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Section 498 A To Be Applicable To “Live-In Relationships” That Qualify As “Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage” : Supreme Court

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Case Name: Dr. Lokesh B.H. & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.Petition No: Crl.A. No. 003647 – 003648 of 2026.Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 784Date of Judgement: 03.08.2026Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar SinghRelevant

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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 and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Augustine

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

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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 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 726

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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

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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 Statutes & Provisions: Section 123,

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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

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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 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep MehtaRelevant

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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

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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. Justice Satish Chandra SharmaRelevant Statutes

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Section 498 A To Be Applicable To “Live-In Relationships” That Qualify As “Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage” : Supreme Court

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

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

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Modifying A Sentence Of Life Imprisonment And Imposing A Fixed Sentence Is Permissible: Supreme Court

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Case Name: Munna Moyuddin Shaikh Versus State of Gujarat Petition Number: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2686 OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Diary No. 35717 of 2025) Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 558 Date of Judgment: 26.05.2026

Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Indirectly Withdraw From CoC-Approved Resolution Plan: Supreme Court

Jun 5, 2026 Adv. & solicitor Saju Jakob - Lily ThomasComment

Case Name: SANJAY DAVE Vs. ANDHRA BANK LTD. & ORS. Petition No.: CIVIL APPEAL NOS.12264-12266 OF 2024 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 580 Date of Judgement: 27th May, 2026 Coram: Honourable Mr Justice

Central Govt Must Engage With State’s Opinion Before Rejecting All India Services Officer’s VRS: Supreme Court

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Case Name: ABDUR RAHMAN V. UNION OF INDIA & ORS Petition Number: Civil Appeal 2026 @ SLP(C) No. 21390 of 2024 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 550 Date of Judgment: 26.05.26 Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM

Negligence under Section 304A IPC cannot be presumed unless proved by clear attendant circumstances: Supreme Court

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Case Name: MOHAMMAD HANIF JAINUM KHALIFA V. THE STATE OF KARNATAKAPetition Number: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2902 OF 2026Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 565Date of Judgment: 27.05.2026Coram: HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE

S.311 CrPC Power Can’t Be Invoked To Fill Up Lacunae In Defence: Supreme Court

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Case Name: THE STATE OF TRIPURA V. PANNA AHMEDPetition Number: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2848 OF 2026Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 584Date of Judgment: 26.05.2026Coram: HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. DIPANKAR DUTTA & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMARelevant

Power To Correct Clerical Errors In Arbitral Awards Cannot Be Used To Modify The Award: Supreme Court

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Case Name: GUJARAT WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD v. SARYU PLASTICS PVT. LTD. Petition No.: CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 769-770 OF 2026 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 552 Date of Judgement: 26th May, 2026 Coram:

Order Granting Second Bail Must Record Change In Circumstances Or Fresh Grounds: Supreme Court

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Case Name: MOHSEEN V. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Petition No.: SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.16696 of 2025 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 526 Date of Judgement: 22nd May, 2026 Coram: Honourable Mr Justice Sanjay

The Nature Of The Offence Cannot Be The Sole Ground For Denying Remission: Supreme Court

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Case Name: ROHIT CHATURVEDI VERSUS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & OTHERS Petition Number: WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.446 OF 2023 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 490 Date of Judgment: May 15, 2026 Coram: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice

ECI Can Conduct Limited Enquiry Into Citizenship For Electoral Purposes: Supreme Court

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Case Name: ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND ORS. V. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Petition No.: W.P.(C) No. 640/2025 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 564 Date of Judgement: 27th May, 2026 Coram: Honourable Mr Chief Justice

Co-Owner Is ‘Landlord’ Under Bombay Rent Act, Can Maintain Eviction Suit Without Exclusive Title: Supreme Court

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Case Name: MARIETTA D’ SILVA V. RUDOLF CLOTHAN LACERDA & ORS. Petition Number: Civil Appeal 2026 @ SLP(C) No. 31012 of 2025 Neutral Citation: 2026 INSC 496 Date of Judgment: 15.05.26 Coram: HON’BLE JUSTICE MANOJ

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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 498 A To Be Applicable To “Live-In Relationships” That Qualify As “Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage” : Supreme Court

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

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

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

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

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

Section 498 A To Be Applicable To “Live-In Relationships” That Qualify As “Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage” : Supreme Court

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

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

Modifying A Sentence Of Life Imprisonment And Imposing A Fixed Sentence Is Permissible: Supreme Court

Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Indirectly Withdraw From CoC-Approved Resolution Plan: Supreme Court

Central Govt Must Engage With State’s Opinion Before Rejecting All India Services Officer’s VRS: Supreme Court

Negligence under Section 304A IPC cannot be presumed unless proved by clear attendant circumstances: Supreme Court

S.311 CrPC Power Can’t Be Invoked To Fill Up Lacunae In Defence: Supreme Court

Power To Correct Clerical Errors In Arbitral Awards Cannot Be Used To Modify The Award: Supreme Court

Order Granting Second Bail Must Record Change In Circumstances Or Fresh Grounds: Supreme Court

The Nature Of The Offence Cannot Be The Sole Ground For Denying Remission: Supreme Court

ECI Can Conduct Limited Enquiry Into Citizenship For Electoral Purposes: Supreme Court

Co-Owner Is ‘Landlord’ Under Bombay Rent Act, Can Maintain Eviction Suit Without Exclusive Title: Supreme Court

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Section 498 A To Be Applicable To “Live-In Relationships” That Qualify As “Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage” : Supreme Court

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

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

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

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

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