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High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Delay in Filing Complaint. Accused charged under Section 302 IPC for alleged murder with machete and sickle; court found no direct evidence and no criminal antecedents....

The petitioner, Srinivasa Reddy, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking regular bail in Crime No.107 of 2020 registered by Parasurampura Police St...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Constitutional Validity of Entry Tax Provisions in Challenge by Importer of Goods. Section 3 of Goa Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 2000 held valid as charging section need not contain measure of tax; machinery and penalty provisions also upheld....

The petitioner, M/s Pernod Ricard India Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging the constitution...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Disqualification of Corporator Under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 — Failure to Produce Valid Caste Certificate Leads to Disqualification Under Section 16(1A)....

The petitioner, Balchandra Shirsat, was elected as a corporator of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai from a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes. He filed his nomination along with a c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convict in Criminal Writ Petition. Furlough is a Right Under Rule 17 of Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, and Rejection Based on Pendency of Appeal is Unsustainable....

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by Dastgir Gafur Shaha, a convict, and his father Gafur Sandu Shaha, seeking release on furlough. The petitioner, Dastgir Gafur Shaha, was co...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition to Quash Rape FIR Despite Settlement. Non-Compoundable Offences Under Sections 376 and 313 IPC Cannot Be Quashed on Compromise as They Are Against Society....

The petitioner filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. I-0616 of 2019 r...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough for Life Convict in Murder Case Despite Vague Witness Threat Claims. Furlough is a right, not a privilege, under the Maharashtra Prisons (Bombay Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959, and rejection based on general apprehension is unsustainable....

The petitioner, Archana Singh, wife of convict Virendra Thakur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the rejection of her husband's furlough application. The convict...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Court holds that mere breach of contract does not constitute criminal offence under Section 420 IPC....

The applicants, including Aareshi Mohammed Khaja Pasha @ Arisa Yunus Radde, Mohammed Khaja Pasha, and Arif Ahmed Shaikh, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrP...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Murder and Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Identification and Long Incarceration. Appellant not identified in identification parade and had been in custody for over one year, leading to grant of bail under Section 14(2) of SC/ST Act....

The appellant, Yash @ Gotya Pandurang Mane, filed an appeal under Section 14(2) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the order dated 30.05...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO and SC/ST Act Case — Consensual Relationship with Minor Victim and Delay in FIR Considered. The court allowed the appeal against rejection of bail, noting the consensual nature of the relationship and delay in lodging FIR, and released the appellant on bail with conditions....

The appellant, referred to as ABC, was arrested on 27 June 2017 by Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station, Pune, for offences under Section 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code, read with Sections 4, 8, and 1...