Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ramji Prasad Jaiswal @ Ramjee Prasad Jaiswal and Ors. vs State of Bihar

Whether in the facts of the case there was a breach of s.313, CrPC causing prejudice to the appellants and vitiating the trial against them.

CrPC IPC Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of…

20 May 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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State of Lokayuktha Police, Davanagere1 vs C B Nagaraj

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the order of conviction of the respondent u/ss.7,…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

19 May 2025 · Dismissed · Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Ravinder Singh Sidhu vs The State of Punjab & Ors.

Whether multiple FIRs registered across different States can be clubbed and consolidated in one jurisdiction, or at least within one distric…

IPC CrPC Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes… Gujarat Police Act, 1951

19 May 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan

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Shaurabh Kumar Tripathi vs Vidhi Rawal

Whether the High Court can invoke its inherent jurisdiction u/s.482, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 or s.528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanh…

CrPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence…

19 May 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Rofiqul Hoque vs The Union of India & Ors.

Once the name of the appellant stands included in the draft NRC, whether the order of the Tribunal, declaring him a foreigner, and of the Hi…

Foreigners Act, 1946 Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and…

19 May 2025 · Dismissed · Sanjay Karol, Manoj Misra

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Hakim vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

These instant two appeals assail concurrent findings of conviction u/s.326A of the Penal Code, 1860 and sentence thereof against accused no.…

IPC Constitution

19 May 2025 · Abhay S. Oka, Augustine George Masih

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Baljinder Singh Alias Aman vs State of Punjab & Anr.

Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the respondentsaccused(s) setting aside the order of the Trial Court by which it declined t…

CrPC IPC

16 May 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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P Krishna Mohan Reddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

Whether the statement of an accused u/s.161, Cr.P.C implicating co-accused can be looked into qua such co-accused at the stage of anticipato…

CrPC Evidence Act IPC Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

16 May 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Raghunath Sharma & Ors. vs State of Haryana & Anr.

Correctness and legality of the impugned judgment whereby the High Court restored FIR previously quashed, recalling the order of quashment.

CrPC

16 May 2025 · Allowed · Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol

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In Re : Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents vs -

Matter pertains to suo moto cognizance taken by this Court in child rape cases; and directions to Union and States Government to set up Spec…

Constitution Protection of Children against Sexual…

15 May 2025 · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Virender Pal @ Vipin vs State of Haryana

Issue arose as regards correctness of High Court order dismissing the appeal of the accused-appellant and upholding his conviction u/s.304-B…

IPC CrPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

15 May 2025 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

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Hansura Bai & Anr. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

Whether the Single Judge erred in rejecting the prayers made by the appellants (victim’s family) for transferring the investigation into the…

IPC

15 May 2025 · Disposed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Nagarajan & Anr. vs The State of Tamil Nadu

Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer to the aforesa…

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 Constitution

15 May 2025 · Partly allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

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Shrichand Rajaram Kukreja and Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Whether the allegations levelled in the impugned-FIR disclose a dispute of civil in nature; whether the proceedings of the impugnedFIR and t…

IPC CrPC Securitisation and Reconstruction of…

14 May 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Lal Mohd. & Anr. vs State of U.P. & Ors.

Whether the prosecution of the appellants under the UP Gangsters Act satisfies the statutory thresholds prescribed under the Act, when it is…

Uttar Pradesh Gangsters & Anti-Social… IPC Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 Prevention of Damage to Public Property…

14 May 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Tukesh Singh & Ors. vs State of Chhattisgarh

Issue arose as regards the effect of the failure of the eyewitnesses to identify the accused in the court on the prosecution case.

IPC CrPC

14 May 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Jitender @ Kalla vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

(a) Whether the 100-point assessment laid down in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (2017) 9 SCC 766 and modified in Indira Indira Ja…

Advocates Act, 1961 Constitution

13 May 2025 · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

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Harpreet Singh Talwar @ Kabir Talwar vs The State of Gujarat th. National Investigating Agency

Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellant is entitled for regular bail.

Constitution Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

13 May 2025 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh