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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Criminal Appeals Against Conviction under Sections 498A and 304B IPC and Acquittal. Husband and mother-in-law convicted for dowry death of wife, while father-in-law and other family members acquitted....

Background: The appeals arise from a dowry death case where Ashamati, the wife of accused No.2 Vaijinath, died after allegedly committing suicide by falling into a well. The prosecution alleged that t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Execution of Foreign Decrees by Mauritius-Based Companies Against Indian Debtors Under Section 44A CPC. The court held that decrees from reciprocating territories are directly executable in India without a fresh suit, and the Commercial Division has jurisdiction over such applications....

The judgment involves three execution applications filed by foreign decree holders (Global Asia Venture Company, Matrix Partners India Investment Holdings LLC, and Reliance Nippon Life Asset Managemen...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Child Sexual Assault Case Involving 8-Year-Old Victim. Evidence of Child Witness and Eyewitness Account Corroborated by Admissions and Conduct, Leading to Dismissal of Appeal Against Conviction Under IPC and POCSO Act....

The criminal appeal arose out of the conviction of the appellant by the Special Judge (POCSO Act) and Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, in Special Criminal Case No.12/2014, for offences under Section...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Conviction of Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. The Court Held That Conviction Under Sections 302, 120B, 109, 34 IPC Cannot Be Based on Inadmissible Confessional Statements and Unproven Chemical Analyser Reports Without Determination of Deceased's Blood Group and Hostile Panch Witnesses....

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, allowed the criminal appeal filed by the four appellants challenging their conviction and life sentence for murder and related offences. The trial...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Writ Petition in Minimum Wages Act Dispute Over Reimbursement of Labour Costs. Contractor Seeks Revision of Contract Rates After Notification Increased Minimum Wages for Sweeping and Cleaning Employment....

Background: The petitioner, A2Z Infraservices Limited, a company engaged in providing mechanized cleaning and housekeeping services, entered into three contracts with the Indian Railways for cleaning ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Compassionate Appointment Due to Delay and Laches. Claim for compassionate appointment rejected as application made seven years after employee's death was not maintainable under Railway Establishment Code....

The petitioners, Smt. Leelabai Yashwant Ghodke and another, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 21st July 2017 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Origina...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Furlough Petition for Convict Under Section 376 IPC — Government Notifications Substituted, No Further Relief Required. Conviction for rape under Section 376 IPC is a valid ground for rejecting furlough, and the prayer for rectification of substituted notifications is infructuous....

The petitioner, Pundalik G. Gole, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Mumbai in Sessions Case No. 669 of 2011 for offences under Sections 376(2)(c), 377, 307, 304-II, 354, 420, and 506 of the...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Recovery Proceedings Under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules — Petitioner Failed to Impugn Recovery Certificate and Possession Was Lawfully Taken Under Rule 107(11)(d-1)....

The petitioner, Anil G. Tupte, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 16th March 2017 passed by the learned District Magistrate, Thane under Ru...

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Bombay High Court Hears Appeal Against Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Murder and Cruelty Based on Dying Declarations. Conviction under Sections 302, 498A, 323 IPC challenged on grounds of unreliable dying declarations given 99% burns and inconsistencies....

The Bombay High Court heard a criminal appeal by Indubai Ganpat Nehul, the mother-in-law of the deceased Sangita, who was convicted under Sections 302, 498A, and 323 of the Indian Penal Code by the Se...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Discharges Accused in Cheating Case — No Deception Where Complainant Knowingly Participated in Illegal Transaction. Ingredients of Section 420 IPC Not Made Out as Complainant Was Aware of the Illegal Purpose of Payment....

The petitioner, Mr. Ashok Haldankar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC challenging the orders of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Pana...