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State vs Sukesh Chandrashekhar — Impersonating Supreme Court Judge

A Delhi Court convicted Sukesh Chandrashekhar for impersonating a Supreme Court judge to pressure a judicial officer into granting him bail. Following his sentencing to eight years of rigorous imprisonment on 4 September 2026, Chandrashekhar moved the Delhi High Court to challenge the conviction and request the expungement of derogatory remarks. A hearing regarding the maintainability of his plea is scheduled for 3 November 2026.

State vs. Appellant — Revenue document forgery and bail fraud case

In Criminal Appeal No. 3081 of 2026, the Supreme Court convicted an appellant for producing a forged Bhu Adhikar Rin Pustika to secure bail. On 13 August 2026, the Court reduced the appellant's sentence to the period already undergone, stating that sentencing must be guided by proportionality rather than retribution.

In re: Fraud Case Quashing

In the matter of Rutvij Bhagat Singh Wakhare v. State of Maharashtra, the Supreme Court ruled on 24 July 2026 that the transfer of defrauded funds to an accused's account does not automatically imply that multiple FIRs constitute a single transaction. This follows a judgment on 8 December 2025, where the Court set aside a High Court order that had quashed a separate fraud case based on a private compromise, emphasizing that economic offences affect society at large.

State of Jharkhand vs Ranjan Kumar

The Supreme Court of India upheld the dismissal of police constable Ranjan Kumar, who held simultaneous employment in the Jharkhand and Bihar police forces by using different identities. Ruling that public employment obtained through fraudulent means cannot be sustained, the Court ordered that criminal action be considered against him as reported on 12 May 2026.