Rajendra Bihari Lal vs State Of U.P

insc-2025-1249 Supreme Court of India 17 October 2025 • WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO. 123 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO. 141; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4568 OF 2025; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4569 OF 2025; SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO. 10187; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4570 OF 2025; SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO. 13679; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4577 OF 2025; SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO. 3818; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 4578 OF 2025; SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO. 10555; WRIT PETITION (CRL.) NO. 315; SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO. 8615 • 164 min read

59 cases cited (0 SG, 59 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Amendment Act, 2024 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Constitution of India Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 FIRs filed under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2024 Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021

Judges (2)

J.B. Pardiwala Delivered Manoj Misra Coram

Parties (2)

State of Uttar Pradesh Respondent Rajendra Bihari Lal Petitioner

Case Significance

Rajendra Bihari Lal vs State Of U.P is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 17, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1249). Batch of writ petitions and criminal appeals concerning the constitutional validity and procedural aspects of preventive detention laws in Uttar Pradesh. The Supreme Court delivered a comprehensive judgment addressing the legal framework for preventive detention and the rights of detainees. The bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 59 case citations.

Summary

Batch of writ petitions and criminal appeals concerning the constitutional validity and procedural aspects of preventive detention laws in Uttar Pradesh. The Supreme Court delivered a comprehensive judgment addressing the legal framework for preventive detention and the rights of detainees.

What was the outcome of Rajendra Bihari Lal vs State Of U.P?

Statutes Cited

Amendment Act, 2024

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

s 528

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Constitution of India

Art 142 Art 19(1)(a) Art 21 Art 226 Art 227 Art 25 Art 32

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

FIRs filed under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2024

Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021

Cases Cited (59)

IN (59)

(1977) 1 SCC 677 (1979) 2 SCC 322 (1991) 4 SCC 406 (1998) 5 SCC 749 (2000) 2 SCC 636 (2001) 6 SCC 181 (2003) 8 SCC 342 (2004) 6 SCC 522 (2005) 1 SCC 568 (2008) 8 SCC 579 (2008) 9 SCC 284 (2009) 3 SCC (Cri) 1051 (2009) 9 SCC 129 (2010) 12 SCC 254 (2011) 1 SCC (Cri) 336 (2011) 3 SCC (Cri) 23 (2011) 7 SCC 59 (2013) 10 SCC 591 (2013) 3 SCC 330 (2013) 5 SCC 762 (2013) 6 SCC 348 (2013) 6 SCC 384 (2014) 1 SCC (Cri) 338 (2014) 1 SCC (Cri) 524 (2014) 2 SCC 1 (2017) 10 SCC 1 (2017) 4 SCC 397 (2018) 16 SCC 368 (2018) 7 SCC 192 (2018) 9 SCC 745 (2019) 1 SCC (Cri) 386 (2019) 11 SCC 706 (2019) 12 SCC 432 (2019) 2 SCC (Cri) 881 (2019) 4 SCC (Cri) 397 (2019) 6 SCC 619 (2020) 14 SCC 12 (2020) 14 SCC 51 (2021) 12 SCC 674 (2021) 19 SCC 401 (2023) 14 SCC 286 (2023) 16 SCC 666 (2024) 10 SCC 527 1957 SCC OnLine SC 77 1958 SCC OnLine SC 81 1960 SCC OnLine SC 21 2023 SCC OnLine SC 951 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2621 2024 SCC OnLine SC 339 2025 INSC 1249 2025 SCC OnLine SC 358 2025 SCC OnLine SC 678 AIR 1954 SC 282 AIR 1954 SC 388 AIR 1957 SC 620 AIR 1960 SC 866 AIR 1962 SC 853 AIR 1973 SC 1461 AIR 2004 SC 4778

Cited By (1)

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Rajendra Bihari Lal vs State Of U.P

Judgment

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