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High Court Dismisses Application Under Section 482 CrPC Against Order Releasing Seized Gold to Claimant with Superior Title, Holding Magistrates Discretion Properly Exercised. The Magistrates Conditional Interim Custody Order Was Not Final Determination and Applicant Could Seek Relief from Trial Court....

The criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure arose from a dispute over interim custody of seized gold and cash in a pending criminal case. Crime No.213/2006 was registe...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Returning Complaint Under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, Holds Nagpur Court Has Jurisdiction. Presentation of Cheque at Collecting Bank in Nagpur and Non-Payment After Demand Notice Confers Territorial Jurisdiction Under Sections 178 and 179 CrPC Relying on Preetha v. Voltas Ltd....

The complainant, a non-banking finance company, had its regional office at Nagpur and provided a loan to the accused for purchase of a vehicle. The accused issued a cheque for Rs. 1,60,305 drawn on Ya...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Nigerian National for Heroin Trafficking Under NDPS Act. Accused's Confession Under Section 67 NDPS Act and Recovery of 1.200 kg Heroin from Cabin Baggage Sufficient to Sustain Conviction for Offences Under Sections 21(C), 23(C), 28, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985....

The appellant, Ogbu Awah, a Nigerian national, was convicted by the Special Judge under the NDPS Act for offences punishable under Sections 21(C) read with 29 and 23(C) read with 28 of the Narcotic Dr...

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

The appellant, a police constable, was convicted by the Special Judge, Kolhapur, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000 from Bipin Yeshwant Mane in connection with a criminal case (C.R. No. ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Shaikh Kalam, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2 at Jalna for the murder of Shaikh Sattar under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case wa...

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Bombay High Court Quashes DRAT Order Waiving Pre-deposit in SARFAESI Appeal — Mandatory Deposit Under Section 18(1) Cannot Be Waived Without Recording Exceptional Hardship. Cooperative Bank's Right to Enforce Security Interest Upheld as Secured Creditor Under SARFAESI Act....

The petitioner, Godavari Laxmi Co-operative Bank Ltd., a cooperative bank, had issued a notice under Section 13(2) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Secur...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Family Court’s Rejection of Amendment to Written Statement; Allows Counterclaim in Matrimonial Dispute. Court Holds Counterclaim Not Barred by Delay if Filed Within Three-Year Limitation Under Article 113, Limitation Act, 1963....

The petitioner wife filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the Family Court's order rejecting her application to amend her written statement to include a coun...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Vice Chancellor's Decision to Reject Appointment of Principal Due to Lack of Teaching Experience in College. Government Resolution Requiring 10 Years Teaching Experience for Principal Post in Non-Government Colleges Held Valid Under Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994....

The petitioner, Beena Inamdar, a teacher by profession, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the decision of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Pune d...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Arrest of Vessel in Admiralty Suit for Maritime Claim Under Charterparty. Court Holds That Dispute Regarding Existence of Intermediary Charterer Does Not Defeat Plaintiff's Prima Facie Case for Arrest of Vessel....

The appellants (Defendants 1 and 2) challenged the order of the learned single Judge of the Admiralty Court dated 19 October 2011, which dismissed their Notice of Motion for dismissal of the suit and ...