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Bombay High Court Dismisses Customs Appeal Against Acquittal in Gold Smuggling Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Possession Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Recovery of Gold Biscuits and Currencies from Premises Not Sufficient to Establish Guilt of Accused Under Customs Act, 1962 and Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947....

The case arises from an appeal filed by the Union of India through the Assistant Collector of Customs against an order of acquittal passed by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 47th Court, ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Evidence of Cruelty. Acquittal of Husband and Mother-in-Law for Offences Under Sections 498A and 306 IPC Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Abetment of Suicide Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Pradeep Baburao Bhoite (husband) and Smt. Kamal Baburao Bhoite (mother-in-law) for offences under Sections 498A and 306 read with Section 34 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case — Benefit of Doubt Given to Accused. Extra-judicial confession and circumstantial evidence found insufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt under Section 302 IPC....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the Special Judge (Atrocities on women) and 3rd Additional Sessions Judge dated 28.10.1999 in Sessions Case No. 357 of 1998, which acquitted t...

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Bombay High Court Partly Sets Aside Arbitral Award in Development Agreement Dispute Between Cooperative Housing Society and Developer. Court Upholds Award on Termination of Agreement and Refund of Deposit but Sets Aside Directions for Possession and Appointment of Receiver....

The judgment arises from two arbitration petitions and a notice of motion filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award dated 19th December, 2013,...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Accused in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Dishonour of cheque and failure to pay amount under agreement treated as civil liability, not criminal breach of trust or cheating under Sections 406 and 420 IPC....

The petitioner, Vivek Vishwanath Kenge, was the original accused in a criminal case filed by Vishwam Power & Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. The respondent company alleged that the petitioner had agreed to purchas...

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High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision Petitions Under Prevention of Corruption Act Due to Non-Applicability of Amendments. Amendment Act of 2018 Does Not Apply Retrospectively to Pending Proceedings Initiated Under the Old Law....

The judgment arose from multiple criminal revision petitions filed by various petitioners challenging orders passed by lower courts under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The petitions were con...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows State Appeal in Forest Land Conversion Case — Refund of Compulsory Deposit Ordered by Single Judge Set Aside. Deposit under Section 79A of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 for conversion of forest land to non-forest purpose is not refundable upon grant of permission....

The State of Karnataka, through the Deputy Conservator of Forests and other authorities, filed a writ appeal against an order of a learned Single Judge dated 12/12/2013 in W.P.No.18846/2013. The Singl...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Road Accident Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Negligence Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Truck driver acquitted under Sections 304-A, 337, 338 IPC and Sections 184, 89/112 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as evidence did not establish rash or negligent driving....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 22.3.2001 passed by the trial court acquitting the respondent, Pappugulam Mustak Ali Khan, of charges under Sections 304-A...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Dying declaration found suspicious as deceased was under influence of medication and relatives present, not recorded by Magistrate, and not corroborated by other evidence....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Umesh Digambar Jadhav (respondent-accused) for the murder of his wife Meenakshi by pouring kerosene and setting her on fire on 09/08/1999. Th...