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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Identification. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Rakesh @ Bhaiya Shambhuprasad Gupta, was convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik, in Sessions Case No.206 of 2012 fo...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Double Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of mother and brother set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Gopal Shivram Krishnan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sewree, Mumbai, for the murder of his mother and brother under ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as identification of accused was doubtful and recovery of weapon was not linked to the crime.

The appellant, Anil Shashikant Alve, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mumbai, for the murder of Santosh Karunakaran Malli under Section...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Corruption Case Due to Failure to Prove Public Servant Status. Trial Court's finding that accused was not a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, despite acceptance of bribe amount, leads to acquittal.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Nagorao Vithobaji Motghare, a Line Helper with M.S.E.B., for offences under Sections 7, 13(...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Three Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case involves three appeals against conviction under Sections 302 and 307 read with Section 34 IPC. The prosecution alleged that on 21.04.2013, th...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape and Sexual Assault of Minor Girl Under POCSO Act and IPC. Victim's Testimony Found Credible and Corroborated by Medical Evidence, Despite Absence of Independent Witnesses.

The appellant, Babu @ Prabhakar Sakharam Karve, was convicted by the Designated Judge under the POCSO Act, Greater Mumbai, in POCSO Special Case No.48...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Guarantors in Bank Fraud Case Due to Settlement — Wives of Main Accused with No Active Role Entitled to Relief. Settlement of Civil Dues and Lack of Specific Role Justify Quashing of Charges Under Section 482 CrPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by K. Bharthi Devi and another (Accused Nos. 3 and 4) against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Property Dispute Assault. Single Axe Blow on Head Without Premeditation or Intention to Kill Reduces Offence from Section 302 IPC to Part I of Section 304 IPC.

The case arises from a property dispute between two brothers, Ramesh (appellant no.1) and Gajanan (deceased), who lived adjacent to each other. On 9 J...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Husband and In-Laws in Domestic Violence Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Cognizance taken by Raichur court set aside as alleged dowry demands and harassment occurred in Yadagiri, not Raichur, under Section 482 CrPC/528 BNSS.

The petitioners, who are the husband and in-laws of the second respondent, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedu...