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Top 10 Criminal Law Judgments –Dec 2025 | LegalWiki

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26 Dec 2025 — 2 min read

Author : Manan Grover, 2nd year student, Maharaja Surajmal Institute, New Delhi

Key Supreme Court and High Court Rulings in Criminal Law

In December 2025, the Supreme Court and various High Courts across India delivered important judgments shaping the landscape of criminal law. These rulings have far-reaching implications for criminal jurisprudence, law enforcement procedures, and the protection of individual rights. Below is a summary of the most significant decisions:

Allahabad High Court Issues Contempt Notice For Recording Proceedings Inside Courtroom

The Allahabad High Court has issued a show-cause notice for criminal contempt to a Pairokar who was caught recording courtroom proceedings on his mobile phone. Read more.

Supreme Court: Imminent Death Not Needed for Statement to Qualify as Dying Declaration

The Supreme Court held that a statement need not be made in expectation of imminent death for it to qualify as a dying declaration under Section 32(1) of the Evidence Act. Read more.

Delhi High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case For Effective Implementation On Remission And Release Of Convicts

The Delhi High Court has begun suo motu proceedings to monitor how the Delhi Government implements policies on remission and premature release of convicts. Read more.

Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentence in POCSO Case Involving Minor Who Conceived After Love Affair

The Calcutta High Court upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor aged between 12 and 14 years. Read more.

Delhi High Court Steps In After Noting Lack of Fast-Track Courts for Honour Killing Cases

The Delhi High Court observed that no special fast-track courts exist in the capital for trying honour killing cases, despite the Supreme Court’s 2018 directions in Shakti Vahini v Union of India. The Court said it would examine the issue through its administrative side in consultation with the Delhi government. Read more.

Delhi High Court Objects To Trial Courts For Granting Bail When Plea Is Pending Before Higher Court

The Delhi High Court has criticised a trial court for granting bail to an accused despite being informed that a bail application arising from the same FIR was already pending before the High Court.Read more

Delhi Lawyer Accused Of Raping Junior Advocate Moves High Court To Quash FIR Citing Settlement

A Delhi lawyer accused of raping a junior advocate has approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the FIR, claiming the dispute has been settled through a Memorandum of Understanding with the complainant. Read more.

Section 389 CrPC Cannot Be Invoked Mechanically in Life Imprisonment Cases: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside a Patna High Court order suspending the sentence and granting bail to a convict sentenced to life imprisonment for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC. Read more.

Mumbai POCSO Court Convicts Special School Principal, Teacher for Sexual Assault of Disabled Students

A Mumbai POCSO court convicted a former special school principal and a teacher for sexually assaulting hearing and speech-impaired minor students, sentencing them to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. Read more.

Supreme Court Says High Courts Cannot Grant ‘No Arrest’ Protection While Refusing To Quash FIR

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which, while refusing to quash an FIR, granted protection from arrest and directed completion of the investigation within a fixed timeline. Read more.