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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Rape and Intimidation Case Due to Amicable Settlement Between Parties. Court Permits Quashing of Non-Compoundable Offences Under Section 482 CrPC Where Settlement is Genuine and Chances of Conviction are Remote.

The applicant, Amit Kumar Singh, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 2...

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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 Hears Criminal Writ Petition Challenging Preventive Detention Under COFEPOSA; Grounds Include 12-Year Execution Delay and Non-Supply of Material Translations.

In 1992, the petitioner Musthafa Ahamed Dossa was named as the head of a smuggling gang in statements recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1...

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Bombay High Court Allows Convicts' Petition for Concurrent Sentences in Multiple Robbery Cases. Court directs that sentences in seven cases run concurrently, applying Section 427(1) CrPC to avoid disproportionate punishment.

The petitioners, Akash Rashtrapal Deshpande and Nikunj @ Nikki Ramesh Sadhwani, were convicted in multiple robbery cases by Magistrate Courts. They we...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Administrative Directions on Bail Listings During Pandemic Due to Judicial Overreach. Single Judge's Orders Restricting Bail Applications and Arrests Exceeded Jurisdiction and Infringed on Chief Justice's Administrative Powers Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Supreme Court of India heard two connected criminal appeals arising from special leave petitions filed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasth...

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Supreme Court Lays Down Guidelines to Address Delay in Pronouncement of Reserved Judgments by High Courts — Right to Speedy Justice Under Article 21. The Court held that inordinate delay in delivery of reserved judgments violates Article 21 and issued binding guidelines for timely pronouncement.

The Supreme Court of India, in a suo motu exercise expanding the scope of individual writ petitions seeking pronouncement of reserved judgments, addre...

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Bombay High Court Grants Compensation for Custodial Death Due to Negligence in Medical Treatment - Undertrial Prisoner Died from Lack of Timely Medical Care Despite Requests. State Liable for Violation of Article 21 for Failure to Provide Medical Treatment to Prisoner Suffering from Spondylosis.

The petitioners, being the parents, widow, and minor children of the deceased Pratap Kute, an undertrial prisoner who died in custody, filed a writ pe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Furlough Rule Denying Furlough to Prisoners from Outside Maharashtra. Classification Based on Residence Held Reasonable Under Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution.

The petitioners, Chandradev @ Chandu S/o Pareshwar Rai and Satish S/o Ramchandra Ninapure, were convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code a...