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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 324 IPC for Causing Hurt by Wooden Plank, Reduces Sentence Due to Long Pendency. Accused struck deceased on head with wooden plank causing death, but murder charge not proven; sentence reduced to period already undergone....

The appellant, Dhondu s/o Patru Waghmare, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur, under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon, nam...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Compensation Case — Deemed Untoward Incident Under Section 124A of Railways Act, 1989. Deceased's fall from running train held to be an untoward incident, reversing Railway Claims Tribunal's rejection of compensation....

The case involves an appeal by the widow and son of Gautam Kamble, who died after falling from a running train (No. 57548) at Latur Road Railway Station on 21 January 2012. The appellants claimed comp...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Charge Under Section 304 IPC Against Junior Engineer in Electrocution Death — No Prima Facie Case of Culpable Homicide. Petitioner's act of instructing opening of jumpers without ensuring safety measures did not constitute culpable negligence as death was due to electrocution of a third party not directly connected to the work....

The petitioner, Vishnu V. Vaze, a Junior Engineer in the Electricity Department, Goa, filed a criminal writ petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals Against Conviction for Rape of a Three-Year-Old Girl Under Section 376(f) IPC and Section 34. The Court Held That Non-Examination of the Infant Victim and Mother Was Not Fatal Due to Credible Eye-Witness Account, and Charging Under Section 376(f) Instead of Gang Rape Provision Did Not Cause a Failure of Justice....

The High Court of Bombay dismissed two criminal appeals against the conviction of two men for raping a three-year-old girl. The appellants, neighbours of the victim in a Mumbai locality, were convicte...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. Dispute over loan repayment and property transfer held to be predominantly civil, not criminal, warranting quashing under Section 482 CrPC....

The applicants, Santosh Adinath Ghalage and Vidya Santosh Ghalage, were accused in Crime No.14 of 2017 registered at Ajintha Police Station, Aurangabad, for offences punishable under Section 406 read ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Vth Pay Commission Benefits for Peon in Unaided School. Government Resolution dated 13/5/1999 applies only to aided schools, not unaided schools, under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Eknath Ramdas Patil, was appointed as a Peon in the year 1977-78 in respondent No.4 School, which is run by respondent No.3 management, an unaided recognized English medium school. The...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Termination of Part-Time Teacher in Municipal School for Violation of Natural Justice. Appointment on Clock Hour Basis Cannot Be Terminated Without Prior Approval and Opportunity of Hearing Under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977....

The petitioner, Jyoti Krushnarao Choudhari, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the letter dated 5/7/2004 issued by respondent No.1 (Chairman of the Co-ord...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Husband's Revision, Reduces Maintenance Granted Under Domestic Violence Act. Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC must be considered while fixing quantum under DV Act to avoid double burden....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by the husband (applicant) against his wife and two minor children (non-applicants) challenging the maintenance granted under the Protection of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Revisional Order in Unfair Labour Practice Case — Revisional Court Exceeded Jurisdiction Under Section 44 of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971. The Labour Court's findings of fact, based on evidence, cannot be interfered with in revision without a finding of perversity or jurisdictional error....

The petitioner, Raju Purushottam Warurkar, was employed as a printer with the respondent firm, Bokey Printers, from 1985, with confirmation in 1987. On 5 August 2002, a notice alleging misconduct was ...