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Bombay High Court Quashes Separate FIR but Allows Supplementary Chargesheet in Assault Case. Court Holds Filing Two Chargesheets for Same Incident Violates Double Jeopardy; Directs Investigation to File Supplementary Charge-Sheet Under Section 173(8) CrPC....

The case arose from a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed by the original accused seeking quashing of FIR No. 36 of 2014 registered at Mukhed Police St...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Detenu's Challenge to Preventive Detention Order Under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. Court Rules That Acquittal in One Offence Does Not Vitiate Detention When Pattern of Repeated Offences Exists; and Failure to Specify Exact Period in Initial Order Not Fatal....

The matter arises from a petition filed by Dinesh S/o. Nimba Gaikawad challenging a preventive detention order passed under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cancellation of Land Regularization in Favor of Petitioners Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Assistant Commissioner's Suo Motu Cancellation Without Notice or Hearing Set Aside Under Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964....

The petitioners, Giriappa and Janardhan, filed writ petitions challenging the orders of the Assistant Commissioner dated 04.09.2009 and the Deputy Commissioner dated 01.09.2017, which cancelled the re...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Central Excise Case — No Substantial Question of Law Arises. CESTAT's finding that the assessee had reversed CENVAT credit before removal of inputs as waste is a pure finding of fact not open to challenge under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944....

The Revenue filed an appeal under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), South Zonal Bench, Bengaluru dated 1...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Central Excise Case — No Substantial Question of Law Arises. CESTAT's finding that the assessee had reversed CENVAT credit before removal of inputs as waste and scrap was a pure finding of fact not open to challenge under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944....

The Revenue (Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax) filed an appeal under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376 IPC Set Aside as Prosecutrix's Evidence Was Unreliable and Medical Evidence Did Not Support Allegations....

The appellant, Ganesh Pralhad Sontakke, was convicted by the Sessions Court, Nagpur, under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly committing rape on the prosecutrix (PW1) on two occa...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Dying declaration recorded without medical fitness certificate held inadmissible as sole basis for conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code....

The appellants, Sk. Rais Sk. Khalil and Sk. Sadiq Sk. Khalil, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Buldana for the murder of Marjina by pouring kerosene and setting her on fire, under Sect...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Revision Under Domestic Violence Act for Lack of Legally Possible Marriage. Court Holds That Relationship in Nature of Marriage Requires Both Parties to Be Unmarried and That Subsisting First Marriage Bars Relief Under Section 2(f) of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005....

The Criminal Revision Application arose from proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The applicant, a Jain Hindu woman originally married to Shantaram Maha...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Journalist for Non-Compliance with Section 202 CrPC. Magistrate Failed to Conduct Before Issuing Process When Accused Resided Outside Jurisdiction....

The applicant, head of the Ahmednagar edition of daily Lokmat, sought to quash an order issuing process against him for offences under Sections 500, 501, 502 read with 34 and 120B of the Indian Penal ...