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The High Court considered an interim application filed by Biru Namdev Pandhare seeking suspension of his life imprisonment and other sentences imposed by the Additional Sessions Judge in a 2014 murder and related offences case. The prosecution alleged that Pandhare shot the victim during a land …
The appellant, Rizwan Shaikh, was convicted of murder for stabbing Bakarali during a quarrel that arose while Shaikh was illegally connecting electricity wires to a hut. The prosecution relied on two eye‑witnesses (relatives of the deceased), medical evidence of two stab wounds, and a recovered …
The appellant, Rizwan Shaikh, was convicted of murder for stabbing Bakarali during a quarrel that arose while Shaikh was illegally connecting electricity wires to a hut. The prosecution relied on two eye‑witnesses (relatives of the deceased), medical evidence of two stab wounds, and a recovered …
The appellant, Rizwan Sarfaraj Shaikh, was convicted by the Sessions Court of murder (Sec.302 IPC) and sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine. He appealed, arguing that the evidence did not prove pre‑meditation, that the weapon recovery did not satisfy Section 27 of the Evidence Act, and that the …
The applicant, convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment, filed an interim application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on the identification of the applicant by two witnesses, including a Test Identification Parade …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Satish Bajirao Pekhale, who was arrested in connection with a murder case (CR No.239 of 2025) and charged under Sections 1103, 109, 3(5) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, …
The petitioner, Rahul Jitendra Mehta, filed a writ petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash FIR No. 391/2024 and Chargesheet No. 13/2025 filed against him and his wife. The FIR and chargesheet were registered under Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya …
The applicant, Akash Bodke, sought to quash an FIR filed for kidnapping of his wife, the prosecutrix, who is a major aged 18 years and 25 days. The prosecutrix had married the applicant and consented to the relationship, rendering the kidnapping allegation untenable. The court observed that a …
The Kachh District Dumper Owners Welfare Association filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging two public notifications issued by the District Magistrate that prohibited heavy and extra‑heavy goods vehicles on certain roads between 6 am and 10 pm …
The petitioner, a police constable appointed in 2001, was convicted under Sections 7, 12 and 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for an ACB offence and was dismissed from service by the disciplinary authority on 19 July 2019 without being served a show‑cause notice. He filed a writ …
The case concerns the murder of Sureshbhai Raval, who was attacked with swords by accused Chhaganbhai Bhojabhai Parmar and Dashrathbhai Ambalal Raval, leading to his death; a third accused, Gangaben, was also present and assaulted the complainant. The trial court convicted the first two under …
The case concerns the murder of Sureshbhai Raval, who was attacked with swords by accused Chhaganbhai Bhojabhai Parmar and Dashrathbhai Ambalal Raval, leading to his death; a third accused, Gangaben, was also present and assaulted the complainant. The trial court convicted the first two under …
The State appealed the acquittal of five accused in a murder case under Sections 302, 114, 323 IPC and Section 135 Bombay Police Act, alleging that the trial court erred in finding the evidence insufficient. The prosecution relied on the ocular testimony of three close relatives, forensic recovery …
The State of Maharashtra alleged that the appellants were members of an organized crime syndicate operating the illegal "Mumbai Matka" gambling network. Police raided a gambling den, recorded confessions of several accused, including the appellants, by an Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. …
The petitioners challenged the occupation of the Kalindi Kunj‑Shaheen Bagh stretch, including the Okhla underpass, by protesters opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act, arguing that it violated their right to protest under Articles 19(1)(a) and (b). The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ without …
The appellant, Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh, was convicted for attempting to murder Dr. Jaydeep Patel by shooting him from a motorcycle he was driving, with his accomplice as the pillion rider. The prosecution proved the case through eye‑witness identification (the victim and his driver), a test …
The appellant, Raju Ambadas Gankekar, was convicted under Section 304 Part II of the IPC for assaulting Captain Vinod Rawat, who later died from his injuries. The incident occurred on 10 July 1988 at a hotel in Ahmednagar, where the victim was chased and attacked with a gupti. Evidence included a …
The Supreme Court examined a circular issued by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai that added Condition No.35 to licences for eating houses, prohibiting the sale of tobacco and any apparatus such as hookah, and imposing specific dimensions for smoking areas. The Court held that Section 6 of …
The State of Gujarat charged Kishanbhai with kidnapping, rape, murder and theft of a six‑year‑old girl, Gomi, alleging that he abducted her, amputated her legs to steal her anklets and killed her. The trial court convicted him and sentenced him to death, but the Gujarat High Court acquitted him, …
The Maharashtra government amended the Bombay Police Act, 1951 by inserting sections 33A and 338 to prohibit any dance performance in eating houses, permit rooms and beer bars while exempting certain establishments such as three‑star hotels and members‑only clubs. The amendment was challenged on the …
The appellant, Sandesh alias Sainath Kailash Abhang, entered a house pretending to be a mechanic, robbed valuables, brutally assaulted the elderly resident and a five‑month‑pregnant woman, inflicted numerous injuries, amputated fingers, and raped the pregnant woman before killing the elderly lady. …
The appellant challenged the detention of his father under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act, 1981. The detenu had been arrested for an offence on 14 August 2010 and was released on bail on 15 August 2010, with a …
The appellant, Rajput Jabbarsingh Malaji, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for murdering his brother Jethusing by striking him on the face with an axe. The prosecution relied on the dying victim's wife (PW‑3) who identified the appellant, corroborated by two brothers (PW‑5, PW‑6) whose statements …
Narmada Bai, the mother of Tulsiram Prajapati, filed a writ petition under Article 32 alleging that her son was killed in a fake police encounter in Gujarat and that senior police officials and a politician were involved. She sought a direction for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to …
Two FIRs (CR No.1‑154/2008 and CR No.1‑155/2008) were lodged for communal clashes in Dhedhal village. The High Court quashed the second FIR, merged the investigations, and transferred the case to the State CID, also directing that the charge‑sheet of the quashed FIR be read into the surviving case. …
The appellants (accused Nos. 4 and 5) were convicted for the murder of a family member, along with several other offences, on the basis that they acted with a common intention under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The trial court and the Bombay High Court upheld the conviction, finding …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of confessions recorded under Section 15 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) in a murder‑conspiracy case. The appellants argued that their confessions were involuntary, obtained while in police custody, and later retracted, …
Bhaurao Punjabrao Gawande, a petroleum transporter, was alleged to have repeatedly engaged in black‑marketing of kerosene and faced several prosecutions under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The Commissioner of Police, acting under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies …
Manubhai Atabhai and his brothers attacked the complainant's son, Danabhai, during a dispute over a wall. Manubhai stabbed Danabhai in the stomach with a six‑inch knife, causing a deep wound that penetrated the liver, a vital organ, and the victim died instantly. The trial court convicted Manubhai …
The deceased Vijay was tied to a cot and brutally assaulted with an iron pipe and wooden stick by six accused, leading to his death. While on his deathbed he gave a dying declaration to his brother (PW9) and mother (PW10) identifying all six assailants. The trial court convicted the principal …
The appellant, Maulavi Hussein Haji Abraham Umari, was arrested in connection with a train attack and initially placed in police custody. An application under Section 49(2) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) was filed to extend his police remand beyond the statutory 30‑day limit, and …
Gazi Saduddin was served a notice under Section 59 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 alleging criminal proceedings, communal disharmony, links with SIMI, a false caste certificate and extortion. The Deputy Commissioner of Police issued an order of externment under Section 56(1)(a), (b) and (bb), which …
The appellants Rajesh and others were convicted under IPC sections 120B, 452 and 302, and the Arms Act for the murder of Girish Namdar, alleged to have been motivated by a love‑affair dispute. They appealed, claiming the First Information Report (FIR) was ante‑timed to plant eye‑witnesses, that the …
The appellants filed a complaint alleging that police officers, who had arrested and detained them, failed to produce them before a magistrate within 24 hours and beat them while in custody. The magistrate, relying on a Maharashtra Government notification under Section 197(3) of the CrPC, discharged …
The respondent‑police officer filed a complaint before a Metropolitan Magistrate alleging that the appellants, police officers, had committed offences including sections 166, 167, 219 etc. of the IPC and an offence under section 147(G) of the Bombay Police Act. The Magistrate took cognizance and …
The Gujarat police seized sheep and goats belonging to C.M. Nat for alleged violations of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and related statutes. A Judicial Magistrate initially ordered that the animals be placed under the custody of the appellant Pinjrapole, but the Additional Sessions …
Prof. Sumer Chand was acquitted of several IPC offences after being prosecuted by police officers. He subsequently filed a civil suit for Rs. 3,00,000 damages alleging malicious prosecution against the police officers who had registered the false report and filed the challan. The respondents …
The petitioner, Ayub, was detained under Section 3(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 on grounds that he was a "bootlegger" and a "dangerous person" involved in several offences. The petition challenged the detention, arguing that the detaining authority had not applied …
The accused were charged under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) and the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Raju and injury to Keshav. They contended that TADA was wrongly invoked, arguing that the motive was inter‑gang rivalry, not terror. The Designated Court …
Mahesh Travels & Tours and other launch operators ran joy‑rides from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island. A cooperative association of launch owners used a voluntary roster to avoid competition, but the appellants were excluded. The Deputy Conservator of Bombay Port Trust, on police direction, …
The Supreme Court examined the dismissal of two police officers, Shivaji Atmaji Sawant and Namdeo Jairam Velankar, who were terminated under sections 25(1) and 25(2) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, invoking clause (b) of the second proviso to Article 311(2) of the Constitution. The appellants …
