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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Criminal Misappropriation Case Under Prevention of Corruption Act — Loan Default Does Not Constitute Criminal Misappropriation. Entrustment of Property Not Established as Loan Was Granted, Not Entrusted, and Default in Repayment Does Not Attract Section 13(1)(c) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, an Upper Division Clerk (In-charge Cashier) at the Passport Office, Panaji-Goa, was convicted by the Special Judge, North Goa at Panaji in Special Criminal Case No.7/2005 for the offenc...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Premeditation. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Incident Occurred During Sudden Quarrel Without Premeditation, Attracting Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC....

The appellant, Sanjay Tarasingh Thakur, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Sessions Case No. 631 of 2010 for offences under Section 302 IPC (murder) and Section 324 IPC (voluntari...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ranjit S Kadam, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Shital, a neighbor, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution's case was based...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Eye Witness Testimony and Doubtful Recovery of Weapon. Bitter Gourd Creeper Dispute Leads to Life Imprisonment Reversed as Court Finds Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Ashok Chindha Birhade, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his neighbour Devidas, arising from a dispute over the uprooting of a bitter gourd cree...

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High Court of Karnataka adjourns writ petition filed by employees of Bharat Electronics Limited for preliminary hearing; no final order passed. Petition seeks mandamus and certiorari based on allegations of discrimination and violation of service rules....

The writ petition was filed by 52 employees of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Defence. They were appointed as Engineering Assistant Trainees o...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Claimant in Motor Vehicle Accident Case — Multiplier Corrected from 17 to 18 and Future Prospects Added. The court applied multiplier 18 and added 40% future prospects for a 23-year-old self-employed claimant under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Dilip S/o Vithal Jadhav, a 23-year-old musician and mason, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle acci...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Conviction for Kidnapping, Rape, and Murder of Minor — Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Circumstantial evidence including last seen theory, recovery of body, and DNA evidence held sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Deepak Kumar Ganesh Rai Manto, was convicted by the Children's Court at Goa for kidnapping, rape, and murder of a minor girl, and for destroying evidence. The prosecution case was that ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in CBI Corruption Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Invalid Sanction. Conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance of bribe beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to two criminal appeals filed by Vilas Vasudev Kunkolienkar (A1) and his wife Vijayshree Vilas Kunkolienkar (A3) challenging their conviction by the Special Judge, CBI Court, Goa, in...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Demand for Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal of Police Head Constable Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Upheld Due to Lack of Corroboration and Inconsistent Evidence....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal under Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 6th October 2010 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Ju...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Abetment to Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Instigation. Conviction under Section 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that appellants abetted deceased's suicide, though cruelty under Section 498-A IPC was established....

The present appeal arises from the conviction of three appellants (husband, brother-in-law, and father-in-law of the deceased) by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, for offences under Sections 498-...