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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals and Upholds Conviction in Gang Rape Case Under Sections 363 and 376(D) IPC. DNA Analysis of Undergarment Stains Proved Guilt of All Four Accused, Trivializing Contradictions in Victim’s Narration and Test Identification Failures....

Background: The appeals arose from the conviction of four men by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhandara, in Special Criminal (Child) Case No. 14 of 2015, for the gang rape and kidnapping of a minor g...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Society Members in Wildlife Act Case — No Prior Sanction Obtained. Proceedings under Sections 9, 39, 44, 49B, 50, 51, 52 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Section 482 CrPC quashed for lack of mandatory sanction under Section 55 of the Act....

The applicants, who were members of Sindhu Education Society, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) challenging an order dated 3rd June 2011 passed by t...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union's Challenge to MSRTC Circular Requiring Heavy Vehicle Driving License for Driver-cum-Conductor Posts. Court Holds That Prescribing Higher Qualification for Driving Heavy Passenger Vehicles Is a Reasonable Condition Based on Public Safety and Operational Necessity, Not Arbitrary....

The petitioner, Maharashtra S. T. Workers Congress (INTUC), a trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the B...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses MSRDC's Petition Challenging Withdrawal from Land Acquisition Under Section 48(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Subsequent Purchaser Allowed to Seek Return of Land as Acquisition Was Not Completed Within Stipulated Time....

The petitioner, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd. (MSRDC), challenged the judgment and order dated 6th December 2005 passed by the Land Acquisition Officer allowing an application un...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 188 IPC for Lack of Sanction and Absence of Public Nuisance. Applicant's act of pasting posters on own wall did not constitute disobedience of order under Section 188 IPC as no public nuisance was caused and no valid sanction under Section 195 CrPC was obtained....

The applicant, Datta Pandurang Raut, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 270 of 2017 registered at MIDC Police Station, ...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes FIR Under Section 188 IPC for Lack of Sanction and Non-Compliance with Section 195 CrPC. Criminal proceedings initiated without prior complaint by public servant are not maintainable....

The applicant, Mukteshwar s/o Sidram Deshmane, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No.264 of 2016 registered at Ausa Police ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Appeal in Industrial Dispute Case Due to Unexplained Delay and Prejudice. The court held that stale claims should not be entertained and that writ courts should not re-appreciate evidence....

The case involves an appeal by Western Coalfields Ltd. (employer) against a judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court, which allowed a writ petition filed by the workman, Santosh Kum...

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Bombay High Court Restrains Disqualification of Corporator Pending Caste Scrutiny - Section 5B Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949. Court holds that disqualification under Section 5B cannot be invoked until the decision of the caste claim is communicated to the Municipal Corporation....

The Petitioner, Mrs. Anuradha Sudhakar Katkar, was elected as a Corporator of the Solapur Municipal Corporation in February 2017, contesting from an OBC category seat as a candidate of the Congress (I...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Murder Under Section 302 IPC — Conviction Based on Motive, Last Seen Evidence, and Recovery of Weapon. The court held that the chain of circumstantial evidence was complete and pointed to the guilt of the appellant....

The appellant, Sidharth @ Siddya s/o Sitaram Jadhav, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Prakash Patil and sentenced to life imprisonment. The incident occurred ...

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High Court at Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) Delivers Judgment in State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Trespass Case under Sections 302, 447 read with 34 IPC...

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of three respondents who were charged with the murder of Kanta, the younger brother of accused No. 1, under sections 302 and 447 read with secti...