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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Prakash Harishchandra Mandalik, was convicted by the Special Judge, Pune, under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and sentenced ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Rejection of Expert Opinion Application in NI Act Case — Handwriting Expert Evidence Must Be Considered at Appropriate Stage. Trial Court's Order Rejecting IA Under Section 45 of Evidence Act Set Aside, Matter Remanded for Fresh Consideration....

The petitioner, Basanagouda Patil, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. challenging the order dated 28.11.2017 passed by the Civil Judge and JMFC, Mudalagi, in C.C. No. 6 of 2016. The i...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Age Discrepancy. Conviction for Kidnapping and Rape Set Aside as Prosecutrix's Age Not Proven Beyond Reasonable Doubt and Testimony Lacked Corroboration....

The appellant, Prakash s/o Bhairuram Dhari, was convicted by the Sessions Court, Nagpur in Special Child Cri. Case No. 37/2018 for offences under Sections 363, 366(A), 376(2)(n)(i) of the Indian Penal...

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Bombay High Court Full Bench Examined Maintainability of Writ Petitions Against Rejection of Nomination in Gram Panchayat Elections. Reference Concerned Whether Article 243-O(b) of Constitution of India Bars Judicial Review of Returning Officer's Rejection of Nomination and Whether Such Challenge Obstructs or Facilitates Election Process....

The judgment before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay arose from two writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging orders of the Returning Officer for Bhose Gram Panchaya...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Voters List for Grampanchayat Election Due to Alternative Remedy. Petitioners failed to avail statutory remedy under Rule 12 of the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat (Election) Rules, 1966, leading to dismissal of writ petition....

The petitioners, residents of Hinjawadi Grampanchayat area, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the final voters list prepared for the Hinjawadi Grampancha...

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Bombay High Court Considers Writ Petitions Seeking CBI Probe into Custodial Death of Tribal Woman and Quashing of Sanction Refusal. Court Examines Allegations of Illegal Detention and Torture by Police Officers Under Sections 302, 306, 330, 331, 341, 343, 201, 109, 166, 193 read with 34 and 120-B of IPC....

These criminal writ petitions arose from the custodial death of Suman Kale, a 50-year-old woman belonging to the Pardhi tribal community, who died on 16-05-2007 while in police custody. The petitioner...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Ward Formation of Grampanchayat Khandale Due to Lack of Merit and Delay. The court held that the delimitation process was conducted in accordance with the Maharashtra Village Panchayats (Formation of Wards) Rules, 2019 and the petitioners' objections were duly considered....

The petitioners, Sopan Kishanrao Narwade and Maruti Laxman Narwade, residents of Khandale, Taluka - Shirur, District - Pune, filed a Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court challenging the formatio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Invalidation of Thakur Scheduled Tribe Certificate. Father and Son's Tribe Claim Upheld Based on Predecessor's Valid Certificate and Consistent Entries....

The petitioners, Nikhil Anil Thakur (son) and Anil Soma Thakur (father), challenged the decision dated 04.09.2019 of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, which invalidated th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal of Taluka Inspector under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 upheld due to material contradictions and lack of credible evidence....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Suresh Baliram Rane, a Taluka Inspector of Land Records, who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corr...