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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Accused in Murder Case — Conviction Under Sections 302, 324, 504 IPC Upheld. Testimony of injured eye-witnesses and corroborative medical evidence found sufficient to sustain conviction for causing death and grievous hurt with knife....

The appellant, a rickshaw puller residing adjacent to the complainant’s family, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Pune for murder and causing grievous hurt with a knife. The case arose from a ver...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Death Sentence in Confirmation Case for Kidnap, Rape and Murder of 5-Year-Old Girl — Circumstantial Evidence Proved Guilt. Conviction Under IPC Sections 302, 363, 376(2)(f), and 201 Based on Last Seen, Preparation, and Medical Evidence Held Unassailable....

The case arose from the kidnap, rape, and murder of a five-year-old girl, Chakuli, in Nerli village, Kolhapur district, on the night of 24 October 2007. The accused, Babu alias Ravindra Suresh Kamble,...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Rape of Tribal School Girl Under Section 376(2)(c) IPC. Teacher-cum-Rector Held Guilty of Offence Despite Discrepancies in Charge and Alleged Consent....

The appeal before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, arose from the conviction of Maltya Michara Gavit, a teacher-cum-rector of a Basic Ashram School in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, for the ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Order Refusing Stay in Property Tax Appeal; Holds Appellate Court under Section 130 of City of Nagpur Corporation Act Empowered to Grant Interim Stay. District Court’s Power to Grant Stay under Section 130 Recognized as Incidental to Appellate Jurisdiction; Matter Remitted for Consideration on Merits with Deposit Condition....

The case involved a writ petition filed by the assessee, Haldiram Foods International Limited, challenging an order of the District Judge-3, Nagpur, which had refused to grant an interim stay of the p...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurer's Appeal Partly in Motor Accident Claim Where Driving Licence Was Fake; Insurer Liable to Pay Third-Party Claimants But Can Recover from Vehicle Owner and Driver Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The present first appeals arose from a motor accident claim arising out of a collision between a bus and a truck on 15 June 1996. Claimants, passengers in the bus, filed petitions under Section 166 of...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Landowners' Appeal Seeking Enhanced Compensation Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Due to Failure to Establish Comparable Sale Instances. Onus of proving inadequacy of compensation rests on claimant; sale deeds for large hotel construction sites held not comparable to the acquired 200 sq m strip used as a road....

The case involved a land acquisition dispute in Varca, Salcete, Goa, where the government acquired 200 square meters from survey No.165/1 under a notification issued on July 27, 2000, under Section 4(...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision Petition, Sets Aside Protection Orders Against Brother Under Domestic Violence Act. Male Sibling Not Entitled to Relief Under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 as Act is Enacted to Protect Women Only....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Mr. Johnson Fernandes (petitioner) against an order passed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The respondents we...

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High Court of Bombay Acquits Peon in Prevention of Corruption Case Due to Unproved Demand and Doubtful Evidence. Conviction Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Reversed as Complainant Admitted False Affidavit and Bribe Venue Changed Unexplainedly....

The appeal arose from a conviction by the Special Judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appellant, a peon at the District Industrial Center, Kolhapur, was accused of demanding and ac...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Plaintiffs in Suit for Possession — Appointment of Commissioner to Collect Evidence Quashed. Commissioner Cannot Be Appointed Under Order XXVI Rule 9 CPC to Gather Evidence Regarding Possession....

The petitioners, original plaintiffs, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 7/1/2010 passed by the Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Ahmednagar, which allowed the respondent's application...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Non-Bailable Warrants Against Accused in MCOC Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Involvement in Organized Crime Syndicate. Court Finds No Material to Implicate Petitioners in Offences Under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 and Arms Act....

The two criminal writ petitions challenged the non-bailable warrants and orders of the Special Court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOC). Petitioner Rasiklal Manikchand D...