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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony. Trial Court's Use of Vulgar Language in Recording Testimony Strongly Deprecated.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment dated 14/08/2012 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon, in Sessions Case No.19 of 2010, w...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Rape Based on Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix — Delay in FIR and Absence of Injuries Not Fatal. The court held that the prosecutrix's evidence was credible and trustworthy, and no corroboration was required under Section 376 IPC.

The appellant, Phool Singh, was convicted by the trial court for the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC and sentenced to seven years rigorous impri...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Rape and Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302 and 376 IPC.

The case pertains to the alleged rape and murder of Sonali Vasant Deshpande by the accused Rohan Pushpraj Fanasgaonkar on 27 July 2004 at a hotel in L...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Hears Writ Petitions Against School Tribunal’s Order in Headmaster Promotion Dispute. Challenge to Promotion on Grounds of Jurisdiction, Delay, and Minority School Status.

The matter before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, arose from two writ petitions challenging the judgment and order dated ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Discharges Newspaper Editor in POCSO Identity Disclosure Case. Section 23(3) POCSO Act imposes vicarious liability on publisher only if employee acts within course of employment; editor not liable for independent acts of reporter.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Gammat Nandlal Bhandari, the editor/publisher of a newspaper, challenging the order of the ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Father-Son Duo in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Section 302 read with 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The case pertains to the murder of Sakharam, a 20-year-old man, who was in a love affair with Jyotsna, the daughter of appellant No.1 (Laxman) and sis...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Health Inspector in Corruption Case Due to Unreliable Trap Witness and Lack of Corroboration. Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The appellant, Anil Ramchandra Orape, a Health Inspector with the Pune Municipal Corporation, was convicted by the Special Judge, Pune on 30/12/1997 f...

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Gujarat High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO and SC/ST Act Case Due to Material Contradictions and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction for Rape of Minor Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant-accused, Arvindbhai @ Bhadabhai Shanabhai @ Shankarbhai Chauhan, was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judg...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeal Against High Court's Dismissal of Writ Petition Challenging Departmental Action in Jail Break Case. Case Involves Escape of Four Under-Trials from Burail Jail Through a 94-Foot Tunnel, Leading to FIR and Enquiry Committee Report.

The case concerns the escape of four under-trial prisoners from Model Jail, Burail, Chandigarh, on the night of 21-22 January 2004. The prisoners esca...