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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Removes Interim Application and Treats Guardianship Petition as One under Clause XVII of Letters Patent. Disposal of Interim Application No. 1768 of 2025 on 24 April 2025 Leads to Removal from Board.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, presided over by Justice Abhay Ahuja, took up Guardianship Petition No. 8 of 2025 along with Interim Applicati...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder and Attempt to Suicide Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Motive. Conviction under Sections 302 and 309 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Mahadeva, was convicted by the Sessions Judge and Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court, Kollegal, in S.C.No.13/2010 for offences punisha...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 309 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Mahadeva, was convicted by the Sessions Judge and Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court, Kollegal in S.C.No.13/2010 for offences punishab...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeals Against Restitution of Conjugal Rights Decree and Dismissal of Divorce Petition. Husband Failed to Prove Cruelty or Desertion; Wife's Refusal to Stay with In-Laws Not Unreasonable.

The case involves two appeals filed by the husband, Rakesh Jaiswal, against the judgments of the Family Court, Aurangabad. The first appeal (FCA No. 8...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony and Lack of Evidence. Acquittal of Accused Under Sections 302, 307 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Balu @ Balkrushna Gangadhar Chavan, in Sessions Case No. 92 of 1996...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Wife's Appeal Against Divorce Decree in Cruelty Case — Marriage Irretrievably Broken Due to Wife's Unfounded Allegations and Refusal to Cohabit. Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Cruelty Established by Husband's Evidence of False Complaints and Desertion.

The appellant-wife challenged the decree of divorce granted by the Family Court, Bellary, in Matrimonial Case No.221/2013 dated 30.10.2014, dissolving...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Dismissal of Divorce Petition on Grounds of Cruelty and Mental Disorder. Allegations of mental cruelty and unsoundness of mind not proved; wife's behaviour attributed to post-marriage adjustment issues.

The appellant/husband filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) and Section 13(1)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alleging that the respo...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Conviction for Murder Despite Insanity Plea — Bipolar Mood Disorder Not Proven to Cause Incapacity to Know Nature of Act. Section 84 IPC Exception Rejected as Appellant Failed to Establish Legal Insanity at Time of Offence.

The appellant, Sarjerao Rambhau Machale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life i...