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The State of Uttar Pradesh v. Brij Pal Singh Crl.A. No. 2938/2025, Diary No. 22340/2025 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 842
The Supreme Court has held that police cannot register an FIR or act as the primary investigating agency for offences under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol a...

Ramkrishna Chauhan v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr |2026 LiveLaw (SC) 837
The Supreme Court has held that caste-based abuse hurled at a person inside an enclosed space, with no members of the public present to see or hear it, does not attract the offence of insult or intimidation “in public view” under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preventio...

INTRODUCTION
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently reiterated the crucial distinction between criminal culpability and tortious liability in motor vehicle accident claims. In Reena v. The Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Others (Civil Appeal Nos. 10755-10758 of 2026), decided on August 19, 2026, a two-judge Bench comprising...

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The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently clarified the legal threshold required to constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In Patel Joshnaben Pravinkumar Patel & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr. [Criminal Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 18705/2025], decided on August 18, 2026, a two-judge Bench...

INTRODUCTION
In Shiv Pratap Singh Alias Chinu v. State of U.P. & Ors. (decided on 20 August 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices J.B Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran, examined the validity of proceedings initiated under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 and the 2021 Rules. The Judgment was de...