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26/09/2026

*Section 366 IPC. Where a woman voluntarily accompanies a man to a distant place and stays with him for several nights, such conduct may be relevant in assessing whether the alleged sexual in*******se was without her consent or against her will. Supreme Court.*

26/09/2026

*Child custody. Mere registration of an offence under the POCSO Act cannot defeat a parent’s legitimate claim to custody or guardianship. The Court must, on the basis of the material available, including the investigation record, form a prima facie view on whether the allegations are baseless. Supreme Court.*

25/09/2026

*2026 Daksha Legal SC 623*

*When an arrest violates Article 22(1) or Article 22(2) of the Constitution, the accused cannot simply be re-arrested by the investigating agency; any subsequent custodial arrest can only be with the permission of the Magistrate following the constitutionally mandated safeguards. Supreme Court.*

24/09/2026

**2026 Daksha Legal SC 611*

*Anti-suit injunctions restraining foreign matrimonial proceedings must be granted sparingly. Frequent and unmindful resort would not only undermine the concept of comity of courts but such orders would be tantamount to interjection by the court into the sovereign judicial jurisdiction of a court functioning in the foreign country. Supreme Court.*

23/09/2026

*Land Acquisition under the KIAD Act. A preliminary notification cannot be kept alive indefinitely. Though no specific period is prescribed, an unexplained delay of several years between the issuance of the notification and the declaration renders the acquisition invalid. Karnataka High Court*

23/09/2026

*2026 Daksha Legal SC 591*

*A deposit of the decretal amount in Court does not by itself stop interest on such deposit. The deposit must be unconditional and freely available for withdrawal by the decree-holder to constitute payment/satisfaction. Supreme Court.*

20/09/2026

Grievous Or Simple Hurt Not Pre-Condition To Attract Offence Of Attempt To Murder U/S.307 Of IPC: Supreme Court

https://www.verdictum.in/supreme-court/surender-kumar-v-state-of-haryana-2026-insc-1006-grievous-simple-hurt-section-307-ipc-1622302

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The Supreme Court was considering a Special Leave Petition filed by the petitioner, aggrieved by the dismissal of his request to alter the charge to one under Section 307.

20/09/2026

Each Circumstance Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Supreme Court Acquits Four Accused In 25 Year Old Murder Case

https://www.verdictum.in/supreme-court/kartika-kirtan-kirtan-charan-jena-anr-etc-v-state-of-odisha-2026-insc-1015-1622301

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17/09/2026

*Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Section 16: A writ court cannot pre-determine whether a contractual dispute is an 'excepted matter' by issuing directions to the arbitrator, since such a question is primarily for the Arbitral Tribunal to decide. Supreme Court.*

16/09/2026

*Pension - An employee whose services have been declared to have been voluntarily abandoned cannot claim the benefit of pension under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme. The entitlement to pension must be determined with reference to the nature of cessation of service and the qualifying service prescribed under the applicable Pension Rules. Supreme Court.*