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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Rahim Ibrahim Pathan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-3, Latur, for the murder of his wife Rubina under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecutio...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Finds Substantial Question of Law on Adverse Possession and Limitation. The court held that the trial court and first appellate court erred in not considering the defendant's claim of adverse possession and the suit being barred by limitation under Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The present second appeal arises from a suit for partition and separate possession filed by the original plaintiffs (respondents) against the original defendant (appellant) in respect of ancestral pro...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Writ Petition Challenging Divisional Commissioner's Order on Sarpanch Resignation. Court Considers Legality of Overturning Collector's Decision on Voluntariness of Resignation Under Section 29(3) of Village Panchayat Act, 1959....

The writ petition was filed by three members of Grampanchayat Gondi (Ozre), challenging the order of the Divisional Commissioner, Pune, which allowed an appeal of respondent no.4, a former Sarpanch, a...

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Bombay High Court Hears Constitutional Challenge by Repeat Rape Convicts Against Section 376-E IPC. Sentencing Provision for Life Imprisonment for Repeat Sexual Offenders Alleged to be Arbitrary and Lacking Procedure....

Three writ petitions tagged together challenge the constitutional validity of Section 376-E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), inserted by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which prescribes p...

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Bombay High Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in POCSO Case. The court held that the case does not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category and the possibility of reformation cannot be ruled out....

The case involves the confirmation of death sentence and appeals against conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Indian Penal Code. The appellant Naz...