Implemented Cabinet Decision Despite Umadevi 1. Introduction In Sukhendu Bhattacharjee v. The State of Assam (2026 INSC 523), the Supreme...
Mandatory Accused-Hearing Before Cognizance Under Section 223(1) BNSS: Cognizance Without Hearing is Void Ab Initio (PMLA Complaints) Case: PARVINDER SINGH v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT Citation:...
Visitor’s Disciplinary Power over “First” University Officers Appointed under Transitional Provisions (Section 46) Read with Section 16, General Clauses Act Case: VICE CHANCELLOR, RAJIV GANDHI...
Substantial Compliance with Order XLI Rule 31 CPC in Will Litigation: Proof by One Attesting Witness, Affidavits Not “Evidence”, and Mutation Entries Not Title 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
Mistaken Identity, Material Improvements, and Unsafe Identification: UAPA Convictions Cannot Rest on Post‑Arrest “Alias” Attribution Without Contemporaneous Linkage 1. Introduction In SRI v. STATE...
Statutory “Amenity TDR” as Non-Waivable Compensation: Contracts and Delay Cannot Defeat Section 126(1)(b) MRTP Entitlement 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL...
Police Recruitment Disqualification Cannot Rest on a Compounded Consensual Relationship Case Without Material Proving Moral Turpitude Introduction In GAJULA THIRUPATHI v. THE TELANGANA STATE LEVEL...
Criminal Conspiracy Cannot Be Proved by Weak Motive, Post-Occurrence Calls, or Inadmissible Disclosure Alone 1. Introduction In Pulkit @ Monu v. The State of Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court of...
Illegal Sentences Below Statutory Minimum May Be Corrected Despite Bar on Enhancement in an Accused’s Appeal Introduction In KARAN CHETTRI v. STATE OF SIKKIM, 2026 INSC 659, the Supreme Court of...
Strict-Liability Penalty for Non-Demonstration of Declared Capability: “Gaming” Distinct from Grid-Code Misdeclaration Case: PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED v. TALWANDI SABO POWER LIMITED...
Limits of Bail Jurisdiction under Section 483 BNSS: High Courts Cannot Issue Systemic Administrative Directions While Deciding Bail Case: Rambalak v. State of U.P. (2026 INSC 511) Court: Supreme...
Crime-Scene Re-enactment Is Not Per Se Self-Incrimination: Article 20(3) Limits, Electronic-Evidence Proof, and Appellate Restraint in Reversing Trial Findings Case: THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU v....