X ETC.versusRAJESH KUMAR & ORS.
2025 INSC 57923 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed
The Supreme Court examined whether the Kerala High Court erred in quashing five FIRs filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a computer teacher accused of inappropriate conduct with female students. The allegations included holding students' hands while using a mouse, asking inva…
SATENDER KUMAR ANTILversusCENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR.
2025 INSC 90916 July 2025Dismissed
The State of Haryana filed an application seeking modification of a Supreme Court order that required police to serve notices under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, only through the mode prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and not via electronic means such as WhatsApp. …
JANSHRUTI (PEOPLE’S VOICE)versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.
2025 INSC 53615 April 2025Dismissed
The petitioners, Janshruti (People’s Voice), filed a writ under Article 32 seeking gender‑neutral guidelines for domestic violence complaints and a declaration that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) is unconstitutional. The Court examined whether the provision violate…
SRI PRASANTA KUMAR PAL & ORSversusTHE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS
2025 INSC 7838 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed
Iswar Chandra Pal executed a registered gift deed on 7 December 1967 transferring 20.88½ acres to his three sons and three daughters, which was entered in revenue records on 26 May 1969. After the land reforms, 8.80 acres of his remaining holdings were declared surplus and vested in the State. Following the 2nd and 3rd…
TUHIN KUMAR BISWAS @ BUMBAversusTHE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
2025 INSC 13732 December 2025Appeal(s) allowed
The appellant, Tuhin Kumar Biswas, was charged under IPC sections 341, 354C and 506 for allegedly restraining a complainant and voyeuristically photographing her when she attempted to enter a disputed property. The complainant claimed intimidation and intrusion of privacy, while the appellant argued that he was enforci…