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High Court of Bombay Reviews Convictions and Death Sentence in Sexual Abuse of Mentally Challenged Girls at Children’s Home. Prosecution Established Charges Under IPC and Juvenile Justice Act for Rape, Unnatural Offences, and Assault Against Inmates, Leading to Appeals and Confirmation of Death Penalty.

The case arose from a suo motu public interest litigation initiated by the Bombay High Court after a newspaper report exposed the poor conditions in c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Mentally Challenged Person to Donate Kidney to Brother Under Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 — Natural Guardians Can Give Consent for Organ Donation by Mentally Incompetent Donor.

The petitioners, Ganpatrao Pawar and his wife Suman, are parents of two sons: Amol (petitioner no. 3), who is mentally challenged and represented by h...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 53-A CrPC for Medical Examination of Accused in Rape Cases. Challenge to police notice for medical examination dismissed as Section 53-A is not violative of Article 20(3) or Article 21 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharati Swamiji, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the C...

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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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Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of State Transport Driver for Murder and Rampage in Confirmation Case and Appeal. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 324, 381, 427 IPC and Section 3(2) Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act Affirmed; Insanity Defence Rejected.

The Bombay High Court dealt with a confirmation case for death sentence and a criminal appeal arising from the conviction of Santosh Maruti Mane, a dr...

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Bombay High Court Hears Constitutional Challenge by Repeat Rape Convicts Against Section 376-E IPC. Sentencing Provision for Life Imprisonment for Repeat Sexual Offenders Alleged to be Arbitrary and Lacking Procedure.

Three writ petitions tagged together challenge the constitutional validity of Section 376-E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), inserted by the Crim...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Motive. Son Convicted for Murder of Mother Under Section 302 IPC as Circumstantial Evidence Including Motive, Last Seen, and Recovery of Weapon Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Sanjay Madhukar Satam, was convicted by the 2nd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, for the murder of his mother Suhasini under Sec...