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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Demand and Inconsistencies in Prosecution Case. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Cruelty or Homicidal Death Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The present appeal under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code was filed by the appellants, Dhanraj s/o Narhari Yedale and Chhayabai w/o Narha...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits In-Laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Proximate Link to Suicide and Absence of Husband as Accused. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as dying declarations did not establish continuous cruelty or abetment.

The case involves an appeal by five convicts (in-laws of the deceased Shobhabai) against their conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 read with Secti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as dying declaration recorded without doctor's certification and lacked corroboration.

The case involves an appeal by Pandurang Shankar Rajbhoj and Shobhabai Shankar Rajbhoj against their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration. Dying Declaration Found Suspect as It Was Not in Question-Answer Form, Doctor Not Examined, and Toe Impression Appeared Unnaturally Clear Despite Extensive Burns.

The appellant, Smt. Karuna Ramteke, was convicted by the 2nd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, in Sessions Trial 162 of 2003 for an offence pun...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Paternal Grandmother in Guardianship Dispute Over Minor Child — Welfare of Child Paramount. Custody granted to paternal grandmother as maternal grandmother failed to prove her as a fit guardian under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

The case involves a dispute between the paternal grandmother (appellant) and the maternal grandmother (respondent) over the guardianship of a minor gi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Dying Declaration in Bride Burning Case. Dying declaration found reliable and voluntary, corroborated by medical evidence and motive, leading to confirmation of life sentence under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Venkatesh Ramling Kaulge, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad, for the murder of his wife Radha under Section 302...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband and Mother-in-law in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Absence of Proximate Cause. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as death by burns was not proved to be homicidal and no nexus between alleged harassment and death established.

The appellants, Shaikh Juned Shaikh Moti Mansuri (husband) and Julekha Begum (mother-in-law), were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Auranga...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal, Upholds High Court Quashing of Dismissal Order of Head Constable for Violation of Natural Justice. Presiding Officer's Dual Role as Witness Renders Inquiry Void, Certiorari Available Despite Existence of Alternative Remedy.

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against a High Court order quashing the dismissal of Mohammad Nooh, a Head Constable. Nooh was dismissed after a d...