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Supreme Court Partly Allows Contempt Appeal: Editor's Conviction Upheld, Politician's Quashed for Pre-Arrest Statement on Murder Conspiracy. Majority holds pre-arrest statement not contempt as proceedings not imminent; editor liable as publication post-arrest.

The dispute arose from a contempt proceeding against A.K. Gopalan, a political leader, and P. Govinda Pillai, editor of the newspaper 'Deshabhimani', ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Identification and Failure to Explain Injuries. Conviction under Sections 302/149 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by eight accused persons against their conviction for murder and attempted murder. The case arose from an ...

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Editor-in-Chief in Abetment to Suicide Case — High Court Erred in Declining Bail Without Prima Facie Evaluation of FIR. Non-Payment of Dues Alone Does Not Constitute Abetment to Suicide Under Section 306 IPC.

The appellant, Arnab Manoranjan Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, was arrested on 4 November 2020 in connection with FIR No. 59 of 2018 registe...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Suspension Orders of Municipal Officers Under Section 56(1)(b) of BPMC Act for Disciplinary Enquiry. The court overruled a previous Division Bench decision that had restricted the provision to criminal proceedings, holding that suspension pending enquiry into charges is valid.

The case involved a writ petition filed by five officers of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation challenging their suspension orders. The petitioners...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder in Ganpati Festival Contribution Dispute. Conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC confirmed as common intention to cause death established by multiple stab wounds.

The case pertains to the murder of Dilip, who was stabbed to death by the appellants on 16.9.1985 at his residence in Vidhata Colony, Hadapsar, Pune. ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Doubtful Circumstantial Links. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove motive and chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Chandrasen Maruti Dhotre, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Sangli in Sessions Case No. 111 of 1999 for the murder of his brother-in...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Kidnapping and Rape of Minor Girl. Consistent Testimony of Prosecutrix and Medical Evidence of Pregnancy Confirm Offences Under Sections 363, 366-A, and 376 IPC.

The appellant, Ravindra @ Balu s/o Sonaji Hivrale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 363, 366-A,...

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High Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Act Case -- Appellant's Challenge to Child Sexual Assault Verdict Fails Due to Reliable Victim Testimony and Corroborative Evidence

The Appellant was convicted by the Trial Court for offences under Section 376(2)(i), 506 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) and Sections 6 and 10 of ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife's Appeal Against Nullity of Marriage — Husband Failed to Prove Valid Divorce Before Second Marriage. Marriage Declared Null and Void Under Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Due to Subsisting Previous Marriage.

The appellant (wife) and respondent (husband) married on 17.02.2013. The husband had previously been married to one Rajkanya, and claimed that marriag...