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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Court Commissioner in Civil Suit. Appointment of TILR as Court Commissioner Upheld as Earlier Commissioner's Report Was Not Rejected and No Bar Exists for Fresh Appointment....

The present Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India was filed by the Petitioner, who is the original Defendant No.1 in Regular Civil Suit No.58 of 2013 pending before the learned ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Demand for Dowry or Cruelty Soon Before Death. Acquittal of husband and in-laws for offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 306 IPC upheld as prosecution failed to prove essential ingredients beyond reasonable doubt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 26-12-2002 passed by the learned II Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar in Sessions Case No.230 of 1999, whereby all fiv...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence fails as prosecution unable to prove motive or establish chain of circumstances....

The appellant, Janabai, was convicted by the Sessions Court for the murder of her daughter-in-law Meerabai and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case was that Janabai, along with her son...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs Release of Petitioner in Multiple Cheque Dishonour Cases on Ground of Default Bail Under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. — Petitioner Entitled to Default Bail as Investigation Not Completed Within 60 Days of Remand....

The petitioner, Smt. C. Bharathi, was arrested in multiple cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for cheque dishonour. She was remanded to judicial custody on various dates....

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Summons Under Section 319 CrPC Against Advocate in Corruption Case — No Prima Facie Case for Summoning as Additional Accused...

The petitioner, an advocate, was summoned as an additional accused in a corruption case pending before the LXXVII Additional City Civil and Sessions Court and Special Court at Bangalore. The case invo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Parole to Life Convict in COVID-19 Parole Case Due to Practical Construction of Rule. Condition of Two Prior Releases Cannot Be Applied Pedantically When Purpose Was Prison Decongestion Under Rule 19(1)(C) of Maharashtra Prisons (Mumbai Furlough and Parole) Rules, 1959....

The petitioner, Ayyaz Khan Zabaz Khan, a life convict under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the order dated 19/10/2020 passed by the Superintende...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications for Road Construction Due to Non-Compliance with Section 5A of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Failure to Provide Personal Hearing to Objector Renders Acquisition Proceedings Invalid....

The petitioner, Mariquinha D'Costa (since deceased, represented by legal representatives), filed a writ petition challenging notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, iss...

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Bombay High Court Grants Letters of Administration for Unattested Will of Sunni Muslim Testator — Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925 Not Applicable to Muslims; Hanafi Law Does Not Require Attestation...

The case concerns an uncontested petition for Letters of Administration with Will annexed filed in 1990, which remained pending for 31 years. The testator, Rasubai Suleman Chinoy, a Sunni Hanafi Musli...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Absence of Caste-Based Intent. Allegations of Murder and Atrocities Fail to Attract Bar Under Section 18 of SC/ST Act as Incident Arose from Personal Dispute, Not Caste Hatred....

The appellant, Nikhil Dnyanoba Tambalge, filed an appeal under Section 14 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the order dated 28.08.2020 ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Licensing Order Breach Case Due to Repeal of Enabling Order. Conviction under Maharashtra Scheduled Oil Seeds and Oils (Dealers and Millers) Licensing Order, 1973 set aside as the Order was repealed in 1977, rendering the license and prosecution void ab initio....

The appellant, Nilesh Bhaskar Rathod, was convicted by the learned Special Judge (E.C. Act), Thane in Special Criminal Case (E.C. Act) No. 15/1996 for breach of conditions 2(a) and 2(b) of a license i...