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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties — Compromise Reached Under Section 482 CrPC Allows Quashing of Non-Compoundable Offences to Secure Ends of Justice....

The petitioners, including the husband Firasat Khan and his relatives, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings in Crime No.33/2016 (now SC 218/2017) pending be...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Settlement Between Parties — Compromise Reached Under Section 482 CrPC Allows Quashing of Non-Compoundable Offences to Secure Ends of Justice...

The petitioners, including the husband Firasat Khan and his relatives, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings in Crime No.33/2016 (later SC 218/2017) pending ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Stone Dropped on Head Constitutes Murder. Accused's Act of Dropping a Big Stone on Deceased's Head Held to be Intended to Cause Death, Not Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder....

The appellant, Pankaj @ Pintu Rajendra Marve, was convicted by the learned Extra Joint Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Wardha in Sessions Trial No.147 of 2009 for the offence punishable under Section...

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Bombay High Court Allows Employees' Writ Petitions Seeking Approval of Appointments as Full-Time Instructors. Denial of Approval Despite Juniors Getting Approval Found Arbitrary; Direction to Grant Approval from Dates of Junior's Approval....

The case involved three writ petitions clubbed together for hearing. Two full-time instructors in vocational education—Kum. Sandhya K. Pandharpure and Ku. Mala Gawande—along with their employer, S...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Seizure of Vehicles Under Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 — Held That Seizure Without Notice and Hearing Violates Principles of Natural Justice and Section 105 of the Act Requires Show-Cause Notice Before Confiscation....

The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions filed by owners of vehicles that were seized by the State Excise Department under Section 105 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. The petitioners,...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance for Wife in Section 125 Cr.P.C. Case Despite Husband's Denial of Marriage. Court Confirms that Standard of Proof for Marriage in Maintenance Proceedings is Preponderance of Probabilities, Not Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case involves a Criminal Revision Application filed by the husband (applicant) challenging the order of the Sessions Court granting maintenance of Rs. 500 per month to his wife (respondent No.1) u...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Winding-Up Petition, Sets Aside Conditional Deposit Order for Lack of Jurisdiction. Dispute over unpaid dues under the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 cannot be adjudicated in winding-up proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956....

The appeal arose from an order dated 27 September 2017 passed by the learned Company Judge in Company Petition No. 192 of 2016, directing the respondent (Encore Natural Polymers Private Limited) to de...