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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Quashing of FIRs in Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Compromise. The Court held that Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash serious offences like attempt to murder and robbery merely on compromise, as it affects public interest and societal order.

The Supreme Court of India heard two appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against separate High Court orders quashing criminal proceedings on the ba...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Judicial Officer for Granting Bail and Acquitting Accused, Holding That Wrong Orders Alone Do Not Constitute Misconduct. Disciplinary Action Requires Proof of Extraneous Considerations or Corrupt Motive, Not Mere Errors of Judgment.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the legal representatives of the deceased judicial officer, Krishna Prasad Verma, against the State of B...

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Bombay High Court Allows Life Convict's Plea for Concurrent Sentences Under Section 427(2) CrPC - Court Directs Life Sentence and 10-Year RI to Run Concurrently

The petitioner, Mahadev Asaram Sillode, a life convict, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bomba...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Suspension Order of PMC Employee Due to Non-Compliance with Rule 4(2) of Maharashtra Civil Services (C.C.A.) Rules, 1979. Suspension order set aside as disciplinary authority failed to record satisfaction that continued presence of employee would hamper investigation.

The Petitioner, Lalit Ramkrushna Bode, an employee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), was suspended by an order dated 10/02/2025 issued by the A...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Senior Clerk in Embezzlement Case — Departmental Enquiry Valid Despite Acquittal in Criminal Trial. Disciplinary proceedings and criminal proceedings are independent; acquittal does not automatically vitiate dismissal order.

The petitioner, Shri Dharma Kondiba Thorat, was employed as a Senior Clerk in the Office of the Divisional Officer, Social Welfare Department, Pune, a...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Criminal Breach of Trust Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute. The court held that where the allegations do not disclose a criminal offence and the dispute is purely civil, the FIR can be quashed under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.

The applicants, Gangadhar Laxmanrao Barbate and Satish Gangadhar Barbate, were accused in FIR No. 101/2009 registered at Lakadganj Police Station, Nag...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in Essential Commodities Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Sale. Conviction under Section 3(2)(d) read with Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the accused sold kerosene above controlled price.

The appellant, Baban Shankar Walzade, was convicted by the Special Court under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for allegedly selling kerosene abov...