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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Assault Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Independent Witnesses. Conviction under Section 324 IPC for causing hurt by a beer bottle set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Dhruva @ Satish Moreshwar Mhatre, was convicted by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Raigad-Alibag for the offence punishable under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Caste-Based Intent and Allows Compounding of IPC Offences. Conviction under Section 3(1)(xi) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 set aside as no evidence that offence was committed on account of victim's caste....

The appellant, Mansingh Baburao Garud, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under Sections 354, 451, 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Cas...

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Bombay High Court Allows Enhancement of Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Deceased's Income Reassessed to Rs. 1500 per Month. Multiplier 13 and Deduction of 1/3rd for Personal Expenses Upheld, Resulting in Enhanced Award of Rs. 1,63,000....

The appellants, being the widow and children of deceased Hafizuddin, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for his death in a motor accident. The accident occ...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Application Due to Petitioner's Death. Heirs Allowed to Pursue Matter if Advised Within Reasonable Time....

The case involved a writ application filed by Dr. Rabindra Kumar Choudhary against various respondents including Lalit Narayan Mithila University and its officials. During the pendency of the applicat...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Intent and Unreliable Evidence. Fatal Assault by Friends Resulting in Death Does Not Constitute Murder Under Section 302 IPC When No Common Intention to Cause Death is Established....

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by Ajay Madhusudan Mukharjee and Kamlesh Khusal Rewar against their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Amar More. The ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Part-Time Lecturer Seeking Pensionary Benefits — Government Resolution Excluding Part-Time Teachers from Pension and Gratuity Upheld as Not Arbitrary or Violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution....

The petitioner, Ms. Laxmi Anant Paranjpe, a retired part-time lecturer at ILS Law College, Pune, filed a writ petition challenging the Government of Maharashtra's Resolution that deprived part-time le...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Section 324 IPC Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence and Non-Examination of Key Witnesses. Conviction under Section 324 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellants, originally accused nos. 1, 3, 4, 13, and 16, were convicted by the 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Beed in Sessions Case No. 96/1997 for the offence punishable under Section 324 of the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Impersonation and Forgery Case — Prosecution Failed to Prove Identity of Complainant. Acquittal of Accused Under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC Upheld Due to Lack of Evidence....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 11.03.1998 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Criminal Appeal No. 17/1991, which quashed the order of convictio...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Sanction and Doubtful Trap — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Sanction under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 not proved; complainant turned hostile; trap witness not independent....

The appellant, Manohar Bodade, was convicted by the Special Judge, Aurangabad in Special Case No. 01/1993 for offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act...

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High Court of Bombay Allows Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Employer's Denial of Employment Not Sufficient to Disprove Workman Status. The court held that admission of ownership of vehicle by employer and driving by workman raises presumption of employment under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923....

The appellant, Narayan Bansilal Vaishnav, filed a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, alleging that he was employed as a driver of a tempo trax jeep owned by the respondent, Champatrao T...