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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376 IPC set aside as victim's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not support the prosecution case....

The appellant, Sadanand Kalya Pagi, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Palghar, for an offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentenced to five years rig...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging GST Summons — Summons for Oral Evidence Held Valid. No Violation of Article 20(3) as Petitioner Not an Accused at Investigation Stage; Alternative Remedy Available Under CGST Act....

The petitioners, JSK Marketing Limited and its Managing Director, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court challenging summons issued ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition in Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme Case — Quashes Rejection of Declarations for Non-Consideration of Merits. Held that Designated Committee must examine declarations on merits and not reject them on grounds of pending investigation without adjudication....

The petitioners, RS HR Team Solutions Private Limited and its director, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court. The first petitioner is a com...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Framing of Additional Issue in Civil Suit. The court upheld the trial court's order framing an issue on the genuineness of documents, as the defendant had pleaded forgery and the issue was necessary for just adjudication....

The petitioner, the original defendant in Special Civil Suit No. 280 of 2017, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, challenging the order dated 3rd February 2020 ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Transposition of Defendant as Plaintiff in Partnership Dissolution Suit Under Order XXIII Rule 1A CPC. The court held that a defendant with a substantial interest in the suit can be transposed as plaintiff when the original plaintiff seeks withdrawal after a preliminary decree....

The case involves a suit for dissolution of partnership and rendition of accounts filed in 1986. A preliminary decree for dissolution was passed on 31.08.1990, and the enquiry for accounts and mesne p...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against 23 Accused for Lack of Sanction Under Section 199 CrPC. Private Complaint for Defamation Under Section 500 IPC Cannot Proceed Without Prior Sanction from Competent Authority When Alleged Defamation Relates to Publication of a Report by a Public Servant in Official Capacity....

The petitioners, 23 individuals, were accused in a private complaint filed by the respondent under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for criminal defamation. The complaint alleged that ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Remission Benefit to Life Convict in Dacoity and Robbery Case — Petitioner Convicted Under Sections 396 and 397 IPC Granted Remission Subject to Sessions Court Opinion. The Court directed the prison authorities to seek opinion from the convicting court before granting remission under Government Resolution dated 03.06.2017....

The petitioner, Ramu Rangrut Madkam, a life convict prisoner (Prisoner No. C-7222) lodged in Central Prison, Nagpur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) seeking ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Failure to Consider Bail Orders. Non-consideration of bail in pending criminal cases under Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 vitiates subjective satisfaction under Section 3 of Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981....

The petitioner, Elizabeth Ranibhai Prabhudas Gaikwad, challenged the preventive detention orders passed by the State of Maharashtra and the Collector & District Magistrate, Akola, under Section 3 of t...