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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Dispute Over Will Validity — Sets Aside Concurrent Findings of Courts Below. Court Holds That Plaintiffs Failed to Prove Title by Succession and That Will Executed in Favour of Defendant's Predecessor Was Genuine.

The case involves a second appeal arising from a property dispute concerning three agricultural lands (Gat Nos. 57, 58 and 59) situated at village Mur...

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High Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Accused Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Sexual Assault. Allegation of Penetration Not Supported by Medical Evidence or Victim's Statement Under Section 164 CrPC.

The petitioner, Krishnappa, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of Special Case No.28/2...

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Bombay High Court Reviews Preventive Detention Under COFEPOSA Act for Alleged Smuggling of Red Sanders. Questions Raised Over Violation of Right to Equal Representation and Proper Subjective Satisfaction.

The petition was filed by the wife of the detenu Ajit Bapu Satam, challenging his preventive detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence. Conviction for Sexual Assault of Deaf and Dumb Minor Set Aside as Medical and Forensic Evidence Did Not Support Prosecution Case.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Suresh Surwade for offences under Sections 452 and 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Secti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Parricide Case on Ground of Insanity — Section 84 IPC Benefit Granted. Appellant decapitated his father but was found to be suffering from mental unsoundness at the time of incident, leading to acquittal under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Raju Babu Patel, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for the murder of his father, Babu Patel, by deca...

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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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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Adoption by Hindu Widow with Majority Consent of Male Sapindas. Consent of a Female Sapinda, Even if Nearest in Degree, Not Required as She is Incompetent to Advise Due to Her Own Legal Incapacity under Hindu Law.

The appeal arose from a partition suit where the appellants, as successors-in-interest of one Kothandaraman, claimed a share in joint Hindu family pro...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused for Rape and Criminal Intimidation of Minor Daughter. Sentence of 5 Years RI Held Adequate; State's Appeal for Enhancement Dismissed.

The judgment arises from three connected proceedings: Criminal Appeal No. 218 of 2013 filed by the accused Madhukar Makaji Mudgul against his convicti...