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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Identification. Identification parade held after unexplained delay and without corroboration held insufficient to sustain conviction under Section 392 read with Section 34 IPC....

The case pertains to an incident of robbery that occurred on 9th June 1995 at about 12 noon on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai. The complainant, Dipendra R. Shah (PW1), and his colleague Vilas C...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Section 498A IPC Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction based solely on three contradictory dying declarations cannot be sustained without corroboration....

The appellant, Dattaji Sambha Kendre, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Alibag-Raigad on 30th April 1998 for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Hostile Witness and Inconsistent Medical Evidence. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove homicidal death beyond reasonable doubt, and the trial court's acquittal was not perverse....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the acquittal of accused nos. 1 to 4 (respondents) by the trial court in a murder case. The prosecution alleged that on 24.10.2002, the deceased Baban ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Police Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC in Threat Email Case — Magistrate's Refusal Upheld as No Cognizable Offense Disclosed....

The applicant, Mukund Balvirsingh Thakur, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Lack of Evidence. The Court Held That the Trial Court's Findings Were Not Perverse and the Prosecution Failed to Prove Charges Under Sections 302, 307, 325, 326, 147, 148, 149 IPC and Section 135 of Bombay Police Act, 1951....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of ten accused persons (respondents) by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hingoli in Sessions Trial No.42/1999. The accused were charged with offen...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal and Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Erroneous Income Assessment and Multiplier. Deceased's Income of Rs. 6,000/- per month as Medical Store Employee Accepted, Multiplier of 17 Applied, and Future Prospects of 40% Added Under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor vehicular accident on 22/04/2014 involving a Tipper truck (MH-34-AB-1406), resulting in the death of Sudhakar Turke, aged 30 years. The claimants, being his legal represen...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Parents Seeking Custody of Minor Child from Grandmother. Court holds that detention of child by grandmother is not illegal and that welfare of child is paramount, directing parents to seek custody through appropriate family court proceedings....

The petitioners, parents of a minor child named Anurag, filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Bombay High Court seeking production of their son and custody from respondent No.1, the child's grandmo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR in Cheque Dishonour Case — Petitioner Not a Payee or Holder in Due Course Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. SBI Global Factors Limited, as a factor, cannot maintain complaint under Section 138 NI Act as it is not the payee or holder in due course of the dishonoured cheques....

The petitioner, SBI Global Factors Limited, a factoring company, filed a criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, against the respondents for dishonour of cheques....

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Bombay High Court Quashes Recovery of Pensionary Benefits from Retired Class III Employee in Pay Fixation Dispute. Recovery of Rs.77,446/- directed after 17 years of pay fixation without misrepresentation by employee held unsustainable....

The petitioner, Devidas Marotirao Kandhare, a retired junior clerk (Class III) under the Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, challenged the recovery of Rs.77,446/- from his pension...