2026 INSC 108405 Oct 2026
AJIT KUMAR v. STATE OF JHARKHAND
The Supreme Court set aside a conviction under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, holding that demand and acceptance of illegal gratification were not proved,…
Criminal / BNS
2026 INSC 107301 Oct 2026
SANTOSH GURUNG v. STATE OF SIKKIM
The Supreme Court acquitted a man convicted of rape and murder of a child on circumstantial evidence, holding that the last seen circumstance, the Section 27 recovery, the DNA and FSL…
Criminal / BNS
2026 INSC 103222 Sept 2026
ANTONETTO J D’SOUZA v. ALDILA BRAGANZA AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court order discharging the accused in a forgery prosecution, holding that issue estoppel barred re-agitating a ground already rejected earlier, that…
Criminal / BNS
2026 INSC 103122 Sept 2026
JASWINDER SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB
The Supreme Court set aside a Patwari's conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, holding that an offence under Sections 7 and 13 requires proof of demand of illegal…
Criminal / BNS
2026 INSC 102221 Sept 2026
JASKARAN JEET SINGH DEOL v. STATE OF PUNJAB
The Supreme Court held that a breach of Article 22(1) or 22(2) at arrest vitiates the arrest, and that an accused released for it can be re-arrested only on the Magistrate's permission,…
Criminal / BNSConstitutional Law
2026 INSC 99616 Sept 2026
K RASHIK v. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
The Supreme Court held that Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 does not confer territorial jurisdiction where the defendant merely carries on business, that an insurer impleaded…
Motor AccidentsCivil Procedure / CPC
2026 INSC 97909 Sept 2026
V. SUMITRA REDDY & ANR v. K. RANGANADHA REDDY & ORS
In a dispute over an outgoing partner's share on dissolution of a partnership at will, the Supreme Court holds that the immovable assets must be valued as on the date of actual assessment…
Property / LandCivil Procedure / CPC
2026 INSC 94803 Sept 2026
SANJAY KUMAR v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in reversing the Sessions Court's acquittal of the appellant under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC without finding the trial court's view…
Criminal / BNSFamily / Matrimonial
2026 INSC 93301 Sept 2026
M/S. SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
The Supreme Court set aside a penalty of Rs. 71,29,140 imposed on an airline for six instances of late deposit of foreign travel tax, holding that ‘failure to pay’ under Section 38(3) of…
Taxation
2026 INSC 92731 Aug 2026
SHRI PRAKASH NARAIN SHARMA v. M/S. BURMAH SHELL CO-OPERATIVE
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a Delhi High Court judgment that had set aside, in exercise of certiorari jurisdiction, concurrent orders of an Arbitrator and the Delhi…
Constitutional LawWrit / Public Law