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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for setting wife ablaze set aside as dying declaration was not recorded in exact words of deceased and lacked doctor's certification....

The appellant, Dashrath Arun Sasane, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of his wife, Sharmila, by setting her ablaze. The prosecution's case relied hea...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as last seen evidence and recovery of weapon were not proved beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Akshay @ Chhotya Kachar Jedgule, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Khed-Rajgurunagar, for the murder of Popat Kale under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue Appeal in Central Excise Clandestine Removal Case — CESTAT Order Upheld for Lack of Evidence. Allegation of removal of 1,687,585.511 kg of yarn without duty payment fails as Revenue could not prove clandestine removal beyond reasonable doubt....

The Principal Commissioner of Central GST & C. Ex., Daman Commissionerate, filed an appeal under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944, against order No.A/10670-10673/2019 dated 11th April, 2019...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Receiver's Appointment in Embezzlement Suit. Third Party Claimants Not Party to Suit Cannot Have Receiver Appointed Over Their Properties Without Trial....

The appeal arose from an order dated 5th September 2019 passed by a learned Single Judge (R.I. Chagla J.) on a motion filed by the original plaintiff (Edit II Productions) in Suit No. 461 of 2010. The...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Age Evidence and Consensual Relationship. Victim's Age Not Proved Below 18, and Sexual Intercourse Was Consensual, Leading to Acquittal Under Sections 363, 376 IPC and Section 3/4 POCSO Act....

The appellant, Yadav Chandoba Dawlekar, was convicted by the Special Judge/Additional Sessions Judge-4, Nanded, in Special Case (POCSO) No.19 of 2015 for offences under Sections 363, 376 of the Indian...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Caste Scrutiny Committee's Invalidity Orders in Thakar Tribe Certificate Cases. Held that the Committee failed to consider relevant documents and applied incorrect principles, violating principles of natural justice....

The judgment concerns four writ petitions filed by members of the Chitale family challenging orders of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad, which invalidated their Thaka...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal in Suit for Specific Performance and Injunction — Appellants Failed to Prove Readiness and Willingness to Perform Contract. Life Insurance Corporation of India's Termination of Agreement for Sale Upheld as Appellants Did Not Demonstrate Continuous Readiness and Willingness Under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963....

The case involves an appeal by Sanjeev Builders Private Limited and Vineet Builders Private Limited against Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) arising from Suit No.894 of 1986. The appellants h...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Settlement Between Husband and Wife. The court exercised inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash FIR for offences under Sections 498A, 313, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC after amicable settlement....

The petitioners, who are the husband and his relatives, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quas...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 305 IPC for Abetment of Suicide of a Minor — No Mens Rea or Instigation Established. Accused's Allegation of Theft of Rs.50 by Deceased Child Does Not Constitute Abetment to Commit Suicide Under Section 305 IPC....

The applicant, Sarla Ratnakar Dhumal, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No.427 of 2019 registered at Pundliknagar Police S...

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Bombay High Court Allows Correction of Surname in Board Certificates Based on School Records Changed by Education Officer's Order. The Board's refusal to correct the surname in the Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate was set aside as the school records were validly corrected under Clause 26 of the Secondary Schools Code....

The petitioner, Achari Abhijeet Mohanan, sought correction of his surname in the Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate issued by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, A...