Can an Insurer Challenge Vehicle Involvement Without Evidence, and Is 12% Penal Interest Sustainable Under Section 173 MVA?

  Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/488/2022 of United India Insurance Company Limited Vs Suman Uike CNR CGHC010084282022 Date of Registration 01-04-2022 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed with modification of interest rate to 8% p.a. Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur Bench Single-Judge Bench Precedent […]

Should Minimum Wages Be the Benchmark for Notional Income in Motor Accident Claims?

  Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/335/2022 of SMT. ROOPA BAI NISHAD Vs RAJU @ LALA KAUSHIKCNR CGHC010077082022 Date of Registration 04-03-2022 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature PARTLY ALLOWED Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur Bench Single Judge Bench Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts […]

Can a Complainant Appeal an Acquittal Under Section 138 NI Act by Invoking the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Yes—the High Court, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran (2025 INSC 804), held that a complainant acquitted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act has a right to appeal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC; the appeals were disposed of with liberty to file within 45 […]

Can a Complainant Appeal an Acquittal in a Section 138 NI Act Case Under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

Supreme Court’s Celestium Doctrine Applied to Section 138 Appeals, Upholding Victim’s Right to Challenge Acquittal   Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA Nos. 299/2022, 304/2022, 305/2022, 308/2022 & 946/2024 of Vikas Keswani vs Sulabh Israni; CNR CGHC010392492022 Decision Date 01-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISPOSED OFF Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Court High Court […]

Can a High Court under Section 173 MVA enhance compensation for 100% functional disability post-amputation?

High Court of Chhattisgarh reaffirms standard compensation computation methodology, upholds its jurisdiction to enhance awards under Section 173, binding on Motor Accident Claims Tribunals   Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/268/2022 of SMT. CHERGIBAI NETAM Vs PRATAP SIKDAR CNR CGHC010055072022 Date of Registration 17-02-2022 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature PARTLY ALLOWED Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri […]

Is the Complainant Entitled to Appeal an Acquittal under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC Following Celestium Financial?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA Nos. 396 of 2023 & 206 of 2025 of Indian Agro And Food Industries Limited v. Abdul Amin & Mohammad Nadeem CNR CGHC010413752023 Date of Registration 21-12-2023 Decision Date 01-09-2025 Disposal Nature DISPOSED OFF Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari Court High Court of Chhattisgarh at […]

Does the Revenue Bear the Burden to Disprove Genuineness under Section 68 Once the Assessee Proves Identity, Creditworthiness and Genuineness?

Reaffirming That Once an Assessee Discharges the Initial Onus under Section 68, the Burden Shifts to Revenue; and That Estimations under Section 145(3) Cannot Be Pure Conjecture The High Court of Chhattisgarh (DB) held that – once an assessee proves identity, receipt and creditworthiness for share application money, the Assessing Officer must bring independent incriminating […]

Can an appeal dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue alternative remedy serve as binding precedent on appellate practice?

The High Court of Chhattisgarh upholds its discretionary power to dismiss an appeal as withdrawn with liberty for alternative remedies—affirming existing procedure; persuasive authority for other High Courts and binding on subordinate courts in Chhattisgarh.   Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA/239/2022 of N. BHASKAR RAO Vs PADMAVATI LT. KRISHNA RAO CNR CGHC010278892022 Date of […]

Can a Murder Conviction Be Converted to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder When Death Results from a Sudden Assault Without Premeditation?

HC affirms homicidal death but applies Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC to convert conviction under Section 302 to Section 304 Part-II, reduces sentences under Sections 307 and 449—binding criminal appellate authority   Summary Category Data Case Name CRA No. 1086 of 2019 of Niranjan Prasad Rathore Vs State of Chhattisgarh CNR CGHC010227912019 Date of […]

Can a High Court Uphold a Section 135-A Electricity Theft Conviction Yet Modify the Fine Based on Interim Deposit and Pendency?

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirms conviction for unauthorized electricity “hook-up” under Section 135-A of the Electricity Act, 2003, while exercising appellate and inherent powers (Section 481 BNSS 2023) to reduce the fine to the amount already deposited. Binding on subordinate courts in Chhattisgarh, this decision clarifies how fine‐modification operates in criminal appeals involving interim deposits. […]

Is a Writ Petition Under Article 226 Premature When It Challenges Only a Police Recommendation Absent the Final Parole Rejection Order?

High Court reaffirms the necessity to invoke writ jurisdiction against final executive orders and permits withdrawal with liberty, reinforcing procedural rigor for parole petitions   Summary Category Data Case Name WPCR/478/2025 of HARISH GANJIR Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010364632025 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal Nature WITHDRAWN Judgment Author Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Court […]

Can a Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Be Converted to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part II When There Is No Premeditation but Only Knowledge of Fatal Consequences?

High Court Clarifies Application of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, Affirms Conversion of Section 302 Conviction to Section 304 Part II, and Reduces Sentences Under Sections 307 and 449 IPC   Summary Category Data Case Name CRA/1292/2019 of PRAMOD RATHORE Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH CNR CGHC010292772019 Date of Registration 28-08-2019 Decision Date 02-09-2025 Disposal […]