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Bombay High Court Allows State Appeals Against Acquittal in Corruption Cases Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Trial Court's Acquittal Set Aside Due to Flawed Appreciation of Evidence and Misapplication of Law.

The judgment involves multiple criminal appeals and revision applications arising from the acquittal of government officials charged under the Prevent...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Proximate Instigation and Corroboration. Conviction under Section 306 IPC Set Aside as Handwriting Expert Opinion and Threatening Letter Alone Insufficient to Prove Abetment Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant, original accused no. 1, by the Sessions Court under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for ab...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Immoral Trafficking Case Due to Unreliable Testimony. Conviction under Sections 373, 366A, 368, 323 IPC and Sections 3, 4 of PITA set aside as sole witness's testimony was inconsistent and uncorroborated.

The appellants, accused Nos. 2 and 3, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Mumbai, in Sessions Case No.865 of 2002 for offences un...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement of Bank Manager for Misconduct in Loan Sanctions. Disciplinary Proceedings Valid as Charges of Failing to Exercise Due Diligence and Integrity in Sanctioning Loans Were Established, and Penalty Not Disproportionate.

The petitioner, R.M. Yadav, was a Branch Manager at Bank of India's Agardanda branch. In 2003, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him for...

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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Decides State's Appeal Against Acquittal for Offences Under IPC Sections 376(2)(f), 376(2)(k), 354, 354A, 354B, 341, 342. Case Involved Alleged Sexual Assault by Editor-in-Chief on Employee During THiNK Fest 2013.

The State of Goa filed an appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, the Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine, who was charged with sexual assault...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Identification of Accused by Victim Found Doubtful and Uncorroborated Under Section 307 IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the Sessions Court acquitting the respondent-accused, Ajit Sinh Sitaram Desai, of the charge...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitioners' Challenge to Trial Court's Refusal to Send Documents for Handwriting Expert Opinion in Will Dispute. Court Holds That Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Does Not Empower a Court to Compel a Witness to Give Sample Signatures for Comparison.

The case involves two writ petitions filed by the petitioners (defendants in a suit) challenging an order of the Trial Court dismissing their applicat...