Considerations for cancellation — Principles are distinct from those for granting bail — Bail should not ordinarily be cancelled unless procured by fraud/misrepresentation, allegations are grave impacting society, release creates fear/terror, or accused may abscond/tamper with evidence — Where allegations are severe, shaking conscience of the Court, and there is an imminent likelihood of accused adversely affecting fair trial, bail is liable to be cancelled.
2025 INSC 788 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. SEKH JAMIR HOSSAIN AND OTHERS ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, JJ. ) Criminal…
Appellate court should decide on merits based on document interpretation when possible, rather than unnecessarily remanding, particularly when area and boundaries are consistent.
2025 INSC 771 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PETER AUGUSTINE Vs. K.V. XAVIER AND OTHERS ( Before : B.R. Gavai, CJI. and Augustine George Masih, J. ) Civil Appeal…
Determination of ‘change in law’ compensation and carrying cost at LPS rates is governed by PPA restitutionary principles, effective from the event date, requiring supplementary billing after competent forum adjudication.
2025 INSC 770 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JAIPUR VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. ADANI POWER RAJASTHAN LTD. AND ANOTHER ( Before : M. M. Sundresh and…
Fundamental right under Article 22(1) requires meaningful communication of valid arrest grounds for lawful detention, failure vitiates arrest.
2025 INSC 768 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KASIREDDY UPENDER REDDY Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS ( Before : J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, JJ. ) Criminal…
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Discretionary power — Exercise of — Quashing of proceedings at advanced stage of trial — Even if trial advanced, where dispute purely commercial, fully settled with no outstanding dues, and no continuing public interest, continuation of criminal proceedings amounts to abuse of process and can be quashed.
2025 INSC 787 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH N.S. GNANESHWARAN ETC. Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, JJ. ) Criminal…
High Court directing construction of a verandah and laying of green paver blocks for parking in a World Heritage Site area — Challenged by Chandigarh Administration citing threat to heritage status and environmental impact — Court to strike a just balance between environment and development, resorting to mitigating measures where required if legitimate development is possible in harmony with environmental protection and preservation, including sustainable development
2025 INSC 786 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sandeep…
Fake encounters constitute extra-judicial killings and must undergo strict legal scrutiny — Cannot be treated as justified solely on police self-defence claim — Use of excessive or unlawful force by public servants cannot be condoned or legitimised on any pretext — Derogation from due process erodes democratic society foundation.
2025 INSC 785 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ARIF MD. YEASIN JWADDER Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS ( Before : Surya Kant and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, JJ. )…
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 2(c) — Criminal Contempt — Obstruction of administration of justice — Conscious non-disclosure of material facts before the Court that contaminates judicial sanctity and causes irreparable prejudice amounts to grave contempt and obstruction of justice, falling within criminal contempt.
2025 INSC 784 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BINDU KAPUREA Vs. SUBHASHISH PANDA AND OTHERS ( Before : Surya Kant and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, JJ. ) Contempt Petition (Civil)…
Invocation of Gangster Act requires clear satisfaction of definition essentialities and strict adherence to mandatory procedural rules for gang-chart approval.
2025 INSC 767 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH VINOD BIHARI LAL Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER ( Before : J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, JJ. ) Criminal…
Criminal proceedings for rape based on promise to marry are quashed when relationship is consensual, allegations are improbable, and proceedings are an abuse of process.
2025 INSC 782 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AMOL BHAGWAN NEHUL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, JJ. )…