2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 5: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, GST, Criminal Law and more
Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 227, RTE, Teachers Eligibility Test, custody, GST rebate, etc.
Evidence Act
Taken on “mere suspicion” for a Triple Murder, 22 years erased without any evidence: SC frees man; Faults both Courts below
Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man who spent 22 years in prison, holding that the prosecution case rested on an unreliable solitary eyewitness account. The Court also emphasised that Constitutional Courts must adopt a proactive approach in condoning delays in criminal appeals filed by convicts.
When a Co-Accused’s Trial Evidence Can Be Used Against an Absconding Accused? Supreme Court Interprets Section 299 CrPC
The Court examined the scope of Section 299 CrPC in a case involving an absconding accused, evidence recorded during a co-accused’s trial, and its subsequent use after the accused’s arrest.
No apparent nexus with alleged defamatory advertisement against BJP: Karnataka High Court quashes proceedings against Rahul Gandhi
“In absence of any material to show that the advertisement was at the instance of Rahul Gandhi, reliance on advertisement by itself could not lead to the assertion that it was published by him with the requisite intention to defame.”
2025 SCC Vol. 10 Part 1
2025 SCC Vol. 10 Part 1: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, Waqf Act, NI Act, and Marriage.
Insufficiently stamped sale deed cannot be admitted or received into evidence: Gujarat HC
The respondents submitted that the sale deed in question had been retained by the Registrar due to insufficiency of stamp and was thus, not in their possession.
‘Not common for rustic persons to be aware of mental illness’; SC converts mother’s conviction from under S. 302 to S. 304 Part II IPC for killing two minor daughters
“It was inexplicable and incomprehensible how a mother who loved her children and who had a cordial relation with her husband could resort to such a violent act and be attributed with the “intention to cause death” of her beloved children, except for coming under some influence or forces beyond her control as claimed by her.”
2025 SCC Vol. 3 Part 2
Bombay City Improvement Trust Transfer Act, 1925 (16 of 1925) — Ss. 48(a) and 51(2) — Poorer Classes Accommodation Scheme
Fundamental right to privacy includes spousal privacy; Evidence obtained through violation is inadmissible: Madras High Court
“Trust forms the bedrock of matrimonial relationships. The spouses must have implicit and total faith and confidence in each other. Snooping on the other destroys the fabric of marital life. One cannot pry on the other.”
Heated exchange between couple/family members over meal preparation not sufficient to prove abetment to suicide: J&K High Court
The Court stated that the presumption under Section 114-C of the Evidence Act regarding dowry deaths could not be applied without credible evidence of dowry harassment.
Beyond Borders: Transnational Effect of PMLA on Offences Committed Abroad
by Juvraj Singh Bindra* and Bhawna Lakhina**
In Conversation with Malak Bhatt: Exploring the Dynamics of White-Collar Crime and Insolvency Law
Interviewed by Zoya Ahmad
CASES REPORTED IN HCC | Case Laws on Unfair Labour Practice; Setting Aside Foreign Award; Validity of Will; GST Cancellation; and more
An update on new additions of case laws to SCC’s High Court Cases volume.