This volume of the Supreme Court Cases (SCC), Part 3 of Volume 7, embodies landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court on issues like extension of arbitral tribunal’s mandate, freedom of conversion to a particular religion, discharge under SC/ST Act, bail under PMLA, and more.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 29-A: Law clarified re permissibility of extension of mandate of Arbitral Tribunal after expiry of statutory and extendable period, [Ajay Protech (P) Ltd. v. General Manager, (2026) 7 SCC 452]
Constitution of India — Arts. 25 and 21 — Religious freedom: Law clarified re scope of freedom of conversion to a particular religion and locus standi to file complaint under statute prohibiting unlawful conversion, [Rajendra Bihari Lal v. State of U.P., (2026) 7 SCC 339]
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439 — Bail: Order of the High Court granting bail by considering fact that the respondent-accused took the injured victim to the hospital order of the High Court, held, not sustainable and set aside and, consequently, the order of the Sessions Court, declining bail, restored, [Baljinder Singh v. State of Punjab, (2026) 7 SCC 448]
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — S. 45 — Bail: Law clarified relating to relevant considerations for grant of bail under this section and whether all economic offences can be categorised into one group and bail can be denied on that basis, [Arvind Dham v. Enforcement Directorate, (2026) 7 SCC 330]
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Ss. 3(2)(v), 3(2)(v-a) and 14-A — Discharge: Charges under SC/ST Act, quashed on grounds of doubt regarding requisite knowledge on part of alleged offender and absence of averment that complainant was a member of SC/ST Community, [Anand Rai v. State of M.P., (2026) 7 SCC 461]
