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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Lack of Reliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for Drowning of Child Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Nitin Aganda Lade, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Karad, for the murder of his 2½-year-old nephew, Prajwal, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The prose...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Direction to Register FIR Against Father of Victim in POCSO Acquittal Case — Lack of Jurisdiction and Non-Compliance with Section 340 CrPC. The court held that the trial court's direction to register an FIR for perjury without following Section 340 CrPC procedure is illegal and without jurisdiction....

The appellant, Mahesh Baburao Dhavale, is the father of a minor victim girl. The accused faced trial in Special Case (POCSO) No. 155 of 2017 for offences under Sections 354A, 324, 323, 427 of the Indi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Circumstantial Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence Set Aside as Chain of Circumstances Incomplete and Motive Not Established....

The case pertains to the murder of Anand Sadashiv Kamble, whose dead body was found floating in a well with hands and legs tied. The appellants, Sardar Bashirkhan Pathan (A1) and Gopal Narayan Jadhav ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Life Convicts in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Sections 302, 307 read with 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The judgment pertains to three criminal appeals filed by life convicts challenging their conviction under Sections 302, 307 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the learned Sessions Judge, B...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Against MSEDCL for Refund of Infrastructure Costs Under DDF Category. Consumer Definition Under Electricity Act, 2003 Includes Persons Supplied Electricity for Layout Development....

The petitioner, Smt. Savita Chandrashekhar Thodage, applied to the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (MSEDCL) for a new electric supply infrastructure for her layout under the De...

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Bombay High Court Quashes LBT Assessment Orders for Violation of Natural Justice and Lack of Jurisdiction. Assessment Orders Passed Without Proper Show Cause Notice and Without Considering Objections Violate Principles of Natural Justice Under Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act....

The petitioner, Kokuyo Camlin Ltd., filed two writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging two assessment orders dated 13 March 2023 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of V...

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Bombay High Court Allows Review Petition to Permit Gate and Fencing on Sub-Divided Land in Co-Ownership Dispute. Petitioner permitted to erect gate and barbed wire fencing on its share of land as per City Survey sub-division, subject to no objection from respondent No. 3....

The petitioner, Shrikant Studios Pvt. Ltd., filed a review petition seeking to modify the order dated 30th August 2022 to permit it to put a gate and barbed wire fencing on its portion of sub-divided ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeal in Railway Level Crossing Accident Case — Joint Liability Upheld for Negligence of Railway Staff. Court affirms that keeping level crossing gate open for road traffic without warning constitutes negligence, making Railways jointly and severally liable with truck owner and insurer under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855....

The case arises from a fatal accident on 24th January 1979, when a truck (Registration No. MHS 7493) carrying sugarcane and driven by Mohamed Amanjibhai Saudagar, with the deceased Maheboob as a clean...