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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Corruption Case — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved. Acquittal of Police Head Constable Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Upheld Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration....

The State of Maharashtra filed an appeal against the acquittal of Ramesh Tukaram Wagh, a Police Head Constable, in Special Case (PCA) No.4/2012 by the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge-3, Jalna on 04.03...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50. Search of Person Without Informing Right to be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate Renders Recovery of LSD Papers Illegal....

The appellant, Raymond Locke, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mapusa, in Special Case No. 32/2014 for possession of 1.3 grams of LSD papers, a commercial quantity, under Section 8(c) r...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows State Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Enhances Rate to Rs. 30,000 Per Acre with Statutory Benefits. Court Relies on Sale Deed of Similar Land and Previous Awards to Determine Market Value Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and award dated 26/08/2003 passed by the learned Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad in Land Acquisition Reference No. 98/1995, which e...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Extra-Judicial Confession and Circumstantial Evidence. Appellant's confession to police and discovery of deceased's body with fatal injuries held sufficient to prove guilt under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Hanmant Nagnath Surwase, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Janabai, on the ground of her infidelity. The prosecution case was that on 07/05/2011, the appel...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ramesh Namdeo Naikwade, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Niphad for the murder of Dagu under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to life imprisonment...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Detention Order Under MPDA Act for Non-Application of Mind and Mechanical Recital of Grounds. Detenu's Preventive Detention Based on Three Criminal Cases Set Aside as Detaining Authority Failed to Consider Less Restrictive Measures and Did Not Properly Assess 'Disturbed Area' Condition....

The petitioner, Ajay Nandkishor Pasi, challenged his preventive detention order dated September 9, 2019, passed by the Commissioner of Police, Thane, under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention o...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Theft Case. Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory, Benefit of Doubt Upheld....

The State of Goa, through Anjuna Police Station, filed Criminal Appeal No. 10 of 2016 before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, challenging the judgment and order of acquittal dated 29.06.2015 passed by...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Election Authority Order Appointing Administrator for Chairman Election in Co-operative Society. Section 73CA of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 does not empower Election Authority to appoint administrator for internal election of Chairman when bye-laws provide for election by Board of Directors....

The petitioners, four of the 17 directors of the Solapur Zillah Dudha Utpadak Sangha, a co-operative society registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, challenged an order date...