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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as sole trap witness was declared hostile and no independent corroboration of demand and acceptance of bribe....

The appellant, Shrikant Chimaji Jahagirdar, was convicted by the Special Judge, Solapur for offences under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He was sen...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Lack of Compelling Necessity and Proximate Link. The court held that the detaining authority failed to consider alternative remedies like cancellation of bail and there was unexplained delay, vitiating the order....

The petitioner, Aniket Balaji Suryawanshi, challenged an order dated 25.10.2023 passed by the District Magistrate, Hingoli, detaining him under Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidation of Scheduled Tribe Claim. Petitioner's Thakur Tribe Claim Invalidated by Scrutiny Committee; Court Finds Committee Failed to Consider Valid Certificates of Close Relatives and Affinity Test Not Properly Applied....

The petitioner, Swati Thakur, challenged the order dated 9th October 2012 passed by the Committee for Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny and Verification, Nandurbar Region, which invalidated her cla...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidation of Scheduled Tribe Claim. Petitioner's Thakur Tribe Claim Invalidated by Scrutiny Committee; Court Sets Aside Order Due to Non-Consideration of Valid Certificates of Close Relatives....

The petitioner, Swati Thakur, challenged the order dated 9th October, 2012 passed by the Committee for Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny and Verification, Nandurbar Region, which invalidated her cl...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Demand and Acceptance of Bribe. Conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Bhaurao s/o Raghoji Ingole, a retired headmaster, was convicted by the Special Judge, Washim in Special Case No.2/2002 for offences under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Second Appeals in Land Dispute, Upholds Concurrent Findings of Courts Below. The court held that the appellants failed to prove their title and possession over the suit property, and the appeals were dismissed with costs....

The judgment pertains to two second appeals arising from a long-standing land dispute in Goa. The appellants, legal heirs of Remedios Fernandes, claimed title and possession over a property known as '...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order for Police Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC in Private Complaint Alleging Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust — Held That Magistrate Must Apply Judicial Mind Before Ordering Investigation, Not Act as Post Office....

The Petitioner, Kamal J. Sheth, filed a Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to quash the Ord...