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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order for Vagueness and Violation of Natural Justice — Show Cause Notice Lacked Full Particulars of Incidents, Rendering Externment Unsustainable Under Section 59 of Maharashtra Police Act, 1951....

The petitioner, Dinesh Santlal Yadav, challenged an externment order dated 22/11/2019 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-3, Kalyan, under Section 59 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951,...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Petitioner in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Civil Nature of Dispute. The court held that the dispute arising from a loan transaction was civil in nature and did not constitute offences under Sections 409, 419, 420, 463, 464, 465, 467, 468 and 379 of IPC....

The petitioner, Sri Srihari, proprietor of Sri Laxmi Balaji Trading Co., filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the entire proceedings...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Accused’s Petition to Quash Proceedings Under Sections 494 and 109 IPC in Bigamy Case. Court Finds Sufficient Material in Complaint and Sworn Statement Alleging Active Participation by Abettors in Second Marriage, and Rejects Counsel’s Concession That No Case Exists Against Accused Nos.2-8....

The case involves a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash proceedings in a private complaint for offences under Sections 494 (bigamy) and 109 (a...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Claimant's Appeal in Motor Vehicles Act Case Seeking Enhancement of Compensation — Tribunal's Award of Rs.16,14,000/- Held Just as Excess Conventional Heads Compensate for Lack of Future Prospects. Plurality of Spouses Cannot Mulct Insurer With Higher Compensation; Apportionment on Per Capita Basis Among Dependents Approved....

The appeal arose from the judgment of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Vijayapura, in MVC No.568/2013, wherein compensation was awarded for the death of Bhimashankar Rokhade in a road accident on ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Furlough Rule Denying Furlough to Prisoners from Outside Maharashtra. Classification Based on Residence Held Reasonable Under Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution....

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and were lodged in Morshi Open Prison, Maharashtra....

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Bombay High Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Furlough Condition in Maharashtra Prisons Rules as Unconstitutional. Residence-based classification for furlough eligibility violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution....

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and were undergoing their sentences in Morshi Open ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unnatural Conduct of Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 302 and 506 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Rahul Limbaji Thorat, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Vaijapur, for the murder of his wife Vandana under Sections 302 and 506 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304 Part-II IPC for Throwing Petrol Bottle into Fire Causing Death. Accused's Act of Throwing Petrol Bottle into Coal Fire Held to be Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder, as Knowledge of Likely Death but No Intention to Kill....

The appellant, Sheikh Wajid Sheikh Sarvar, was convicted by the trial court for the offence punishable under Section 304 Part-II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment f...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304 Part-II IPC for Throwing Petrol Bottle into Fire Causing Death. The court held that the act was done with knowledge of likely death but without intention to cause death, reducing sentence to period already undergone....

The appellant, Sheikh Wajid Sheikh Sarvar, was convicted by the trial court for the offence punishable under Section 304 Part-II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for causing the death of Yogiraj b...