Conviction for forgery/cheating upheld based on corroborated approver evidence proving use of forged documents to divert goods; sentence reduced considering age and delay.
2025 INSC 608 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KRISHNA KUMAR KEDIA Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DIRECTOR, CBI ( Before : B. R. Gavai and Augustine George Masih, JJ.…
Abetment of suicide (Sec 306 IPC) requires proof of direct/indirect proximate instigation; remote harassment allegations alone insufficient, justifying quashing under 482 CrPC as abuse of process.
2025 INSC 607 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHENBAGAVALLI AND OTHERS Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT AND ANOTHER ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George…
Railway employees absorbed in new units due to surplus, including volunteers opting for transfer, lose past service seniority and rank junior-most in the recruitment grade.
2025 INSC 613 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DINESH D PANCHAL AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ.…
Non-payment by an importer in a commercial export facilitated by an intermediary exporter constitutes a civil dispute, not cheating/CBT, absent clear initial dishonest intent.
2025 INSC 614 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER ( Before : Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti, JJ. ) Criminal…
Conviction under pre-amendment SC/ST Act S. 3(2)(v) requires proof that the victim’s caste identity was a ground for the offence, not merely known.
2025 INSC 615 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJU @ UMAKANT Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH ( Before : Sanjay Karol and K. V. Viswanathan, JJ. ) Criminal…
Abetment of suicide (Sec 306 IPC) requires proof of direct/indirect proximate instigation; remote harassment allegations alone insufficient, justifying quashing under 482 CrPC as abuse of process.
2025 INSC 607 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHENBAGAVALLI AND OTHERS Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT AND ANOTHER ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George…
Payments by an importer to an Indian agent of a foreign supplier, if contractually stipulated as a condition of sale, are includible in customs assessable value under CVR 9(1)(e).
2025 INSC 609 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S. COAL INDIA LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PORT), CUSTOMS HOUSE, KOLKATA ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan,…
Defamation — Imputation in Good Faith for Protection of Interests — Exception 9 to S. 499 IPC engrafts the principle of qualified privilege, stating it is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another, provided it is made in good faith for the protection of the interest of the person making it, or of any other person, or for the public good
2025 INSC 502 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHAHED KAMAL AND OTHERS Vs. M/S A. SURTI DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER ( Before : K. V. Viswanathan and N.…
ESI – The definition of ‘principal employer’ under Section 2(17) is wide and includes not only the owner or occupier of a factory (or head of department in government establishments) but also the managing agent or any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment — Designation is immaterial if the person functions as a managing agent or supervises/controls the establishment
2025 INSC 500 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AJAY RAJ SHETTY Vs. DIRECTOR AND ANOTHER ( Before : Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. ….of…
Habitual Offender/Criminal Antecedents — Consideration of Nature of Current Offence — While the criminal antecedents and alleged status of an accused as a habitual offender are extremely relevant factors that ordinarily weigh against the grant of anticipatory bail, the High Court’s discretion in granting such bail may not warrant interference
2025 INSC 501 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ANKIT MISHRA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER ( Before : Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. )…