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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Uttam Popat Chilgar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-II, Beed, in Sessions Case No. 8/2011 for the murder of his wife under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprison...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Failure to Serve Grounds — Violation of Article 22(5) of Constitution. Detenu's Right to Make Effective Representation Denied as Grounds Not Communicated Under Section 3(1)(2) of Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980....

The petitioner, Dinesh s/o Ramchandra Tiwari, filed a criminal writ petition challenging an order of preventive detention dated 5th April 2011 passed by the District Magistrate/Collector, Jalgaon, und...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Maintenance Order and Upholds Direction to Repay Daughter's Education Loan. Wife's Locus Standi to Claim Maintenance for Major Unmarried Daughter Under Section 20(3) of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Upheld; Husband Bound by Admission....

The matter pertained to two family court appeals arising from a common judgment of the Family Court, Mumbai. The husband had filed a petition for dissolution of marriage under Section 13 of the Hindu ...

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Bombay High Court Hears State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case. The Court Scrutinizes the Reliability of Witnesses Supporting the Last Seen Together Theory, Finding Material Contradictions and Delay in Recording Statements....

The State of Maharashtra preferred an appeal against the order of acquittal dated 11th October 1990 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati in Sessions Case No. 89 of 1989. The three respond...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Online Submission of Form F and Installation of Silent Observer under PC&PNDT Act. Court Holds that Online Submission and Silent Observer Are Valid Measures to Curb Female Foeticide and Do Not Violate Privacy....

The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution was filed by the Radiological & Imaging Association (State Chapter- Jalna) challenging two circulars issued by the Collector and District Magist...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Adding Accused Under Section 319 CrPC Before Evidence Stage — Premature Invocation of Power. Power under Section 319 CrPC cannot be exercised based on investigation statements before commencement of trial evidence, as held in Ranjit Singh v. State of Punjab....

The applicants, five individuals, challenged an order dated 29.03.2010 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kandhar, in Sessions Case No. 35/2008, which directed their addition as accused under Se...

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Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Appeal for Divorce on Ground of Adultery Based on DNA Test Excluding Paternity. DNA test report conclusively proved that the husband was not the biological father of the child born to the wife, establishing adultery under Section 13(1)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant-husband Gajanan Deshpande filed a divorce petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alleging that his wife Smita Deshpande committed adultery and gave birth to a child named Om who wa...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Interim Relief Order in Industrial Dispute — Tribunal Directed to Reconsider Without Prejudging Merits. Industrial Court's Order Granting Rs.3,500 Per Month to Workmen Set Aside for Lack of Consideration of Prima Facie Case and Balance of Convenience Under Section 10(3) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL), challenged an order dated 15/04/2011 passed by the Industrial Court, Akola Bench, in Reference (BIR) No.1/2008. The Industrial Court had allowed an appli...

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Bombay High Court Allows Summons for Judgment in Summary Suit Due to Admission of Liability and Lack of Substantial Defence. Subsequent Sale of Abandoned Tonners by Creditor Deducted from Claim, and Delay in Filing Summons for Judgment Condoned....

The dispute arose from a commercial transaction where Tata Chemicals Ltd., a manufacturer of inorganic chemicals, supplied liquid chlorine and caustic soda to M/s. A.N. Chemicals, a proprietorship of ...

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Bombay High Court Alters Conviction in Patricide Case Based on Distinction Between Murder and Culpable Homicide. Single Brick Blow During Sudden Quarrel Held to be Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part II IPC, Not Murder Under Section 302 IPC....

The appeal before the Bombay High Court arose from the conviction of the appellant for the murder of his father, Dharamji, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The appellant and the decea...