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The State appealed the acquittal of a police constable who was charged under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe to avoid action against a hotel owner. The prosecution alleged that the constable demanded Rs.5,000, later reduced to Rs.2,500, and that the demand …
The applicant, Bhagyashree Kasare, filed an application under Section 171 of the Bombay Police Act seeking transfer of a Sessions trial (Case No.22/2025) from the Ambajogai Court in Beed to a Court in Pune, alleging that the FIR was improperly transferred by the Chikhli police to Ambajogai and that …
The appellant Chandrakand Sahadu Kaware was convicted by the Sessions Court for offences under Sections 332, 336, 324, 353 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code arising from an incident where he allegedly brandished a knife, injured a police constable and damaged property. The appellant appealed, …
The petitioners were served notices dated 08.08.2018 by the State under Section 59 of the Bombay Police Act and faced further externment proceedings. They filed a criminal writ petition challenging the validity of those notices and the subsequent proceedings. The High Court examined whether the …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by three accused (Ritesh Bhausaheb Sonawane, Sunny Chetan Baban Jadhav and Arbaj Asif Kaleem Shaikh) and by Swaraj Krushna Solse in a case involving serious offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bombay Police Act, the Arms Act and the …
The petitioner, Manlesh, alleged that he was illegally tortured and beaten by police officers (Respondents 4‑7) at Shahada Police Station on 18 May 2020 and sought Rs 5 lakhs compensation from the State and the CCTV footage of the station for 18‑20 May 2020. The State argued that criminal cases …
The applicants, accused Nos.1, 6 and 7, were convicted by the trial court and the conviction upheld by the appellate court for assault under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. They filed a criminal revision alleging that the prosecution’s evidence was insufficient, …
The applicant, Vinayk Kishor Salunkhe, filed a bail application in Sessions Case No. 45 of 2025 for offences under sections 103(1), 109, 189(1), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 115(2), 352 and 351(1) of the Bombay Police Act. The trial court rejected the application on 21‑02‑2026. After a co‑accused was …
The applicant, Sanket Arun Jadhav, filed a bail application (Criminal Bail Application No. 614 of 2026) seeking release on bail for offences under sections 331(3), 331(4), 305(A), 62(2), 238 of the Bombay Police Act and sections 3 and 25 of the Indian Arms Act. While the matter was being heard, the …
Suvarna Devidas Bathane filed an anticipatory bail application (Criminal Anticipatory Bail Application No. 469 of 2026) seeking release on bail if arrested for offences under sections 80, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bombay Police Act, registered as CR No. 632/2026 at Mohol Police Station. The matter …
The petitioners sought quashing of FIR No. 434/2023 and the related criminal proceeding RCC No. 337/2023 for alleged offences under Sections 324, 504 and 34 of the IPC. The complainant, Dhanaji Yashwant Mali, filed an affidavit stating that the dispute with the petitioners had been amicably settled …
The applicant, Avi Alias Aniket Arjun Patil, filed a bail application (Criminal Bail Application No. 829 of 2026) seeking release on bail for an FIR (No. 191/2026) registered under sections 109, 115(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Bombay Police Act. The applicant’s counsel requested to withdraw the bail …
The applicant, Ganesh Bajirao Dhamale, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for offences under IPC sections 307, 147, 148, 149, the Arms Act and the Bombay Police Act. He had been in custody from 2019 to 2026, released on default bail in 2020, and later …
The petitioner, Aman Ibrahim Khan, challenged a detention order issued under the Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981, which placed him in Nagpur Central Prison. The order was based on a mixture of past offences, recent violent incidents, and two in‑camera witness statements, …
The applicant, Somnath @ Sana Raghunath Zanjar, was named in a supplementary statement to FIR No.64 of 2023 for offences including attempt to murder and organised crime, but the statement only alleged that he fled the scene. He had been in custody for over three years while other co‑accused had …
The applicant, Mohammed Irfan Choudhary, filed a criminal revision challenging an order of the Additional Sessions Judge that partially allowed his discharge application and framed charges under multiple sections of the IPC and the Bombay Police Act. The revision was filed in 2018, but neither the …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Chetan Yashwant Ingale, who had been in custody for three years and two months since his arrest on 06‑07‑2023. He is charged in C.R. No. 64 of 2023 with multiple serious offences …
The appellant, Rakesh Ramesh Naukudkar, appealed against his conviction for murder (IPC s.302) and abetment of suicide (IPC s.201) based on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution alleged motive stemming from an extramarital affair, a handkerchief with blood of a different group, purchase of a …
The appellant, Rakesh Ramesh Naukudkar, appealed against his conviction for murder (IPC s.302) and abetment of suicide (IPC s.201) based on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution alleged motive stemming from an extramarital affair, a handkerchief with blood of a different group, purchase of a …
The applicant, convicted of murder under IPC Section 302, applied for suspension of his life sentence and bail pending appeal. The prosecution relied on the victim’s sister’s eye‑witness testimony, an informant’s account, and forensic evidence showing the applicant’s blood‑stained clothing and knife …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Dhanesh Maruti Thorat in a special MCOC case involving charges of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, and violations of the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that Thorat harboured the gang members …
The applicant, Rohit Kishor Nikalje, filed a bail application in connection with FIR No. 76/2018 alleging offences under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC, Section 4(25) of the Arms Act and Section 37(1) read with Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. The applicant's counsel, Mr. Vivek …
The High Court considered bail applications filed by Mohd. Sahil Mohd. Kalim Shaikh and Mohd. Sherali Zaheer Ul Haq@Jahiruddin Shaikh in a murder case (C.R. No.680 of 2024) where the deceased Arvind Vaishya was stabbed. The prosecution relied on an informant’s statements under Section 180 of the …
The petitioner was preventively detained on 20 April 2026 as a “dangerous person” under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti‑social Activities Act, 1985. He challenged the detention, arguing that the alleged offences relate only to law and order and not to public order as required by Section 3 of the Act. …
The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of twelve accused in a murder‑related case, alleging that the trial court had ignored substantial oral and documentary evidence. The incident involved the death of Siddharajsing after a midnight assault allegedly orchestrated by the accused over a …
The petitioner, Varshaben Saileshbai Jarvariya, filed a Special Criminal Application challenging an order of externment dated 23‑04‑2026, invoking Section 60 of the Bombay Police Act. The petitioner sought to withdraw this application, arguing that the challenge should be made before the concerned …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The Special Court convicted Chetan Yashwantrao Pagare and Aman Prakatsingh Jat for kidnapping, ransom demand and murder of 22‑year‑old Vipin Bafna, imposing death sentences. The State sought confirmation of the death penalty, while the appellants challenged the conviction on grounds of insufficient …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Umashankar Singh Thakur, who was charged with murder, attempted murder, grievous hurt, criminal intimidation, and offences under the Arms Act and Bombay Police Act. The prosecution relied on multiple dying declarations of the deceased, who had …
The appellant was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and assault under Section 324 IPC, receiving life imprisonment and a three‑year rigorous imprisonment respectively, with both sentences to run concurrently. The conviction was based primarily on the testimony of the deceased's …
The appellant was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and assault under Section 324 IPC, receiving life imprisonment and a three‑year rigorous imprisonment respectively, with both sentences to run concurrently. The conviction was based primarily on the testimony of the deceased's …
The petitioner, Saleha Arif Shaikh, filed a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC challenging the acquittal of the accused by the Metropolitan Magistrate in a case involving alleged assault and related offences. The trial court had considered oral and documentary evidence, …
The applicant, an eyewitness and victim, filed a criminal revision challenging the acquittal of accused No.2‑14 by the Additional Sessions Judge in a case arising from communal riots on 03‑03‑2002. The applicant alleged that the trial court erred in disregarding his eyewitness testimony and other …
The State appealed the acquittal of four accused who were charged with murder under Sections 302 read with 34 IPC and Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. The Sessions Court had acquitted them on the ground that the sole eye‑witness, a close friend of the victim, was unreliable, there was no …
The State appealed the acquittal of four accused who were charged with murder under Sections 302 read with 34 IPC and Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. The Sessions Court had acquitted them on the ground that the sole eye‑witness, a close friend of the victim, was unreliable, there was no …
Pravin Baburao Patil filed a criminal application seeking to quash FIR No.0119/2025 registered under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bombay Police Act. The applicant, through counsel, requested permission to withdraw the application and to later file a separate application for discharge before the …
The petitioner, Lakhawinder Surjit Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State of Maharashtra to invoke specific provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Bombay Police Act in criminal case No. 617/2024, and to conduct a fair further investigation with a supplementary …
The State appealed the acquittal of five accused in a murder case where the principal accused, Devanand Punja, allegedly killed Parbat Karshan over an election dispute and the others were charged with concealing evidence under Section 201 of the IPC. The trial court had found the prosecution's …
The State of Gujarat appealed the acquittal of Rajeshkumar Kantilal Patel and co‑accused for offences arising from a communal riot on 28 February 2002, where a mob allegedly torched houses and a mosque and caused a death. The Sessions Court had acquitted the accused, finding the prosecution evidence …
The petitioners were convicted for robbery under IPC sections 394 and 114 based on a trial court's findings and an appellate confirmation. They filed a criminal revision under CrPC sections 397 and 401, alleging that the identification parade was flawed, the accused's photographs were published …
The State of Gujarat appealed the acquittal of Chhotalal S. Kshatriya and others for alleged assault, knife injury and caste‑based abuse of complainant Girishbhai Makwana on 25 August 2008. The trial court had found the prosecution’s evidence contradictory, lacking direct proof, and insufficient to …
The State appealed the acquittal of six accused who were found not guilty of offences including murder, assault and rioting arising from a dispute on 28 February 1996. The prosecution relied mainly on the testimonies of the complainant and the deceased's wife, alleging that the accused beat the …
The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of fourteen accused in a murder case involving Premjibhai Alabhai, a Scheduled Caste victim. The trial court had found the prosecution’s evidence insufficient, noting that key eye‑witnesses turned hostile and police officers lacked personal …
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus to obtain the FIR (No. 334 of 2023) and to have it quashed, alleging that the matrimonial dispute with the complainant (Respondent No.2) had been amicably resolved and that she no longer wished to pursue criminal action. Respondent No.2 filed an affidavit …
The State of Gujarat appealed the acquittal of two accused, Mahmad alias Batuk Karim Mir and GaCar alias Nazir Valibhai Ghanchi, for the murder of Ganeshnath Mohannath. The prosecution alleged that the accused, acting in concert, stabbed the deceased with a knife over a loan dispute, but the only …
The case arose from a dispute between a shop‑owner and his landlord that culminated in the stabbing death of a scrap‑seller on 22 March 2006. The appellant‑accused Sunil @ Kaliya Bharatbhai Gupta was convicted of murder (Sec. 302 IPC) and a provision of the Bombay Police Act, while co‑accused were …
The appellant Sunil @ Kaliya Bharatbhai Gupta was convicted of murder (Sec. 302 IPC) and a provision of the Bombay Police Act, while the original complainant Devendrakumar Shankarlal Oswal secured acquittals for co‑accused in related cases. Both the prosecution and defence presented extensive oral …
The case arose from a dispute between a shop‑owner and his landlord that culminated in the stabbing death of a scrap‑seller on 22 March 2006. The appellant‑accused Sunil @ Kaliya Bharatbhai Gupta was convicted of murder (Sec. 302 IPC) and a provision of the Bombay Police Act, while co‑accused were …
The Tamil Nadu government issued a loan‑waiver scheme that benefitted only small and marginal farmers, prompting a petition that the scheme violated Article 14 by arbitrarily excluding larger farmers. The Madurai Bench of the High Court held the classification arbitrary and directed the benefit be …
The appellants, three villagers, were convicted for the murder of Gokalbhai and the assault of two others after a quarrel over rent and animosity. The prosecution presented 32 witnesses, medical and post‑mortem reports, serological evidence and the testimony of injured witnesses who identified the …
The appellants were stopped by police in Gujarat and found in possession of prohibited firearms, leading to an FIR under the Arms Act and a concurrent charge under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA). The prosecution sought to add a TADA offence after obtaining …
The appellant, Pavan Vasudeo Sharma, was arrested during a raid on a kidnapping case and a 9 mm service pistol, live cartridges and two mobile phones were seized from him. The prosecution alleged that the pistol, originally belonging to a police Naik, was used to murder Bhima Waghmare and that the …
In 1998 a complaint was lodged alleging that a group of accused assaulted the complainant, leading to charges under Sections 143, 147, 323 r/w 149, 325 IPC and Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act. The trial court acquitted all accused, and the State of Maharashtra applied for leave to appeal under …
The case concerned an attack in which three persons were killed and five injured, allegedly committed by a group of seventeen accused. The Sessions Court convicted four accused and acquitted the rest, but the charges were found to be improperly framed under CrPC sections 211‑213, lacking specific …
The appellant was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced by the Sessions Court to ten years' rigorous imprisonment, which the State appealed under Section 377 of the CrPC for enhancement. The High Court, after serving notice and appointing an amicus curiae, enhanced the sentence to …
On December 10, 2006, six accused assaulted Vitthal Hingane and his brother Jagdish, resulting in Jagdish's death. The trial court and High Court convicted all six under sections 302 and 307 IPC, among other charges. On appeal, the Supreme Court examined whether the prosecution proved the guilt of …
The incident occurred on 24 March 1998 when fourteen accused, armed with axes, iron pipes and spears, attacked the complainant Najabhai Desurbhai Wagh near his house after he rebuked them for damaging an electric pole. The assault resulted in the death of the complainant's brother, Unadbhai …
In a village in Gujarat, two rival groups clashed, resulting in a free fight in which appellant No.1 Pathubha Govindji Rathod was stabbed with a knife and subsequently fired a revolver, killing Natha Nagabhai. Both appellant No.1 and appellant No.2 Hemubha Govindji were convicted under Section …
During the 1993 Mumbai communal riots, miscreants fired from the rooftop of Suleman Bakery at a police picket. The Joint Commissioner of Police, R.D. Tyagi, led a Special Operations Squad (SOS) that broke open the bakery’s door after the occupants refused to open it, resulting in 12 injuries and …
The appellants were accused of murdering the chairman of a bank, with the prosecution alleging that they were hired by co‑accused to carry out the attack. The trial court convicted the appellants based on a chain of circumstantial evidence, including a blood‑stained loan application, knives …
The appellant, Dilpesh Balchandra Panchal, was convicted along with two co‑accused for the murder of Indrasinh under IPC s.302 and s.114. The prosecution relied on the testimony of the victim's parents, who witnessed the attack, medical evidence indicating two fatal knife wounds, and the recovery of …
The Supreme Court examined two murder cases in which the accused, Jayrajsinh Temubha Jadeja, had been granted regular bail by the Gujarat High Court on the grounds of prolonged judicial custody, non‑commencement of trial and prior compliance with temporary bail conditions. The State of Gujarat …
The deceased Sukhdeo Chikane was attacked and fatally injured with a iron instrument called a "sattur" by three accused brothers amid a long‑standing boundary dispute. The FIR named all three assailants and eyewitnesses (Vikram and Avinash Chikane) identified them as the perpetrators. Medical …
The case concerned the abduction of businessman Jayendra Mahendra Tripathi in January 1994, for which a ransom was demanded. A co‑accused, A‑9, gave a detailed confession to the police under Section 15 of the TADA Act, which was later retracted. The Supreme Court held that the confession was …
The Lt. Governor of the NCT and other officials initiated externment proceedings against Ved Prakash @ Vedu under Section 47 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978, alleging that his movements caused alarm and danger and that witnesses were unwilling to testify due to fear. An order directing his removal …
The Supreme Court examined the sentencing of two accused, Pratapji and Jayantubha, who had assaulted Sameer Kumar and Shailesh Jasvantbhai with knives on 30 March 2002, resulting in serious injuries. The trial court convicted them under IPC sections 307, 324, 504 read with 114 and sentenced each to …
Idrish Daudbhai (appellant) was convicted under IPC sections 302 and 34 for allegedly sharing a common intention with three co‑accused to murder Siddique Ahmed Patel and to cause hurt to Yusuf Adam Patel. The prosecution's case rested on the testimony of three eye‑witnesses and the FIR, alleging …
The petitioners, a Sub‑Inspector and a Constable of the Kerala Police, were charged with offences of assault, grievous hurt, attempt to murder and criminal intimidation under the IPC for illegally confining and beating a shop‑keeper in a police lock‑up. They argued that the trial court should not …
The appellant, Amanulla Khan, a member of a notorious gang, was detained under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 as a "dangerous person" after allegedly extorting money by threatening death and assaulting victims on three separate occasions. He challenged the detention, …
Police officers were accused of murdering a man identified as Kantuji Mohan Singh after beating him during interrogation at a police station. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence, including the discovery of a decomposed body in a jungle and identification of the body by relatives based …
During a TADA investigation, the police attached seven ships under Section 7A of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, alleging the vessels were purchased with proceeds of terrorist activity. The owners challenged the attachment, arguing that the ships were bought before the Act …
The petitioner was detained under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 on the basis of several isolated incidents, including a 1993 shooting, alleged harbouring of an offender, assaults on a businessman and a witness, and possession of an unlicensed revolver. He challenged the …
Ishvarbhai Fuljibhai Patni was convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed to the Gujarat High Court, which dismissed his appeal in a brief, cryptic judgment that merely affirmed the conviction without discussing the evidence or the arguments raised. The Supreme …
The appellant, Mohammed Saleem, was tried for assault with a knife that caused injuries to the complainant, and was charged under IPC Section 324, TADA Section 3(1), and the Bombay Police Act Section 135(1). The trial court acquitted him of the Bombay Police Act charge, but convicted him under IPC …
The respondent, a Sub‑Inspector of police, was convicted of raping a 19‑year‑old woman, Shamimbanu, by the trial court. The High Court acquitted him, holding that the victim’s testimony required corroboration in material particulars and that medical evidence was inconsistent. The State appealed. The …
The petitioner, Ahmedhussain Shaikh, was detained under section 3(2) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti‑Social Activities Act, 1985 on grounds that he was a bootlegger who created fear and terror in his locality and might resume such activities if released on bail. The detaining authority relied on …
Abdul Razak challenged a detention order issued under Section 3(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985, claiming the grounds were vague, irrelevant and violated Article 22(5) of the Constitution. The petitioner's grounds listed seven criminal cases and alleged use of deadly …
The State of Maharashtra issued an externment order against Salem Hasan Khan under Section 56 of the Bombay Police Act, alleging involvement in narcotics, riots and intimidation. Khan appealed the order under Section 60 and, while the appeal was pending, filed a writ petition under Article 226. The …
The Supreme Court examined writ petitions filed by pavement and slum dwellers challenging the Bombay Municipal Corporation's demolition of their hutments, arguing that eviction violated their fundamental rights under Articles 21 and 19 of the Constitution. The petitioners claimed that the right to …
The appellant was charged under Section 307 IPC for stabbing a victim and was granted bail by the Sessions Judge. The State appealed, and the Gujarat High Court cancelled the bail, citing the victim's status as a social and political worker and the seriousness of the offence. The Supreme Court held …
The State of Maharashtra prosecuted Vishwanath Tukaram Umale and others for stealing railway tyres and tubes from a wagon in transit. The prosecution alleged that accused 1, 2, 5 and an absconding accused had removed the tyres, sold them to accused 3, who later sold some to accused 4. The trial …
