Supreme Court Judgments Summary October 2026 Broken Chains of Circumstantial Evidence: Acquittal in a Child Sexual Assault and Murder Case In this criminal appeal, the appellant challenged his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment under Sections 376(2)(i), 302, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as well as
Supreme Court Judgments Summary 27th Oct, 2026 Supreme Court Excludes Debenture Trustee and Lender from CoC under IBC The Supreme Court of India dismissed the civil appeals preferred by a Debenture Trustee (IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd.) and a Debenture Holder/Lender (ECL Finance Ltd.), affirming the orders passed by the National
Supreme Court Judgments Summary 26th Oct, 2026 A Travesty of Justice: Six Years of Undeserved Imprisonment Due to Slipshod Investigation This judgment arises from a Special Leave Petition filed by the petitioner seeking bail after enduring six years of incarceration as an undertrial in a kidnapping and murder case. The
This criminal appeal challenged an order passed by the High Court of Kerala, which had partly allowed an appeal against the appellant’s conviction under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appellant, a former Sub-Registrar, was found to have accumulated assets disproportionate to
This matter involved two interconnected transfer petitions filed under Supreme Court jurisdiction by opposing parties engaged in cross-litigation over trademark infringement and passing off concerning the mark ‘SUPREME’. While M/s The Supreme Industries Limited filed a commercial suit before the High Court of Delhi, M/s Supremo India Private Limited instituted
This batch of civil appeals filed by the Revenue challenged concurrent decisions of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and the High Court, which had set aside reassessment orders due to the total failure of the Revenue to issue a mandatory notice under Section 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
This criminal appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan challenged the judgment and order dated May 18, 2026, passed by the High Court of Rajasthan, whereby the respondent (Jhabra Ram) was enlarged on regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The High Court had
