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The State appealed the acquittal of a police constable who was charged under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe to avoid action against a hotel owner. The prosecution alleged that the constable demanded Rs.5,000, later reduced to Rs.2,500, and that the demand …
The State appealed against the acquittal of Asaram, a police head constable, who was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding and accepting a bribe to initiate a chapter case. The prosecution alleged that the accused demanded Rs 5,000, later reduced to Rs 3,500, and that the …
The State of Maharashtra sought leave to appeal an acquittal of a supply‑office clerk who was alleged to have demanded an 8% commission as a bribe for clearing a grain supply bill in 2013. The prosecution relied on a recorded conversation, a pre‑trap panchanama, and the testimony of the complainant …
The State of Maharashtra, through the Anti‑Corruption Bureau, sought leave to appeal an acquittal of police head constable Sambhaji Khupse, who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 to send an unserved warrant report. …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Ashok Pawar, a talathi, who was charged under sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe to mutate land records. The complainant alleged that Pawar demanded Rs.1,000, later reduced to Rs.300, and that …
Santosh Dashrath Pande, a Gramsevak, was convicted by a Special (ACB) Court for demanding a bribe of Rs.1,500 under sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He appealed the conviction (Criminal Appeal No.191 of 2026) and applied for suspension of the two‑year sentence and …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of a clerk, Youraj, who was charged under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding a Rs 500 bribe to forward a land‑acquisition proposal. The complainant initially lodged a complaint and was …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Ashok Labade, a Tahsildar clerk, who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a Rs.200 bribe to obtain a caste certificate. The prosecution relied on the testimony of the complainant and a …
The appellant, a police head constable, was convicted under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a Rs 1,000 bribe to release a complainant's seized mobile phone and motorcycle. The prosecution’s case relied on the complainant’s testimony that the accused …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Ramdas Sambhaji Nitnaware, a senior clerk, who was charged under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a Rs 500 bribe to release a demand draft. The prosecution relied on the testimony of the …
Balaji Vitthalrao Kale, an Assistant Registrar, was convicted by a Special Court in Latur under Sections 7, 12 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe of Rs.5,000 to amend society bye‑laws. He contended that the bribe was actually taken by a subordinate …
The State of Maharashtra filed an application for leave to appeal against the acquittal of Sandu Yeshwant Dongre, a clerk accused of demanding a bribe for registering a society. The prosecution alleged that the accused demanded Rs.1,000 and was found in possession of tainted currency, asserting both …
The State of Maharashtra, represented by the Anti‑Corruption Bureau, sought leave to appeal an acquittal of a police inspector (accused No.1) and a driving‑school owner (accused No.2) for alleged bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The prosecution claimed that accused No.2 demanded Rs …
The appellant, a Talathi, was convicted under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe of Rs.1,500 to facilitate land mutation. The prosecution’s case relied on the complainant’s and a shadow pancha’s testimonies alleging a demand, while the defence argued that the payment …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of a revenue inspector who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a Rs.5,000 bribe to issue a mutation entry. The prosecution relied on the testimony of the complainant and a shadow pancha, …
The State of Maharashtra sought leave to appeal an acquittal of Dr. Rajendra Balu Patil by a Special Judge in a corruption case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The State argued that the prosecution had established a demand for illegal gratification of Rs.20,000 and that the sanction to …
The State of Maharashtra, through the Anti‑Corruption Bureau, charged Ananda Patilba Tupe, a senior clerk, with demanding a Rs 1,000 bribe to restore a dismissed file. The ACB set up a trap, recording a pre‑trap verification and a main trap, but the conversation was not recorded. The complainant and …
Ananda Patilba Tupe, a retired Avval Karkun who has not received his pension for over a decade and suffers from health ailments, was acquitted on 18 March 2026 by a Special Judge of charges under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The State subsequently filed …
Anand Devidas Vidyagar filed a criminal revision challenging the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, which rejected his application for discharge under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He also sought condonation of a 115‑day delay in filing the revision. The High Court, …
The petitioner, Govind Sukhdeorao Aage, challenged the order dated 19‑08‑2026 by the Minister of Rural Development which stayed the Divisional Commissioner’s order disqualifying respondent No. 5, the Sarpanch of Kitti Aadgaon, under the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act. The petitioner argued that …
The applicant, a Talathi, was arrested on 18 August 2026 for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.70,000 in connection with a sand‑transportation case, as recorded in a pre‑trap operation. The prosecution presented recovered anthracene‑treated currency notes, a recorded conversation, and …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of an Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector (accused No.1) and a private individual (accused No.2) who were charged under sections 7, 12 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe of Rs.2,600 to issue driving licences. The …
Three individuals—Ashok Pamajee Borawake, Nitin Laxmikantrao Apasingikar and Rajendrakumar Nanarao Patil—were convicted by a Special Judge in Latur under Sections 7, 12 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding a bribe in connection with a sale‑deed transaction. They filed …
Three accused—Ashok Pamajee Borawake, Nitin Laxmikantrao Apasingikar and Rajendrakumar Nanarao Patil—were convicted by a Special Judge in Latur under Sections 7, 12 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding a bribe in connection with a sale‑deed transaction. While on bail …
Three individuals—Ashok Pamajee Borawake, Nitin Laxmikantrao Apasingikar and Rajendrakumar Nanarao Patil—were convicted by a Special Judge in Latur under Sections 7, 12 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding bribes in connection with a sale‑deed transaction. They filed …
Minakshi Ramesh Vedpathak, a former headmistress, was convicted under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs.1,000 bribe, and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. She filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the …
The appellant, Pradip Kakasaheb Sathe, was convicted by a Special Judge in 2025 for demanding a bribe under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He sought a stay of the conviction, arguing that the co‑accused who allegedly received the bribe had been acquitted, that he …
The appellant, a bailiff, was convicted under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a Rs 1,000 bribe to postpone a court appearance. The prosecution’s case relied on the complainant’s testimony and that of a "shadow pancha" who participated in an ACB‑led trap. On …
The petitioner, Ramesh Nagnath Kadam, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking transfer of Special Case No.81 of 2023 pending before the Sessions Court at Solapur to the Sessions Court at Mumbai, to be heard alongside Special Cases Nos.104 and 108 of 2015. The …
The applicant, Vipin Kumar Gupta, filed an application under Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash the order rejecting his discharge application and the charge‑framing order in a CBI case involving alleged conspiracy to divert pre‑shipment finance. The prosecution alleged that Gupta, as a former …
The applicant, Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Khan, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking quash of criminal proceedings (case crime no. 95 of 2025) pending before the Sambhal trial court. The parties had reached an amicable settlement, and the trial court verified the compromise on …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Nirdosh Chaudhary in a case involving alleged offences under Sections 218, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the IPC and Sections 13, 13(i)a, 13(i)b, 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The applicant argued that the transaction was …
Sher Ali, a truck driver, was arrested after his vehicle carrying 525 bags of urea was intercepted. He claims he is falsely implicated, is not the owner of the goods, and seeks bail on parity with co‑accused who have already been released. The State’s counsel highlighted his criminal antecedents but …
Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui applied for anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged offences under several IPC sections and the Prevention of Corruption Act, where the alleged conduct occurred in 1999 but the FIR was lodged only in 2009. The applicant argued that there was no need for custodial …
The applicant filed an application under Section 528 of the CrPC seeking to quash a charge sheet dated 17-10-2006 and the related proceedings in S.S.T. No.12 of 2014, which involved offences under Sections 409, 467, 468, 420, 471, 120B of the IPC and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. …
The applicant, originally accused No.4, filed a criminal revision seeking discharge from offences under Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471 of the IPC and Sections 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The revision challenged the order of the CBI Special Judge that had rejected his …
The petitioner Lalu Singh filed a criminal revision challenging the dismissal of his complaint by the Chief Judicial Magistrate under Section 203 of the Cr.P.C. He alleged that the magistrate failed to apply a judicial mind to the CCTV footage and other evidence showing that police officials had …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Mohammad Imran, a stenographer accused under IPC sections 420 and 120‑B and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly certifying a document. The applicant claimed innocence, no criminal history, and argued that the …
The High Court considered the bail application of Subhash Babu @ Titu, who was arrested in connection with a alleged demand of Rs.10,000 by co‑accused Raj Kumar and is charged under Sections 7 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The applicant has been in custody since 10 October 2025 and …
Ramendra, an Assistant Store Keeper, was arrested in connection with the alleged loading of three trucks with 525 bags of urea and charged under several sections of the BNS and the Prevention of Corruption Act. He has been in custody since 14 May 2026 and has no prior criminal record. The State …
The State of Maharashtra filed an interim application seeking condonation of a delay of about one year and seven days in filing a leave to appeal against an acquittal order under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The State claimed the delay was explained, while the accused contended that the …
The applicant sought condonation of a 179‑day delay in filing an application for leave to appeal against an acquittal dated 31 August 2017, which involved charges under Sections 120‑B, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC and Section 13(1)(d) with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Respondent …
The applicants, step‑father, his sister and nephew, were charged under Section 306 read with Section 34 IPC for abetment of suicide of their step‑son Parth Sancheti. They sought discharge under Section 227 CrPC, arguing lack of proximate cause, absence of any instigation, and that the suicide note …
The petitioner, Krunalbhai Manubhai Patel, applied for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 after a charge‑sheet was filed for alleged offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(a) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The State opposed bail, arguing that the …
The applicant sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with a FIR alleging receipt of illegal gratification under several sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The charge‑sheet had already been filed and the applicant had been in …
The applicant, Laxmanbhai Ganjibhai Mori, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with an FIR alleging offences under Sections 7, 12, 13(1) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The State opposed the bail, …
The High Court of Gujarat considered an application for regular bail filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Nilesh Balubhai Pandav, a public servant accused under Sections 7, 13(1)(a) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting a Rs 3,000 …
The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar, a former Block Development Officer, was arrested in February 2026 for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He applied for bail before the Patna High Court, asserting that a charge‑sheet had already been filed, …
The petitioner, Zahir Alam, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the order dated 20 March 2017 of the Special Judge, Vigilance-II, Patna, which had taken cognizance of offences under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) …
Manish Kumar, a dealer and president of a dealers’ association, feared arrest in a case registered under Sections 7(a), 7(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that he collected commission on behalf of a Block Supply Officer, demanding …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
The petitioners filed a batch of writ petitions challenging the 1999 advertisement that created a panel for appointing 4th‑grade employees to 143 regular posts in Kishanganj district, alleging manipulation, corruption and illegal appointments that deprived genuine candidates. The State and its …
Shailendra Kumar Singh, a Block Supply Officer, was charged under Sections 7(a), 7(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act for allegedly demanding a commission while allotting cereals. The prosecution alleged he took Rs.12,000 as hush …
The petitioner, Jai Shankar Kumar Anshu, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case alleging he took Rs 1,500‑2,000 to secure inclusion of names in the PM Awas Yojana beneficiary list. The prosecution alleged violations of Sections 316(2), 318(4), 316(5), 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable …
The petitioner, Sanjay Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered in 2014 under IPC sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was alleged to have obtained a Gramin Dak Sevak appointment using a forged certificate from the Bihar Sanskrit …
The petitioner, a registered valuer under Section 34AB of the Wealth Tax Act, was de‑empanelled by Punjab National Bank (PNB) on 18 September 2019 following a show‑cause notice related to alleged valuation lapses in a loan that later became an NPA and attracted a CBI FIR. Subsequently, the Indian …
Manoj Kumar, a Gramin Dak Sevak, was implicated in a 2014 FIR alleging forgery of a Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board certificate to secure his appointment, invoking IPC sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The CBI investigated, filed a charge‑sheet, but never deemed …
Petitioner Sujeet Kumar, a Gramin Dak Sevak, was implicated in an FIR registered in 2014 alleging forgery of a Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board certificate and related offences under IPC sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, arguing …
The petitioner, Sujeet Kumar, was implicated in a 2014 FIR alleging forgery of a Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board certificate to obtain a Gramin Dak Sevak appointment, charging him under IPC sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, ss. 13(2) and 13(1)(d). He sought …
Imtiyaz Alam, a revenue employee, was arrested on 20 January 2026 after being caught in a vigilance‑laid trap for demanding a bribe of Rs.15,000 from a complainant seeking correction of land records. The complainant alleged that Alam demanded the money to facilitate the rectification of errors in …
The applicant, Ashutosh Thakur, was arrested in connection with a loan fraud case (Crime No. 988 of 2018) alleging forged documents and money transfers, though he was not named in the FIR. He sought bail, claiming no criminal history, no direct involvement, and that he had already returned the …
The petitioner, a marketing officer, was arrested in a vigilance case for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 and has been in custody since December 18, 2025. He filed a regular bail application under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, claiming innocence and alleging false …
The petitioner, Hemant Kumar Prasad, a government servant, was arrested in connection with a case alleging that he demanded money to allow a vehicle to pass and seized documents. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, identified as an RTO, demanded Rs.500 from a truck driver, with part of the …
The petitioner, Abhishek Kumar, applied for regular bail in a case registered under sections 319(2), 318(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 7 and 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging that he was a private driver and not a government official and that the alleged …
Munchun Ram was arrested on charges under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 308 of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.5,000 while facilitating an electricity connection. The petitioner contended that the FIR was fabricated, he had no …
The petitioner, a revenue officer, was arrested on a charge of taking a Rs.5,000 bribe under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He applied for regular bail, claiming false implication, lack of prior criminal record, and willingness to cooperate with the trial. The vigilance …
Satish Chandra Sharma, a Lekhpal, was arrested after a complaint that he demanded Rs 5,000 for handing over possession. He has been in jail since 21 January 2026 and claims he has been falsely implicated. The State opposed bail, citing his criminal antecedents, but offered no evidence that he would …
The High Court considered the bail application of Mulayam Yadav, who was not named in the FIR but was later implicated for transferring money to a constable in a case alleged under the Cow Slaughter Act. The applicant argued that the transfer was a personal loan for a marriage and that there was no …
The applicant, Shivshankar Pal, a Gram Panchayat Adhikari, was arrested for demanding a Rs 10,000 illegal gratification in connection with a Rs 1,25,000 bill, an offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He has been in custody since 21‑01‑2026 and has no prior criminal record. The …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Abhinav Singh (also known as Dr. Rajiv Gupta) in Crime No. 1422 of 2025, where he was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code for alleged forgery and related offences. The applicant contended that the allegations were false, that …
The applicant, a Revenue Inspector, was arrested for allegedly demanding Rs.10,000 in a land‑mutation case and was caught with the money. He has no prior criminal record and has been in custody since 19‑Feb‑2026. The State opposed bail but did not allege any risk of evidence tampering, witness …
Kishundev Pandey, a Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari, applied for anticipatory bail in a case (Crime No. 11 of 2019) alleging offences under several IPC sections and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, stemming from a 2019 FIR concerning alleged misconduct in a road construction project …
The applicants, Vipin Chauhan and another, filed an application under Section 528 BNSS seeking to set aside a September 2025 order of the Additional Sessions Judge that had rejected their request, under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to recall and re‑examine three witnesses. The High …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Guljar Ali and Jakir Ali, who run an educational institution and were implicated in a 2014 FIR alleging misappropriation of scholarship funds. The charge sheet was filed in 2025, and the applicants claimed they were falsely …
The petitioner, Vithalbhai Madhabhai Vekaria, filed a criminal revision application (R/CR.RA/579/2014) challenging an order of a subordinate court. The petitioner sought permission to withdraw the revision while retaining the right to contest the legality and validity of the sanction granted under …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash criminal proceedings (Case No. 458 of 2025) arising from offences under sections 70(1), 127(2) and 351(3) of the BNSS, on the ground that a verified compromise had been reached with the victim. The trial court had …
The petitioners, former clerical employees of Sahitya Ratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation Ltd., challenged a Labour Court award dated 28 December 2023 which found their termination illegal but granted only a nominal lump‑sum compensation. They argued that their appointments, …
The petitioners, former clerical employees of Sahitya Ratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation Ltd., challenged a Labour Court award dated 28 December 2023 which found their termination illegal but granted only a nominal lump‑sum compensation. They argued that their appointments, …
The petitioners, former clerical employees of Sahitya Ratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation Ltd., challenged a Labour Court award dated 28 December 2023 which found their termination illegal but granted only a nominal lump‑sum compensation. They argued that their appointments, …
The petitioners, former clerical employees of Sahitya Ratna Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation Ltd., challenged a Labour Court award dated 28 December 2023 which found their termination illegal but granted only a nominal lump‑sum compensation. They argued that their appointments, …
The petitioner, Ram Krit Mahto, was arrested on charges under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. The prosecution alleged that he was caught red‑handed, while the petitioner contended that the FIR was false, the informant was a relative of his …
The petitioner, Nitish Raj, was charged under Sections 7(a), 7(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly taking a Rs.50,000 bribe to upload a government scheme online. He pleaded that he has a clean antecedent, was falsely implicated, and fully cooperated with the investigation, …
Pramod Kumar was arrested in January 2026 for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 25,000 under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He applied for regular bail, claiming innocence and a clean antecedent. The prosecution opposed the bail, asserting the seriousness of the bribery …
Jitendra Prasad, a Panchayat Secretary, was arrested on 31‑12‑2025 for allegedly demanding a Rs 10,000 bribe to issue a birth certificate, an offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He applied for bail, claiming a clean antecedent and that the FIR was fabricated by the …
Yogendra Sah, a Home Guard, was arrested on charges under Sections 7(a), 7(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the B.N.S. for allegedly demanding Rs.20,000 to assist an informant. The prosecution claimed he was caught red‑handed in a pre‑ and post‑trap with Rs.15,000 …
Raja Kumar was arrested on 24-12-2025 on allegations of demanding a Rs. 2 lakh bribe to favor an informant in a land dispute, and was caught accepting Rs. 1 lakh. He is charged under Sections 7(a), 7A, and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, …
Shishir Roy, an accountant with the Local Engineering Division, Khagaria, was arrested on 10 January 2026 for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs.20,000 to facilitate the payment of a contractor's bill, an offence punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The prosecution …
The petitioner, Ravi Shankar Ram, a government employee, was arrested in connection with a bribery allegation under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2)(a) of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that he, together with a co‑accused, demanded Rs.20,000 as a bribe from a …
The petitioner, Chandeshwar Kumar, sought bail in a vigilance case alleging violation of Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 308 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with others, demanded Rs.12,000 from an informant to reconnect a …
The petitioner, Ram Kishun Sah, filed a public interest litigation seeking multiple writs of certiorari and mandamus to quash inquiry reports and compel fresh investigations into alleged embezzlement under MGNREGA and other state schemes in Tisiauta Gram Panchayat. The State of Bihar argued that the …
Satyanarayan Yadav was arrested in connection with a vigilance case alleging defalcation of Rs. 1.5 lakh of government funds and wrongful land acquisition compensation. He faced charges under several IPC sections (467, 468, 471, 409, 419, 420, 120‑B, 447(A)) and sections 13(1), 13(2), (c), (d) of …
The applicant, Ravinder Mehta, an Assistant Inspector General of Registration/Assistant Commissioner of Stamp in Shamli, was arrested after a trap operation alleged that he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.1,00,000 to settle a stamp duty deficiency. The bail application was filed under Section …
The applicant, Girja Shankar Dubey, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the summoning order and all proceedings in Special Session Trial No. 898 of 2025, arising from a 2012 FIR and a charge‑sheet filed in 2025. He argued that the more‑than‑13‑year delay in …
The appellant, Mantu Tiwari, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC offences for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs. 22,000 in connection with a land mutation dispute. He sought anticipatory bail, arguing his clean antecedents, that a co‑accused government servant …
The petitioners were accused of cheating and criminal breach of trust for issuing dishonoured cheques for the purchase of steel bars, leading to a criminal complaint under Sections 406, 420 and 114 of the IPC and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. They filed a Section 239 Cr.P.C. …
Petitioner Abhay Singh, a former Head Clerk in the Assistant Drug Controller's office, applied for anticipatory bail after a vigilance case was registered alleging he demanded a Rs 20,000 bribe to facilitate a drug licence for the informant. The petitioner argued he had no role in licence issuance …
The petitioner, Ronakkumar Manilal Trivedi, applied for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with an FIR alleging offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act (sections 7(a), 7A, 12, 13(1)(a) and 13(2)). The State opposed bail, arguing the …
The revisionists, Banti alias Mritunjay and three others, were charge‑sheeted under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(2) and 110 of the B.N.S. for injuries inflicted on several victims, including head wounds. They filed a discharge application which the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) rejected, …
Manindra Kumar Mandal sought anticipatory bail in connection with a vigilance case under sections 7(a), 7(c), 7A and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. His earlier application for anticipatory bail had been rejected, and he was later granted police bail under Section 41A of the Cr.P.C. The …
The petitioner, Raushan Kumar Singh, was arrested for allegedly receiving a Rs.75,000 bribe under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. His earlier bail petition was rejected, but he was allowed to renew it. He has been in custody since 12 February 2025, and the charge has not yet been …
Three police personnel—Shubham Srivastava, Rajesh Chaudhary and Praveen Kumar—filed anticipatory bail applications under CrPC Section 482 in connection with FIR No. 162 of 2025 alleging extortion, threats and illegal collection of money under IPC Sections 308(6), 140(2), 351(3), 61(2) and the …
Petitioner Rajesh Paswan, a junior engineer, feared arrest in a vigilance case alleging fraud amounting to Rs.9,75,424 for passing contractor bills. He contended he was falsely implicated and that the defrauded sum had already been deposited by co‑accused. The court noted his status as a government …
The petitioner, Niranjan Prasad Dangi, applied for bail in a case registered under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging that he was caught red‑handed by a vigilance trap team with Rs 1,00,000 as bribe money. He contended that the trap was staged, no video recording or seizure …
The petitioner, Akhilesh Kumar, sought to quash the order rejecting his discharge application under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging that the trap operation by the Vigilance Department was fabricated and that the evidence – cash recovered, video, audio recordings – was …
The petitioner, a District Education Officer, was charged under Sections 13(1)(b) read with 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2)(a) of the B.N.S. for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets of Rs. 1.87 crore, later revised to Rs. 7.39 crore. He contended that his legitimate …
Swati Chaurasiya, a Land Survey Officer, was arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 1,00,000 in connection with an ancestral land dispute, invoking Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. She has been in custody since 14‑08‑2025, and a …
The petitioner, Kanaiyalal Nagjibhai Rot, a fixed‑term Assistant Depot Manager of Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation, was terminated on 6 March 2021 after an FIR was lodged against him under IPC sections 406, 409, 420, 120B, the Essential Commodities Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act. …
The petitioner, Aditya Kumar Singh, was implicated in a fraud case involving alleged unauthorized withdrawals from several bank accounts, with charges under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. He contended that he opened the accounts on the direction of …
Anuj Kumar was arrested in a case involving alleged collection of money to facilitate candidates passing medical re‑examinations. The prosecution alleged that a newly appointed Sepoy, Niranjan Kumar, collected Rs 3,50,000 from candidates, distributed part to Ankush Kumar and received amounts via …
The petitioner, Ranjeet Shankar Prasad, a chief cooperative officer, was charged under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the elected president of a PACS in connection with a godown construction application. The prosecution alleged that …
The petitioners, former government employees, challenged the forfeiture of a portion of their pension imposed through departmental proceedings, arguing that they had been acquitted in a criminal trial for the same allegations. The departmental inquiry, initiated in 2008, resulted in a show‑cause …
The Patna High Court considered the bail application of Mr. Bidyanand Singh, a lawyer accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) for allegedly siphoning off compensation awarded to railway accident claimants and laundering the proceeds. The prosecution alleged that Singh, …
Raushan Kumar was arrested on 15 October 2025 in connection with a vigilance case (PS No. 91 of 2025) based on an FIR alleging that he demanded Rs 20,000 from an informant to prevent the filing of the FIR, with Rs 12,000 recovered from his possession. He was charged under Sections 7(a), 7A and 12 of …
Sujit Kumar, a government employee in the Education Department, was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe and subsequently faced a departmental suspension and disciplinary proceedings. The petitioner challenged the departmental proceeding, arguing that the charge memo was not framed in accordance …
The applicants, senior officials of MSTC Ltd., filed a revision seeking discharge from a criminal case alleging a Rs 500‑crore fraud, contending that the FIR did not name them and that they had been exonerated in a departmental enquiry. The Special Judge had rejected their discharge application …
The applicant filed a criminal revision challenging the Sessions Court's order refusing to discharge him in a case involving offences under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The revision raised grounds of lack of material to frame charges and the absence …
Ankush Kumar applied for bail in a case registered under sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances (B.N.S.) Act, 2023 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, alleging his involvement in a scheme where cash was collected to facilitate candidates passing medical re‑examinations. The prosecution alleged …
Janardan Singh, an Assistant Teacher appointed in 1982, was dismissed from service in 2010 under Rule 20(1) of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005 after being convicted for offences under Sections 302/34 of the IPC. He appealed the conviction, and while the …
The petitioner, Constable Niranjan Kumar, was arrested on charges under Sections 308(2), 316(5), 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act and Sections 7(a), 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly taking bribes on behalf of a senior constable. He applied for …
Ajay Kumar was arrested in a vigilance case alleging that he demanded Rs.1 lakh from an informant for salary payments and received Rs.60,000, violating sections 7(a), 7(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 61(2) of the B.N.S. Act. The petitioner claimed innocence, citing …
During bail proceedings of a police officer (Respondent No.1) under Section 439 Cr.PC, the Karnataka High Court made adverse remarks against three appellants – a senior IPS officer (Appellant No.2) and a district collector (Appellant No.3) – who had no lis in the bail matter, and also directed the …
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) appealed against a Telangana High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to M. Gopal Reddy (respondent No.1) under Section 438 of the CrPC in connection with a money‑laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Supreme Court …
The petitioners, a trade union and former employees of Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), challenged the Union Government's plan to sell its remaining 29.54% stake in HZL, arguing that the Nationalisation Act, 1976 required a parliamentary amendment for any such disinvestment. The Court examined whether the …
The petitioners challenged the CBI's reliance on three documents that were allegedly taken without authorization from the Ministry of Defence and marked secret under the Official Secrets Act. The respondents argued that the review petition was untenable because the documents violated Sections 3 and …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by the Union of India and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against a Delhi High Court order that directed the CBI to convert three preliminary enquiries into FIRs/RCs and to complete the investigation. The CBI argued that its preliminary enquiries …
The case concerned Sukh Ram, a Gram Sewak, who was alleged to have forged loan applications and misappropriated government funds between 1983 and 1986. During the investigation, an executive magistrate obtained specimen signatures of two witnesses, which were later compared by a handwriting expert …
Gold Quest International Private Limited, a numismatic company, faced an FIR under Section 420 IPC and Sections 4, 5, 6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation (Banning) Act after several customers alleged non‑delivery of promised gold coins. All claimants, including the primary complainant, …
The Supreme Court considered a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of an FIR registered under Sections 307, 324, 323 and 34 IPC after the accused and complainant settled their dispute through a village Panchayat. The High Court had refused to accept the compromise, relying …
The Union of India suspended an Indian Revenue Service officer in 1999 pending two CBI criminal investigations; the Central Administrative Tribunal later quashed the suspension and directed a review, but the government issued fresh suspension orders in 2012 without complying with the Tribunal’s …
The appellant, a former Union minister, was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the IPC for offences of corruption and criminal conspiracy. She applied to the trial court for exemption from personal appearance, citing her 98‑year age, severe heart disease and senile dementia, and a …
Swiss Timing Ltd., a Swiss company, entered into a contract with the Commonwealth Games 2010 Organising Committee to provide timing and scoring services. The Committee failed to pay the agreed fees, prompting Swiss Timing to invoke the arbitration clause in the agreement. The Committee objected, …
The case concerned whether a second FIR could be registered in relation to communal violence in Gorakhpur and whether the accused was entitled to a hearing before such registration. The appellant, Anju Chaudhary, challenged a High Court order directing the magistrate to register a new FIR under …
Dr. Subramanian Swamy filed a criminal complaint alleging that former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram conspired with Telecom Minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum scam, seeking to make Chidambaram an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Special Judge, after examining the material, found …
An FIR was lodged in April 1984 under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code alleging that the appellant, then Managing Director of a district agency, conspired with a Deputy Commissioner to award a contract to a private firm. The State Government denied sanction for prosecution …
The appellants Rakesh Kumar Goel and others purchased two government plots in Ghaziabad through an auction purportedly held under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Rules, 1952. The High Court set aside the auction on the ground that the appellants failed to deposit the required …
The case concerned the discounting and rediscounting of two bills of exchange by UCO Bank, allegedly to provide funds to stock‑broker Harshad Mehta for securities transactions. The Supreme Court examined whether the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992 …
The Managing Director of State Bank of Hyderabad initiated departmental proceedings against P. Kata Rao, an employee, on twelve charges, some of which overlapped with criminal charges for which he was later acquitted. The enquiry officer found him guilty of most charges and the appointing authority …
A female remand prisoner alleged sexual exploitation by the head of Divine Retreat Centre and complained of police bias. The High Court, acting suo motu on a petition addressed to a single judge and an anonymous letter, ordered the withdrawal of the police investigation of the rape case and …
The respondent, a public servant, was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to 18 months' rigorous imprisonment. He appealed the conviction and, under Section 389 of the CrPC, sought suspension of the conviction; the Special Court granted it, and the High Court upheld the …
The Central Bureau of Investigation appealed against the High Court's order granting bail to Deputy Commissioner of Police Pradeep Bhalchandra Sawant, who was arrested in the stamp‑paper scam and charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for allegedly facilitating the …
The appellant, K. Karunakaran, was prosecuted for an alleged abuse of office. The High Court held that no sanction under CrPC Section 197 was required because the appellant was not holding the office at the time the court took cognizance of the offence. The appellant further contended that the …
Shashikant, a railway employee, lodged an anonymous complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging corruption by several officers. The CBI conducted a preliminary inquiry without registering a First Information Report (FIR) and recommended departmental action, which was carried …
Banshidhar, a Patwari, was suspended in 1976 on allegations of accepting illegal gratification and was convicted under Section 5(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act read with Section 161 of the IPC. He was dismissed in 1987 but later acquitted by the appellate court in 2001. By the time of his …
The State alleged that the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI) sold land at a price below market value to a firm in which the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and her associate were partners, thereby causing wrongful loss to the corporation and wrongful gain to the accused. The trial court …
The Supreme Court, hearing a writ petition under Article 32 filed by environmental activist M.C. Mehta on behalf of a Monitoring Committee, examined the Taj Heritage Corridor project undertaken near the Taj Mahal. The Court found that construction and river‑bed reclamation work had commenced without …
Grosons Pharmaceuticals Ltd., an approved contractor for supplying drugs to the Uttar Pradesh government, was blacklisted after a vigilance inquiry uncovered irregularities and a criminal prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120 IPC was launched. The State issued a …
Hardeo Singh, a contractor, obtained overdraft facilities totalling Rs 21.5 lakh from the Birpur branch of Central Bank of India, facilities that were beyond the authorised limit of the branch manager, S.K. Roy, who was alleged to habitually receive illegal gratification from a third party. Although …
Arun Kumar Agarwal and others filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking the cancellation of a 1,000 MW thermal power project at Mangalore and the registration of a FIR for alleged corruption. The High Court, without detailed analysis, directed the CBI to investigate based on thirteen …
The respondent, S.C. Shah, an Assistant Food Controller (Class II) in Gujarat, was accused of issuing bogus cement permits and fabricating a government stamp, leading to his suspension and two FIRs under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. A Review Committee was convened …
The Depot Manager of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation initiated disciplinary proceedings against driver Mohd Yousuf Miya under Regulation 28(ix) of the Employees Conduct Rules, 1963 after a fatal accident caused by his alleged failure to anticipate the incident. Simultaneously, the …
V.K. Nigam, a Sub‑Inspector, was found to have received illegal gratification from a gambling organiser and was dismissed from service after a departmental inquiry. He challenged the dismissal, contending that he was not furnished with the preliminary inquiry report, violating natural justice, and …
Dr. K.C. Saksena, a medical officer, was caught in a trap for allegedly demanding a bribe. After investigation, the State Government granted sanction for prosecution under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Before a challan could be filed, Saksena invoked Section 482 of the CrPC and …
The State of Tamil Nadu appealed against the Madras High Court’s order that suspended the convictions and sentences of four public servants, including A. Jaganathan, who had been convicted under IPC sections 392, 218, 466 and the Prevention of Corruption Act. The High Court had relied on Rama Narang …
The appellant, a District Munsif who had been temporarily promoted to Subordinate Judge, was removed from service by the Andhra Pradesh High Court after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of misconduct. He appealed to the Governor under Rule 21(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ under Article 32 filed by the registered society "Common Cause" seeking relief for under‑trial prisoners and accused persons in pending criminal matters. The Court observed that prolonged pendency of criminal cases infringes the right to life and …
K. Mohapatra, a retired IPS officer, faced a criminal prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act for possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. While the case was pending, the State of Orissa withheld his gratuity and refused to sanction his final pension, granting only a …
The Supreme Court examined the convictions of several government officers accused of embezzling funds allocated for a rural employment scheme in Punjab. The prosecution relied on the report of a Superintending Engineer, thumb‑impression comparisons, alleged extra‑judicial confessions and …
S. Nagoor Meera, a Superintendent in the Collegiate Education Department, was convicted under IPC s.420 and the Prevention of Corruption Act s.5 and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment. The High Court suspended the sentence and released him on bail. The Deputy Director issued a show‑cause …
The appellants, police officers promoted from Assistant Sub‑Inspector to Sub‑Inspector, claimed that their promotion should be back‑dated to 1 October 1982. The respondents, the Commissioner of Police, denied the promotion on the ground that the officers had been charged under section 5(2) of the …
The Union of India and the Delhi Special Police Establishment appealed against a Punjab & Haryana High Court order that quashed an FIR registered under sections 120‑B, 418, 468 IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act against Shri B.R. Bajaj, the Finance Secretary of Chandigarh, and several …
Petitioners, comprising 16 MLAs and 3 MPs, filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a CBI investigation into alleged corruption by Minister Bhajan Lal and the setting aside of a magistrate's order of discharge. The High Court dismissed the petition without addressing the petitioners' locus …
Kishan Singh was convicted under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment. He appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code, but the High Court dismissed the appeal for default because neither he nor …
The appellant was arrested for offences under Sections 147, 148, 302 and 323 read with 149 IPC and, after the investigating agency failed to file a charge‑sheet within the 90‑day period prescribed by the proviso to Section 167(2) of the CrPC, the Sessions Judge released him on bail. After the …
Kailash Nath, a retired Executive Engineer, was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act for the purchase of sign boards in 1979; the FIR was filed in 1985, three years after his retirement and six years after the alleged misconduct. He challenged the FIR invoking the third proviso of Rule …
The respondent, an Assistant Sub‑Inspector, was caught taking a bribe and was investigated and charge‑sheeted in a criminal trial. He challenged the framing of charges on the ground that the investigation violated Rule 16.38 of the Punjab Police Rules. The High Court held the rule to be mandatory …
The petition sought revocation of special leave that had been granted by the Supreme Court in the presence of the respondents' counsel after hearing. The Court examined whether it could set aside its own order of special leave, considering the procedural propriety of the original grant and the …
The petitioners, five accused including Simranjit Singh Mann, were arrested near the Indo‑Nepal border and charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code, while being detained under the National Security Act. They were granted bail under the proviso to Section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure …
The State of Maharashtra filed a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 challenging a Bombay High Court order that the Governor should exercise his own discretion, not the advice of the Council of Ministers, when deciding whether to grant sanction under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption …
Charan Singh, a police officer, was convicted under sections 5(1)(d) and 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Punjab High Court acquitted him, holding that the prosecution was invalid because the police department had not complied with Rule 16.38 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934. On appeal, …
The case involved a public servant (A‑1) and a contractor (A‑2) who were charged with conspiracy to cheat the Government by preparing inflated bills, false muster rolls and false statements for a canal‑deepening project. The prosecution alleged that the number of labourers and the work done were …
