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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Bank Manager and Co-accused in Branch Arson Case. Probation Benefit Denied for Offence Under Section 436 IPC as It Carries Life Imprisonment.

The case arises from an incident where the Poladpur branch of Mahad Co-Operative Urban Bank was set on fire on the night of 5th/6th September 1986. Th...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State Appeal and Upholds Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Unreliable Evidence and Procedural Lapse in Confession Recording. Victim's Mental Incapacity and Police Influence Over Accused's Confession Under Section 164 CrPC Lead to Benefit of Doubt.

The State of Goa appealed against the acquittal of Dhiraj Murari Warkar from the charge under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, by the Sessi...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Motive. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Sharda Ura, was convicted by the trial court for the murder of the deceased under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. T...

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Supreme Court Allows Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Erroneous Sentencing Orders and Excessive Incarceration. Court Sets Aside Life Imprisonment, Restores Original Seven-Year Sentence Under Article 142 of Constitution, and Orders Immediate Release as Appellant Served Over Eleven Years.

The dispute involved an appellant who had been convicted and sentenced in a Special (POCSO) case. Initially, the Special Court imposed a sentence of s...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction from Section 364A IPC to Section 363 IPC in Kidnapping for Ransom Case Due to Insufficient Proof of Threat to Cause Death or Grievous Hurt. Long Incarceration Considered as Mitigating Factor for Sentence Reduction.

The case pertains to the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy, Harsh Sobti (PW-21), son of Dr. H.K. Sobti (PW-20), on 15.02.2000. The appellants were convi...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Customs Sepoy for Disproportionate Assets and Wife for Abetment. Assets worth ₹1.15 crore found disproportionate to known income; wife convicted for aiding acquisition under Section 109 IPC read with Prevention of Corruption Act.

The case involves two appeals by Suresh Vinayak Morajkar (a Sepoy in the Customs & Central Excise Department) and his wife Sushma Suresh Morajkar agai...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Conviction for Grievous Hurt and Unlawful Restraint in Midnight Shooting Incident. Accused's Claim of Private Defence Rejected as Disproportionate and Unsubstantiated.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by four accused persons (one deceased) challenging their conviction and sentence by the Judici...