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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 376 IPC Where Accused Alleged False Implication and Consent. The Court Examined Whether Absence of Bodily Injuries Was Fatal to Prosecution Case Given Corroborating Medical Evidence of Fresh Hymen Tear and Semen Stains....

The present appeal arose from the judgment dated 28th January 2003 of the IInd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No. 58 of 2002, convicting the appellant under Section 376 ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition, Sets Aside Order for Alteration of Charges Under Section 216 Cr.P.C. — Application Filed After Commencement of Trial and After Examination of Witnesses Held Not Maintainable...

The case involves a criminal revision petition filed by the petitioners (accused) against an order dated 11.06.2015 passed by the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Haveri, in C.C. No.388/2008, allowing...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Compensation Case — Deemed Passenger Status Upheld Despite Absence of Ticket. Death of a passenger due to falling from a train due to overcrowding is an 'untoward incident' under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989, and the burden of proof on the railway to show negligence or criminal act is high....

The case involves an appeal by the widow, mother, and two minor children of the deceased, Chikkanahalli Mahaboob Basha Alias Basha Sab, who died in a train accident. The deceased was traveling from Ha...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness's evidence was inconsistent and not supported by other witnesses....

The case pertains to the murder of Sk.Abid, an auto rickshaw driver, on the night of 8th September 2009. The prosecution alleged that the appellants, Mohd.Iqbal @ Munna and Mohd.Rafique @ Bablu, deman...

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Bombay High Court Grants Injunction in Trademark Infringement and Passing Off Case — Defendant's Logo Held Deceptively Similar to Plaintiff's Registered Logo. Well-known mark entitled to protection across classes under Trade Marks Act, 1999....

The Plaintiff, Reliance Industries Ltd., filed a suit seeking injunctive reliefs against the Defendant, Concord Enviro Systems Pvt. Ltd., alleging infringement of its registered trade marks, infringem...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Permanent Alimony and Residential Accommodation for Wife Under Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Family Court's Order for Rs.5,000 Monthly Maintenance and Rs.3,00,000 for Housing Upheld as Husband Failed to Show Changed Circumstances....

The appellant husband and respondent wife were married under Hindu law. The Family Court dissolved the marriage by an ex parte decree of divorce under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Weights and Measures Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 72 of Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. The court held that absence of mandatory sanction vitiates the prosecution against the company and its directors....

The petitioners, Titan Industries Limited and its Managing Director and another director, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the continuance of Summary Criminal Case No.515 of 2005 pending bef...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Disturbed. Sale Deed of 3/7th Share Validly Executed by Co-owners in Favour of Plaintiff, and Defendant's Possession as Tenant Is Not Adverse to Plaintiff's Title....

The appellant, original defendant No. 1, filed a second appeal against the concurrent judgments of the trial court and the first appellate court in a partition suit. The suit was filed by respondent N...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Sections 147, 148, 504, 506, 302 read with 149 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by the appellants against their conviction and sentence passed by the I Additional Sessions Judge, Gulbarga in Sessions Case No.123/2009 and 134/2009. The ...