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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconclusive Blood Evidence and Unreliable Witness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish presence of accused at scene of offence beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Balu Gena Mahajan, was convicted by the District & Sessions Judge, Solapur for the murder of his wife Draupadabai under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to life ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Third Party Impleadment in Property Appeal — Applicants Claiming Adverse Possession Must Be Heard. Order 1 Rule 10 CPC invoked to join parties with independent title claims to ensure complete adjudication....

The present application was filed by two applicants, Khalil Haji Bholumiya Salar and Bilkis Mehboobsaheb Mujawar, seeking impleadment in First Appeal No. 21 of 2005 pending before the Bombay High Cour...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Admission to Polytechnic with General Mathematics — Eligibility Criteria Requiring Mathematics (Code 71) Upheld as Reasonable Classification. The court held that the distinction between Mathematics (Code 71) and General Mathematics (Code 74) is based on course content and is not arbitrary under Article 14....

The petitioners, Master Sujit Suresh Divekar and another, filed a writ petition challenging the eligibility criteria for admission to the Fourth Respondent's polytechnic. The First Petitioner had pass...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Detenu Already in Jail — Subjective Satisfaction Vitiated. Detention under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 set aside as detaining authority failed to consider necessity of preventive detention when detenu was already in custody....

The petitioner, Pramod Ashok Pujari, was a detenu under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981. He was already lod...

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Bombay High Court Quashes EPF Tribunal Order for Non-Supply of Enquiry Report to Employer Under Section 7-A of the EPF Act. Violation of Natural Justice Principle Requiring Supply of Enquiry Report Before Determining Provident Fund Dues....

The petitioner, a co-operative sugar factory, challenged the order of the Employees' Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal which dismissed its appeal against a determination of provident fund dues. The As...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance Order Under Domestic Violence Act, Rejects Limitation Challenge. Application Seeking Protection Orders Not a Complaint, Section 468 CrPC Limitation Inapplicable to Proceedings Under Sections 12 and 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005....

The Bombay High Court dismissed a husband's writ petition challenging an interim maintenance order awarded to his wife and children under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The ...

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Patna High Court Dismisses Appeal for Non-Compliance with Stamp Report Defect. The court allowed time for rectification of procedural defects, emphasizing the necessity of compliance for maintaining an appeal....

The case involved an appeal filed by Mosmat Chitra Rekha against Deva Chandra Jha and others. The Patna High Court, presided over by Justice V. Nath, addressed the procedural compliance of the appeal....

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Bombay High Court Criticizes Superintendent of Police for Filing Defective Affidavit and Directs Fresh Affidavit. Court Observes that Affidavit Was Sworn Unmindfully Without Correcting Errors, Calling It Not Palatable....

The matter came before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, in Criminal Writ Petition No. 594 of 2012 filed by Subhash Vitthal Palwade and another against the State of Maharashtra...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Inconsistent Evidence. Conviction under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as demand and acceptance of bribe not proved beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Baliram Ghodke (since deceased, represented by legal heirs) under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 198...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Medical Evidence Did Not Support the Alleged Use of Gupti and Witness Testimony Lacked Credibility....

The appellant, Laxman Bapurao Ghaiwane, was convicted by the trial court for offences under Sections 147 and 302 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Premdas Godghate. The incident...