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High Court of Karnataka Allows Election Petition Challenging Disqualification Under Section 12(h) of Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 — Petitioner's Interest in Panchayat Work Not Proved

The petitioner, Sri B T Kumar, filed an election petition under the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 challenging the election of resp...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Charge Sheet in Criminal Petition Under Section 482 CrPC — Allegations of Unlawful Assembly and Trespass Found Baseless. Court holds that continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process of law as no prima facie case is made out against the petitioners.

The petitioners, five individuals, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of the ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cattle Poisoning Case Due to Lack of Evidence Linking Accused to Offence. Prosecution failed to prove that accused sprayed pesticide on grass consumed by bullocks, as no witness saw the act and chemical analysis did not connect the seized bottles to the poisoning.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Bhanudas Nivrutti Lande by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Khed, for offences under Se...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Sessions Court's Order Quashing Process for Mischief Under Section 426 IPC. Construction on Own Property Not Mischief Unless It Causes Wrongful Loss or Damage to Complainant's Property.

The petitioner, Sayyad Yunus Pachulal Patel, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order passed by the learned Se...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Public View Element in Caste-Based Insult Allegation. Offence under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 requires insult to be in public view, which was absent as incident occurred inside a house.

This judgment arises from a criminal revision application filed by three applicants (original accused) challenging an order dated 07/09/2015 passed by...

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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...