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Anticipatory Bail Granted in Case Involving Sub-Registrars Accused of Illegal Land Transactions. Court acknowledges limited scope of registration officers' duties and absence of criminality.

1. Case Background:Three applicants—Dinkar Shankar Deshmukh, Archana Shailendra Pakale, and Manohar Genba Chivhe—filed anticipatory bail applicati...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Accused Nos. 4 and 5 in Loan Fraud Case Due to Settlement with Bank. Commercial loan fraud case compromised between Bank and borrowers—Criminal proceedings quashed due to bleak chance of conviction.

The Supreme Court, in Criminal Appeals arising out of Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Nos. 1415 and 1416 of 2024, quashed the criminal proceedings a...

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"Criminal Proceedings Quashed After Bank Settlement in Fraud Case Involving Loan Defaulters" "Supreme Court quashes proceedings under Section 482 CrPC where a One Time Settlement (OTS) between the Bank and Borrowers resolves the dispute"

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal challenging the dismissal of a criminal petition seeking to quash a chargesheet related to loan defaults, forger...

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"Quashing of FIR for Civil Dispute Between Companies: No Criminal Intent Established" "Dispute over contractual obligations without criminal intent is not prosecutable under Sections 406 and 420 IPC."

The applicants filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for quashing FIR No. 652/2020 registered with Jalgaon City Police...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case. High Court overturns conviction in dowry harassment case, citing lack of evidence of cruelty before death.

The Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench has acquitted Pravin Babanrao Yawle and his father Babanrao Govindrao Yawle of charges under Sections 498-A and 3...

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Supreme Court Upholds Bombay High Court's Interpretation of 'Drawer' Under NI Act. Clarifies that authorized signatories of a company are not liable to pay interim compensation under Section 143-A for dishonoured cheques

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals challenging the Bombay High Court's decisions dated 08.03.2023 and 29.03.2023. These decisions had set aside t...

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Building Collapse Case: Criminal Liability of Stakeholders in Fatal Construction Mishap. The Bombay High Court addresses the criminal responsibility of stakeholders in the 2020 collapse of the "Tariq Garden" building, leading to multiple casualties.

The collapse of a multi-story building known as "Tariq Garden" in Mahad, Raigad, Maharashtra, leading to the tragic deaths of 16 individuals and sever...

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Legal Profession and Consumer Protection Laws: Navigating the Boundaries Exploring the Applicability of Consumer Protection Laws to Advocates and Legal Services

The case concerns the applicability of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (CP Act), as re-enacted in 2019, to complaints alleging "deficiency in servic...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Mens Rea and Insufficient Evidence. Conviction under Section 306 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Active Instigation or Intention to Cause Suicide, with Key Witnesses Unexamined and Kidnapping Allegations Disbelieved.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, which had confirmed the appellant's conviction under Section 306 of the In...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession and Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Reversed as High Court Erred in Reappreciating Evidence Without Compelling Reasons Under Principles Governing Appeals Against Acquittal.

The dispute arose from the death of a 2.5-year-old child in Hubli, Karnataka, on 03.11.2002. The appellant, the younger brother of the child's father ...