Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Marippan & Anr. vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police & Anr.

Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the petition seeking quashing of the chargesheet in the criminal case qua the appellants-p…

CrPC IPC

24 January 2025 · Allowed · Ahsanuddin Amanullah, K.V. Viswanathan

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Madhushree Datta vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.

Issue arose as to whether, based on the materials on record, prima facie, ingredients of the offences u/ss.323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 IPC a…

IPC CrPC

24 January 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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M. Venkateswaran vs The State rep. by the Inspector of Police

Matter pertains to the modification of sentence imposed for offence u/s.498A IPC and s.4 of the DP Act and payment of compensation to the wi…

IPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

24 January 2025 · Partly allowed · K.V. Viswanathan, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

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Nimai Ghosh & Ors. vs The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)

The instant criminal appeal assails the findings recorded by the High Court, thereby convicting the appellants herein u/s.302/34 of IPC and…

IPC Arms Act, 1959

23 January 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

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M/s Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited vs Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council and Another

Whether a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution would be maintainable against an order passed by the Micro and Small Enterpris…

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises… Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 CPC Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998

22 January 2025 · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, Manmohan

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Mohd. Tahir Hussain vs State of NCT of Delhi

Whether a purpose based interim bail can be granted to contest the election or for canvassing as the petitioner himself is one of the candid…

IPC CrPC Constitution

22 January 2025 · Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Thammaraya and Another vs The State of Karnataka

Whether the conviction of the appellants-accused under Sections 201 and 302 read with Section 34, Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable.

IPC CrPC Evidence Act

22 January 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

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Manish Yadav vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

The appellant herein has sought to quash proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 504 and 506, Penal Code, 1860 and…

IPC Scheduled Castes and the Schedules Tribes… CrPC

22 January 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Laxmi Das vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Whether the appellant, can be charged with abetment of suicide of the deceased, under Section 306 of the Penal Code (IPC).

IPC CrPC

21 January 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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State of Punjab & Ors. vs M/s Om Prakash Brick Kiln Owner, Etc.

Whether the State is entitled to levy royalty on brick earth excavation, irrespective of the issue of ownership of the excavated land.

The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 The Mines and Mineral (Regulations and… The Punjab Minor Mineral Concession Rules… CPC

21 January 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Directorate of Enforcement vs Subhash Sharma

Whether the High Court was justified in holding that the respondent's arrest was illegal and thus, granting him bail for an offence under Pr…

Constitution Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 CrPC

21 January 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Vipin Kumar vs Jaydeep & Others

Whether there has been a miscarriage of justice as the second appeal was allowed ex parte without hearing the appellant and without framing…

CPC Right to Information Act, 2005

21 January 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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State of Jharkhand vs Dr. Nishkant Dubey & Ors.

What are the essential conditions that must be satisfied to attract the provisions of Section 366 of the IPC? What are the essentials to con…

IPC Aircraft Act, 1934 Constitution CrPC

21 January 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Manmohan

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Bhupinderpal Singh Gill vs State of Punjab and Others

Whether the impugned order of the High Court, in which the Disciplinary Authority’s order imposing penalty and the order of the Single Judge…

Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal… Constitution

20 January 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

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Jyostnamayee Mishra vs The State of Odisha and Ors.

Whether an employee in an establishment is entitled to claim promotion on a post for which he does not fall in the feeder cadre and the post…

Sub-ordinate Architectural Service Rules… Orissa Subordinate Architectural Service…

20 January 2025 · Dismissed · J.K. Maheshwari, Rajesh Bindal

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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Commissioner of Central Excise Nashik Commissionerate

Whether while computing excise duty under the Central Excise Act, 1944 on sale of petroleum products, price of the products can be considere…

The Central Excise Act, 1944

20 January 2025 · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

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Balbir Singh & Anr. Etc. vs Baldev Singh (D) Through His LRs. & Ors. Etc.

The two questions of law fall for consideration in the instant appeal; First, the effect of merger of the trial court’s decree with that of…

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Specific Relief Act, 1877 Limitation Act, 1963 CPC

17 January 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Sunkari Tirumala Rao & Ors. vs Penki Aruna Kumari

Whether a suit for recovery of money filed by partners of an unregistered partnership firm against a partner of the same firm is maintainabl…

Partnership Act, 1932

17 January 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan