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Justice Sanjay Karol

201 Supreme Court judgments with Justice Sanjay Karol on the bench, 2023 to 2026, from the bench each Supreme Court Report prints. Being on the bench does not mean writing the opinion; each judgment page names the bench.

By year
2026 33 2025 73 2024 37 2023 58
Most often on the same bench
Justice Vikram Nath 38Justice Sandeep Mehta 28Justice Abhay S. Oka 24Justice C.T. Ravikumar 23Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai 23Justice N Kotiswar Singh 20Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra 18Justice M.R. Shah 8
Acts most often in these headnotes
Indian Penal Code, 1860 39Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 24Constitution of India 14Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 8Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 7Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 7Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 5Indian Evidence Act, 1872 4
The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anurudh & Anr
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 770 : 2026 INSC 47
Whether u/s.439, CrPC the High Court could have issued directions, mandating age determination test to be conducted in all cases involving the POCSO Act. This larger question involves twin considerations, one on the aspe…
C.S. Prasad vs C. Satyakumar and Others
SC · 8 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 424 : 2026 INSC 39
Issue arose whether the High Court erred in quashing the criminal proceedings against respondent Nos.1 to 3 in the criminal case arising out of FIR.
Sumit Bansal vs M/s MGI Developers and Promoters and Another
SC · 8 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 107 : 2026 INSC 40
a) Whether the High Court was right in quashing Complaint Case No.3298 of 2019 and the consequential summoning order dated 06.03.2019 against respondent nos.1 and 2 herein arising out of the dishonour of the firm’s chequ…
Sithara N.S. & Ors. Etc. vs Sai Ram General Insurance Company Limited
SC · 12 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 498 : 2025 INSC 1425
Issue arose whether the High Court erred in law in holding that the appellants failed to prove the involvement of the alleged offending vehicle.
Jothi @ Nagajothi vs The State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police
SC · 11 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 488 : 2025 INSC 1417
This is an appeal challenging the judgment dated 27.06.2024 passed by the High Court, whereby the conviction and sentence imposed upon the appellant u/ss.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) and 8(c) r/w 29(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and…
Neeraj Kumar @ Neeraj Yadav vs State of U.P. & Ors.
SC · 4 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 295 : 2025 INSC 1386
Issue arose whether the courts below, in the attending facts and circumstances, justified in dismissing the application for summoning additional accused.
Rousanara Begum vs S.K. Salahuddin @ SK Salauddin & Anr.
SC · 2 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 273 : 2025 INSC 1375
Issue arose whether goods given to a daughter at the time of her marriage by her father, or to the bridegroom, can be by application of law, returned to the daughter-appellant given that their marriage had ended in divor…
Muskan vs Ishaan Khan (Sataniya) and Others
SC · 6 November 2025
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 273 : 2025 INSC 1287
Whether the High Court was right in quashing the criminal proceedings against the private respondents primarily on the ground that the earlier complaints did not mention the two specific incidents dated 22.07.2021 and 27…
Preetha Krishnan & Ors. vs The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 6 November 2025
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 487 : 2025 INSC 1293
Grievance of the claimant-appellants is w.r.t the application of split multiplier by the High Court, causing a significant reduction in the total compensation, as awarded by the Tribunal, vis-à-vis, the High Court.
Mahaveer vs State of Maharashtra and Anr.
SC · 8 October 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 381 : 2025 INSC 1206
Issue arose whether the acquittal of the appellant-director of the company was correctly reversed by the High Court and whether his conviction u/ss.39 and 44 of the Electricity Act, 1910 for committing theft of energy an…
Dashwanth vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 8 October 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 587 : 2025 INSC 1203
Trial Court found appellant guilty for the charges framed u/ss.302, 201, 363, 366 and 354-B of the IPC and s.8 r/w. s.7 and s.6 r/w. s.5(m) of the POCSO Act. An appeal against the said conviction was dismissed by the Hig…
Akhtar Ali @ Ali Akhtar @ Shamim @ Raja Ustad vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 10 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 585 : 2025 INSC 1097
Whether the conviction of the appellants, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court, deserves to be upheld or whether they are entitled to acquittal.
Anil Khandelwal Etc. vs Phoenix India and Anr.
SC · 28 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2416 : 2025 INSC 1069
Whether the High Court erred in rejecting the quashing petition filed by the appellants-Officers of the Bank challenging the order passed by the Magistrate issuing process against them for the offences punishable u/ss.50…
Santosh Sahadev Khajnekar vs The State of Goa
SC · 26 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2100 : 2025 INSC 1041
Whether conviction of appellant for the offences punishable u/s.8 of the Goa Children’s Act, 2003 is sustainable; whether the appellant deserves to be given benefit under provisions of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.
Putai vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 26 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2108 : 2025 INSC 1042
The accused-appellants were convicted for the offences punishable u/ss.376(2)(g), 201 and 302 of Penal Code, 1860. The High Court dismissed the appeals against conviction preferred by the accused-appellants.
M/s Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Limited vs Regional PF Commissioner II and Recovery Officer, RO Bengaluru (Koramangala) & Anr.
SC · 26 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2183 : 2025 INSC 1045
Present appeal assails the correctness of the judgment of the High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant-EARC and further directing that the amount deposited, vide order dated 02.02.2023, be transmitt…
Ravindra Pratap Shahi vs State of U.P. & Ors.
SC · 25 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1525 : 2025 INSC 1039
Matter pertains to issuance of directions to High Courts on the Reserved Judgments.
Chowdamma (D) by LR and Another vs Venkatappa (D) by LRs and Another
SC · 25 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1532 : 2025 INSC 1038
Issue arose whether the respondents succeeded in establishing a valid marital relationship between their mother and the deceased primarily on the basis of the oral testimony of P.W.2; and whether the relationship between…
Vasanta Sampat Dupare vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 25 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2136 : 2025 INSC 1043
Writ petition filed u/Art.32 challenging the continuing validity of the sentence of death against the petitioner, having been affirmed on appeal, declined in review, and followed by the rejection of mercy petitions and s…
Ashok Dhankad vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
SC · 13 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 785 : 2025 INSC 974
Issue arose as regards to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court enlarging the accused on regular bail u/s.483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel vs Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr.
SC · 8 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2428 : 2025 INSC 1070
Issue arose whether the courts below failed to award compensation under the head loss of earnings to the minor appellant; and whether the High Court erred in granting an adequate amount of compensation under pecuniary an…
Kaushal Singh vs The State of Rajasthan
SC · 18 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1221 : 2025 INSC 871
Matter pertains to the expunction of strictures passed by the High Court against the Judicial Officer.
Gurdial Singh (Dead) Through LR vs Jagir Kaur (Dead) and Anr. Etc.
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 257 : 2025 INSC 866
Issue arose as to whether the High Court was justified in reversing the concurrent findings of the courts below and holding the Will was vitiated due to existence of suspicious circumstances, non-mention of the existence…
Ram Charan & Ors. vs Sukhram & Ors.
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 272 : 2025 INSC 865
Issue arose whether a tribal woman or her legal heirs would be entitled to an equal share in her ancestral property or not.
Byluru Thippaiah @ Byaluru Thippaiah @ Nayakara Thippaiah vs State of Karnataka
SC · 16 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 550 : 2025 INSC 862
Issue arose as regards commutation of the death sentence awarded to the appellant for committing brutal murder of his wife, sister-inlaw and his three children.
Baljinder Kumar @ Kala vs State of Punjab
SC · 16 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1070 : 2025 INSC 856
Whether the courts below erred in convicting the appellant for offences u/ss.302, 308 and 325, Penal Code, 1860 and imposing death sentence on him, when the prosecution had failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable dou…
Mala Devi vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 16 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 221 : 2025 INSC 855
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellant is entitled to family pension of her late husband, and whether a denial of such relief was justified.
Shiv Baran vs State of U.P. & Anr.
SC · 16 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 229 : 2025 INSC 860
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court quashing the summons issued against respondent u/s.319 CrPC by the trial court.
Jai Prakash vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 16 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 243 : 2025 INSC 861
Allegation against the appellant herein that he committed a forceful rape and strangulated a 10 year old girl child. The punishment handed down to the appellant by the Courts below was of death penalty. Whether the convi…
Kattavellai @ Devakar vs State of Tamilnadu
SC · 15 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 984 : 2025 INSC 845
Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for offence punishable u/ss.302, 376 and 397 IPC.

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