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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Directors and Compliance Officer in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Vicarious Liability. Directors Not Liable Without Specific Allegations of Their Role in the Offence Under Sections 405, 406, 415, 120-B IPC.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by the accused persons in a private complaint lodged by Sudhakar Talapurkar (respondent No....

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Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Director in Cheque Dishonour Case for Lack of Specific Allegations. Resignation Prior to Cheque Issuance and Absence of Specific Averments Under Section 141 NI Act Lead to Quashing Under Section 482 CrPC.

The applicant, Vijay Khairatilal Bhatia, was accused No. 5 in a criminal complaint filed by Bhagirath Chandulal Arya (respondent No. 1) under Section ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellant in POCSO Case Due to Unproven Age — Benefit of Doubt Given as Prosecution Failed to Establish Minority of Prosecutrix Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 4, 6 of POCSO Act and Sections 363, 376 IPC.

The appellant, Ashik Ramjan Ansari, was convicted by the Special Judge at Greater Bombay in POCSO Special Case No.203 of 2016 for offences under Secti...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition for Non-Compliance with Section 81(3) and Section 83 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Petition Lacked Material Facts and Proper Verification.

The petitioner, Sambhaji Laxmanrao Pawar, filed an election petition under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, challenging the election of Res...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Robbery Case Due to Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Chain of Circumstances Not Complete to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Sections 302 and 392 read with Section 34 of IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment of the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Sawantwadi dated 24 January 1997 acquitting the responden...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeals in Cricket Association Election Dispute — Interim Order Set Aside for Lack of Jurisdiction. Court holds that disputes relating to internal elections of a society are not maintainable in civil court without exhausting remedies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

The case involves two appeals arising from a suit filed by Gopinath Munde against the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and its office bearers, includi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation leading to suicide.

The appellants, Sambhaji Mahadeo Kadam (accused No.1), Mahadeo Khandu Kadam (accused No.2), and Shantabai Mahadeo Kadam (accused No.3), were convicted...