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Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Revision in Domestic Violence Case, Sets Aside Appellate Order for Non-Compliance with Limitation. Customary Divorce and Acceptance of Lumpsum Alimony Barred Wife's Claim for Maintenance Under D.V. Act....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by the husband against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Basmathnagar, which allowed the wife's appeal under the Protection of Women f...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Railway Appeal in Untoward Incident Compensation Case. Deceased was a bona fide passenger who fell while boarding train, covered under Section 123(c)(2) of Railways Act, 1989....

The case involves an appeal by the Union of India, represented by the General Manager of Central Railway, against an award of compensation by the Railway Claims Tribunal. The Tribunal had allowed a cl...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, Padmakar s/o Warlu Alliwar, was a Gram Sewak/clerk in Grampanchayat, Palasgaon. He was convicted by the trial court in Special Case No.5/1994 for offences under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder by Burning Wife — Dying Declaration Found Reliable Despite Lack of Independent Witnesses. The court held that a dying declaration recorded by a police officer in the presence of a doctor, after certification of fitness, can be the sole basis for conviction under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Uttam Anna Lande, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Pune, for the murder of his wife Sangita under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The...

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Bombay High Court Allows Bail to Accused in NIA Case Under UAPA for Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Delay in Trial. Appellant Granted Bail as Prosecution Failed to Establish Direct Link to Conspiracy in Antilia Bomb Scare Case....

The appellant, Pradeep Rameshwar Sharma, was accused No. 10 in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under various sections of the IPC, Arms Act, and Unlawful Activities (Preven...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Special Public Prosecutor in Sessions Case — No Bias Found. Professional acquaintance between prosecutor and victim does not disqualify appointment under Section 24 CrPC....

The petitioners, Shivaji Rajaram Take and Sharad Shivaji Take, are the original accused in Sessions Case No.12 of 2020 pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Newasa, District Ahmednagar. They f...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Summoning Order Under Section 319 CrPC for Applicant Named in FIR but Excluded from Charge Sheet Based on Alibi Evidence. The court held that the trial court erred in summoning the applicant when the investigating officer had already accepted his alibi and did not file a supplementary charge sheet under Section 173(8) CrPC....

The applicant, Anand Shivaji Ghodale, was named in an FIR but not arraigned as an accused in the charge sheet. The investigating officer, after collecting CCTV footage and a C.A. report, was satisfied...

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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to In-Laws in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Separate Residence. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the FIR does not disclose specific allegations of caste-based intent against the accused who are residing separately....

The present appeal was filed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Atrocities Act) by four appellants, who were arraigned as accused ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Inconsistent dying declarations and lack of corroboration lead to acquittal under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Sandeep Haribhau Chavan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Vaijapur, for the murder of his wife Sangita under Section 302 IPC. The prosecution case was that within six mon...