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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder and Cruelty by Husband — Kerosene Burn Death of Wife Proved by Dying Declaration and Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 498-A IPC confirmed as dying declaration was voluntary, consistent, and corroborated by medical evidence....

The appellant, Santosh Rajaram Wankhede, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Niphad, for the murder of his wife, Manisha, by pouring kerosene on her and setting her on fire on 6 July 2013....

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Credible Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 302 and 452 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Prakash Bhimashankar Bagle, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, for the murder of Shaila Birajdar under Section 302 IPC and for house trespass under Section 452 IPC...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Umesh Rajaram Samant (since deceased) under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of his wife, Vaishali. The incident al...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Consent of Minor Victim Not Valid, but Prosecution Failed to Prove Penetrative Sexual Assault Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ketan Sanjay Kokate, was convicted by the Special Judge, POCSO, Pune for offences under Section 376 IPC and Section 3 punishable under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexua...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Corroborative Evidence. Dying Declaration Under Section 32 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Found Inadmissible as Deceased Was Not in a Fit State of Mind....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 23rd September, 2002, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, acquitting the respondents (original accused) for the...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Failure to Prove Motive. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC set aside as circumstantial evidence did not form complete chain pointing to guilt....

The appellant, Sitaram Laxman Dhoom, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik, for the murder of his sister-in-law Pushpa and for causing disappearance of evidence, under Sections 302 an...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder Based on Extra-Judicial Confession and Medical Evidence. Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Sustained as Confessions to Doctor and Brother-in-Law, Corroborated by Autopsy Report, Establish Guilt....

The appellant, Jaiprakash Harihprasad Mishra, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Alibag, for the murder of his wife Gayatri under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The p...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in POCSO Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Sexual Assault Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration Lead to Upholding of Acquittal Under Section 376 IPC and Section 4 POCSO Act....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused (XYZ) for offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Cooperative Court to Decide Interim Application in Society Redevelopment Dispute. Minority Members' Challenge to Resolutions Led to High Court Direction Under Section 9 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to Avoid Delay in Redevelopment....

The case pertains to a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 filed by MP Space Dynamics Pvt. Ltd., the developer, against four dissenting members of a cooperative hous...