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July 2026

FIRs RELATING TO SEPARATE TRANSACTIONS DISCLOSING DISTINCT OFFENCES CANNOT BE SAID TO ARISE OUT OF THE SAME TRANSACTION: SUPREME COURT

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Case Name: Rutvij Bhagat Singh Wakhare v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.Petition No.: Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 127 of 2026Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 740Date of Judgement: July 24, 2026Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol

Last Seen Circumstance Not Sufficient to Record Conviction Unless Time Gap With Discovery of Dead Body of Deceased Is Negligible: Supreme Court

Adv. & solicitor Saju Jakob - Lily ThomasComment on Last Seen Circumstance Not Sufficient to Record Conviction Unless Time Gap With Discovery of Dead Body of Deceased Is Negligible: Supreme Court

Case Name: Didar Singh @ Dari v. State of Haryana (along with Ranjeet Singh @ Jeeta v. State of Haryana) Petition No.: Criminal Appeal No. 1148 of 2013 with Criminal Appeal No. 786 of 2017 

MERELY BECAUSE THE TICKET OF A TRAIN JOURNEY WAS NOT FOUND ON THE PERSON OF THE DECEASED, WILL NOT CHANGE HIS STATUS AS A BONA FIDE PASSENGER: SUPREME COURT

Adv. & solicitor Saju Jakob - Lily ThomasComment on MERELY BECAUSE THE TICKET OF A TRAIN JOURNEY WAS NOT FOUND ON THE PERSON OF THE DECEASED, WILL NOT CHANGE HIS STATUS AS A BONA FIDE PASSENGER: SUPREME COURT

Case Name:  LATA V UNION OF INDIAPetition No.: Special Leave Petition(Civil) No. 30726 of 2025Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 715 Date of Judgement: 17.07.2026Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar SinghRelevant

ALL STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES TO FORMULATE AND NOTIFY A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FOR EARLY RELEASE OF PRISONERS WHO ARE OF ADVANCED AGE AND / OR TERMINALLY ILL: SUPREME COURT

Adv. & solicitor Saju Jakob - Lily ThomasComment on ALL STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES TO FORMULATE AND NOTIFY A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FOR EARLY RELEASE OF PRISONERS WHO ARE OF ADVANCED AGE AND / OR TERMINALLY ILL: SUPREME COURT

Case Name: NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY VS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Petition No.: WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO(S). 162 OF 2025 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 713 Date of Judgement: 16.07.2026Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and

MERE EXISTENCE OF TREES ON A PORTION OF SUBJECT LAND CANNOT IPSO FACTO ELEVATE IT TO THE STATUS OF A “FOREST” OR “DEEMED FOREST”: SUPREME COURT

Adv. & solicitor Saju Jakob - Lily ThomasComment on MERE EXISTENCE OF TREES ON A PORTION OF SUBJECT LAND CANNOT IPSO FACTO ELEVATE IT TO THE STATUS OF A “FOREST” OR “DEEMED FOREST”: SUPREME COURT

Case Name: ALOK KOTAHWALA & ORS. vs. JAIPUR METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS.Petition No.: Civil Appeal No.8269 Of 2026Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 682Date of Judgement: 13.07.2026Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon’ble Mr.

SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCE OF THE NOTIFICATION CANNOT HAVE RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT SO AS TO LEGITIMIZE AN ACT THAT IS VOID AB INITIO: SUPREME COURT

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Case Name: UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. BALI RAM NO. 850808321 Petition No.: CIVIL APPEAL No.13783/2015 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 689 Date of Judgement: 13.07.2026 Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta  Relevant Statutes &

CONVICTION FOR DOWRY DEATH CANNOT BE SUSTAINED ON MERE ALLEGATIONS WITHOUT RELIABLE EVIDENCE: SUPREME COURT

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Case Name: BRAJESH KUMAR @ BIRJESH KUMAR SINGH VS THE STATE OF BIHARPetition No.: Criminal Appeal No. 3117 of 2026 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 695 Date of Judgement: 13.07.2026Coram: Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon’ble Justice

EXONERATED LITIGANT ENTITLED TO MASKING OF PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS FROM COURT’S DIGITAL RECORDS: BOMBAY HIGH COURT

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Case Name: ABC vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRAPetition No.: Criminal Writ Petition No. 470 Of 2026Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-NAG:8407-DB Date of Judgement: 03.07.2026Coram: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Nivedita P. Mehta and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke Relevant

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