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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Charge-Sheet in Abetment to Suicide Case — Suicide Note Alone Insufficient to Establish Abetment Under Section 306 IPC. Court holds that without evidence of active instigation or direct involvement, mere mention of names in suicide note does not constitute abetment under Section 107 IPC....

The petitioner, Lata Dangre, was one of two accused in FIR No. 429/2021 registered at Police Station Parva, District Yavatmal, for offence under Section 306 read with 34 IPC. The FIR was based on two ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeals in Commercial Summary Suit Cases — Triable Issues Raised on Guarantee and Limitation. Court holds that existence of disputed facts regarding limitation and discharge of guarantor requires unconditional leave to defend under Order XXXVII CPC....

The judgment arises from two commercial appeals filed by the defendants against the dismissal of their applications for leave to defend in commercial summary suits filed by IL&FS Financial Services Lt...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging SARFAESI Section 14 Order and Possession Notices Due to Lack of Proper Service and Violation of Natural Justice. The court set aside the order under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and subsequent possession notices as they were passed without notice to the petitioner, who was not a borrower or guarantor....

The petitioner, Satishkumar Surendra Shetty, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 9 February 2017 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Respondent No. 2) under...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Age of Victim. Conviction under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Victim's Age Below 18 Years and Relied on Contradictory Testimony....

The appellant, Asif s/o Jakir Pathan, was convicted by the Special Judge/Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad in Special Case (POCSO) No.173 of 2016 for offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302, 201, 498-A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Santosh Balu Mali, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of his wife Suman, under Sections 302, 201, and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Th...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim, Reduces Contributory Negligence from 50% to 25%. Deceased was pushing motorcycle on extreme side of road when hit by bus; court reduced his negligence to 25% and increased notional income from Rs.4,500 to Rs.6,000 per month under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appeal was filed by the claimants, being the wife, minor children, and parents of the deceased K.K. Sugunan, challenging the judgment and award dated 22.04.2014 in MVC No.2110/2011 passed by the I...

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High Court Upholds Tribunal Direction to Consider Creamy Layer Candidate Under General Merit, Rejects KPSC's Petition. Principle of Migration of Reserved Category Candidates to General Category on Merit Recognized as Settled Law....

The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) invited applications for 440 Gazetted Probationers posts, including 55 Assistant Commercial of Commercial Taxes posts. Of these, 44 were in the residual ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions Challenging Government Order Allotting Wind Energy Projects — Upholds Allotment Committee's Decision Based on Technical Evaluation and Policy Compliance. The court held that judicial review of administrative decisions in contractual matters is limited to procedural fairness and not the technical merits of the decision....

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by SRK Energy Private Limited, SJP Builders and Developers Private Limited, and another petitioner (not named in the provided text) challenging a Gover...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cognizance Orders in Dishonour of Cheque Cases Due to Lack of Proper Service of Demand Notice. The court held that when a demand notice sent by registered post is returned as 'unclaimed', the complainant must prove deliberate avoidance by the accused to sustain cognizance under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The petitioner, Sri H.N. Nagaraj, filed multiple criminal petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash orders taking cognizance of offences under Section 138 o...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes NDPS Proceedings Against Accused Due to Non-Compliance with Section 42 of NDPS Act. Failure to Record Credible Information in Writing Renders Search Illegal, Entitling Accused to Benefit of Doubt....

The petitioner, Mruthyunjaya, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to quash the entire proceedings in Spl.C.C.No.05/2017 pending before the Princip...