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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Untoward Incident Presumed Under Section 124A of Railways Act, 1989. Deceased's fall from train due to sudden jerk or push constitutes an untoward incident; railway's defense of suicide or self-inflicted injury not established.

The appellants, being the father, mother, and brother of the deceased Ganesh Vasanta Kajale, filed a claim before the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur,...

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Bombay High Court Declines to Answer Reference on Academic Issue When Underlying Writ Petition Disposed of. Full Bench holds that a larger bench cannot answer a reference for academic purposes when the cause is not live.

The Full Bench of the Bombay High Court at Nagpur was constituted to resolve a conflict of opinion between two Division Bench decisions: Saroj Iyer v....

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Weak Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Sanjay Namdeo Gaikwad, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of his wife, Umabai, and sentenced...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Instigation or Harassment. Death by Burning Held to be Accidental, Not Suicidal, Based on Medical and Circumstantial Evidence.

The appellant, Dhavalkumar Arun Dombe, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Satara for offences under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalists in Sedition Case for Reporting on Alleged Corruption. Reporting of public interest matters does not constitute sedition under Section 124A IPC unless there is incitement to violence or public disorder.

The case involves nine criminal writ petitions filed by journalists and media persons (Sudheer Rikhari, Nikhil Vasudevan, Subhanshu Singh, Sumant Bala...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC overturned as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by independent evidence.

The appellant, Lata Shivram Anklu, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No.234/2014 for the murder of Bhumy...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for Lack of Fresh Material. Reopening Based on Change of Opinion on Already Disclosed Loan Transactions is Invalid.

The petitioner, Jainam Investments, a partnership firm engaged in trading of shares and securities, filed its income tax return for Assessment Year 20...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Consent of Minor Victim Not Valid, but Prosecution Failed to Prove Penetrative Sexual Assault Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Ketan Sanjay Kokate, was convicted by the Special Judge, POCSO, Pune for offences under Section 376 IPC and Section 3 punishable under ...