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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal in Food Adulteration Case Due to Procedural Lapses. Non-Compliance with Rule 50 of PFA Rules Regarding Preservative Addition and Timely Dispatch of Sample to Public Analyst Leads to Acquittal....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 23.3.2000 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Akola, District Ahmednagar, in Regular Criminal Case No.151 of 1994, ac...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision for Default in Theft Case Under Section 379 IPC — Conviction and Sentence of Three Months RI Upheld. Theft of Rs. 550/- from a grocery shop proved by recovery and witness testimony; revision dismissed as applicant failed to appear....

The revision applicant, Shaikh Rahim s/o Shaikh Fazal, was convicted by the trial Magistrate for an offence punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for stealing Rs. 550/- from the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment to Suicide. Brother of Deceased Fails to Establish Homicidal Hanging or Demand for Dowry Under Sections 498A, 304B, 306 IPC....

The case arises from the death of Anjali, who was married to respondent no. 2 Shekhar Patil. She died by hanging within seven years of marriage. Her brother Yashwant Vaidya filed a criminal revision a...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Allowing Summoning of Uncited Witness in CBI Corruption Case — Emphasizes Need for Reasoned Orders and Procedural Compliance. The court held that summoning a witness not listed in the charge sheet without reasons and without giving the accused an opportunity to admit or deny documents is unsustainable....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Arun Gopal Ranade, an accused in a corruption case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch, Nagpur....

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Complaint under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 dismissed as no part of cause of action arose within court's jurisdiction....

The judgment pertains to two criminal applications filed before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench. Criminal Application No.1678 of 2010 was filed by Sunil Dhote and his mother Lilabai Dhote (applica...

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Bombay High Court Convicts Contemner for Criminal Contempt for Scandalizing Judicial Officer in Maintenance Proceedings. Unfounded Allegations of Corruption and Bias Against Judicial Magistrate Constitute Criminal Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The Bombay High Court, in a suo motu criminal contempt petition, convicted Dnyandev Tulshiram Jadhav for criminal contempt for making unfounded and malicious allegations against a Judicial Magistrate....

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Bombay High Court Allows Applications Challenging Freezing of Bank Accounts Under Section 102 Cr.P.C. — Police Cannot Freeze Entire Bank Account Without Specific Link to Suspected Offence. The court held that Section 102 Cr.P.C. requires a nexus between the property seized and the alleged crime, and freezing without such nexus is illegal....

The case involved a reference to a larger bench on the interpretation of Section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) concerning the power of police to seize movable property, specifical...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Complaint Filed at Mumbai Fails as Entire Transaction Occurred at Indore, Not Within Magistrate's Jurisdiction Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The petitioners, Jambu Kumar Jain and Prafull Kumar Jain, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash Criminal Case No.11638/SS/2009 pending before...