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1. Supreme Court orders release of man detained despite bail after lawyers' boycott in Baghpat

The Supreme Court directed the jail superintendent to release an accused in an abetment of suicide case immediately on a personal bond of Rs 10,000, after he remained in custody for about one and a ha

2. Supreme Court restores bail in PC Act case, says public servant in custody over 48 hours deemed suspended

The Supreme Court set aside the Patna High Court's order cancelling the regular bail of a Manager/Administrator at Sadar Hospital, Samastipur, and restored the bail granted by the Sessions Court. The

3. ED attaches Rs 10.63 crore properties in J&K in PMEGP loan fraud case

ED attaches Rs 10.63 crore properties in J&K in PMEGP loan fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached 11 properties worth Rs 10.63 crore in Srinagar and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with an alleged fraud involving loans sanctioned under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme. The ED said the properties, comprising land and buildings, are held or controlled by suppliers-cum-brokers and a bank official allegedly involved in misuse of the scheme. The ED's Srinagar Zonal Office issued the provisional attachment order to prevent the properties from being sold or transferred during the investigation. The action follows allegations that PMEGP loans were fraudulently obtained using fake documents and dummy beneficiaries, with the involvement of officials from two branches of Jammu and Kashmir Bank. The ED began its investigation based on two cases registered by the CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau in Srinagar, which alleged that borrowers, bank officials and private individuals conspired to cheat J&K Bank and misappropriate loan funds. The CBI's ACB registered another case in the matter in June 2026. During the investigation, the ED examined the Sumbal and Gamud Gadkhud branches of J&K Bank and found that 270 term loan accounts and 270 working capital accounts linked to the PMEGP scheme had turned into non-performing assets, with total outstanding dues of around Rs 32 crore. The ED alleged that loans were sanctioned in the names of dummy beneficiaries using their identity documents and other details, and that fake invoices from firms and companies that did not exist were submitted to secure the loans. It alleged that private individuals acting as suppliers-cum-brokers arranged these documents and worked in collusion with bank officials to facilitate the loan approvals. The ED identified Hilal Ahmad Wani and others as key players in the alleged fraud. According to the agency, the accused persuaded beneficiaries to apply for PMEGP loans and used their KYC documents and other papers to secure funds, while fake invoices were generated in the names of firms registered under the suppliers-cum-brokers or their family members even though the firms did not exist. The ED said the money obtained through the alleged fraud was moved through multiple bank accounts, with part used to construct or renovate properties held in the names of the accused or their family members and the remaining amount diverted for personal use. The investigation has so far traced proceeds of crime worth Rs 11.37 crore, the agency said, adding that a substantial portion of the money had been siphoned off and that the accused were involved in diverting and concealing the funds.

4. Telangana High Court sentences Ranga Reddy Collector to six months' imprisonment in contempt case

Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court held Ranga Reddy district Collector C. Narayana Reddy guilty of wilful disobedience of a High Court order and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment,

5. Allahabad High Court: Police Cannot Permanently Seal Property on Future Drug Offence Apprehension

Allahabad High Court: Police Cannot Permanently Seal Property on Future Drug Offence Apprehension

The Allahabad High Court observed that police cannot lock or seal a building permanently on the apprehension that the owner might manufacture or sell illegal drugs in the future, holding that such preventive sealing, absent an existing violation and lawful statutory authority, violates Article 300-A of the Constitution. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Kumar made the observation while allowing a criminal revision filed by a woman whose property had been sealed by police in connection with a case involving the alleged recovery of illegal cough syrups, narcotic substances and equipment. The Court set aside the trial court's order rejecting her application for release of the property and directed the trial court to decide the application afresh in light of its observations and in accordance with law. The revisionist challenged a May 2025 order passed by the Special Judge (Drugs and Cosmetics Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Agra, rejecting her application seeking release of the seized immovable property. Her counsel submitted that she was neither named in the FIR nor an accused and was the owner of the disputed premises, and that police had unlawfully sealed the property under the pretext of search and seizure powers under the NDPS Act and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, though neither statute authorised such action. It was also submitted that police raided and sealed the premises on July 8, 2023, based on machines found there, but after more than two years the authorities had neither removed the machines nor released the property. The State opposed the plea, submitting that there was no illegality in the trial court's order and that the premises had been seized on the apprehension that they might be misused in the future. The High Court noted that the revisionist was neither named in the FIR nor charge-sheeted and that her ownership was not disputed. It noted that after investigation police filed a charge-sheet for offences under the IPC and the NDPS Act, but not under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and that the State could not point to any provision under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the NDPS Act or the CrPC permitting sealing of the property for an indefinite period on the ground that the offence might be repeated. The Court noted that Sections 22(1)(c) and 22(2A) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act empower the concerned Inspector to direct a person not to dispose of the stock of drugs for twenty days, but no provision of that Act authorising sealing of immovable property in connection with an offence under the statute was brought to its notice. With regard to Section 42(1)(c) of the NDPS Act, the Court noted that drugs or substances and all materials used in their manufacture may be seized, along with any other article, animal or conveyance liable to confiscation; it also referred to Section 63, which provides for confiscation in specified circumstances, and Section 68F, which provides for seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property where the officer concerned forms the requisite opinion and follows the prescribed procedure. The Court noted that nothing on record showed the property was sealed in compliance with any provision of the NDPS Act or the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Relying on the Supreme Court's judgment in Nevada Properties Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra, the High Court observed that the general police power to seize property under Section 102 CrPC/Section 106 BNSS does not include the power to attach, lock or seal immovable property on mere suspicion of an offence. It held that sealing of property may be a temporary measure but cannot be permanent unless permitted under law, and that the property could not be kept permanently sealed merely on the apprehension that the offence might be repeated in future. Accordingly, the High Court allowed the criminal revision.

1. Sujit Das and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1277/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the legality of the detention of Sujit Das and others, who were accused under the NDPS Act, focusing on whether their detention violated Article 22(2) of the Const

2. Matin Shankarrao Bhosale and Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. (02.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1276/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Matin Shankarrao Bhosale and others against the State of Maharashtra, concerning the quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 304 read with Sec

3. Kamalbai Waman Patil vs. The State of Maharashtra (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1278/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the conviction of Kamalbai Waman Patil by the High Court for the murder of her daughter-in-law, Sunitabai, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Cou

4. G. Pazhanivel vs. S. Thilagavathy (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1275/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by G. Pazhanivel against S. Thilagavathy, focusing on whether the trial court erred in rejecting the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil

5. Rama Pandey and Ors. vs. Ram Lal (Dead) through Lr. and Ors. (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1274/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Rama Pandey and others versus Ram Lal (deceased) through legal representatives and others, concerning the improper allotment of roadside land d

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