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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of School Bus Attendant for Repeated Penetrative Sexual Assault on 4-Year-Old Student. Failure of School Authorities to Report Offence Under POCSO Act Criticized.

The appellant, Amol Maruti Sherkar, was a bus attendant employed by Sinhgad Institute, Pune, and was convicted under Section 4 of the Protection of Ch...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of Minor Tribal Girl under POCSO Act and IPC. Circumstantial evidence including DNA, last seen, and medical evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The case pertains to the brutal rape and murder of a 10-year-old tribal girl, Ku. S, on 15-08-2015 at the newly constructed hostel building of Adivasi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Four Accused in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory. Conviction under Sections 302, 326, 324 read with Section 34 IPC confirmed as prosecution proved chain of circumstances leading to the murder of the deceased.

The case involves four appellants who were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, for the murder of one person and causing injuries to othe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal and Sets Aside Divorce Decree in Adultery Case Due to Lack of Corroboration and Interested Witnesses. Husband's Allegations of Wife's Illicit Relationship with Three Named Persons Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 13(1)(i) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The appellant-wife challenged the judgment of the Family Court, Akola, dated 17.06.2013, which granted a decree of divorce to the respondent-husband u...

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Bombay High Court Modifies Conviction from Section 376(2)(f) to Section 376(1) IPC in Rape of Minor Case — Sentence Reduced to Period Already Served. Victim's Age Above 12 Years Makes Section 376(2)(f) Inapplicable, Minimum Sentence Provision Not Attracted.

The appellant, Shahanawaj Shamsuddin Bhadgaonkar, was convicted by the Adhoc District Judge-2 and Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan, in Sessions Case ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Five Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Related Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness was brother of deceased and evidence suffered from material contradictions and improvements.

The case involves four criminal appeals filed by five accused persons convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) ...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Accused in Rape and Murder of Two-Year-Old Child. The court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC, Section 376A IPC, and Section 6 of POCSO Act, finding the crime to be in the 'rarest of rare' category.

The case involves the confirmation of a death sentence and an appeal against conviction for the rape and murder of a two-year-old child. The incident ...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Accused No.1 and Life Imprisonment for Accused No.2 in Murder and Robbery Case. The court upheld the conviction under Sections 302 and 392 IPC based on circumstantial evidence including last seen theory and recovery of stolen articles.

The case involves the murder of Vijayatai Vitthalrao Pund, a 75-year-old woman, who was the mother of PW1 Sunil, a practicing lawyer. The incident occ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Laxman alias Laxmayya Gangaram Zinna, was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mumbai for the offence punishable under S...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Re-examination of Witness in Civil Suit. Re-examination Permissible to Explain Ambiguities Arising from Cross-Examination Under Order 18 Rule 4 CPC.

The petitioner, Shri Gurdial Singh, proprietor of M/s Bir Horizons, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging an interlo...