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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition Challenging Rejection of Discharge Application in Murder Case — Petitioner's Name in Charge Sheet Column 2 Does Not Entitle Discharge Under Section 227 CrPC...

The petitioner, Ashok B Dani, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 3.4.2014 passed by the Presiding O...

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Thirteen criminal petitions were filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the High Court of Karnataka, challenging orders passed by the Principal District and Sessions Ju...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction in Cheque Dishonour Case — Presumption of Legally Enforceable Debt Under Section 139 NI Act Not Rebutted. Cheque Issued as Security for Advance of Rs.80 Lakh Dishonoured — Accused Failed to Prove Absence of Debt....

The case arises from a complaint filed by HMT (International) Limited, a public limited company, against M/s Nucor Wires Limited and its directors (the petitioners) under Section 138 of the Negotiable...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Reduces Deduction from 2/3rd to 1/3rd for Non-Agricultural Potential Land. Court holds that deduction for development cost must be based on evidence and cannot be arbitrary, and that the Reference Court erred in applying a blanket 2/3rd deduction without proper basis....

The case arises from a land acquisition proceeding where a piece of land admeasuring 0.25 H.R. from Gat No. 153 of mouza Both, owned by original applicant Dattatray Uplenchwar, was acquired by the Sta...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Temporary Injunction in Specific Performance Suit — Non-Signatory Co-Owners Cannot Be Restrained Based on Agreement They Did Not Sign. Refusal to Perform by Non-Signatory Does Not Constitute Prima Facie Case for Injunction....

The case involves an appeal against an order granting temporary injunction in a suit for permanent injunction and specific performance. The appellants, defendants No. 3 and 4, were co-owners of the su...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Bus Driver in Fatal Accident Case — Concurrent Findings of Misconduct Not Interfered With. Petitioner failed to maintain safe distance causing three deaths; Labour Court and Industrial Court concurrently upheld dismissal as proportionate punishment....

The petitioner, Syed Mumtaz Syed Moosa, was employed as a driver with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (respondent) since 1984. On 9th May 1993, while driving a State Transport bus on ...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Illegal Building Collapse Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Culpable Homicide and Long Incarceration. Court Held That Section 304 IPC Requires Knowledge of Likely Death, Which Was Not Established Against the Applicants....

The judgment concerns three bail applications filed by accused persons arrested in connection with the collapse of an illegally constructed building in Thane, which resulted in 74 deaths and 62 injuri...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Motive. Appellant's Conviction for Murder of Parmanand Gaonkar Confirmed as Circumstantial Evidence, Including Motive and Last Seen Theory, Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Jaisingh Dhondiram Karpe, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Parmanand Gaonkar and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Additional Session...