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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Murder Under Section 302 IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Dying Declaration. Chain of Circumstances Including Last Seen Theory, Motive, and Recovery of Weapon Held Sufficient to Sustain Conviction.

The appellant, Samsher Abulesh Devang, was convicted by the Learned Sessions Judge, Nashik for the offence of murder punishable under Section 302 of t...

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Supreme Court Acquits Stepfather in Child Murder Case Due to Botched Investigation and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Last Seen Theory and DNA Evidence Fail to Sustain Conviction Under Indian Evidence Act

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal against the High Court's affirmation of the stepfather's conviction for the murder of his six-year-old stepd...

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High Court of Bombay Hears Section 34 Petition Challenging Arbitral Award Regarding Liability for Defects in Gas Turbine Generators. Award Deals with Claims for Damages Due to Breakdown and Repair Costs Under a Turnkey Contract.

The dispute arises from a contract between Thermax Limited (Petitioner) and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. (Respondent) for the turnkey instal...

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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Pay Compensation for Negligent Investigation in Hit-and-Run Case. Failure to Identify Accused Despite Two Years of Investigation Leads to Summary Report and Compensation Order.

The petitioner, Mrs. Babita Pawan Jha, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the police to file a charge-sheet in connec...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Criminal Appeals Against Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC. Accused persons challenged their conviction arguing that the prosecution relied on interested witnesses and contradictory evidence.

The two criminal appeals before the High Court of Karnataka arose from the same occurrence and challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sent...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence. Court holds that mere allegations without corroboration cannot justify denial of bail under Section 14-A(2) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The judgment pertains to three criminal appeals filed by accused persons (Amol Sonawne, Sanket Somwanshi, and Arun Saha) against the rejection of thei...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Ganesh Bhagya Mandavkar, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Mangaon, for the murder of Savitri Sagar Pawar under Section 302 IPC read...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Appeal in Murder Case Involving Cyanide Poisoning of Wife in Hotel Room; Circumstantial Evidence and FSL Report Considered, but Final Verdict Not Included in Provided Excerpt

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant (accused No.1) by the V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mysuru, in S.C.No.305/2011 for t...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Reviews Death Sentence Reference in Gang Rape and Murder Case. Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence of Last Seen Together and Forcible Abduction from House of Victim's Uncle.

The matter arises from a reference made by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for confi...