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Bombay High Court Allows Remission Benefit to Life Convict in Dacoity and Robbery Case — Petitioner Convicted Under Sections 396 and 397 IPC Granted Remission Subject to Sessions Court Opinion. The Court directed the prison authorities to seek opinion from the convicting court before granting remission under Government Resolution dated 03.06.2017....

The petitioner, Ramu Rangrut Madkam, a life convict prisoner (Prisoner No. C-7222) lodged in Central Prison, Nagpur, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) seeking ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Failure to Consider Bail Orders. Non-consideration of bail in pending criminal cases under Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 vitiates subjective satisfaction under Section 3 of Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981....

The petitioner, Elizabeth Ranibhai Prabhudas Gaikwad, challenged the preventive detention orders passed by the State of Maharashtra and the Collector & District Magistrate, Akola, under Section 3 of t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Bond Order in Section 111 CrPC Proceedings for Lack of Mandatory Enquiry. Preventive detention order set aside as SDM failed to conduct enquiry under Section 116 CrPC before directing execution of bond....

The petitioners, three individuals, challenged an order dated 08.01.2021 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, North Goa at Mapusa in Criminal Revision Application No. 47/2020, which upheld an orde...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR in Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case — Allegations of Abetment to Suicide and Drug Nexus Require Investigation. Court holds that FIR prima facie discloses cognizable offences under IPC and NDPS Act, and quashing at threshold is not warranted....

The petitioners, sisters of the deceased actor Sushant Singh Rajput, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973,...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Deputy Accountant 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, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, Sanjay Bapurao Kale, a Deputy Accountant with the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, was convicted by the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Pune, in Special Case No.16 ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in PC Act Case Due to Unreliable Complainant and Lack of Corroboration. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Mangala Shankar Chinchawade, a Junior Clerk in the Pune Civil Court, who was charged under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Pre...

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Bombay High Court Allows Teacher's Writ Petition in Part for Back Wages in Termination Case. Denial of Back Wages by School Tribunal Set Aside Due to Lack of Reasons, Matter Remanded for Fresh Consideration....

The petitioner, Ramesh Yeshwantrao Ghatol, was appointed as an Assistant Primary Teacher on 12.7.2000 by respondent No.1 in respondent No.2 school, with approval from the Education Officer. His servic...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Harassment and Abetment to Suicide Case — No Evidence of Cruelty or Abetment Established Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal of husband and in-laws under Sections 498A, 306 IPC upheld as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 10th April 2008 passed by the Ad-hoc District Judge 1 and Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, acquitting the three respondents (ac...