(1)
Smt. Rajavva ...Appellant Vs.
Mallesh , State of Karnataka ...Respondents D.D
27/03/2025
Criminal Law – Rape - Acquittal Appeal – Scope of Appellate Interference in Acquittal – Appellate Court Reiterated Limited Scope to Interfere – The appellate court while re-appreciating the evidence must interfere only when the judgment is perverse or leads to miscarriage of justice – Court found that trial court's judgment was not perverse and based on sound appr...
(2)
State of Kerala ...Appellant Vs.
Rishikesh & Others ...Respondents D.D
27/03/2025
Criminal Law – Murder – Conspiracy – Appeal against acquittal – Deceased, an office bearer of JDU party, murdered by accused persons due to political rivalry – Prosecution alleged conspiracy and participation of 10 accused persons – Trial court acquitted all accused – High Court, upon appeal by State and de facto complainant, found that evidence of injured...
(3)
Gurumukh Singh...Petitioner Vs.
State of Punjab and Another...Respondents D.D
27/03/2025
Habeas Corpus – Detention or Voluntary Admission – Allegation of Illegal Custody – Petitioner contended that alleged detenue, a farmer leader on indefinite hunger strike, was illegally detained by the police while returning from a meeting with Government officials – State argued detenue was hospitalized due to health condition and was free to leave – Held: Detenue was...
(4)
Bhaskar Mahipat Pavale...Petitioner Vs.
Lalita Gajanan Chinchawade & Others...Respondents D.D
26/03/2025
Land Acquisition – Apportionment Dispute – Collector’s Refusal to Refer Case – Quashed – Petitioner Claimed Share in Ancestral Property - The petitioner, asserting a claim through lineage from a common ancestor, challenged the Sub-Divisional Officer’s order disbursing ₹34 crore compensation without referring the apportionment dispute to the authority under Sec...
(5)
Sri S.V. Somashekar …Appellant Vs.
Sri Siddaramaiah & Others …Respondents D.D
26/03/2025
Civil Law - Representative Suit – Non-compliance with Order I Rule 8 CPC – Suit Not Maintainable – The plaintiffs failed to comply with the procedural requirements of Order I Rule 8 CPC for filing a representative suit, including obtaining leave of the court and public notice – Held, the suit is not maintainable as representative suit [Paras 33-35].
Limitation...
(6)
Onyekachi Anya Friday ...Petitioner Vs.
The State (NCT of Delhi) ...Respondent D.D
26/03/2025
NDPS Act – Compliance with Section 50 – Search Procedure Properly Followed – Bail Denied - The petitioner alleged non-compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act, claiming he was not informed about his right to be searched before the nearest Gazetted Officer or Magistrate – Court held that the petitioner was informed in English of his right under Section 50 and refused to avail it in...
(7)
Gopal Krishna...Appellant Vs.
Anandpalsingh Through LRs Deepak Singh and Others...Respondents D.D
26/03/2025
Civil Law – Mortgage by Conditional Sale – Redemption – Appellant filed a suit for redemption of mortgage and possession of land mortgaged by his father – Trial court and First Appellate Court dismissed the suit treating the document (Ex.P/1) as an absolute sale deed – High Court held that Ex.P/1 is a "Shartiya Farokhtnama" i.e., mortgage by conditional sale...
(8)
State of Odisha ...Appellant Vs.
XXXX ...Respondents D.D
26/03/2025
Circumstantial Evidence – Last Seen Theory – Standard of Proof – Appeal Dismissed - The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence including last-seen theory, police dog trail, accused’s conduct, and past misconduct – The minor witness (P.W.2) who initially supported the last-seen theory turned hostile and admitted inability to identify accused due to darkness &nda...
(9)
Rajesh Ramachandran and Another , Dr. Swaraj Bir Singh and Another ...Petitioners Vs.
State of Punjab and Another...Respondents D.D
26/03/2025
Criminal Law – Quashing of Criminal Complaint - Defamation – Reporting Public Figure’s Statement – Fair and Truthful Reporting – Summoning Set Aside - Petitioners being editors and journalists had truthfully reported the statement made by MP Bhagwant Mann regarding alleged monetary inducement to the complainant MLA – Court held that the news report merely reprod...