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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in 498A/306 IPC Case Citing Insufficient Evidence. Conviction under Sections 498A and 306 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty and Abetment Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Lakhanlal, was married to Saroja on 08.05.1998. On 31.05.1999, within thirteen months of marriage, Saroja committed suicide by hanging. Her father Hariprasad Kashyap lodged an oral repo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Revision in Public Servant Prosecution for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Alleged Sexual Harassment by Police Officer in Course of Official Duty Requires Sanction; Proceedings Stopped Under Section 258 CrPC....

The State of Maharashtra filed a criminal application under Section 482 CrPC challenging the judgment and order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Akola, who allowed the revision filed by the accused R...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Termination of Headmaster by School Society. Termination set aside as disciplinary enquiry was not initiated by the President as required under Section 5 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Gajanan Narayan Jadhao, was appointed as an Assistant Teacher on 1 December 1998 in a school run by the respondent society, Shri Shivaji Education Society. In February 2009, he was pro...

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High Court Dismisses Appeal; Wife's Non-Attendance During Advanced Pregnancy Not Cruelty. Absence at Funeral While Pregnant Does Not Constitute Cruelty Under Section 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955....

The appellant-husband filed a petition for dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the grounds of cruelty and desertion against the respondent-wife...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Sets Aside Family Court Order Granting Child Access in Section 125 CrPC Maintenance Proceeding. Family Court lacks jurisdiction to grant visitation rights in a summary maintenance proceeding under Section 125 CrPC....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Bhumika Bagade and her minor daughter Anika against Sachin Bagade. The applicants had filed a maintenance application under Section 125 of th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal, Upholds Restitution of Conjugal Rights in Favor of Wife Under Special Marriage Act. Husband's Counterclaim for Divorce Based on Alleged False Criminal Complaint Rejected as Not Constituting Cruelty....

The case involves an appeal by the husband against the judgment and decree of the District Judge, Jalgaon, dated 22.04.2016, in Special Marriage Petition No.06 of 2009. The wife had filed a petition u...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Acquits Relatives of Husband in Dowry Harassment Case. Conviction under Section 498A IPC set aside for relatives not residing with the couple due to lack of evidence of overt act....

The case involves an appeal by seven accused persons convicted under Section 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for subjecting the deceased wife to cruelty. The appellants include the ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Custody of Seized Bullocks to Animal Welfare Trust in Preference to Accused Owner Under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The court held that the welfare of animals is paramount and the trust, dedicated to animal welfare, is better suited to ensure their care and preservation pending trial....

The petitioner, Ujjawal Gorakshan Trust, a registered public trust dedicated to animal welfare, challenged an order dated 27/8/2015 passed by the trial court granting custody of 33 bullocks to respond...

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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Plaint in Specific Performance Suit — No New Cause of Action Introduced. Correction of property description in plaint to match agreement for sale held permissible under Order VI Rule 17 CPC as it does not change the nature of the suit....

The petitioners, original plaintiffs in Special Civil Suit No.1324/2017, filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale of immovable property. The property was described in the agreeme...