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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Reservation of Land for Burial Ground in Ulhasnagar Development Plan. Petitioners, as mere occupants without title, lack standing to challenge the notification under Section 31 of the MRTP Act, 1966....

The petitioners, residents of structures on site Nos. 244 and 245 in Ulhasnagar, challenged a notification dated 23rd April 2018 issued under Section 31(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Plannin...

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Bombay High Court Examines Reliability of Solitary Eyewitness in Murder Appeal; Conviction for Offence Punishable Under Section 302 Read with Section 149 IPC Challenged....

This criminal appeal arose from the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay, in Sessions Case No. 846 of 2007, convicting the four appellants under Sections 143, 144, 147, 148, and 3...

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Bombay High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail of Accused in Housing Project Cheating Case. Court Holds That Custodial Interrogation is Necessary When Accused Collected Money from Over 300 Persons Without Delivering Flats or Refund Under Section 420 IPC....

The matter arose from an application for anticipatory bail filed by Murtuza Yusuf Electricwala in connection with C.R. No. 63 of 2018 registered at Byculla Police Station, Mumbai, under Section 420 re...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Assault Case — Addition of Section 452 IPC Held as Afterthought. The court found that the police added Section 452 IPC after the accused was granted regular bail by the Magistrate, which was an afterthought to increase the gravity of the offence....

The applicant, Majid Nisar Khan, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, before the Bombay High Court. The case arose from an FIR lodged by Ra...

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Bombay High Court Allows State of Goa's Claim for Port Services as Admiralty Claim Against Vessel Sale Proceeds. Port Authority's Services to Vessel in Distress Constitute Maritime Claim with Priority Over Other Claims....

The plaintiff, State of Goa through Captain of Ports, filed an admiralty suit claiming recovery of Rs. 1,31,60,000/- for services rendered to the vessel M.T. PRATIBHA BHEEMA, which was owned by Pratib...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Related Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 324, 143, 147, 148, 149 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The judgment arises from a criminal appeal against conviction for murder and related offences. The appellants, original accused Nos.1-3, 5, and 6, were convicted by the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Cruelty and Dowry Death Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand of Dowry and Harassment Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal of all five accused under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act upheld due to lack of credible evidence and inconsistent testimony....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 18 February 2003 passed by the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon in Sessions Case No. 208/2000, whereby all five accused (...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Quashing FIR Under Essential Commodities Act Due to Non-Mentioning of Specific Order. High Court Holds That Investigation Should Not Be Stalled and FIR Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Contravened Order Under Section 3 of Essential Commodities Act Was Not Stated in FIR....

The criminal application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 was filed before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking quashing of FIR No. 3020/2007 registered at Hingoli To...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Suicide Abetment Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty or Instigation. Conviction under Sections 306 and 498A IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove harassment or abetment leading to suicide....

The appellant, Satishraj Ramteke, was convicted by the trial court under Sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly abetting the suicide of his wife, Mamta @ Maya, and subjecting her...