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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376, 506 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape....

The appeals arise from a common judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shrirampur in Sessions Case No. 75 of 1994 dated 13-03-2002. The appellants, Javed @ Babloo...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses Bank's Revision Against Rejection of Plaint in Suit Challenging SARFAESI Action — Civil Court Has Jurisdiction to Entertain Suit Alleging Violation of RBI Guidelines and Fraud....

The case involves a civil revision application filed by Bank of Baroda (applicant/original defendant) challenging an order dated 26/04/2018 passed by the 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, Nagpur...

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Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Income Exceeding Limit Under Section 163-A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Claim Petition Under Section 163-A Held Not Maintainable as Deceased's Annual Income Exceeded Rs.40,000/- Prescribed Limit....

The appellant, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd., challenged the judgment and order dated 10/03/2016 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Yavatmal, which allowed a claim petition filed...

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Bombay High Court Allows State Appeal in Stamp Duty Dispute — Conveyance Deed Not Exempt Under Article 5(e) of Schedule I of Bombay Stamp Act, 1958. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) by CIDCO to Developer Held Liable to Stamp Duty as Conveyance, Not as Instrument of Lease or License....

The case involves two Letters Patent Appeals filed by the State of Maharashtra and other stamp authorities against a common judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dated 14th Decem...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Time-Barred Debt. Debt or Liability Must Be Legally Enforceable on the Date of Cheque Issuance Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The appellant, M. Shantilal & Co., a partnership firm, filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against the respondent, Abbaji Maruti Jadhav, for dishonour of a cheq...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Rejection of Discharge in Abetment of Suicide Case. Suicide Note Naming Accused as Intermediary for Loans Constitutes Prima Facie Evidence Under Section 306 IPC....

The applicant, Jairam Atumal Aswani, was accused No.3 in Sessions Case No.60 of 2013 arising from the suicide of Ghanshyam Amarsingh Bajaj. The deceased committed suicide by hanging in his printing pr...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Caste Claim of 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe Student. Affidavit of Tribal Elders and Consistent School Records Held Sufficient to Establish Caste Validity Under Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001....

The petitioner, Ku. Seema Mukunda Nannaware, a student pursuing MBBS at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, challenged the order dated 11.06.2014 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certific...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Caste Scrutiny Committee Constitution — Joint Commissioner as Chairman Valid Under Madhuri Patil Directions. Court Held That Supreme Court Directions Were Directory, Not Mandatory, and Committee Constitution Was Valid Under Section 6(1) of Maharashtra Act XXIII of 2001....

The petitioner, Kishore Barapatre, filed a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6(1) of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Regulation of Issuance and Ve...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment of Suicide. Presumption under Section 113A of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 not applicable as suicide occurred beyond seven years of marriage....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of four respondents (husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law of the deceased) for offences under Sections 498A (cruelty) and 3...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Chain of Circumstances Not Complete to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302 and 392 read with Section 34 of IPC....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Sawantwadi dated 24 January 1997 acquitting the respondents (original accused) of offences under Sections 3...