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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal in Central Excise Case Regarding Duty on Control Samples Consumed Within Factory. Court Holds That Samples Drawn for Testing and Destroyed Within Factory Premises are Not 'Removed' Under Central Excise Act, 1944, and Thus Not Dutiable....

The dispute concerned the levy of central excise duty on control samples drawn for testing by a manufacturer of bulk drugs. The assessee, RPG Life Sciences Ltd., operated a factory in Navi Mumbai and ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Freedom Fighter Pension Claim Due to Lack of Evidence of Actual Participation in Freedom Struggle. Petitioner failed to prove his claim for freedom fighter's pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 as the documents produced did not establish his involvement in the freedom movement....

The petitioner, Purushottam Vyankatrao Dehedkar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents to grant him freedom fighter's pension with...

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High Court Dismisses Cross Objection for Default in Appeal — Non-appearance leads to dismissal....

The case involved a first appeal filed by the State of Bihar against Smt. Suti Devi, which had already been dismissed for default. The respondents had filed a cross objection that was admitted and sch...

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Special Court Considers Discharge Applications in Syndicate Bank PMS Scam Case; Prima Facie Case Under IPC and PC Act Examined. Allegations of conspiracy to cheat bank of Rs 23.21 crores via spot purchase of bonds without delivery did not prima facie establish loss to bank or clients, and no complaint of loss was made....

The matter involved discharge applications filed by several accused persons in a criminal case initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) relating to alleged fraudulent transactions in the...

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Bombay High Court Full Bench Examines Whether Affidavit Verification Can Bypass Examination Under Section 200 CrPC in Cheque Dishonour Cases under Section 138 NI Act. Reference Made to Reconcile Conflicting Views on Section 145 NI Act's Impact on Summary Trial Procedure....

The Bombay High Court was seized of a reference to a Full Bench arising from Criminal Writ Petition No. 2523 of 2010, filed by the accused (Chief Financial Officer of the accused company) seeking quas...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Appeal Against Murder Conviction, Emphasizing Last Seen Theory and Admissibility of Disclosure Statements. Case Involves Challenge to Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence....

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant, Wilfred Rozario Fernandes, for the murder of Sachin Harisingh Bogati under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code by the Additional Sessions Judge,...

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High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in NDPS Act Case Due to Non-Compliance of Section 50(1) Mandatory Search Safeguards. Accused Was Not Informed of Her Right to Be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, Vitating the Search and Seizure....

The State of Maharashtra preferred an appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, Sou. Shobha Ganesh Gaikwad, who was charged under Section 20(b)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substanc...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Invalid Sanction by Subordinate Authority. Sanction to Prosecute Talathi Appointed by Assistant Collector Granted by Sub-Divisional Officer Held Invalid Under Article 311 of Constitution of India....

The case arose from a criminal appeal filed by a former Talathi against his conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appellant had been convicted by the Special Judge, Gadhinglaj, ...