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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Injured Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as sole testimony of PW-2 was inconsistent with medical evidence and prosecution failed to prove motive....

The appellant, Milind Hanumant Shinde, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati for the murder of a 10-year-old boy, Prathamesh, and for attempting to murder the victim (PW-2) under Se...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition in Execution Dispute — Quashes Order Dismissing Execution Petition as Not Maintainable. Withdrawal of Earlier Execution Petition Without Liberty Does Not Bar Fresh Execution Under Order XXI Rule 2 CPC....

The writ petition was filed by the judgment-debtors (petitioners) challenging an order dated 19.04.2017 passed by the LII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in Execution No.871/2016,...

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Karnataka High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim, Recalculates Loss of Dependency Applying Future Prospects and Notional Income. Tribunal's Award Modified; Court Considers Applicability of Magma General Insurance on Consortium but Judgment Incomplete....

The appellants, dependants of a deceased pillion rider, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for the death of the breadwinner in a road accide...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Disability Certificate Issued by Medical Board in BEST Employee Case. The Court held that the employer cannot challenge the disability certificate without independent evidence, and the writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 is not maintainable....

The petitioner, Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST), filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the disability certificate iss...

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Bombay High Court Allows Auction Purchaser’s Writ Petition, Quashes Divisional Joint Registrar's Order Setting Aside Cooperative Society Auction Sale. Auction Sale Conducted in Compliance with Rule 107(11)(e) of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961, and Revision Application Not Maintainable Absent Order Under Rule 107(14)(1)....

The dispute arose out of recovery proceedings under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, initiated by Sanjivani Nagari Sahakari Patsanstha, Satara Branch, against respondent No.1, Vithal ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Injunction Bank Guarantee Invocation in Development Dispute. Court holds that bank guarantee is an independent contract and injunction can only be granted on grounds of fraud or irretrievable injustice, not mere breach of underlying contract....

The appeal arose from a commercial suit where the appellant, Kryshnajay Developers Pvt. Ltd., sought a temporary injunction to restrain the respondents (Kapil Mahtani and others) from invoking a bank ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Business Rivalry Leads to Fatal Assault. Conviction under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC sustained as chain of circumstances including motive, last seen evidence, recovery of weapons, and extra-judicial confession was complete and consistent with guilt....

The appellants, Shashikumar Ramswami Harijan, Babu Subramaniam Ramaswami Harijan, Meghraj Subramaniam Harijan, and Annadurai @ Tata Ramswami Harijan, were convicted under Section 302 read with Section...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter Under POCSO Act. Life imprisonment confirmed for aggravated penetrative sexual assault under Section 6 POCSO Act, but conviction under Section 376d IPC set aside for lack of evidence of gang rape....

The appellant, Mohd. Zakir Habib Khan, was convicted by the Special Court under the POCSO Act for sexually abusing his own daughter from the time she was six years old until she was fourteen. The vict...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Parricide Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Improper Application of Section 106 of Evidence Act. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of father set aside as prosecution failed to establish chain of circumstances and accused's silence cannot fill gaps in evidence....

The appellant, Suraj Harisingh Bahadur, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of his father, Harisingh Bahadur, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case was...

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High Court Quashes FIR Against Police Officer in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 19 of PC Act. Proceedings under Section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prior sanction from competent authority was mandatory and absent....

The petitioner, Sri Sudarshan, a Deputy Superintendent of Police under suspension, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR in...