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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Gang Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376(2)(g) IPC set aside as prosecutrix's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not support the prosecution case.

The case involves three criminal appeals arising from a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, convicting Suresh @ Tatya Parshuram Powar...

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Bombay High Court Reduces Sentence in Rape Case Due to Consensual Nature and Acquittal of Co-Accused. Appellant convicted under Section 376 IPC for rape of a minor, but sentence reduced from ten to seven years considering consensual intercourse and acquittal of co-accused.

The appellant, Balam @ Ankush Anil Chavan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, for an offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal ...

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High Court Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Externment Under Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Issues of Natural Justice and Mandatory Subjective Satisfaction Under Section 55(b) Considered.

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru adjudicated a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging an externmen...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Insanity Defence Under Section 84 IPC and Burden of Proof Under Section 105 Evidence Act. The court held that insanity must be legal, not medical, to exempt from criminal liability, with the accused bearing the burden of proof on a preponderance of probabilities standard.

The judgment involved an appeal where the appellant raised the plea of insanity under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, seeking reversal of a...

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside School Tribunal's Order, Condones Delay in Filing Appeal Against Termination Under MEPS Act. Employee’s Bona Fide Pursuit of Civil Suit Against Show Cause Notice Fails Due to Jurisdictional Defect, Justifying Condonation Under Section 14 of Limitation Act, 1963.

The case arose from a writ petition filed by an employee against the order of the School Tribunal rejecting his application for condonation of delay i...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appellate Court's Order Granting Temporary Injunction in Tenant Dispute. District Judge's Power to Reappreciate Evidence in Injunction Appeals Upheld Under Order 39 CPC.

The petitioners, Abidbhai and Musabhai, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order dated 17th January 2014 passed by the District Judge,...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 304(II) IPC for Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in a Single Blow Case. Accused's Appeal Dismissed and State's Appeals for Enhancement Partly Allowed.

The judgment arises from three connected criminal appeals against the judgment and order dated 08/06/2010 passed by the Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Se...