Indian Court Judgments — 2026

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Criminal Bombay HC ✓ HN
Sampat Popat Chavan vs The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Pso Ps and Anr.
The applicant, a Police Inspector, sought quashing of FIR No. 236/2023 registered at Police Station Hinganghat, District Wardha, and the con…
IPC §376(2)(a) IPC §376(1) IPC §376(2)(n) IPC §506
4 November 2026 · M.W. Chandwani, J.
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Santosh Gurung vs State of Sikkim
Whether the conviction of the appellant solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence ought to be interfered with since the chain of circum…
IPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences… CrPC Evidence Act
1 October 2026 · Allowed · Atul S. Chandurkar, Ujjal Bhuyan
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Sachin Gupta vs The State of Chhattisgarh and Anr.
Issue arose as regards correctness of the order passed by the High Court refusing to quash the rape case wherein the parties were in a conse…
CrPC
1 October 2026 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, K. Vinod Chandran
Criminal HP HC Reportable
State Of H.P vs Desh Raj
IPC §363 IPC §376(2)(n) IPC §376 The Protection of Children from Sexual… §5(1)
30 September 2026 · Vivek Singh Thakur J, Bhupesh Sharma J
Criminal Allahabad HC ✓ HN
Jaysheel Tiwari vs Union Of India
These four connected bail applications arose out of a custodial death case involving Krishna Kumar Yadav @ Pujari, aged 24 years, who died o…
IPC §302 IPC §394 IPC §452 IPC §504
30 September 2026 · Samit Gopal
Criminal Patna HC ✓ HN
Rituraj Devi vs The State Of Bihar
The petitioner-informant and widow of the deceased filed an application under Section 483(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §483(3) IPC §147 IPC §148 IPC §149
17 September 2026 · Sandeep Kumar
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Abdul Rajik vs State of M.P.
Whether the prosecution failed to prove that the substance recovered from the accused-appellants was charas and consequently, their convicti…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…
16 September 2026 · Allowed · Manmohan, Sandeep Mehta
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Dhanraj vs State of Rajasthan
Accused-appellant was convicted u/ss.376, 376(2)(i)(j), 363, 323 of IPC. Whether the High Court fell in grave error in convicting and affirm…
IPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences… CrPC Constitution
7 September 2026 · Allowed · Manmohan, Sandeep Mehta
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Sahab Singh alias Sat Pal vs State of Haryana
Whether the prosecution failed to establish the guilt of the accused, held guilty of the offences punishable u/ss.302, 201 and 377 of the Pe…
IPC Evidence Act Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
2 September 2026 · Allowed · Sanjeev Sachdeva, Sanjay Kumar
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Rishi Malhotra & Anr. vs Union of India
Challenge to the constitutional validity of s.354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to s.393(5) of the Bhartiya Naga…
CrPC Bhartiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Constitution IPC
18 August 2026 · Dismissed · Sandeep Mehta, Vikram Nath
Criminal Delhi HC ✓ HN
Ram Singh vs Directorate Of Enforcement
The petitioner filed an application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 45 of the Prevention…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §482 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 §3 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 §4 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 §19
18 August 2026 · Justice Madhu Jain
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Keshvendra Singh vs Shankar Singh and Anr.
Whether the High Court was justified in directing that Session Trial No.934 of 2023, then pending in the Court of Additional District and Se…
Constitution Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social… CrPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
17 August 2026 · Allowed · Arun Palli, K.V. Viswanathan
Criminal Bombay HC ✓ HN
Viresh Gangaram Joshi vs State Of Maharashtra And Anr
The Applicant, formerly Chief Dealer of Axis Asset Management Company Limited, filed an application under section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagar…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §528 IPC §406 IPC §417 IPC §420
13 August 2026 · Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, J.
Criminal Bombay HC ✓ HN
Viresh Gangaram Joshi vs State of Maharashtra and Anr
The Applicant, formerly the Chief Dealer of Axis Asset Management Company Limited, filed an application under section 528 of the Bharatiya N…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §528 IPC §406 IPC §417 IPC §420
13 August 2026 · Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, J.
Criminal Madras HC ✓ HN
Ramasubramanian @ Ramasubbu vs The Inspector Of Police
The appellants, convicted by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi District in S.C.No.285 of 2023 dated 15.09.2023 for offences…
IPC §302 IPC §449 IPC §506(ii) CrPC §374(2)
28 July 2026 · N. Anand Venkatesh J. and K.K. Ramakrishnan J.
Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN
Sagar vs The State of Haryana
Issue arose whether the conviction and sentence imposed by the Children’s Court against the appellant-minor at the time of commission of off…
IPC CrPC Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of… Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of…
13 July 2026 · Allowed · Aravind Kumar, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale
Criminal P&H HC ✓ HN
State Of Haryana vs Anand Singh
The Sessions Court convicted Anand Singh for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl ('Laadli') and sentenced him to death under Section…
IPC §302 IPC §363 IPC §366A IPC §376
8 July 2026 · Anoop Chitkara J, Ramesh Chander Dimri J
Criminal Delhi HC ✓ HN
Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy vs State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi
The appellant filed a criminal appeal under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, challenging the order dated 19th July…
National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 §21 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 §43-D(5)
7 July 2026 · Dismissed · Justice Prathiba M. Singh, Justice Madhu Jain
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