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1. Habeas corpus plea in Supreme Court seeks release of CJP leaders detained ahead of Delhi protest

Habeas corpus plea in Supreme Court seeks release of CJP leaders detained ahead of Delhi protest

A habeas corpus petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the production and release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convener Saurav Das, spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka and other persons allegedly detained in connection with a protest in Delhi on Saturday, October 10, 2026, over issues concerning the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The petition was instituted under Article 32 of the Constitution by Gaurav Bharti, CJP coverage coordinator, through advocates Rajesh G. Inamdar and Shashwat Anand, on behalf of the CJP leaders and other identified and unidentified persons allegedly detained or restrained in connection with the protest. The plea invoked the Supreme Court's habeas corpus jurisdiction to secure judicial scrutiny of the reported detentions and the immediate release of persons whose custody is found to be unauthorised by law. In his communication to the apex court Registry, Mr. Inamdar stated that the petition was filed on the evening of October 10 after the persons reportedly detained in connection with the protest had not been released. The petitioner sought a hearing on Sunday, October 11, 2026, before a Special Bench convening at 10.30 a.m., stating that the petitioners had initially expected the detainees to be released by the evening but were constrained to approach the Supreme Court when that did not happen. The plea follows reports that Mr. Dipke, Mr. Das and Mr. Ranka were intercepted and taken into custody at the Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after their flight landed in Delhi, before they could reach the proposed protest venue at Jantar Mantar. The petition also seeks directions requiring the authorities to disclose the identities of all persons detained, the circumstances and legal basis of each detention, the authorities responsible, the grounds communicated to the persons concerned and their present whereabouts, as well as the production of relevant arrest records, police station diaries and movement registers. A central contention raised in the plea is that the refusal of permission for a demonstration cannot, by itself, justify the indiscriminate detention of organisers, advocates, supporters or prospective participants. The plea further seeks the preservation of relevant CCTV footage from the airport, police stations, lock-ups and other locations, along with police control-room logs and movement records, to establish the circumstances in which the individuals were allegedly intercepted, detained or moved. The Union government, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, senior Delhi Police authorities and the States of Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have been arraigned as respondents in the petition.

2. Allahabad High Court quashes dowry FIR, warns against criminalising short-lived marriages

The Allahabad High Court has quashed an FIR alleging dowry harassment, physical assault and attempted strangulation, warning that routinely turning every distressed or failed marriage into a criminal

Allahabad High Court quashes dowry FIR, warns against criminalising short-lived marriages

The Allahabad High Court has quashed an FIR alleging dowry harassment, physical assault and attempted strangulation, warning that routinely turning every distressed or failed marriage into a criminal case could affect the institution of marriage at its core. A division bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Tarun Saxena allowed a writ petition filed by Gaurav Jain and his family members and quashed the FIR registered at the Hari Parvat police station in Agra under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act. According to the facts of the case, the marriage was solemnised on November 12, 2024, and the wife left the matrimonial home on February 3, 2025, after approximately two-and-a-half months of cohabitation. The husband filed a divorce petition on May 3, 2025, following which the FIR was registered on June 30, 2025. The FIR alleged dowry demands and harassment, denial of food, threats, retention of the wife's stridhan and an attempt to strangulate her. The court noted that no domestic violence complaint, police control room call or contemporaneous police intervention concerning the alleged acts had been brought on record from the period of cohabitation. The high court observed that while protecting women from dowry-related violence and cruelty is a statutory and constitutional imperative, the possibility of misuse of criminal law cannot be ignored. It emphasised that matrimonial discord cannot automatically be treated as criminality and that criminal proceedings cannot be used as a substitute for adjudication before a matrimonial court. The high court warned that if every distressed or failed marriage is routinely converted into an FIR and subjected to the coercive machinery of criminal law, the institution of marriage will inevitably be affected at its core. In its judgment dated October 8, the high court clarified that its decision did not adjudicate the merits of the pending matrimonial proceedings. Both parties remain free to pursue their remedies before the competent matrimonial court, and the complainant may also pursue any independent remedy available under the law in respect of a distinct cause of action, subject to statutory requirements.

3. ED files PMLA complaint against former SBI officer Preeti Singh in Rs 7.96 crore Manpur branch fraud

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint in the special PMLA court in Patna against Preeti Singh, a former field officer of the State Bank of India, in connection with a fraud of

ED files PMLA complaint against former SBI officer Preeti Singh in Rs 7.96 crore Manpur branch fraud

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint in the special PMLA court in Patna against Preeti Singh, a former field officer of the State Bank of India, in connection with a fraud of Rs 7.96 crore at the bank's Manpur branch in Gaya. The complaint seeks her trial and conviction. According to the ED investigation, Singh misused her position, manipulated records, created fake accounts, removed the bank's charge over fixed deposits and repeatedly used the same deposit as security to obtain overdraft facilities, approving and operating 68 accounts in her own and relatives' names. The alleged fraud generated proceeds of crime of Rs 7.96 crore, which she used for personal and family expenses and to create new fixed deposits for another loan. The bank later recovered the outstanding overdraft from pledged fixed deposits, and Singh returned the remaining amount with financial help from family and relatives; the ED alleges she had already enjoyed the benefit of the proceeds before repayment. The money laundering investigation was based on a CBI FIR and a chargesheet filed on 30 December 2022, and the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was filed in the special court on 30 September 2026. In a separate case, the ED filed a prosecution complaint in the special PMLA court in Patna on 29 September against six accused for defrauding Punjab National Bank account holders in Muzaffarpur of Rs 1.29 crore. The accused are Mohd Zafar Iqbal, Nitesh Kumar Singh, Santosh Anand, Rajesh Kumar, Manjhay Kumar Singh and Kundan Kumar. The ED sought their conviction. The investigation started on the basis of two FIRs registered by Bihar Police. It is alleged that Zafar Iqbal and his associates, with help from PNB officer Nitesh Kumar Singh, withdrew money from account holders' accounts and swapped mobile SIMs so the account holders did not receive transaction messages. On 11 December 2025, the ED searched four locations linked to the accused and found and froze Rs 83 lakh of proceeds of crime in four bank accounts. The investigation found that the defrauded money was sent to bank accounts in different cities, then cash was deposited through hawala and ATMs into Zafar Iqbal's personal accounts and his firm, and distributed among the accused. Further investigation is ongoing.

4. FIR filed after student alleges assault in Muzaffarpur MIT hostel clash

An altercation broke out among students at the MIT hostel in Muzaffarpur on Friday night, and one student was beaten and injured. After receiving information, police reached MIT on Saturday and invest

5. Allahabad HC quashes Maharajganj court order directing FIR against UP police personnel

Allahabad HC quashes Maharajganj court order directing FIR against UP police personnel

The Allahabad High Court has set aside an order of a special court in Maharajganj that had directed the registration of an FIR against a sub-inspector, a constable and about 20 police personnel. Justice Santosh Rai said the manner in which the Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Maharajganj, dealt with the application under Section 173(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was a matter of serious concern, and that the impugned order reflected a serious lack of appreciation and application of the statutory procedure under the BNSS and the binding principles laid down by the Supreme Court. The judge also said the order reflected a fundamental lack of understanding of the basic principles of criminal law and procedure on the part of the Special Judge. The case arose from an application filed under Section 173(4) of the BNSS by Sheela, 29, wife of Pramod, and Anju, 26, wife of Rajesh, both from Basantpur village in Maharajganj district, who said they belonged to the Chamar caste, which falls under the Scheduled Caste category. According to the application, there was a dispute over land and money between their families and the family of Ramasare, and a clash took place on the night of June 6 in which Rajesh and a man named Pintoo were injured. It said that later that night police took away Pintoo, Molai, Suresh and Rahul, and further alleged that sub-inspector Rakesh Kumar Yadav, constable Amit Kumar and about 20 policemen, with no female police officers present, entered the house of the opposite party without a search warrant and outraged their modesty while making caste-based remarks. The high court noted that the special court had passed the order against the police personnel without examining their comments or the other material on record. It was argued before the high court that the allegations of physical search, indecent behaviour and intimidation were vague, omnibus, uncorroborated and motivated, and that since the alleged incident took place inside private residential premises, the essential requirement of public view under the SC/ST Act was not prima facie satisfied. The appellants further said the lower court had failed to comply with the mandatory procedural safeguards under Sections 175(3) and 175(4) of the BNSS. In its October 9 judgment, after considering the record and the arguments made on behalf of the police personnel, the high court said the special judge had not exercised jurisdiction in line with the mandatory provisions of the law, and that the court neither undertook the requisite consideration as to whether an inquiry under Section 175(3) was necessary nor recorded cogent reasons for dispensing with such an inquiry. The high court thus set aside the order, saying the statutory procedure had not been properly followed.

1. Rajnikant Dudhabhai Parmar vs. The State of Gujarat and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1144/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Rajnikant Dudhabhai Parmar against the State of Gujarat, challenging the High Court's decision to quash his discharge in a criminal case involving ar

2. Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive vs. The State of Maharashtra (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1143/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the reversal of Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive's acquittal by the Bombay High Court for the offence under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, concerning alleged

3. Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1142/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies, which allegedly influence medical prescriptions and impact public health. The petitioners,

4. Shubham Equipment Private Limited and Ors. vs. Rothwell Water Company Limited and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1141/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the arbitration petitions filed by Shubham Equipment Private Limited (SEPL) and others against Rothwell Water Company Limited (RWCL) and others, concerning dispute

5. Modern Asset vs. KNK Construction Private Limited (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1140/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether an Operational Creditor (Modern Asset) who suffered a significant reduction in claims during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) can be purs

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