(1) State of U.P. ...Appellant(s) Vs. Premchandra @ Pappu Dixit ...Respondent(s) D.D 18/11/2025

Criminal Law – Rape and Murder – Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence – Death Penalty Commuted – Five-month-old infant abducted by maternal cousin from a marriage function – Later found severely injured and unconscious in a nearby vacant plot – Died during treatment – Convict last seen with victim – Recovery of victim and circumstantial eviden...

ALLAHABAD # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Capital Case No. 4 of 2021 Connected with Criminal Appeal No. 1626 of 2021 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Allh 740368

(2) Prashant ...Appellant Vs. Dr. Ganesh ...Respondent D.D 18/11/2025

Negotiable Instruments Act – Section 138 – Dishonour of Cheque – Acquittal – Accused admitted signature on cheque but denied liability – Complainant presented sufficient documents including return memo, legal notice, postal proof, and reply – Trial Court acquitted the accused citing discrepancies and held complainant acted without reasonable cause – Held: ...

BOMBAY # NAGPUR - CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 320 OF 2017 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Bom 772522

(3) XXX ...Petitioner Vs. XXX ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Criminal Law – Additional Evidence at Appellate Stage – Section 391 Cr.P.C. – Scope and Object – Appellate Court dismissed application for production of additional documents in appeal against conviction under Section 138 NI Act – Held: Power under Section 391 Cr.P.C. is to be exercised to secure ends of justice and where non-receipt of evidence may result in failure o...

TELANGANA # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL PETITION No.11058 of 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Tel 209329

(4) B. Anandan ...Petitioner Vs. M. Badhrinarayanan ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Criminal Law – Road Accident – Identification of Vehicle – Conviction under MV Act Partly Restored – Trial Court acquitted the accused for want of clarity on vehicle identification and ownership – Appellate Court reversed the acquittal under Sections 134(a) & (b) r/w 187 of MV Act based on corroborative circumstantial evidence including repair records, expert opin...

MADRAS # CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION CRL.R.C. NOS. 142 OF 2023 & 335 OF 2024 AND CRL.M.P. NO. 3095 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Mad 696820

(5) Babu @ Nagababu & Thiyagu ...Petitioners Vs. The State Represented by its Inspector of Police ...Respondent D.D 18/11/2025

Criminal Law – Robbery – Doubtful Identification – Nighttime Crime – Conviction Set Aside – Petitioners (A1 & A3) convicted for stabbing and robbing two employees carrying ₹16 lakhs – Conviction confirmed by appellate court – However, eye-witnesses (PW1 & PW2) admitted to contradictions regarding identity, absence of lighting, prior exposure to a...

MADRAS # CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION CRL.R.C. NO. 988 OF 2021 and Crl.M.P. No. 5844 of 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Mad 367679

(6) Pawan Malik ...Petitioner Vs. Union of India ...Respondent D.D 18/11/2025

Extradition Law – Dual Criminality – India-Canada Treaty – Prima Facie Satisfaction for Magisterial Inquiry – Validity of MEA’s Decision – Petitioner challenged MEA’s direction under Section 5 of Extradition Act initiating magisterial inquiry into Canadian extradition request for offence under Section 320.16(3) of Canadian Criminal Code – Held: The a...

DELHI # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION W.P.(CRL) 2787/2023 & CRL.M.A. 26050/2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Del 865345

(7) Dr. Sangeeta Dutta ...Petitioner Vs. State of Assam and Another ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Criminal Law – Bail – POCSO and JJ Act Offences – Parity with Co-Accused – Petitioner charged under multiple IPC, JJ Act and POCSO provisions for alleged torture and abuse of a 3-year-old foster child – Other co-accused including petitioner’s husband (prime accused) granted bail – Held: On ground of parity and similar footing in charges, petitioner entitle...

GAUHATI # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2805 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Gau 171769

(8) Subodh Kumar Agarwal …Appellant Vs. Sri Manoj Kumar Agarwal …Respondent D.D 18/11/2025

Civil Law – Ownership Dispute – Relief of Mandatory Injunction – Appeal Dismissed – Plaintiff, sole owner of the property by virtue of registered gift deeds dated 6.7.2009 and 9.5.2014 executed by his mother Smt. Santosh Kumari, filed suit seeking possession from his brother (defendant) who was residing in a portion of the house as a licencee – Defendant contested, cl...

ALLAHABAD # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 623 OF 2019 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Allh 136829

(9) Gayatri Children Based Eco Tourism Projects rep. by its Proprietor Indukuri Krishnam Raju ...Petitioner Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh Tourism & Culture Department And Others ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Administrative Law – Termination of License – Writ Against APTDC – Maintainability – Petitioner challenged termination of license granted under agreement dated 03.10.2020 for operation of shop at Rushikonda Beach – Held: Though APTDC is ‘State’ under Article 12, disputes arising from license agreements are contractual and remedy lies in civil suit for dama...

ANDHRA PRADESH # SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 25970 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil AP 831818