LiveLaw Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest: July 2026

Arms Act, 1959 – Section 25(1-B)(a) and Section 26 – Offence of possession of unlicensed firearms – Requirement of Conscious Possession – Mere recovery of firearms and incriminating articles from the house of the accused is not sufficient to establish guilt unless the prosecution proves that the accused had conscious possession and dominion over the articles – Coercive...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - BNS & Indian Penal Code

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 / Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Section 4 - Punishments Section 53 & Section 302 IPC — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 433-A — Modification of Life Sentence to Fixed Term — Constitutional courts (the High Courts and the Supreme Court) possess the power to modify a sentence of...

Re-employed Officers Can Be Treated Separately From Regular Officers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that government officers who are re-employed after retirement can legitimately be treated as a separate class from regular government employees for the purpose of pay fixation, ruling that such a classification does not violate the constitutional guarantees of equality under Articles 14 and 16.A Bench of Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: July 24 - 31, 2026

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) – Section 187 – Police Custody and Remand – Extent of Window for Police Custody – Absolute Outer Limit Cannot Be Imposed By Courts – The Supreme Court observed that Section 187(2) and (3) of the BNSS enlarges the window during which police custody (not exceeding 15 days in the aggregate) may be sought, allowing it to be taken...

'Should India Remain Underdeveloped?' : Supreme Court Slams Union's Opposition To Adopt Global Norms On Food Package Labelling

"The World should know that India is very much concerned about the overall health of its citizens, more particularly the growing children," the Court said.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 14, 2026

Links to the reports of August 14 :CJI Surya Kant Disapproves BCI Action Against NALSAR Students, Says They Have Right To ProtestSupreme Court Stays Madras HC Judgment Quashing Compassionate Appointments For Karur Tragedy VictimsJantar Mantar Protest: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Incidents Of Gender-Based Violence By Police Personnel, VigilantesSupreme Court Quashes Hate Speech...

Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Cost On Reliance Industries Ltd For Obstructing 20-Year-Old NTPC Suit

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 14) imposed a cost of Rs. 10 lakhs on Reliance Industries Ltd. for prolonging a 20-year-old commercial suit filed by NTPC. The cost imposed was directed to be deposited with the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe strongly disapproved of RIL's litigation strategy, noting that the suit filed...

JJ Act | Conviction Not Vitiated Because Regular Court Tried Juvenile As Adult, But Sentence Cannot Operate : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a conviction on the merits need not be set aside merely because a juvenile was tried by a regular criminal court. Accordingly, while affirming the conviction of an accused who was tried as an adult, the Court set aside the sentence imposed on him after finding that he was a juvenile on the date of the offence. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul...

Substantial Compliance With S.42 NDPS Act Sufficient In Situations Requiring Immediate Seizure : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that where narcotics-related information is received in circumstances requiring the immediate interception of a moving vehicle, the requirements of Section 42 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, have to be assessed in the context of the urgency of the situation. On the facts of the case, the Court found substantial compliance with the...

Does Tenancy End On Execution Of Agreement To Sell Between Landord-Tenant? Supreme Court Answers

The Court has laid down principles on tenancy determination post-agreement to sell.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 13, 2026

Links to today's report :State Can't Prolong Trial When Citizen Languishes in Jail: Supreme Court Slams Karnataka's 'Absurd' Prosecution Plan in UAPA CaseS.69 GST Order Containing 'Reasons To Believe' Must Be Communicated Before Arrest : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With CBSE's Assessment Scheme For Gulf Students'File Petition' : Supreme Court Declines Plea For Suo Motu...

Practices Like Witch-Hunting Still Persist; Superstition Supersedes Constitutional Morality, Laments Supreme Court

Reason is the only virtue that stands as a bulwark against collective irrationality, the Court said.