Manish Kumar, a student with a clean record, applied for pre‑arrest bail in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 49 of 2025, which alleged he assaulted an informant with an iron rod causing serious injuries and was charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner …
Mantosh Mandal and Annu Mandal (also known as Ashutosh Kumar Mandal) were arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of a neighbour's son, alleged to have been lured for fishing and later found drowned. The prosecution charged them under Sections 140(3), 103(1), 238 and 3(5) of the …
Shivji Thakur, the father‑in‑law of the deceased Aarti Kumari, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 80, 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that Aarti Kumari, married to Krishna Thakur, was subjected to dowry cruelty and subsequently …
The petitioner, Gaurav Singh, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleging that his name appeared only in a confessional statement of another accused, Rudal Singh, and that no material was recovered from him. The prosecution argued …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the criminal proceedings (Case No. 29084 of 2025) arising from FIR No. 219 of 2024, which involved multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The counsel indicated that the applicants did not wish to …
The applicant, Sunil Kumar Jaiswal, filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita seeking to quash the Sessions Trial No.599 of 2025, which arose from a criminal case under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the same Act. A compromise deed dated 28‑08‑2025, verified by the trial …
The appellant, Mihir Rajesh Shah, was arrested for a fatal hit‑and‑run involving his BMW, but the police failed to provide him with a written copy of the grounds of arrest as required by Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The High Court …
The complainant, Parmeshwar Ramlal Joshi, lodged FIRs alleging threats and interference in his granite mining business by a former minister and police officials, and sought transfer of the investigation to the CBI. He first filed a criminal writ petition in the Rajasthan High Court, which was …
The case arose from an FIR filed by Kiran, a member of the Scheduled Caste ‘Mang’, alleging that Rajkumar Jain and others assaulted him, his mother and aunt with an iron rod, used caste‑based slurs and threatened to burn their house after he voted against a candidate. The accused sought anticipatory …
Seven‑time MP Abhinav Mohan Delkar died by suicide on 22 February 2021, leaving a note that accused several officials of defamation, harassment and extortion. An FIR was filed under Section 306 IPC (now Section 108 BNS) read with Section 107 (now Section 45 BNS) alleging abetment of suicide, and the …
The appellant, a co‑founder of a media production firm, sought to quash an FIR filed by a rival media financier alleging offences under sections 60(b), 316(2) and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The High Court, instead of simply deciding the petition, directed the parties to undergo …
The appellant challenged the arrest of his son, Kessireddy Raja Shekhar Reddy, alleging that the police failed to provide appropriate and meaningful grounds of arrest, thereby violating Article 22 of the Constitution. The son was arrested on 21 April 2025 by the CID in connection with offences under …
The petitioners, former public servants, were charged in a large‑scale corruption case involving alleged manipulation of liquor allocations and kickbacks. They applied for anticipatory bail, but the Andhra Pradesh High Court denied relief, relying on confessional statements recorded from co‑accused …
The appellants, mother and aunt of Deva Pardhi, challenged a High Court order that refused to transfer the investigation of Deva's custodial death to another agency and denied bail to the sole eyewitness, Gangaram Pardhi. Deva was allegedly tortured and killed by local police officers, and Gangaram, …
The petitioners, Janshruti (People’s Voice), filed a writ under Article 32 seeking gender‑neutral guidelines for domestic violence complaints and a declaration that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) is unconstitutional. The Court examined whether …
The appellant, a Rajya Sabha member, posted a video of a mass‑marriage on the social‑media platform X, in which a poem was recited in the background. The poem was alleged to promote communal enmity, leading the police to register an FIR under Sections 196, 197(1), 299, 302, 57 and 3(5) of the …
The petitioner, Devinder Kumar Bansal, an Audit Inspector, was alleged to have demanded and facilitated a bribe during an audit of development work while the complainant's wife served as Sarpanch, with co‑accused Prithvi Singh collecting the money on his behalf. An FIR was lodged under Section 7 of …
The appellant Mahendra Awase was charged under Section 306 of the IPC for allegedly abetting the suicide of Ranjit Singh, who had taken a loan and was reportedly harassed by the appellant for repayment. The prosecution relied on a suicide note and audio transcripts of heated conversations, but the …
Ashok Sirpal was convicted under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act for embezzling Rs 46 lakhs and was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment (concurrent) and a fine of Rs 95 lakhs, with a default term of simple imprisonment for non‑payment of the fine. He appealed to the Delhi …
The Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action, an NGO, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking comprehensive guidelines for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA), including the appointment of exclusive Child Marriage Prohibition Officers …
The complainant, a supplier of horse feed, alleged that Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd. and its officers failed to pay Rs 9,11,434 for goods supplied and filed a private complaint invoking sections 406, 420 and 120B of the IPC. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, after a magisterial inquiry under …
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