WRIT PETITION NO. 957 OF 2013
6 Jan 2017The petitioners, retired employees of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, along with other slum dwellers, filed writ petitions under Article 226 of the ...
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Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in Fatal Hit-and-Run Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Knowledge Under Section 304 IPC. The court held that the blood alcohol level was within permissible limits under Section 185 MV Act and that custodial interrogation was not required.
26 Jun 2024The applicant, a female MBA graduate and businesswoman, sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC in connection with a fatal hit-and-run acciden...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Part, Sets Aside Rajya Sabha Election Due to Improper Reception of Vote by Disqualified MLA. Disqualification under Section 8(3) of Representation of People Act, 1951 takes effect from date of conviction, not from start of day, but vote cast before conviction is valid; however, improper reception of vote at counting renders election void.
17 Jan 2020The case involves an appeal against the dismissal of an election petition challenging the election of Dhiraj Prasad Sahu to the Rajya Sabha from Jhark...
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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Section 120-B read with Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove conspiracy and murder beyond reasonable doubt.
7 Dec 2015The appellants, original accused nos. 1 to 3, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bombay, for offences under Section 120-B simplicitor, S...
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Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Section 309 IPC Relying on Accidental Consumption and Mental Healthcare Act Presumption. Prosecution of Teacher for Attempt to Suicide Quashed as Continuation Would Be Abuse of Process in Light of B Report and Section 115 of Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
13 Sep 2022A petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was filed by a science teacher and Home Guard Commandant seeking to quash the FIR...
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Bombay High Court Acquits Five Accused in MCOCA Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony. Conviction under Sections 302, 143, 147, 148 read with 149 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
30 Aug 2019The case involves five appellants who were convicted by the Special Judge under MCOC Act, Nagpur, for offences punishable under Sections 302, 143, 147...
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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in FERA Case Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Opportunity Notice and Violation of Speedy Trial. The Court quashed criminal complaints and summoning orders against Standard Chartered Bank and its officer for offences under FERA, holding that the proviso to Section 61(2) of FERA requires a mandatory opportunity notice before prosecution, and that inordinate delay of over 20 years violated Article 21.
21 Jul 2026The case involves appeals by Standard Chartered Bank and its officer against the judgment of the Bombay High Court, which declined to quash two crimin...
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Bombay High Court Considers Reference on Applicability of Section 482 CrPC to Domestic Violence Proceedings; Conflicting Precedents on Nature of Proceedings Under Section 12(1) of the D.V. Act Lead to Full Bench. Key Question Involves Whether Inherent Powers of High Court Can Quash D.V. Act Applications Given Their Predominantly Civil Character.
3 May 2018The matter came before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, as a reference to a Full Bench to resolve conflicting decisions on whether proceedings und...
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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Illegal Building Collapse Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Culpable Homicide and Long Incarceration. Court Held That Section 304 IPC Requires Knowledge of Likely Death, Which Was Not Established Against the Applicants.
28 Oct 2014The judgment concerns three bail applications filed by accused persons arrested in connection with the collapse of an illegally constructed building i...
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