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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Identity. Conviction under Section 307 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Beyond Reasonable Doubt that Appellant Was the Assailant....

The appellant, Namdeo s/o Chandrabhan Charole, was convicted under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for attempting to murder Kailash Zamre by attacking him with an axe on the night of 10 Feb...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and House Trespass in Axe Attack on Elderly Woman. Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory and Recovery of Weapon Sufficient to Sustain Life Sentence Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Bajirao @ Baburao Maraskolhe, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Chandrapur in Sessions Trial No.47 of 2009 for offences under Section 302 (murder) and Section 450 (house trespass) of...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Shahrukh @ Chhotu Ramlal Sonkusre, was convicted by the Sessions Court for the murder of Santosh Manikrao Khirekar under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecut...

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High Court of Bombay Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Contradictory Dying Declarations. Dying declarations recorded by Head Constable and Executive Magistrate contradicted each other, and medical evidence raised doubts about deceased's fitness to make a statement, leading to benefit of doubt....

The case arose from the death of Gayatri, who sustained 93% burn injuries at her matrimonial home in Majari Colliery, Chandrapur. The prosecution alleged that the deceased was subjected to cruelty and...

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High Court Allows Appeal by Bank in Mortgage Dispute, Remands Suit for Trial on Merits. The court held that the civil suit was not maintainable as the plaintiff had no locus standi to challenge the mortgage....

The case involves an appeal filed by the Bank of India (original defendant No.2) against an order of the District Judge. The respondent No.1 (original plaintiff) had filed a civil suit which was dismi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Registration of Aghadi. Commissioner's Power to Recall Rejection Order Under Maharashtra Local Authority Member's Disqualification Act, 1986 Upheld....

The petitioner, Arun Laxman Ashan, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 3rd April 2017 passed by the Divisional Commissioner (respondent no.3...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Lack of Material to Support Apprehension of Bail. Detenu in Judicial Custody Without Bail Application; Detaining Authority's Satisfaction of Imminent Release Held Unsubstantiated....

The petitioner, Sagar Sunil Gaikwad, challenged an order of detention dated 27 September 2017 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Pune, under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Act...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging Rejection of Condonation of Delay in Land Suit Appeal. Delay of 2 years and 2 months in filing appeal against decree in Regular Civil Suit No.321 of 1994 not sufficiently explained, and application under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 was rightly rejected by District Judge....

The State of Maharashtra, through the Collector, Sangli, filed a Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 25 October 2012 passed by the District Judge-1...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder and Attempt to Murder by Father — Evidence of Eye-Witnesses and Medical Reports Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC and Section 25 read with Section 4 Arms Act sustained as prosecution proved case through credible ocular and medical evidence....

The appellant, Kishor Jaising Sonwane, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter Minakshi and attempt to murder his son Rushikesh, under Se...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Property Tax Reassessment by Municipal Corporation. Reassessment of property tax under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 must be based on capital value and cannot be arbitrary....

The petitioner, Jagjeevan Jaikumar Sanghai (since deceased, through legal heirs), filed a writ petition challenging the reassessment of property tax by the Parbhani Municipal Corporation. The petition...