Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajnish Singh @ Soni vs State of U.P. and Another

Matter pertains to the liability of the appellant to be prosecuted for committing rape upon the complainant by giving her a false promise of…

CrPC IPC

3 March 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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The State of Goa & Anr. vs Namita Tripathi

The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) had issued process to the respondent pursuant to the complaint filed by the appellants alleging v…

Factories Act, 1948 Goa Factories Rules, 1985 Shops And Establishments Act Employees State Insurance Act

3 March 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan

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Shabeen Ahmad vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court granting bail to in-laws of the deceased wife, charged for causing…

IPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

3 March 2025 · Disposed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Sharmila Velamur vs V. Sanjay and Ors.

Whether ‘A’ having severe cognitive limitations is capable of making independent decisions; whether best interests and welfare of ‘A’, a US…

3 March 2025 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan

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C. Kamalakkannan vs State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Inspector of Police C.B.C.I.D., Chennai

Whether a handwriting expert’s testimony has to be corroborated; whether in the absence of primary evidence, i.e. the original postal cover,…

CrPC Penal code, 1860 Evidence Act

3 March 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Devinder Kumar Bansal vs The State of Punjab

Issue arose whether the High Court justified in denying anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with FIR registered against the pe…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 IPC Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947

3 March 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Sudershan Singh Wazir vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the correctness of orders passed by the High Court staying the discharge of the accused and directing him to surrende…

CrPC IPC Arms Act, 1959 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

28 February 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Union of India Thr. I.O. Narcotics Control Bureau vs Man Singh Verma

Issue arose whether the contours of s.439 CrPC permit the grant of compensation by the High Court to the appellant for alleged wrongful conf…

CrPC Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

28 February 2025 · Partly allowed · Sanjay Karol, Manmohan

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Pradip N. Sharma vs State of Gujarat & Anr.

The High Court dismissed the criminal miscellaneous application of appellant praying for quashing of the FIR registered u/ss.409, 219 and 11…

IPC

28 February 2025 · Vikram Nath, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Abdul Wahid & Anr. vs State of Rajasthan

Whether it is for the prosecution to connect the accused to the alleged crime by producing credible and legally admissible evidence to punis…

CrPC Evidence Act IPC

28 February 2025 · Allowed · Pankaj Mithal, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Radhika Agarwal vs Union of India and Others

Challenge to the constitutional validity and the right of the authorized officers to arrest under the Customs Act, 1962 and the Central Good…

Customs Act, 1962 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 CrPC Finance Act, 2012

27 February 2025 · Sanjiv Khanna, M.M. Sundresh, Bela M. Trivedi

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Kanishk Sinha & Another vs The State of West Bengal & Another

Whether the High Court was justified in holding that the direction issued in Priyanka Srivastava v. State of Uttar Pradesh [2015] 4 SCR 108…

CrPC IPC

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Manoj Rameshlal Chhabriya vs Mahesh Prakash Ahuja & Anr.

What are the parameters that a High Court should keep in mind while granting or refusing a leave to appeal filed under Section 378(3) of the…

CrPC

27 February 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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The State of Chattisgarh vs Ashok Bhoi Etc.

Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the criminal appeal preferred by accused-respondent and dismissing acquittal appeal preferr…

IPC CrPC

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Raju @ Nirpendra Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Prosecutrix, a minor village girl, was allegedly kidnapped on the pretext of securing her a job, and then gang raped by accused-appellants o…

IPC

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol

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Gauri Mahto @ Gauri Kumar vs The State of Bihar

Whether in the facts of the case, prima-facie offence u/s.364-A, IPC against appellant is made out or not.

IPC

27 February 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

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Hiralal Babulal Soni vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the sustainability of the conviction of the accused u/s.120B and 411 IPC, when the seized gold bars are not the same…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 IPC Evidence Act

25 February 2025 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra, K.V. Viswan

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Suneeti Toteja vs State of U.P. & Another

Whether, in light of the facts and circumstances of this case and the position of law apropos to the sanction for prosecution, the High Cour…

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace… IPC CrPC

25 February 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma