Supreme Court of India

Neeraj Gupta v. Pardeep Kumar Bansal

Neutral citation
Reported as [2026] 7 S.C.R. 481
Bench Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 1 July 2026

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether a Magistrate must record evidence when the offence is strictly triable by the Court of Sessions as in this case, where the allegations were inter alia u/s.302 of IPC. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.244 – In the year 2007, a verbal/physical altercation took place between the appellant- complainant and his father on one side, with the respondents on the other – His father in the course thereof fell down and lost consciousness – Later, he died – No FIR was registered – In the year 2008, appellant-complainant sought direction before the Judicial

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.