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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Goa Children's Act, 2003 as Premature. Petitioner Convicted for Kidnapping and Murder of Minor Cannot Challenge State Legislation When Appeal Against Conviction is Pending.

The petitioner, Rohan Pradeep Dhungat, was convicted by the Goa Children's Court in Special Case No.28/2006 for offences including kidnapping for rans...

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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 Considers Accused No.1's Bail Appeal in Malegaon Bombing Case Charging Conspiracy and Terror Offences. Appeal Questions Special Court's Rejection of Bail Application Pursuant to Supreme Court Direction to Exclude MCOC Act Provisions.

The judgment under consideration arises from a criminal appeal filed by Accused No.1 against the Special Court's order rejecting her bail application ...

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Supreme Court Allows Employee in Service Law Dispute Over Denial of Salary for Suspension Period. Appellate Authority's Order Treating Suspension Period as Dies Non After Setting Aside Removal Found Impermissible Under Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970.

The dispute involved an employee appointed as a Clerk in the State Transport Department in 1979, who faced criminal cases leading to suspension and re...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeals in MCOCA Case Due to Invalid Sanction and Lack of Application of Mind — Proceedings Quashed as Sanction Under Section 23(2) of MCOCA, 1999 Was Granted Without Independent Scrutiny of Material.

The judgment arises from multiple criminal appeals filed by accused persons challenging the validity of proceedings under the Maharashtra Control of O...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellants in Murder Case, Setting Aside High Court’s Reversal of Trial Court Acquittal. Conviction Based on Presumption of Presence and Circumstantial Evidence Held Insufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC.

The present criminal appeal arose out of a murder case involving a property dispute. The deceased, Shakeel ur Rehman, had entered into a sale agreemen...