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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Conviction of Security Guard for Sexual Assault of Minor Girls Under POCSO Act and IPC — Evidence of Victims Found Credible and Consistent....

The appellant, Janak Bishu Karma, a security guard, was convicted by the Children's Court for the State of Goa for multiple offences including sexual assault and rape of two minor girls aged 13 and 14...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Demand of Bribe Not Proved. Acquittal of Police Constable Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) Read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Upheld Due to Lack of Credible Evidence on Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 31st March 2011 passed by the learned Special Judge (Under P.C. Act), Pune in Special Case No.3 of 2006, acquitting the responden...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Victims in Immoral Traffic Case — Orders of Magistrate and Sessions Judge Quashed for Non-Compliance with Section 17(2) of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Victims Must Be Produced Before Magistrate Within 24 Hours of Rescue; Failure to Do So Renders Detention Illegal....

The petitioners, three young women aged 20-23 years, were victims of a crime under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. They were rescued by the police from a guest house in Malad, Mumbai, on 1...

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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Appellant in Atrocities Act Case — Offence Under Section 3(2)(va) Not Made Out as Incident Arose from Child Dispute Without Caste-Based Intent. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the Atrocities Act does not apply when the allegations do not prima facie constitute an offence under the Act....

The appellant, Yamunabai w/o Kundlik Suryawanshi, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Atrocities Act) chall...

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Bombay High Court Quashes State Board's Rejection of GNM Course Proposal Based on Indian Nursing Council's Ultra Vires Notifications. Notifications Phasing Out GNM Course Held Without Statutory Authority Under Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947....

The petitioner, Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Paryayi Shiksha Mandal, a trust running educational institutions, proposed to start a General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) course at Wardha. The Maharashtra ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Failure to Prove Motive. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The appellant, Gopal Shankarappa Rathod, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, for the murder of his wife Savita under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecution case...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The judgment pertains to three appeals arising from a sessions case where two accused (Anand Roopchand Gajbhiye and Sandeep Namdeo Nimhan) were convicted under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC for...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances....

The appellant, Bhagwat Putalaya Pawar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur for the murder of his wife Parvati under Section 302 IPC and for causing disappearance of evidence under ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory. Appellant convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder of friend; appeal dismissed as chain of circumstances complete....

The appellant, Tejas Gajendra Kshirsagar, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of his friend Gopal Namdeo Bhalerao and sentenced to life imprisonment. The inci...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Application Under Section 33-C(2) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for Computation of Minimum Wages. Labour Court erred in dismissing claim for difference in wages on ground of limitation and lack of adjudication of entitlement....

The petitioner, Shri Tularam Manikrao Hadge, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 29.07.2019 passed by the Labour Court, Nagpur, rejecting his application under Section 33-C(...