Indian Court Judgments — 2025

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Narcotic Control Bureau vs Lakhwinder Singh

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court granting relief of suspension of sentence and bail to the responden…

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… Constitution

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

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Ajay Malik vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.

(1) Whether the High Court acted well within the contours of its powers under Section 482 of the CrPC in rejecting Ajay Malik’s quashing pet…

IPC CrPC Payment of Wages Act, 1936 Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

29 January 2025 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Ivan Rathinam vs Milan Joseph

Whether the presumption of legitimacy, if not displaced, determines paternity in law; whether the Civil Court had the jurisdiction to entert…

Evidence Act Constitution Family Courts Act, 1984 CPC

28 January 2025 · Allowed · Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap vs The State of Maharashtra

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction of the appellant for rape and murder of th…

IPC Evidence Act CrPC

28 January 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra, K.V. Viswan

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Gambhir Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

Matter pertains to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of conviction and death sentence awarded to…

IPC Evidence Act CrPC

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

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Constable 907 Surendra Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand

Matter pertains to the correctness of the judgment of the High Court setting aside the acquittal by trial court and convicting the appellant…

IPC Arms Act, 1959 CrPC

28 January 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Augustine George Masih

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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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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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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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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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Sebastian Jeronimo Pereira & Anr. vs Alisha David

The Petitioners filed petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of a complaint filed by the Respo…

CrPC §482 CrPC §468 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence… §12(1) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence… §18

17 January 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna

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The State of Jharkhand & Others vs Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath

Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the order/memo dated 17.05.2023 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Ranchi, Jharkhand…

Arms Act, 1959 Explosive Substances Act, 1908 Prisoners Act, 1900 Model Prisons and Correctional Services…

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