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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistencies in Evidence. Conviction under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 506 Part-I IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Nagesh s/o Samayya Made, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Gadchiroli in Special (POCSO) Case No.21/2016 for offences under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexua...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Quashes Rejection of Compassionate Appointment for Child of Void Second Marriage; Declares Denial Illegal Under Section 16 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Child of void marriage held legitimate and entitled to compassionate appointment; Railway Board circular dated 21 March 2018 cannot override statutory provision....

The petitioner, Yuvraj Dajee Khadake, is the son of a railway employee who died in harness on 12 August 2003. The petitioner applied for compassionate appointment under the Railway Board's scheme. The...

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High Court Dismisses Revision in Extortion Case Threat by Journalist to Expose Illegal Land Conversion and Demolish Houses Amounts to Injury Under Section 44 IPC. Conviction Under Section 384 IPC Upheld as Threat to Reputation and Property Constitutes Extortion, Noting That Separate Sentence Under Section 385 Was Not Awarded....

The revision applicant, a journalist, was convicted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Wardha, for offences under Sections 384 and 385 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to three years’ rigorous...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Accused in Kidnapping and Ransom Case Due to Amicable Settlement. FIR Under Sections 365, 307, 386 IPC and Arms Act Quashed on Finding That Dispute Was Private and Continuation Would Be Abuse of Process....

The case arose from a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, filed jointly by the accused and the complainant/victim seeking quashing of an FIR. The FIR, regis...

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High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench Hears Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 506 Part I of the Indian Penal Code. The accused challenges the reliability of DNA evidence and compliance with Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The judgment arises from Criminal Appeal No. 518 of 2018 before the High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, challenging the conviction and sentence imposed by the Sessions Judge, Gadchiroli in Special (PO...

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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petitions Challenging Reduction of Debarment Penalty in Solid Waste Tender Dispute. Court Considers Whether Appeal Against Debarment Order Was Maintainable Under Contractor Registration Rules, 1992....

The dispute arose from a tender floated by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) on 08.05.2018 for transportation of municipal solid waste. M.K. Enterprises, a proprietorship concern, sub...

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Bombay High Court Allows Compassionate Appointment to Son Born from Second Marriage Despite Invalidity Under Hindu Marriage Act. Section 16 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Deems Child Legitimate, Entitling Him to Compassionate Appointment....

The petitioner, Yuvraj Dajee Khadake, sought compassionate appointment after his father, an employee of the Central Railway, died in harness on 12 August 2003. The respondent, Union of India, rejected...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Under Maharashtra Police Act for Lack of Continuous Activity. Single FIR for Offence Under SC/ST Act Does Not Constitute 'Offences' Required Under Section 56(1)(bb) Read with Section 2(a)(iv) of Maharashtra Prevention of Communal, Anti-Social and Other Dangerous Activities Act, 1980....

The petitioner, Aamna Bi Shiekh Pir Mohd Sheikh, challenged an externment order passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nagpur, under Section 56(1)(bb) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. The no...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Petition Challenging Deferred Cross-Examination Order in Murder Trial. Sessions Court's Discretionary Order Under Section 231(2) CrPC Allowing Examination-in-Chief of All Eye Witnesses Before Cross-Examination Upheld as Not Illegal or Perverse....

The State of Maharashtra filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging an order dated 17.01.2018 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, in Sessions Case N...