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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute — Directors of Bullion Firms Not Liable for Criminal Breach of Trust. Dispute Over Gold Loan Repayment and Return of Gold Bars Held to Be Purely Civil, Not Attracting Sections 406, 420 IPC....

The applicants, directors of Banka Bullions and G.K. Trexim, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No.0016/2023 registered at Po...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction and Life Imprisonment for Triple Murder Under Sections 302 and 499 IPC. Accused Challenges Reliability of Eye-Witnesses in Dark Night, Non-Examination of Independent Witnesses, and Lack of Ballistic Expert Report....

Background: The appeal arose from the judgment and order dated 16.5.2019 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-3, Amravati in Sessions Trial No.93/2015, convicting the appellant under Sections 302 a...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304-II IPC for Culpable Homicide in Fatal Assault Over Theft of Oranges. Sentence of Accused No.1 Reduced from 10 Years to 7 Years Considering Lack of Premeditation....

The case arises from an incident on 30.10.1995 when the deceased Suhas, along with a 10-year-old boy Sanjay, was returning home on a bicycle. Near the Rest House square at Achalpur, the two accused pe...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Failure to Prove Chain of Circumstances. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish motive, last seen theory, and recovery of weapon beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Parshuram Shankar Uike, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amravati for the murder of his wife Gajri Uike under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The pros...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inadmissible Confession and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ku. Panchashila Uttam Thorat, was convicted by the II Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Washim in Sessions Trial No. 98/2004 for the murder of Madhao Gote under Section 302 IPC and sente...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging SARFAESI Auction Sale Due to Alternative Remedy and Suppression of Facts. Petitioner, a Director and Shareholder of Mortgagor Company, Failed to Disclose Rejection of OTS and Auction Sale, Leading to Dismissal with Costs....

The petitioner, Ms. Archana Wani, a director and shareholder of respondent No. 5 (N. Kumar Housing and Infrastructures), filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challengin...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Mesne Profit Case — Landlord Entitled to Future Mesne Profits Despite Decree Silence. Court holds that omission to award future mesne profits in eviction decree does not bar separate proceedings under Order 20 Rule 12 CPC....

The present Second Appeal arises out of a judgment and decree dated 03.10.2022 passed by the learned District Judge-1, Bhandara in Regular Civil Appeal No.61/2018. The appellants (original plaintiffs)...

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Bombay High Court Allows Bank's Writ Petition for Release of Seized Vehicle on Supuratnama in Hypothecation Dispute. The court held that the financier bank has a paramount right to possession of the hypothecated vehicle over a subsequent purchaser, and the courts below erred in rejecting the bank's application for interim custody....

The petitioner, M/s. AU Small Finance Bank Limited, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging a common order dated 30.08.2022 passed by the Judicial Mag...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Termination of Employees by Trust in Landmark Judgment on Maintainability of Writ Petitions Against Private Trusts. Court holds that a private trust not performing public functions is not a 'State' under Article 12 and thus not amenable to writ jurisdiction....

The judgment involves four writ petitions filed by employees of Dr. J. J. Magdum Trust, a private trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. The petitioners, Shankar Chanbassappa Chill...