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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Court Clerk for Criminal Breach of Trust and Forgery of Records. Property Clerk misappropriated muddemal property and amounts, and made false entries in registers, convicted under Sections 409, 466, 477 IPC.

The applicant, Kanhaiyalal Damahe, was a property clerk in the Court of Civil Judge Junior Division, Saoner, from 1.6.2001 to 31.5.2005. During his te...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction of Accused in SC/ST Act Case — Caste-Based Insults and Assault Proven. Concurrent Findings of Fact Cannot Be Interfered With in Revision Under Section 397 Cr.P.C. Unless Perverse.

The case arises from a complaint filed by Sadappa (PW1) on 09.04.2012 alleging that on 07.04.2012 at about 8.30 p.m., the petitioner Somashekar abused...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Cheque Dishonour Case — Presumption Under Section 139 N.I. Act Not Rebutted by Accused. Borrowing of Rs.20,000/- and Issuance of Cheque Established; Acquittal Set Aside.

The appeal arises out of the judgment of acquittal passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Sagar dated 26.08.2011 in C.C.No.124/2010 wherei...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Wife's Maintenance Claim and Enhances Son's Maintenance in Section 125 CrPC Case — Family Court Erred in Denying Maintenance to Wife Based on Earning Capacity Alone; Son's Maintenance Enhanced from Rs.500 to Rs.1,500 Per Month.

The revision petition was filed by the wife and minor son against the order dated 14.10.2010 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Belgaum in Criminal Mi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Dacoity and Murder in Nagpur Bench. Conviction under Section 396 read with Section 397 IPC confirmed based on identification evidence and recovery of stolen property.

The appellant, Sanjay @ Papdya @ Pawan @ Prashant @ Rahul Kale @ Pawar Bhosale @ Chavhan, was convicted by the Extra Joint (Ad hoc) Additional Session...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Talathi in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Independent Witness and Inconsistent Evidence. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The appellant, Appasaheb Narayan Jadhav, a Talathi (public servant) in Dafalapur, Sangli, was convicted by the Special Judge, Sangli, for offences und...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Convict's Petition for Premature Release in Murder Case — Co-accused's Release Not a Valid Ground for Parity. Petitioner's Sentence Period Including Remission Was Less Than 22 Years Required Under Clause 4(b) of Guidelines Dated 15th March, 2010.

The petitioner, Chintaman Sitaram Kedari, a life convict convicted under Sections 452, 302 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code, filed a Criminal Wr...