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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Prohibition Act Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Offence Alleged to Have Occurred in Goa, Not Pune, Rendering FIR at Khadak Police Station, Pune Unsustainable....

The petitioners, Mohamed Rizwan Memon, his wife Nida Rizwan Memon, and Nausheen Hasan Memon, filed a criminal writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 48...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Teacher Challenging Forced Resignation in MEPS Act Case. Resignation Letter Signed Under Duress and Coercion Held Invalid as Not Voluntarily Tendered....

The petitioner, Santosh Baban Kamble, was appointed as a drawing teacher at Kini High School on 1st August 1996. On 14th June 2000, he alleged that the Head Master and Chairman of the school managemen...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals as Not Maintainable: Order on Territorial Jurisdiction Not Appealable Under Section 13 of Commercial Courts Act. The Court Holds That Orders Under Section 9-A CPC Are Not Enumerated in Order XLIII CPC or Section 37 Arbitration Act, Limiting Appeals in Commercial Disputes....

The dispute arose out of two commercial suits filed before the Bombay High Court, where the plaintiffs claimed reliefs and the defendants raised preliminary objections under Section 9-A of the Code of...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer Order in Matrimonial Case — Transfer Under Section 24 CPC Cannot Be Granted Merely Because Party Is Dissatisfied with Orders. Transfer of proceedings from Family Court No.5 to Family Court No.1 at Pune set aside as the application lacked bona fide grounds and was based on apprehension of bias without credible evidence....

The petitioner, Sapana Shekhar Pokale, wife, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging an order dated 10th April 2017 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 224 IPC for Late Return After Parole While Upholding Curtailment Notice. Show-Cause Notice for Curtailment of Remission Is Preliminary and Not Liable to Be Quashed; Prosecution Under Section 224 IPC Requires Mens Rea and Is Not Justified When Convict Returns Within Maximum Permissible Parole Period....

The petitioner, a convict serving a seven-year sentence for an offence under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, was lodged at Nashik Road Central Prison. He was granted parole ...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction in Axe Murder Case; Child Witness Credibility Central to Challenge. Accused-Husband Convicted Under Section 302 IPC for Killing Wife Based on Sole Testimony of 9-Year-Old Son....

The appeal challenged the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, convicting the appellant for the murder of his wife under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that the appellant, susp...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 302 IPC, Upholds Life Imprisonment. Child Witness Testimony and Seizure of Axe Under Section 27 Evidence Act Formed Reliable Basis for Conviction....

The present appeal arose from a judgment and order dated 30.10.2009 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule in Sessions Case No.15 of 2009, convicting the appellant under Section 302 of the Ind...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Criminal Appeal by Accused Against Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Conviction Challenge Hinges on Proof of Demand and Credibility of Complainant....

The appeal arose from a conviction by the Special Court under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, alleging that the appellant, an Awal Karkun in the Vill...