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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Act Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Failure to Prove Age of Victim. Conviction under Section 4 of POCSO Act and Sections 376(2)(f) and 366A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish victim's minority beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Santosh Thorat, was convicted by the Special Judge, Ahmednagar, for offences under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Sections 376(2)...

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Bombay High Court Allows Teacher's Writ Petition for Salary During Suspension After Honourable Acquittal. Held that Honourable Acquittal in Criminal Case Entities Teacher to Full Salary for Suspension Period Under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Narsing Shankarrao Shivshette, was appointed as an Assistant Secondary Teacher in a private school run by respondent No.1 society and joined duties on 6th March 1997. He was suspended ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal in Food Adulteration Case Due to Non-Compliance with Sampling Rules. Acquittal of Vendor for Selling Adulterated Groundnut Oil Upheld as Sample Not Representative and Rules 14 and 16 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 Not Followed....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bramhapuri, in Regular Criminal Case No.68 of 2000 dated 18-12-2002, which acquitted the respon...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case. Tribunal's finding of fact regarding involvement of insured vehicle in accident upheld as not perverse....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal heirs of deceased Raheman Khan Pathan under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The accident occurred on 29/01/1995 whe...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand for Dowry. Conviction under Sections 304B and 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment for dowry soon before her death....

The appellant, Motiram s/o Kisan Shende, was convicted by the 1st Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Bhandara, for offences under Sections 304B, 306, and 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenc...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Transfer of Investigation to CBI in Private Land Dispute. Court holds that a private dispute over purchase of a plot of land does not warrant transfer of investigation to CBI or registration of FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC....

The petitioner, Rajendra Shamraoji Padole, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, seeking transfer of investigation of his complaint dated 29.01.2016 to the Central...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband and In-Laws for Abetment of Suicide and Cruelty in Dowry Harassment Case. The court confirmed the trial court's finding that the appellants subjected the deceased to cruelty and harassment for dowry, leading to her suicide within seven years of marriage under Sections 498A and 306 read with Section 34 IPC....

The appellants, Moreshwar Neelkanth Thengari, Neelkanth Arjun Thengari, Sau. Panchabai Neelkanth Thengari, and Sou. Mangala Ramesh Hargude, were convicted by the 2nd Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, ...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses ESIC Appeal, Holds Hospital Not a Factory Under ESI Act. Pathological laboratory performing diagnostic tests does not constitute a manufacturing process under Section 2(12)(a) of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948....

The case involves an appeal by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) against an order of the ESI Court, Nagpur, which set aside a communication by ESIC informing the respondent hospital tha...

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Bombay High Court Disposes of Appeal by Drivers in MRTU & PULP Act Case, Holding That Regularization Cannot Be Granted When Appellants Have Not Reported for Work Since 2009. The Court Observes That Appellants May Approach Competent Forum Under Section 25H, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and All Issues Remain Open....

The dispute arose from a complaint filed by the appellants, two temporary drivers, before the Industrial Court, Nagpur, alleging unfair labour practice by their employer, the Maharashtra State Seed Ce...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Assessee's Appeal in Income Tax Case Upholding Addition of Unexplained Cash Credits Under Section 68. Assessee's Failure to Maintain Books of Account and Provide Confirmations for Loan Amounts Justifies Invocation of Section 68 of Income Tax Act, 1961....

The appeal arose from an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal dated 30-07-2014, which upheld the addition of certain amounts as unexplained cash credits under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1...