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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Dispute, Upholding Concurrent Findings of Fact. The Court held that no substantial question of law arose under Section 100 CPC as the findings of the courts below were based on appreciation of evidence and not perverse.

The case involves a Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, filed by the legal representatives of the original plaintiff...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act Despite Victim's Consent and Cohabitation. Consent of a Minor Is Irrelevant for Offences Under the POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC, and the High Court Exceeded Its Jurisdiction by Acquitting Based on Such Consent.

The Supreme Court of India dealt with a suo motu writ petition and a criminal appeal arising from a judgment of the Calcutta High Court. The backgroun...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Kiran Sebastiyan @ Kiran, was convicted by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tumakuru, in S.C. No. 16/2016 for the offence...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Murder Case on Ground of Insanity. Paranoid Schizophrenia Established Under Section 84 IPC — Act Done Without Knowledge of Nature or Wrongfulness.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 29.05.2003 of the learned ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, in Sessions...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Grandson in Murder of 82-Year-Old Grandmother over Property Dispute. Circumstantial Evidence Including Motive, Last Seen, Extra-Judicial Confession, and Recovery of Weapon Sufficient to Convict Under Section 302 IPC.

The appellant, Sagar Dwarkanath Patil, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his 82-year-old grandmother, Smt. Pa...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Evidence of Interested Witness Was Contradictory and Improbable.

The appellant, Kalam Gulab Patel, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Karad, for the murder of his cousin Sikandar Ismail Patel under Sect...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging LPG Distributorship Award Due to Ineligibility Under Relationship Criteria. Petitioner's father-in-law held existing dealership, violating clause 5(b) of eligibility criteria.

The petitioner, Sau. Anjani Sanjay Mane, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the award of an LPG distribu...