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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Evidence. Property Dispute Led to Fatal Attack but Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 20th May 1995 passed by the learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur in Sessions Case No. 137 of 1993, acquitting the res...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under PASA Act for Non-Application of Mind and Procedural Lapses. Detenu's Preventive Detention Set Aside as Subjective Satisfaction Was Not Properly Recorded and Grounds of Detention Were Not Communicated in Time....

The petitioner, Nitin Bhimabhai Patel, was detained under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 (PASA Act) by orders dated 14/03/2019, 17/03/2019, and 20/03/2019 passed by the Det...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Company in Stamp Duty Adjudication Case — Holds Adjudication Under Section 31 of Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 Final and Binding. Reopening of Adjudication After 20 Years Under Section 53A Is Without Jurisdiction and Barred by Delay....

The petitioner, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., filed a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 25th January 2018 passed by the Co...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Management Petitions Challenging Tribunal Orders of Reinstatement and Back Wages for Teachers. School Tribunal has jurisdiction under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 to entertain appeals against termination of services of employees of private schools....

The Bombay High Court dismissed four writ petitions filed by Bharati Vidyapeeth and its school authorities challenging the orders of the School Tribunal, Pune, which had set aside the termination of s...

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Bombay High Court Allows Furlough to Convicts Despite Past Overstay, Emphasizes Reformative Purpose of Furlough. Furlough is a right of a prisoner and cannot be denied solely on ground of past overstay without considering subsequent good conduct and period of incarceration....

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by convicts Satish Shankarrao Shinde and Nagnath Bapurao Sontakke, challenging the rejection of their furlough applications by the prison aut...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Land Dispute Case — Life Imprisonment Maintained for Three Accused. Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC Established as All Accused Participated in Assault on Deceased Step-Brother....

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Vaijapur, convicting three appellants for the murder of Baburao Dhanad, who was the step-brother of appellants No.1 and 2 and step-s...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Deceased Thrown Out of Jeep Due to Rash Driving. Negligence of Driver Proved and Deceased Not a Gratuitous Passenger in a Goods Vehicle, Insurer Liable....

The case arises from a motor accident claim filed by the parents of a deceased 22-year-old man. On 22.12.2008, the deceased was travelling in a jeep owned by respondent No. 3 and driven by respondent ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case Following Settlement Between Accused and Complainant. Court Permits Compounding of Offences Under Section 482 CrPC, Holding Continuation of Proceedings Would Be Abuse of Process....

The petitioners, who were accused No.1, 3 to 6 in S.C.No.295/2018 pending before the Prl. District and Sessions Judge, Kalaburagi, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Revision Against Order Releasing Seized Property to Owner Under Section 457 CrPC — Property Not Required for Investigation or Trial. The Sessions Judge's order releasing the shop premises and electronic items to the respondent was upheld as the property was not needed for investigation or trial....

The State of Karnataka, through Puttur Town Police Station, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 08.0...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in POCSO Case — Accused Entitled to Claim Juvenile Status Based on School Transfer Certificate. The court held that the transfer certificate is prima facie evidence of age and the accused deserves benefit of doubt under Section 7(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000....

The petitioner, Gangaraju @ Raju, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 18.9.2019 passed by the LIV Ad...