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Bombay High Court Suspends Sentence and Grants Bail to Applicant Convicted Under POCSO Act Pending Appeal. Court considers pendency of appeal and applicant's good conduct during trial bail to suspend sentence under Section 389 CrPC....

The applicant, Uttam Vitthal Bhosale, was convicted by the Special Judge and Additional Sessions Judge-2, Sangli, in Sessions Case No. 95 of 2014 for offences under Sections 354A, 452, 342, 323, 504, ...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows State Appeal, Convicts Accused in Murder Case Under Sections 302, 307, 147, 149 IPC. Eye-witness testimony found credible and injury on accused plausibly explained, leading to reversal of acquittal for five accused....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the acquittal recorded by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nanded in Sessions Case No. 76/1998. The respondents, nine accused, were charged with offences...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Attempt to Murder Case — No Prima Facie Case of Intention to Kill Established. Court finds that injuries caused by sticks and kicks do not attract Section 307 IPC as there was no intention to cause death or knowledge that death was likely....

The applicants, Yogesh Gite, Ankit Asawa, Krishna Asawa, Govind Asawa, Tarabai Asawa, and Santosh Gadekar, filed an application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking antic...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Murder Based on Dying Declaration in Bride Burning Case. Dying declaration found credible and corroborated by medical evidence and circumstances, leading to confirmation of life sentence under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Syed Jabbar, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his sister-in-law, Taherabe, by setting her on fire on 10 October 1998. The deceased was married to the appellant's br...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of In-Laws for Murder of Daughter-in-Law Based on Circumstantial Evidence. The court held that the deceased was last seen alive in the company of the appellants and her dead body was found in their house, establishing their guilt under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC....

The appellants, Pandurang Limbaji Sapkal, Sangram Pandurang Sapkal, and Sushilabai Pandurang Sapkal, were convicted by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad, for the murder of Shashikala, the w...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Selected Candidate for Appointment as Driver in MSRTC, Quashes Rejection on Ground of Suppression of Criminal Antecedents. Court holds that non-disclosure of past acquittal in a criminal case does not amount to suppression of material facts when the candidate was not convicted and the acquittal was based on compromise....

The petitioner, Suresh s/o Bhujangrao Ingole, was a selected candidate for the post of Driver in the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC). He was acquitted in a criminal case under Sec...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act Due to Matrimonial Settlement. Court Finds Remote Possibility of Conviction and Oppression if Trial Continues, Relies on Supreme Court Guidelines Under Section 482 CrPC....

The present criminal application was filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings. The applicant no. 1 was the wife, app...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Probabilised Defence. Conviction under Section 307 IPC Set Aside as Medical and Ocular Evidence Contradict Each Other and Defence of Accidental Injury is Probabilised....

The appellant, Navalchand Motiram Jadhav, was convicted under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for attempting to murder his cousin brother Vasanta Dola Jadhav, and sentenced to five years r...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and Wife for Murder of Brother-in-Law Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Chain of circumstances including last seen, motive, and recovery of weapon held sufficient to sustain conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC....

The case involves two appeals filed by Khomu Kasar Bahadur Raul (appellant no.1) and Yeshori Keshav Bahadur Raul (appellant no.2), husband and wife, against their conviction under Section 302 read wit...