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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation to Widow and Children for Death of Patient in Mental Hospital Due to Negligence. State Held Vicariously Liable for Failure to Provide Adequate Staff and Security at Yerwada Mental Hospital.

The petitioners, the widow and two children of a deceased man, filed a writ petition seeking compensation from the State of Maharashtra and its office...

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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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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Ocular Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case pertains to an appeal filed by Mangesh Sadanand Masane and Sadanand Namdev Masane (original accused Nos. 1 and 2) against their conviction an...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Chief Officer in Idol Dumping Case — No Intent to Insult Religion Found. Section 295 IPC requires deliberate and malicious intention to outrage religious feelings, which was absent as the applicant acted in discharge of official duties.

The applicant, Dhondiba Irba Namwad, was the Chief Officer of Municipal Council, Khamgaon, District Buldhana. He filed a criminal application under Se...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Summons in Defamation Case Against Newspaper Publisher and Editor for Reporting FIR — Reporting of Police Press Release Constitutes Fair Comment and Substantial Truth Under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC.

The petitioners, Manish Karapurkar (Publisher) and K. R. Sreenivas (Editor) of The Times of India, Goa Edition, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under S...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Bridegroom for Culpable Homicide in Wedding Feast Stabbing. Sudden Quarrel Over Kadhi Serving Reduces Murder Charge to Section 304 Part I IPC.

The appellant, Kalicharan Baburao Awathe, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nagpur, for an offence punishable under Section 304 Part I of the India...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Shareholders for Alleged Scandalous Allegations in Legal Proceedings. Filing of false cases does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes the court or impedes administration of justice under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), filed a contempt petition against respondent shareholders Sureshchandra V. Par...