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Bombay High Court Acquits Doctor in Medical Negligence Case Due to Lack of Gross Negligence. Death During Surgery Not Sufficient for Criminal Liability Under Section 304A IPC Without Proof of Recklessness.

The case arises from the death of Prakash Parekh, a young man who underwent a surgical procedure performed by Dr. Anil Pinto on 20/02/1984. The compla...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal for Annulment of Marriage on Ground of Fraud and Coercion Under Section 12(1)(c) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Consent Obtained by Threatening to Make Obscene Photographs Viral, Concealment of Material Facts Constitutes Fraud.

The appellant-wife, Monika Narendra Sharma, filed an appeal against the judgment and order dated 7th September 2021 passed by the Family Court, Mumbai...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Daughter's Right to Partition in Scheduled Tribe Family Based on Custom — Custom of Succession Among Bhil Tribe Recognized as Entitling Daughter to Father's Share

The case involves a second appeal by the original defendants (Bhagga Damma Bhil and Shama Bhagga Bhil) against the judgment of the District Judge, Dhu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application for Rejection of Plaint in Adoption and Inheritance Dispute. Court holds that the plaint discloses a cause of action and raises triable issues regarding adoption and limitation, warranting a full trial.

The plaintiff, Usha Ramrao Bhojane, filed a suit seeking a declaration that she is the adopted daughter of the late Laxman Shegaonkar and the late Yam...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Vague Allegations. FIR and Charge-Sheet Lacked Specific Instances of Dowry Demand or Cruelty Under Sections 498A, 323 IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

The petitioners, who are the husband (petitioner no.1) and his parents (petitioners 2 and 3), filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of FIR N...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case Due to Vague Allegations. Lack of Specific Overt Acts Against Mother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law Leads to Quashing of FIR Under Sections 498-A, 323 IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

The petitioners, being the mother-in-law (petitioner no.2) and sister-in-law (petitioner no.3) of the respondent no.2 (complainant), sought quashing o...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Husband for Dowry Death and Cruelty in Dowry Demand Case. Presumption under Section 113B of Evidence Act applied as death occurred within seven years of marriage and dowry demand was proved.

The appellant, Vasant Bhagwat Patil, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, for offences under Sections 304B, 306, 498A of the India...