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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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Manish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

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 MandalversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

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 ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

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 …

Gaurav SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

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 …

SUNIL KUMAR JAISWALversusSTATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

Allowed/Partly Allowed on merits/Granted

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 …

MIHIR RAJESH SHAHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

2025 INSC 1288Directions issued

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 …

STATE OF RAJASTHANversusPARMESHWAR RAMLAL JOSHI AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 1205Disposed off

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 …

KIRANversusRAJKUMAR JIVRAJ JAIN & ANR.

2025 INSC 1067Disposed off

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 …

ABHINAV MOHAN DELKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 990Dismissed

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 …

SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH ALIAS SHAILESH R. SINGHversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 869Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

KASIREDDY UPENDER REDDYversusSTATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

2025 INSC 768

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 …

P KRISHNA MOHAN REDDYversusTHE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

2025 INSC 725Disposed off

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 …

HANSURA BAI & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 711Disposed off

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, …

JANSHRUTI (PEOPLE’S VOICE)versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 536Dismissed

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 …

IMRAN PRATAPGADHIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR

2025 INSC 410Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

DEVINDER KUMAR BANSALversusTHE STATE OF PUNJAB

2025 INSC 320Dismissed

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 …

MAHENDRA AWASEversusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

2025 INSC 76Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONversusASHOK SIRPAL

2024 INSC 819Disposed off

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 …

SOCIETY FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND VOLUNTARY ACTION & ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2024 INSC 790Disposed off

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 …

DELHI RACE CLUB (1940) LTD. & ORS.versusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2024 INSC 626Appeal(s) allowed

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 …