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Bombay High Court Appoints Daughter as Legal Guardian of Mother Suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in Absence of Statutory Provision. Court Exercises Inherent and Parens Patriae Jurisdiction to Protect Rights of Mentally Ill Adult Under Article 21 of Constitution.

The petitioner, Anushka Rajiv Mohite, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking to be appointed as the legal guardian of her mother, ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Withdrawal of Resignation by Employee Who Resigned Under Mental Stress - Resignation Tendered During Mental Illness Not Voluntary. Employee Entitled to Reinstatement Without Back Wages as Resignation Was Not Voluntary Act.

The petitioner, Mrs. Saroj N. Patil, joined the services of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) as a Lower Division Clerk on 20th Sept...

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Bombay High Court Remands Case for Proper Inquiry Under Chapter XXV CrPC Regarding Unsoundness of Mind of Accused in Murder Trial. Trial Court Failed to Conduct Proper Inquiry as Per Sections 328, 329, 330 CrPC Before Rejecting Plea of Insanity.

The applicant, Firoza Fazal Shaikh, was an under-trial prisoner in Sessions Case No.300 of 2013 arising from Crime No.I34 of 2013 for offences punisha...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Parricide Case on Ground of Insanity — Section 84 IPC Benefit Granted. Appellant decapitated his father but was found to be suffering from mental unsoundness at the time of incident, leading to acquittal under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Raju Babu Patel, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of his father, Babu Patel, by deca...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Mentally Ill Accused in Rape and Murder Case — Non-Compliance with Section 235(2) CrPC and Supervening Mental Illness Considered

The Supreme Court of India heard a review petition filed by an accused (referred to as 'Accused X') against his conviction and death sentence for the ...

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High Court of Karnataka Kalaburagi Bench Considers Criminal Appeal Against Conviction Under Sections 498A and 302 IPC. The Court Framed Issues on Trial Validity Due to Accused’s Mental Condition and Adequacy of Prosecution Evidence Including Hostile Witnesses.

The criminal appeal arose from the judgment and order of the II Additional District and Sessions Judge at Raichur in S.C. No.1/2015 convicting the acc...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 302 IPC for Murder of Grandmother. Appellant Contends That the Accused Suffered from Insanity and the Trial Court Failed to Examine a Psychiatrist Under Sections 328 and 329 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

This criminal appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his 85-year-old grandmoth...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Mentally Ill Victim and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 342 and 376 IPC set aside as sole testimony of schizophrenia patient was inconsistent and unsupported by medical or other evidence.

The appellant, Nandlal Zagadu Yadav, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai in Sessions Case No.77/2008 for offences under Sec...