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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Rejection of Discharge Application in Dowry Death Case. Dying Declaration and Presumption Under Section 113-B of Evidence Act Sufficient to Frame Charges Under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act....

The present criminal revision application was filed by Appasaheb @ Eknath Nago Salunke, the husband of the deceased Kirti, challenging the order dated 10.6.2008 passed by the learned Sessions Judge at...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal by Purchaser in Will Dispute. Sale Deed Executed by Widow with Life Interest Declared Void Ab Initio as She Had No Right to Alienate Property Beyond Her Lifetime....

The dispute arose from a Will executed by Hari on 22/09/1986, bequeathing 81 R land from Khasra no.95 along with a farmhouse to his son Bhojraj, and 81 R land from Khasra no.37 to his other son Vittha...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Penalty for Concealment of Income in Income Tax Reference. Minimum penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 sustained for suppression of net profit of Rs.9,11,521/-....

The case pertains to an Income Tax Reference under Section 256(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, arising from proceedings for the Assessment Year 1987-88. The assessee, M/s. Maharaj Garage & Company, ha...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Medical Evidence. Conviction Under Sections 376, 341, and 109 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Fails to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case pertains to an appeal against the judgment of the 2nd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Gadchiroli, in Sessions Case No.33 of 1996, convicting appellant no.1 Manohar Chouke under Sections 341 ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Police Head Constable in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Complainant. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the acquittal of Rajendra Dadaji Supare, a Police Head Constable, who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Police Sub-Inspector and Another in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as sole interested witness's testimony was not corroborated and demand of bribe not proved beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellants, Rajendraprasad Pande (a Police Sub-Inspector) and Vijay Choube, were convicted by the Special Judge, Bhandara under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The prosecution alleged that...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC in Dowry Harassment Case. Court affirms that consistent testimony of deceased's brother and prompt FIR establish cruelty, but acquittal for abetment to suicide stands due to lack of instigation evidence....

The appellant, Madan Kavar, was convicted by the Sessions Court for offence under Section 498A IPC (cruelty) and sentenced to 30 months simple imprisonment and fine of Rs.500. He was acquitted of Sect...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Letters Patent Appeal in Civil Impleadment Order Dispute, Holding it Not Maintainable. The Court ruled that a writ petition challenging an interlocutory order of a civil court falls under Article 227 of the Constitution and not Article 226, hence no Letters Patent Appeal lies....

This case arose from Special Civil Suit No. 5/1997 pending before the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Khamgaon. On 24 October 2008, the appellant, M/s. Raviraj Corporation, was impleaded as defendant no...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Failure to Record Imminent Possibility of Bail Under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. Detaining Authority's Observation of Future Possibility of Bail Does Not Meet the Requirement of Subjective Satisfaction That Release Was Imminent, Vitiating the Detention Order....

The petitioner, Shri Suraj Ram Gaikwad, challenged by writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution the preventive detention order dated 8 February 2017 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Sol...