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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case for Kidnapping Allegedly Related to Recovery of Loan Amount. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the victim is not a member of SC/ST and the allegations do not prima facie constitute an offence under the Act....

The appellant, Udhav Gyanoba Budhwant, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the order dated 31-1...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Intent to Humiliate on Caste Basis. Court holds that mere use of caste name without intention to insult does not attract Section 3(1)(r) and (s) of the SC/ST Act, 1989, and the bar under Section 18 of the Act does not apply....

The judgment arises from three criminal appeals filed by Krishna Gaikwad, Aniket Bhosale, and Nandkishor Mutkule against a common order of the Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani, rejecting the...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Tahsildar's Endorsement Refusing Mutation in Land Revenue Dispute — Petitioners' Title and Possession Upheld Despite Alleged Government Land. Mutation Entry Does Not Confer Title; Tahsildar Must Hear Parties Before Refusing Mutation Under Karnataka Land Revenue Act....

The petitioners, Smt. R. Suguna and Siddarth Sarnaik, purchased 8 acres of land in Sy.No.42 of Navarathna Agrahara, Jala Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, under 11 sale deeds. The first petitioner owned 6...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Maintenance Proceedings Under Section 125 CrPC for Lack of Jurisdiction — Husband's Residence in Bangalore, Not Hubli. Court holds that wife's maintenance application must be filed where husband resides or where parties last resided together, not at wife's place of residence after separation....

The petitioners, including the husband and his relatives, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash the proceedings in Crl.Misc.No.15/2014 pending before the I Addl. Civil Judge and JMF...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Tahsildar's Endorsement Denying Mutation in Land Revenue Dispute — Petitioners' Title and Possession Upheld Despite Alleged Irregularities in Sale Deeds. Mutation Entry Does Not Confer Title and Tahsildar Cannot Adjudicate Title Disputes Under Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964....

The petitioners, Smt. R. Suguna and Siddarth Sarnaik, purchased 8 acres of land in Sy.No.42 of Navarathna Agrahara, Jala Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk, under 11 sale deeds. The first petitioner owned 6...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision in Cheque Dishonour Case for Compensation Enhancement. Court holds that discretion to award compensation under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act must be exercised judiciously to fulfill legislative intent....

The applicants/complainants filed a criminal revision against the judgment of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nagpur, which convicted the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments A...

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Bombay High Court Partially Quashes FIR in SC/ST Atrocities Case — Allegations of Outraging Modesty and Caste Abuse Not Made Out Against First Applicant and Insufficient Against Second Applicant. FIR under Section 354 IPC and Section 3(1)(w)(i)&(ii) of SC/ST Act quashed against one applicant and partially quashed against other for lack of prima facie evidence....

The applicants, Sheikh Shama Shiekh Iqbal and Aynoddin Shamsuddin Solanki, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 347/2018 ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Decree Holder's Execution and Sets Aside Condition of Deposit in Cooperative Court Award Execution. Court holds that a third party not bound by the award cannot be directed to deposit occupation charges as a condition for stay of execution....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions arising from the same order of the District Court. The decree holder (Mangala Keshav Gavhale) obtained an award from the Cooperative Court in Dispute No.200/19...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Stay on Execution of Cooperative Court Decree with Condition of Occupation Charges — Decree Holder's Right to Possession Subject to Payment of Mesne Profits by Judgment Debtor...

The judgment concerns two writ petitions arising from the same order of the District Court. The decree holder, Dr. Keshav Gavhale, had obtained an award from the Cooperative Court in Dispute No.200/19...