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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction from Section 364A IPC to Section 363 IPC in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Due to Insufficient Proof of Threat to Cause Death or Grievous Hurt. Long Incarceration Considered as Mitigating Factor for Sentence Reduction.

The case pertains to the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy, Harsh Sobti (PW-21), son of Dr. H.K. Sobti (PW-20), on 15.02.2000. The appellants were convi...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Excise Duty Case — Licensee Liable for Duty on Liquor Destroyed in Fire. Absolute liability under Rule 7(11)(a) of UP Bottling of Foreign Liquor Rules, 1969 and Rules 708/709 of UP Excise Manual; act of God no defense.

The case arises from a fire incident on 10.04.2003 at the godown of the respondent company, a distillery licensee, which destroyed 35,642 cases of Ind...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Company Law Dispute Over Share Transfer and Gift Validity. Statutory Register Prevails Over Returns Filed with Registrar of Companies in Case of Conflict.

The present appeal is filed under Section 10-F of the Companies Act, 1956, challenging the order and judgment passed by the Company Law Board. The app...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Appeal Against Trial Court Decree Declaring Oral and Registered Gift Deeds Void in Partition Suit. Trial Court Had Found That Widow Did Not Acquire Absolute Title Under Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and Gift by Her Was Not Binding on Other Legal Heirs.

This Regular First Appeal arises from a partition suit filed by the legal heirs of late Anandarao Jadhav against the legal representatives of his brot...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Upholds Conviction for Murder and Destruction of Evidence in Brutal Killing of Mentally Challenged Victim. Life Imprisonment and Fine Affirmed Based on Circumstantial Evidence Including DNA, Recovery of Weapon, and Motive of Insurance Fraud.

The appellant, Janardhan Kokre, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, South Goa, for the murder of Dilip Sadashiv Naik, a mentally challenged person, u...

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Bombay High Court Examines Legality of Preventive Detention Order Under MPDA Act, 1981 Citing Non-Application of Mind and Procedural Flaws. Detention Based on Stale Past Incidents and Improper Communication of Right to Representation Raises Concerns Under Article 22(5).

The petitioner, a resident of Aurangabad, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the preventive det...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Chain of Circumstances Incomplete Due to Lack of Motive and Weak Last Seen Theory. Conviction under Sections 302/201/34 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of the appellant, Bani Alam Majid, against the judgment of the Gauhati High Court which had affirmed his convicti...