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High Court Dismisses Appeal in POCSO Act Case -- Appellant Convicted for Sexual Assault on Minor Under IPC Section 376(2)(f)(i) and POCSO Act Sections 5(i), 5(m), 5(p) -- Life Imprisonment and Fine Upheld Based on Victim's Credible Testimony and Medical Evidence

The High Court dismissed criminal appeal challenging conviction for sexual assault on minor -- Appellant was convicted by trial court under Section 37...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Corruption Case Due to Invalid Sanction and Unproven Demand. Sanctioning Authority's Lack of Competence and Failure to Prove Demand by Gesture Alone Lead to Acquittal Under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

The case arose from a criminal appeal against the conviction of Shankar Babarao Mukkawar, a former Executive Engineer with the Maharashtra Jivan Pradh...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Upholds Conviction for Kidnapping, Rape, and Murder of Minor — Life Imprisonment Confirmed. Circumstantial evidence including last seen theory, recovery of body, and DNA evidence held sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Deepak Kumar Ganesh Rai Manto, was convicted by the Children's Court at Goa for kidnapping, rape, and murder of a minor girl, and for d...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Acquits Accused in NDPS Case for Non-Compliance with Section 50. Search of Shoulder Bag Held to Be Personal Search Requiring Mandatory Notice of Right to Be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate.

The appellant, Kushal Puri, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Goa, in NDPS Case No.40/2015 for possession of 1.216 kg of charas, a commerci...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Death-Row Convict's Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case. President's Power Under Article 72 is Constitutional Duty Subject to Limited Judicial Review; No Grounds for Interference Established.

The petitioner, Vinay Sharma, a death-row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challengi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Food Adulteration Case Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Rules. Conviction for selling adulterated 'Rava' set aside as Food Inspector failed to follow Rules 14, 16, and 22 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Nanakram Govardhandas Chandkai and M/s. Gurunanak Supari Bhandar (the applicants/accused) a...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Food Adulteration Case Due to Denial of Right to Re-Analysis. Accused Acquitted as Sample Became Unfit for Analysis Under Section 13(2) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.

The State of Maharashtra filed three appeals against the acquittal of the accused Harishchandra Sadhuram Agarwal, a vendor and proprietor of a kirana ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 144, 148, 302, 504, 109 read with 149 IPC set aside as sole eyewitness's evidence was inconsistent and not supported by other witnesses.

The case pertains to a criminal appeal filed by eight accused persons against their conviction and sentence by the District and Sessions Judge, Bagalk...