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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Essential Commodities Act Case Due to Lack of Valid Control Order and Insufficient Evidence. Cement Storage Allegations Fail to Sustain Conviction Under Essential Commodities Act

The Supreme Court acquitted Appellants, who were convicted under Section 3 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for allegedly po...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder in Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Acquits Co-Accused for Lack of Evidence. Common intention not established for all accused; conviction under Section 302 IPC confirmed for main accused based on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence.

The case arises from a landlord-tenant dispute over a shop premises in Ahmedabad. The complainant, Devendrakumar Shankarlal Oswal, was a tenant of Man...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Cheque Bounce Case Due to Failure to Prove Debt Legally Enforceable. Dishonour of Cheque Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Presumption Under Section 139 Rebutted by Accused Showing Loan Not Advanced.

The case involves a criminal revision petition filed by the accused, Sri K.T. Krishnappa, against his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable I...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Wilful Disobedience of Order to Vacate Premises — Failure to File Undertaking and Pay Dues Not Contempt as Substantive Compliance Achieved.

The contempt petition was filed by Hukum Chand Deswal (petitioner) against Satish Raj Deswal (respondent) alleging wilful disobedience of the Supreme ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Fatal Assault Case. Appellant convicted under Section 304 Part II IPC for causing death by hitting deceased with a wooden log after a quarrel, reducing sentence from 10 years to 7 years.

The appellant, Balaji Devidas More, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arbitral Award on Service Tax Reimbursement. Contractor not entitled to reimbursement of service tax imposed after bid submission but before contract award where contract provided for reimbursement only if tax was payable on date of bid.

The petitioner, Punj Lloyd Ltd., filed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award dated ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Counterfeit Currency Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Knowledge. Conviction under Section 489C IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that appellants knew or had reason to believe the notes were counterfeit.

The appellants, Manirul Maulavi Mustafa and others, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for possession of counterfeit currency notes...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petition of Life Convict Challenging Condition of Local Surety for Furlough. Court Holds Condition of Local Surety Unreasonable for Prisoner Whose Family Resides Outside State, Reduces Bond Amount to Rs. 10,000/-.

The petitioner, Raju Bihari @ Rajesh Kumar, was a life convict serving sentence at Central Jail Aguada, Goa, for an offence under Section 302 of the I...