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Bombay High Court Upholds Externment Order Under Maharashtra Police Act, Reduces Period to One Year. Court holds that externment under Section 56(1)(b) is valid but period must be proportionate to the threat posed by the petitioner's criminal activities....

The petitioner, Mrunal Bhalchandra Ghodke, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging an externment order dated 25/08/2017 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Po...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Gang Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(g) IPC Set Aside as Prosecutrix's Testimony Found Unreliable and Medical Evidence Not Supporting Prosecution Case....

The appellant, Ashpak Lalmohammad Mohammad Ansari, was convicted under Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code for gang rape and sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment by the Additional Sess...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Food Adulteration Case Due to Denial of Right to Re-Analysis. Accused Acquitted as Sample Became Unfit for Analysis Under Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954....

The State of Maharashtra filed three appeals against the acquittal of the accused Harishchandra Sadhuram Agarwal, a vendor and proprietor of a kirana shop in Satara, for offences under the Prevention ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Property Dispute Between Siblings. Conversion to Islam Does Not Disqualify Daughter from Inheriting Hindu Father's Intestate Property Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956....

The case involves an appeal from an order in a suit filed by the respondent/plaintiff, Nazneen Khalid Qureshi, against her brother, the appellant/defendant, Balchand Jairamdas Lalwant, and others. The...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Permission for New Junior College Science Division Due to Non-Compliance with Government Policy and Lack of Need Assessment. Permission granted without considering existing facility and without following prescribed procedure under Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965....

The petitioner, Annapurnadevi Vidya Prasarak Sanstha, a registered trust running a primary and secondary school and a junior and senior college at Thalner in Shirpur Tahsil, challenged the permission ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision on Competency of Income Tax Officer to Assess Under Estate Duty Act. Assessment by Income Tax Officer, Trust-cum-Estate Duty Circle Held Non-Est for Lack of Proper Appointment....

The case pertains to a reference under Section 64(1) of the Estate Duty Act, 1953, made by the Collector of Estate Duty, Nagpur, against the order of the Appellate Tribunal. The Tribunal had held that...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Public Servants in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as demand and acceptance of bribe not proved beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves two appeals against a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The appellants, Kashinath Vikramji Thorat (accused No.2, Naib Tahsildar) and Raju Laxmanrao Bahekar (ac...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Public Witness. Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence Fails as Chain of Circumstances Not Complete Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Vilas Govinda Pradhan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur for the murder of his wife, Anita @ Pinky, under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The pr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder and Causing Hurt in Exorcism-Related Death. Accused's Claim of Insanity Rejected as He Failed to Prove Legal Insanity Under Section 84 IPC....

The appellant, Sanjay Nagorao Pote, was convicted by the Adhoc Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, for the murder of his cousin Vitthal and for causing hurt to other family members during an exorcism ritual. ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Registration of Charge Under Companies Act — Petitioner Company Failed to Discharge Debt and Opposed Registration of Charge by Creditor; Court Held That Registration of Charge Is Not Dependent on Consent of Borrower and That the Remedy of Appeal Under Section 10F of Companies Act Is Available....

The petitioner, Pearl Engineering Polymers Ltd., a company engaged in polyester chips manufacturing, had borrowed funds from respondent No.4 (AFIC) by way of External Commercial Borrowings (ECB). The ...