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The petitioners filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction for the police to investigate and forward a complaint to respondent No.1. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel requested to withdraw the petition and instead pursue remedies under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure …
The applicants, who are relatives of the husband, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of an FIR (Crime No. 0507/2021) that alleged offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC for physical and mental cruelty against the complainant, Jayashree Mahajan. …
The husband appealed against a magistrate's order granting his wife Rs.10,000 per month as maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, despite no finding of domestic violence. The appellate court affirmed the magistrate's order, and the husband filed a criminal …
The appellants, Anil B. Katariya, appealed the acquittal of Vijay B. Kale under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. Ganasekaran (2025), they sought transfer of the appeal from the High Court to the appropriate District and …
The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Court for rape under Section 376 of the IPC and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. He appealed, contending that the victim's testimony was inconsistent, there were no physical injuries, and the DNA evidence was unreliable due to alleged chain‑of‑custody …
The petitioners, a partnership firm and its partners, filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash the order of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate that rejected their application under Section 294 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to have the complainant admit or deny certain documents …
The petitioners filed a writ under Article 226 seeking quashment of FIR No. 0145 of 2022 and the charge‑sheet for offences including Section 307 IPC, alleging that the incident was a family dispute and that the injuries were simple, lacking any intention to kill. The prosecution alleged that …
The applicants sought quashment of FIR No. 400/2021 and the charge sheet in RCC No. 53/2022, alleging that they were legitimate school staff and that the criminal complaint was maliciously filed amid a trust dispute. The prosecution alleged that the applicants conspired to fabricate appointment …
The petitioner challenged the 4 December 2020 election result for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Graduates' Constituency, alleging excess and blank ballot sheets, discrepancies in vote counts, and unsigned ballots, and claimed corrupt practice under section 123(7) of the Representation of the …
The applicants, relatives of the husband of the deceased woman, filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of the FIR, charge‑sheet, RCC and a process order relating to the alleged suicide of the deceased and her son. The FIR was based on a complaint by the deceased's brother …
The husband, a senior regional manager earning over Rs.1.5 lakh per month, sought to set aside a Family Court order directing him to pay Rs.12,000 per month to his wife and Rs.8,000 per month to each of two minor children, totaling Rs.28,000. The wife and children had filed a petition under Section …
The appellant was convicted by a Fast Track Special Court for rape (IPC s.376) and assault (IPC s.323) based on the testimony of the victim and her husband, despite a month-long delay in filing the FIR. On appeal, the High Court examined the credibility of the victim’s statements, the unexplained …
The petitioners, accused in Crime No. 03/2014, challenged a magistrate's order directing further investigation after an informant filed a protest petition under Section 91 of the CrPC. They argued that, because a C‑summary had been filed and the FIR was pending quashment, they had a right to be …
The accused, Rajendra Warade, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque of Rs 12 lakhs that was dishonoured, the cheque having been issued to repay a hand‑loan allegedly given by the complainant, Bhaskar. The trial court held that the cheque was issued in …
Bhausaheb Sarjerao Kale (Patil) filed a criminal writ petition seeking a court direction to register an offence against the then Tahsildar, Kishor Deshmukh, for alleged misappropriation of government funds. A departmental enquiry had already been conducted, resulting in the Tahsildar's salary …
The appellant sought to amend his criminal appeal to challenge the order framing a charge against him, arguing that he could still be discharged. The State contended that once a charge is framed under Section 228 of the CrPC, discharge under Sections 216 or 227 is no longer permissible. The Court …
The petitioners, members of the Bagwan family, challenged two orders of the Sessions Court that allowed the prosecution to produce medical certificates of injured witnesses after the charge‑sheet had been filed. They argued that such production was barred by law and that the orders could be reviewed …
The State of Maharashtra, through the Anti‑Corruption Bureau, sought leave to appeal an acquittal of police head constable Sambhaji Khupse, who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 to send an unserved warrant report. …
CLC Industries Ltd. and its directors were charged under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for the dishonour of three cheques. The accused filed three separate applications under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quashment of the issuance of process and dismissal of the …
The applicants, members of the Yele family, sought to quash criminal proceedings (RCC No. 46/2023) pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Georai, concerning offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 and 34 IPC. They claimed that the dispute had been settled through a mutual divorce …
The petitioners, relatives of a police constable husband, sought quashment of FIR No.0531/2021 and the accompanying chargesheet alleging offences under IPC 498A, 323, 504, 506 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They contended that the allegations were vague, omnibus and that they, residing separately …
The petitioners filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash FIR No. 0306/2022, which alleged offences under Sections 498‑A, 494, 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The FIR was lodged by the wife of the first petitioner and implicated the …
The State of Maharashtra sought cancellation of a pre‑arrest bail granted to Chandrakant Hari Badhe in a case involving alleged misappropriation of cooperative society funds and offences under Sections 420 and 406 r/w 34 of the IPC. Earlier bail applications had been rejected by the High Court in …
The petitioner, Adivasi Panther Kamgar Sanghtna Maharashtra State, filed a criminal writ petition seeking implementation of an order dated 26‑11‑2018 passed by a Grievance Redressal Committee and also seeking initiation of criminal prosecution against a respondent. The respondent State argued that …
The petitioner, a long‑time fire‑cracker license holder, applied for renewal of his license before its expiry. The Collector cancelled the license on 21‑04‑2025 based solely on a police report, without granting any opportunity of hearing, contrary to the Home Department’s noting and the mandatory …
The petitioners, both doctors, filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking relief, while the respondent filed a petition under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code for interim maintenance of Rs.15,000 per month. The Family Court had ordered the petitioner to pay this …
The petitioners, the wife of undertrial prisoner Dilip Kale and another, filed a criminal writ petition seeking Rs.10,00,000 compensation alleging that jail authorities failed to provide adequate medical treatment, leading to Kale's death on 09.08.2018. The State submitted that Kale had been …
The applicants, Shakil Ahmed Siddiqui and Amir Shakil Siddiqui, were charged in Sessions Case No.26/2019 with offences under Sections 306, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC and Section 39 of the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014, stemming from an alleged loan of about Rs.1 crore and the subsequent …
Shamkant, a retired Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Jalna, was charged under several IPC provisions and the Prevention of Corruption Act for alleged misappropriation and conspiracy. After the charge‑sheet was filed in 2005, the Government refused sanction to prosecute him, and he applied …
The appellant, convicted under IPC sections 376(f), 354-B, 323, 506 and POCSO sections 4, 6, 8, 12, appealed against the Special Judge's conviction for the alleged penetrative sexual assault of his six‑year‑old niece on 23‑08‑2022. The prosecution relied on the victim’s testimony, her mother’s …
Petitioner Dadasaheb Kushabapu Pawar filed Criminal Writ Petition No. 280 of 2022 before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking the withdrawal of the petition and liberty to initiate prosecution against certain persons under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code or an equivalent …
The applicant, Nitin, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing two cheques that bounced when he failed to repay a hand loan of Rs 3,35,000. He contended that the loan was only Rs 30,000 and that the cheques were given as blank security, not to discharge a debt. …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Prashant Dadasaheb Anbhule, who was charged under Section 108 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 39 of the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2019 for alleged abetment to suicide …
Ajit Lakhmichand Bothra, accused No.8 in a case of assault and related offences, filed an application under Section 227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking discharge. The Additional Sessions Judge rejected the application with a brief rationale, stating that the charge‑sheet disclosed a prima …
The appellant, the biological father, was convicted by a Special Judge for offences under Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(f)(i)(n) of the IPC for repeatedly raping his minor daughter. The appellant appealed, arguing lack of …
The applicants, Mohan Kisan Chavhan and others, challenged the Special Judge's order rejecting their application for discharge in a criminal case. They argued that the proper remedy was to file an appeal under Section 14(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code and sought permission to withdraw the …
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking quashment of FIR No.580/2018, which alleged offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC, and a related regular criminal case. The parties later reached an amicable settlement, executed a joint affidavit of …
Vishnudas Darade was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class for offences under IPC sections 353 and 341, based on the testimony of five witnesses, including the complainant, a MSEB employee, and three eye‑witnesses who saw him assault and restrain them while they were collecting …
The petitioners, who purchased portions of Gut No. 127 in Jalna, sought to quash a communication dated 16‑06‑2025 issued by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Economic Wing) directing the Sub Registrar to prohibit further transfer of the land. They argued that they were not accused under the …
The applicant filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of an FIR registered for alleged offences under IPC Sections 354-D and 34 and IT Act Section 67. The FIR alleged that the co-accused, a relative of the applicant, sent obscene photographs, threatening messages and an …
The applicant, Dattatraya, was charged with penetrative sexual assault on a nine‑year‑old girl under Sections 64(1) and 64(2)(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act. The victim’s mother reported the incident, and a medico‑legal report documented a torn hymen …
The applicant, a child in conflict with law, was convicted of murdering his father by assault with a dumbbell and stabbing with a knife, and sentenced to life imprisonment under IPC Section 302. He filed an application for bail pending his appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in its …
Manoj Suresh Patil was convicted by a JMFC for offences under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the IPC arising from a 2014 road accident. The Additional Sessions Court acquitted him of the compoundable offences (337 and 338) on the basis of a compromise, but upheld the conviction under Section 279, a …
Ajit Shete was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, for offences under IPC sections 354‑A, 354‑D, 506 and POCSO Act sections 8 and 11(iv) for repeatedly intercepting a minor girl on her way to school, threatening her with a knife, gagging her, pulling her veil and pressing her breasts. …
Rohit Ashok Gawali challenged the cancellation of his bail by a Special Judge, which was based on invoking the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOC) Act under Section 439(2) of the CrPC. Gawali argued that the investigation, including the filing of a charge sheet, was complete and no further …
The applicant, a cooperative bank, had instituted criminal proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the respondent for dishonoured cheques, resulting in the respondent's acquittal on 06.10.2023. The bank obtained leave to appeal the acquittal, and the appeal is …
Ramesh was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate and an Additional Sessions Judge for offences under Sections 279 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code based solely on the car owner's claim that he was driving the vehicle that struck the complainant and his family. No witness positively identified Ramesh as …
The applicant, Ramchandra Jadhav, appealed against orders of the Latur Family Court that directed his imprisonment until he paid a maintenance arrear of Rs 1,04,100. The Family Court had issued a recovery warrant and, on 21 February 2018, ordered that he be released only upon full payment, otherwise …
The husband (applicant No.1) and his wife (respondent No.2) were married in 2016. The wife filed an FIR in 2024 alleging physical and mental harassment and a dowry demand of Rs.10 lakh, implicating the husband and a large number of his extended family members (applicants Nos.2‑13). The applicants …
The applicants, Salim Vajir Pathan and others, filed criminal revision applications under Section 227 of the CrPC seeking discharge from three POCSO cases where a Special Judge had rejected their earlier discharge applications. They argued that the charge‑sheet contained only a single allegation …
The applicants, Salim Vajir Pathan and others, filed criminal revision applications under Section 227 CrPC seeking discharge from three POCSO cases where a Special Judge had rejected their earlier discharge applications. They argued that the charge‑sheet contained only a single incriminating …
The applicants, Salim Vajir Pathan and others, filed criminal revision applications under Section 227 of the CrPC seeking discharge from three POCSO cases where the Special Judge had rejected their earlier discharge applications. They argued that the charge‑sheet contained only a single …
The petitioner, Vishal Vyankatesh Raghoji, filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against a show‑cause notice issued under Section 340 of the Criminal Procedure Code. After hearing, the Court expressed that it was not inclined to grant the …
Mahendra Pratapsing Rajput applied for anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged forgery, cheating and fraud under several IPC sections. An interim bail order dated 22‑10‑2024 required him to attend the police station weekly, which he allegedly complied with, but the State argued he failed to …
The applicant, Raj @ Anil Dhage, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge‑1, Parbhani, under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetment of suicide and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. He filed a criminal application under section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking …
The application sought cancellation of bail granted to Bhanudas, the main accused in a murder case involving multiple IPC offences including murder, attempt to murder and grievous hurt. The complainant argued that the seriousness of the offence and the accused's role warranted revocation of bail, …
The cooperative society Chandrapandhari Gramin Bigar Sheti Sahakari Patsanstha applied to the Bombay High Court for leave to appeal an acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. Ganasekaran (2025), the applicant …
The petitioners, Rajendrasing and another, filed a criminal writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief. They later applied to withdraw the petition and requested liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings before the concerned magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Vitthal Sitaram Sulane, a superintendent at a government training institute, who was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe to process a salary. The complainant, a senior clerk, alleged that Sulane demanded Rs.3,000, …
Balaji, a 42‑year‑old farmer, was arrested on 18‑Dec‑2025 in connection with Crime No. 656/2025 for alleged sexual exploitation, stalking and threats against a married woman, alleged to have occurred over several incidents between March 2024 and April 2025. The charges were under Sections 64(2)(f), …
The petitioner, Akshay @ Bhaiya, challenged a 12‑month preventive detention order issued under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, on the ground that he had been released on bail for the two recent offences relied upon and that the detaining authority had not properly …
The applicant, convicted under IPC sections 376(2)(n) and 506 Part‑II and POCSO Act sections 4, 6 and 10, filed a Section 389 CrPC application for suspension of his sentence and bail pending a criminal appeal. He argued that the prosecution failed to prove the victim’s minority, citing the absence …
Shamrao Goroba Waghmare was originally acquitted by the JMFC, Latur for offences under Sections 354 and 323 IPC, but the informant filed an appeal under Section 378 of the CrPC. The Sessions Judge partially allowed the appeal, convicting him under Section 354 IPC and sentencing him to one year of …
The appellant Vishal Dhondu Malekar was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhusawal, for an offence under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on the victim's testimony that he forcibly took her hand, escorted her to his house, and hugged her, threatening her. The appellant …
Chandrakant Milind Jondhale, a field assistant, was implicated in a FIR alleging misappropriation of Rs.1,52,374 by collecting money from members and failing to deposit it, invoking Sections 409 and 420 of the IPC. The applicant contended that he had no authority to collect funds and that the …
The Valvi family filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash an order dated 29 January 2021 in which the Tahsildar, acting under Section 145 of the Criminal Procedure Code, held the respondents in possession of disputed agricultural land. The petitioners argued that the revision under Section …
The applicants, who are relatives of the husband, filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash FIR No. 287/2023 and the charge sheet filed for offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC. The complainant, the wife, alleged physical and mental abuse and a monetary …
The petitioner challenged the temporary injunction granted in a civil suit (Suit No.64 of 2023) and its subsequent confirmation, arguing that the suit was frivolous and the injunction should not have been issued. The injunction was granted on the basis of prima facie case, balance of convenience, …
Petitioner Dnyaneswar Kacharu Todmal filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash a communication dated 15 June 2020 issued by the Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar, and to obtain sanction for prosecuting the police officers involved, based on his earlier application dated 30 April 2020. The …
The State of Maharashtra filed a criminal writ petition challenging the trial court’s order rejecting its application under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to examine a chemical analyser as a prosecution witness. The prosecution had earlier secured admission of the analyser’s …
The applicant, Dhiraj Thorat, was charged under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in a case committed to the Sessions Court. On the first day of his appearance, the Sessions Judge framed the charge without allowing the accused to file a discharge application as mandated by Section 250 …
Sudhir Baburao Bidwai filed a criminal writ petition seeking to have A.P.I. Chincholkar added as an accused in Crime No. 416 of 2017. The High Court had earlier directed that the appropriate remedy was under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner failed to pursue that remedy …
The appellant Bhaskar, a member of the Hindu Mang Scheduled Caste, alleged that while collecting his ration from the shop of respondent Sitaram, he was verbally abused with caste slurs and physically assaulted by Sitaram in the presence of villagers. A FIR was lodged, a charge‑sheet filed and …
The appellant, Kishor Pawar, was convicted by a Special Judge under the POCSO Act and several sections of the Indian Penal Code for kidnapping, rape, aggravated sexual assault, and attempted murder of a minor girl. He appealed, alleging false implication, lack of proof of the victim's minority, …
The petitioner, Aslam Mehmood Qureshi, was detained for twelve months under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA) on the ground that he was a “dangerous person”. The detention order was issued on 27 January 2026, six months after the last offences (registered on 1 …
The petitioner, Omprakash Gopalkrishna Khandelwal, filed a criminal writ petition seeking relief regarding the requirement of his personal presence for recording a statement under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner offered to deposit Rs.10,000 as a show of bona fides and to …
The applicants, relatives of the deceased, filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of an FIR that alleged dowry demands, cruelty and abetment of suicide, invoking Sections 304B, 306 and 498A IPC against them. The FIR alleged that the informant's sister was harassed by …
Hanuman and Satish, labourers who helped load rice bags onto a truck seized by police, sought quashment of an FIR dated 12‑02‑2022 and related proceedings under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The FIR alleged that the grains were intended for illegal sale in the black …
The petitioners, represented by Mr. A.D. Sonkawade, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to the police station to take cognizance of complaints dated 18‑05‑2021, 26‑05‑2021 and 02‑06‑2021 and to register FIRs. The court noted that the disputes involved rival groups in the Jalgaon Zilla …
The father of the deceased Kavita filed a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 CrPC challenging the acquittal of five accused for offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial court had held that the death was suicidal and that the prosecution failed to …
The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to the Inquiry Officer of Newasa Police Station to expedite the investigation and file an investigation report as ordered on 30 June 2023 in Criminal M.A. No. 245/2021. The Court observed that the concerned Magistrate had taken …
The husband of the complainant filed a divorce petition in 2022 and later, the complainant lodged an FIR alleging dowry demands, physical and mental harassment by her husband, his sister and mother. The sister and mother filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking quashment …
Wasan Automobiles appealed against a trial court's acquittal on a charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The appellant sought transfer of the appeal to the District and Sessions Court, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Celestium Financial v. Ganasekaran. The High Court, …
The petitioner, Rajendra Shankarlal Kabara, was acquitted in a Special ACB case under the Prevention of Corruption Act after seizure of gold, silver ornaments and other articles. The State appealed the acquittal, but the appeal was dismissed. The petitioner then filed a criminal writ petition …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quash of FIR No. 79/2024, which alleged offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 read with 34 of the IPC. The FIR implicated the husband, his father, and two sisters‑in‑law of the informant, but the complaint …
Anisa Begum filed a criminal complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against Kavita Navgire. The complainant presented evidence through her son and documents, but the trial court closed the evidence on 21‑12‑2023 because the son was unavailable for cross‑examination, recording …
Anisa Khanam filed a private complaint for offences under the IPC, and the Judicial Magistrate First Class acquitted the accused. She appealed the acquittal under Section 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the Sessions Court, which dismissed the appeal on the ground of lack of jurisdiction, …
The State of Maharashtra, through Karjat Police Station, sought leave to appeal the acquittal of Jyoti Narayan Parihar, a Block Education Officer, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shrigonda, in a case under Section 306 of the IPC for alleged abetment of the suicide of teacher Jeevan Ramchandra …
The petitioner, Imran Abdul Tamboli, filed a criminal writ petition challenging a notice dated 18 May 2023 issued by Kotwali Police Station, Ahmednagar, which demanded production of documents in response to a complaint by Rajendra Punjaji Pagar. The petitioner argued that the notice was unlawful, …
The applicant, Ujwal Haridas Bhogale, filed an application seeking quashment of FIR No. 422/2022 alleging offences under Sections 376(2)(n) and 417 IPC, claiming that the alleged sexual relationship with a married informant was consensual and based on a false promise of marriage. The State opposed, …
The applicant sought to quash a Family Court order directing him to pay maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month to his son until further orders, arguing that the son has attained majority and all arrears have been paid. The respondent opposed, contending that the proper remedy for modification is under …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of four respondents charged under Sections 498‑A and 304‑B IPC for the death of Rupali, who died from burns within seven years of her marriage. The prosecution alleged that the respondents repeatedly harassed her for the unpaid dowry of Rs 20,000 and …
The appellant, a 19‑year‑old student, was convicted by a Special Judge under IPC Section 452 and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act for allegedly assaulting a 17‑year‑old girl inside her house and giving her two dollars. The prosecution relied on the victim’s statements, her mother’s testimony, an …
The petitioner, Shankar Baliram Humbarde, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a bounced cheque of Rs.2,50,000 given as part‑payment of a Rs.5,00,000 hand loan. The respondent, Harshad Laxmichand Shah, served a statutory notice demanding payment, but the …
The petitioner, Shankar Baliram Humbarde, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque of Rs.2,50,000 that bounced due to insufficient funds after borrowing Rs.5,00,000 from the respondent. The respondent served a statutory notice demanding payment, but the …
The Applicants, a family of the informant Shital Balaji Doranpalle, filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of an FIR alleging offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC read with Section 34. The informant claimed physical and mental cruelty, monetary extortion, and …
The applicant filed a private complaint in 2008 leading to a police investigation and charge‑sheet. The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) acquitted the respondents in 2014, and the Additional Sessions Judge dismissed the applicant's appeal in 2017. The applicant then filed a criminal revision …
The Railway Police Force (RPF) lodged a complaint alleging theft of copper wire, a movable railway property, and seven persons were charge‑sheeted. The trial court acquitted accused Nos.1 and 3‑7 and discharged accused No.2 under Section 245 CrPC, holding that the evidence, including an informant’s …
The appellants, Anil Babulal Katariya, filed multiple criminal appeals (Nos. 464, 465, 466, 467 of 2009 and others) against the trial court's acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. They sought to have the appeals transferred to the District and Sessions Court, relying on the …
The appellants, Anil B. Katariya, appealed against the acquittal of Vijay B. Kale in a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. They invoked the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. Ganasekaran (2025) to seek transfer of the appeal to the District and Sessions Court. …
Anita Vilas Banduke filed a criminal revision challenging the acquittal of six accused, including her husband, by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gangakhed, in a case under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 read with 34. The revision alleged that the prosecution had proved the accused’s …
The petitioner, Jyoti Dhamapurkar, filed a criminal revision under Section 397 of the Cr.P.C. challenging the Family Court's order dismissing her claim for maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. She alleged that her husband, an assistant professor earning Rs.90,000 per month, willfully …
The appellant, Akshay Balkrushna Shete, was charged with several offences including abduction, murder and destruction of evidence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Maharashtra Police Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that …
Priyanka, a wife, and her minor son filed a domestic‑violence petition under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 against the husband and his parents. The Judicial Magistrate rejected the petition for lack of proof of violence, and the Sessions Court upheld the rejection for the …
The appellant Aruna Yuvraj Sonwane appealed against an order of acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Celestium Financial v. Ganasekaran (2025), the appellant sought to have the appeal transferred to the District and Sessions Court. …
The applicants, who filed Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 2293 of 2018 in Aurangabad alleging fraud in a construction agreement, sought to have the proceeding transferred to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhule, after the complainant superannuated and permanently relocated there. The …
Charushila, married to Prabhakar since 2008, filed a criminal complaint alleging that he contracted a second marriage and fathered a child, thereby committing the offence of bigamy under Section 494 of the IPC. The trial court acquitted Prabhakar on the ground that no evidence proved the existence …
The State filed a charge‑sheet against Dinesh Sitaram Jonwal, Trupti Sunil Barandwal and Sunil Shankarlal Barandwal (Applicants 1, 3 and 4) under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging harassment and dowry demands, but the FIR contained only …
Monusingh Jagdishsingh Bavari was arrested on 26-10-2022 and has been in pre‑trial custody for over nine years. He applied for bail, arguing that the trial has been delayed, the charge‑sheet lists 60 witnesses, and his prolonged incarceration violates his right to a speedy trial under Article 21. …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Police Inspector Ayub, who was charged under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding a bribe to refrain from arresting a complainant. The prosecution relied mainly on the testimony of a "shadow pancha" (PW1) …
The appellant, Rahul Gholap, was convicted by the Sessions Court for rape under Section 376(1) IPC, criminal trespass under Section 452 IPC and related offences, based on the testimony of the 23‑year‑old victim, eye‑witnesses and forensic evidence. The appellant appealed, arguing that the medical …
The appellant, a 25‑year‑old driver, was convicted by the Special POCSO Court for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a 14‑year‑old girl, under Section 5(l) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and Section 376(2)(n) of the IPC, and was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous …
The wife filed a complaint alleging dowry demands, physical and mental harassment by her husband and his relatives after their marriage on 28‑02‑2023. The husband and his parents, sister‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law filed an application under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashment of the FIR and …
The applicants, who are relatives of the husband, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of FIR No.190/2024 alleging offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 r/w 34 IPC. The FIR was based on a complaint by the wife alleging physical and mental cruelty, monetary …
The applicant, Gunvant Vitthalrao Suryawanshi, filed a criminal revision challenging the order of the Additional Sessions Judge which dismissed his appeal and confirmed a maintenance order of Rs 1,000 per month granted by a village magistrate to his son, who was then a minor. The respondent argued …
Kishori, the wife of Ramesh Kale, was charged under Sections 420, 498A, 506 (read with 34) IPC for allegedly facilitating a marriage proposal in which the groom, Sumeet Bhosale, misrepresented himself as a doctor. Kishori filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashing of …
The appellant was convicted for rape (Sec. 376(1) IPC) and related offences including criminal trespass (Sec. 452 IPC) and assault (Secs. 354, 354D, 323, 506, 451 IPC). The prosecution relied on the victim’s testimony, spot‑panchnama, medical examination reports showing abrasions on the victim and …
The applicant, Gangasagar Abhimanyu Raskar, filed a criminal application seeking quashment of proceedings in Special Case No. 93/2023, which arose from an FIR alleging assault (IPC 323) and intimidation (IPC 504 r/w 34) as well as offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention …
The husband appealed to the Bombay High Court seeking to quash two orders of the Family Court, Dhule, which had enhanced his wife’s maintenance from Rs.3,000 to Rs.7,000 per month under Section 127 of the Cr.P.C. and had dismissed his own application for modification. The husband argued that his …
The applicant, Govind Suresh Dhavan, sought regular bail in a murder case (IPC Sections 302 and 506) for the killing of a woman who had rejected his marriage proposal. The prosecution presented a strong prima facie case, including eyewitness testimony, a recovered knife, forensic blood‑group …
The husband (applicant) sought to quash a Family Court order that enhanced his wife’s (respondent) maintenance from Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000 per month under Section 127 of the Cr.P.C. The original maintenance of Rs 3,000 each for the wife and elder son was granted by a Judicial Magistrate in 2015 under …
The applicant, Venkat, filed an application for leave to appeal after his complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was dismissed by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Latur, invoking Section 256 of the Criminal Procedure Code on the ground of alleged lack of interest. The …
The petitioner challenged the grant and confirmation of a temporary injunction in Civil Suit No.64 of 2023, filed by the respondents, arguing that the suit was frivolous and the injunction should be set aside. The injunction was originally granted on the basis of prima facie case, balance of …
The applicant, a hardware shop owner, lodged a complaint that the accused entered his shop on 15 January 2011, damaged articles and assaulted him. The trial court convicted the accused under IPC sections 452, 324, 323 and 506 read with section 34 and imposed simple imprisonment and fines. The …
The applicants, Pradhan Shivajirao Sonkamble and Pranita Madhavrao Sonkamble, filed a criminal application seeking quashment of an FIR and charge‑sheet registered for offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC read with Section 34. The FIR alleged an illicit relationship between the …
The petitioner, Rutik Panjabi, challenged a detention order dated 24‑06‑2025 issued by the District Magistrate under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act (MPDA Act). Although the petitioner faced multiple pending criminal cases and had been released on bail for one …
The applicant sought to quash a Family Court order directing him to pay maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month to his son until further orders, arguing that the son had attained majority and all arrears had been paid. The respondents contended that the proper remedy was a modification application under …
Dr. Dasrao filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction for the State to investigate alleged illegalities in Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., based on an audit report set aside by the Minister. The petitioner argued that the audit indicated wrongdoing and requested the court to …
Petitioner Sanjaykumar Sunderra Peddapalli sought a court direction to register an FIR against respondents 2‑6, adding an offence under Section 307 of the IPC to the existing FIR No. 201/2023. The court noted that charge sheets had already been filed for FIRs 201/2023 and 203/2023 and that further …
The appellants, a clerk and a branch officer of the Irrigation Department, were convicted under Sections 7, 12 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe in a trap operation conducted by the Anti‑Corruption Bureau. They challenged the …
The husband filed a criminal revision under Section 397 of the CrPC challenging a Family Court order dated 29 March 2019 that directed him to pay Rs.2,000 per month to his wife and Rs.1,000 each to his two minor children as maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. He contended that he was not heard, that …
The applicant, Nitin, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque that was returned unpaid. He claimed the cheque was given as security for a small hand loan of Rs 30,000 to a friend, not for the larger Rs 1.6 lakh loan alleged by the complainant. The trial …
The applicant, Nitin, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque that was returned due to insufficient funds. The complainant alleged a hand loan of Rs.1,60,000 and presented the dishonoured cheque as evidence of a legally enforceable debt. The applicant …
The petition stems from a marriage in 2000 that broke down in 2006, leading the wife to file a criminal complaint under Sections 498A and 494 IPC and later a maintenance suit under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The trial court ordered the husband to pay Rs.5,000 per month as …
The appellant, Karan Namdeo Bankar, convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, applied for suspension of his sentence and bail pending appeal. The prosecution’s case relied on three eye‑witnesses whose statements were recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC rather than Section 161, and …
The petitioner, Siddheshwar alias Siddhu Murlidhar Kekan, sought the return of a revolver seized in connection with Crime No.25/2022, alleging that his firearms licence, though expired in 2021, was pending renewal before the Collector, Jalna. The trial court, exercising powers under Section 452 of …
Mahendra Pratapsing Rajput applied for anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged forgery, fraud and cheating under several sections of the Indian Penal Code. The trial court had earlier granted interim protection on the condition that he attend the police station weekly. The applicant claimed he …
The petitioner challenged his preventive detention order dated 28‑08‑2025, issued under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, on the ground that the detaining authority had not established a live link between the alleged offences and a threat to public order, nor recorded …
The applicant, Vasant, filed a criminal revision seeking to quash the judgment of the Sessions Judge that upheld the acquittal of respondents Rajesh and Anil in a loan‑dispute case. Vasant alleged that the trial courts erred by not calling the investigating officer to record his evidence, which he …
Manoj Routre was convicted by a Special/Additional Sessions Judge in a POCSO case for rape under Section 376(2)(l) of the IPC, based on DNA evidence and the prosecution’s claim that the victim was mentally challenged. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail, …
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 petitioner, Varsha, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction for the police to conduct an investigation and submit a report in Crime No.101/2023, which involved offences under Sections 302, 120‑B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court had previously held that once the …
The petitioner, Subhash, filed a criminal writ petition (No. 1794 of 2019) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an action of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner later sought leave from the court to withdraw the petition. The court, after hearing the counsel, allowed the …
The petitioner filed a writ under Article 226 seeking quashment of a charge‑sheet and pending proceedings for offences under Sections 498‑A, 323 and 504 IPC, alleging that the alleged domestic cruelty occurred abroad in Thailand. The petitioner argued that the offences were committed outside India …
The petitioner, GOPINATH, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to decide his representation dated 25‑06‑2019 under Section 154(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The respondent State, through its Advocate N. B. Patil, produced a communication dated 17‑12‑2019 indicating that the …
The appellant, who ran a photo studio, was convicted by a Special Judge for raping an 11-year‑old girl, who was also described as mentally retarded, and for multiple offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The appeal challenged the conviction on grounds that the …
The applicants filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of FIR No. 028/2022 and the proceedings before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Aurangabad, which alleged offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 34 IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition …
The applicant, Pankaj Pawar, a former sales officer of HDFC Bank, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a large‑scale loan fraud involving bogus members of several Mahila Bachat Gats, alleged to have misappropriated about Rs 30 lakh. The prosecution’s case, based on the FIR, statements …
The applicant/accused was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for dishonour of a cheque of Rs. 12,00,000 issued to the respondent/complainant, and his appeal was dismissed by the Sessions Court, leading to this criminal revision. The complainant alleged that he …
The petitioners, Rajendrasing and another, filed a criminal writ petition seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra. They later applied to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings before the concerned magistrate under Section 156(3) of the Criminal …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench, considered a bail application filed by Vinod Rajaram Damale, accused of abetting the forcible sexual assault of a 12‑year‑old girl under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the POCSO Act. The prosecution alleged that the applicant physically lifted the …
The deceased Aishwarya Sasane alleged that her husband and in‑laws subjected her to physical and mental cruelty over a demand of Rs 4,00,000 for a car and that her mother‑in‑law administered poison, leading to her death. An FIR was lodged under Sections 498‑A, 328, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC, later …
The applicant, Nisar Beg Ajij Beg, was charged under IPC sections 420, 504 and 506 read with 34. He initially obtained anticipatory bail by promising to deposit Rs 12 lakh, but failed to do so, leading the High Court to reject the anticipatory bail. He later misrepresented the status of that bail to …
The informant filed an FIR alleging physical and mental cruelty, dowry demands, and molestation by members of her husband's family, leading to charges under Sections 323, 354, 498A, 504, 506 and 34 of the IPC. The applicants, who are relatives of the husband, moved to the High Court under Section …
The applicant, Rajkumar, sought regular bail in a case involving murder, conspiracy, and other offences under the IPC and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act. The prosecution alleged that Rajkumar, along with his brother and another accused, received a contract to murder Sachin in …
The petitioner, Bhausaheb Sarjerao Kale (Patil), filed a criminal writ petition seeking a court direction to register an offence against the then Tahsildar, Kishor Deshmukh, for alleged misappropriation of government funds. The petitioner relied on Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, …
Chandrakant Shantaram Tayde filed an application seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to Respondent No.2, who was accused of extortion and threatening the complainant with a revolver. The applicant argued that the trial court erred in exercising its discretion under Section 482 of …
The applicant, Nisar Beg Ajij Beg, was charged under IPC sections 420, 504 and 506 read with 34. He initially obtained anticipatory bail by promising to deposit Rs.12 lakh, but failed to do so, leading the High Court to reject the anticipatory bail. Subsequently, the trial court, misled by the …
The appellant, Baliram Sitaram Chavan, appealed against his conviction under Sections 376‑A and 506 of the IPC and Sections 4(2) and 6(1) of the POCSO Act for alleged sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old girl. He argued that the FIR was lodged after a 17‑hour delay, that the child’s testimony was …
The CBI filed a chargesheet alleging that a senior customs officer (Accused No.1) conspired with a private businessman (Accused No.2) and his employees (Accused Nos.3‑4) to award fictitious work orders and siphon public funds. The Special Judge took cognizance of offences under the Prevention of …
The applicant, Sumant Madikeri, was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and ordered to pay Rs.2 lakh compensation, part of which was deposited. The applicant filed a criminal revision challenging the Sessions Judge’s …
The CBI filed a chargesheet alleging that a senior customs officer (Accused No.1) conspired with a private businessman (Accused No.2) and his employees (Accused Nos.3 and 4) to fraudulently award work orders to fictitious firms between 2017‑2019. The Special Judge took cognizance and, after a …
Multiple criminal miscellaneous applications were filed in several criminal appeals by various appellants (including Datta Radhakrishna Rataboli, Mahesh Pandurang, Sandhya Dinesh, Kumud Pandurang) against Welworth Developers. The applicants sought relief against orders of acquittal, contending that …
The CBI filed a case alleging that a senior customs officer, Mohan Kapse, conspired with private businessman Charudatta Ozarkar and his employees to fraudulently award work orders to fictitious firms. The Special Judge took cognizance of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the …
The appellant, Martin Soares, was convicted by the Children’s Court for wrongful restraint, outraging modesty and rape of a minor girl, under Sections 341, 354, 375(b) and 376(2)(i) of the IPC read with the Goa Children’s Act. The prosecution’s case rested on the victim’s testimony, corroborated by …
Multiple criminal miscellaneous applications were filed in several criminal appeals by various appellants (Matha and others) against Welworth Developers. The applicants sought relief against orders of acquittal, arguing that they could file revision applications. The Court examined Supreme Court …
The CBI filed a chargesheet alleging that a senior customs officer (Mohan Kapse) conspired with a private businessman (Charudatta Ozarkar) and his employees to defraud the Customs Department by issuing work orders to fictitious firms. The Special Judge took cognizance of offences under the …
The petitioner filed a private criminal complaint for cheating under Sections 415, 418, 420 r/w 120‑B and 34 IPC. During the trial the witness Girdharlal Gangani applied for discharge, but the magistrate rejected it and later, on the petitioner's application under Section 319 CrPC, ordered that …
The State of Goa appealed the acquittal of Tarunjit Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka, for multiple sexual assault offences alleged to have occurred in a hotel lift during the 2013 THiNK Fest. The High Court examined the credibility of the victim’s testimony, the statutory presumption of …
The State of Goa sought to quash a bail order granted to Ajay Gupta, a partner in a restaurant‑cum‑club that caught fire on 6 December 2025, killing 25 people. The fire was caused by cold pyrotechnics igniting combustible materials in a venue lacking fire‑safety equipment, emergency exits, and …
The State of Goa filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking to quash the order that had enlarged respondent Gaurav Luthra on bail after the charge sheet was filed in connection with a deadly fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane restaurant‑cum‑club in Arpora, Goa, which killed 25 persons. The fire …
The State of Goa sought to quash the order granting bail to Mr. Saurabh Luthra, a partner in a restaurant‑cum‑club that caught fire on 6 December 2025, killing 25 people. The fire was allegedly caused by indoor cold‑pyro fireworks in a congested venue lacking fire‑safety equipment, emergency exits, …
Santosh Korva, convicted under IPC sections 363, 376, 506(2) and POCSO Act sections 4, 8, 12, filed a criminal appeal 322 days after the judgment while incarcerated. He applied for condonation of the delay, claiming ignorance of the law and inability to obtain legal advice due to his imprisonment. …
The petitioners, Mr. Jeremias D'Souza and his wife, sought quashing of FIR No.3/2025 filed under Section 420 read with Section 120‑B IPC, alleging that they were merely property aggregators acting on owners' instructions and that the dispute was civil in nature. The complaint alleged that the …
Multiple criminal miscellaneous applications were filed in several criminal appeals by various appellants against Welworth Developers. The appellants sought relief against orders of acquittal, arguing for revision. The Court examined Supreme Court judgments (Everest Automobiles v. Raji Enterprises, …
Shivaji Kisan Jadhav, chairman of two companies, was implicated in a large-scale fraud involving Rs.7 crore and charged under IPC sections 420, 406, 409, 120B r/w 34 and the Goa Protection of Interests of Depositors Act. He filed an anticipatory bail application, contending that the FIR (Crime …
The High Court of Bombay at Goa considered a pre‑arrest bail application filed by Kajal Tejas Chudasama, accused No.8 in a financial fraud case involving Bio Estate Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and related schemes such as COW Coin and Cinema on Web (B‑2). The offences alleged include criminal breach of …
Petitioner Surajit Ganguly, charged under IPC, the Goa Children’s Act and POCSO for alleged sexual offences, sought a forensic clone of the mobile phone data that the prosecution intended to rely upon. The trial court, following an order dated 02.05.2022, allowed only supervised viewing of the data …
On 31 December 2023, the Mapusa Police Station registered an FIR against Joan Mascarenhas E. D’Souza and Dominic D’Souza under IPC sections 153A, 295A, 506(ii) r/w 34 and the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act sections 3, 4 and 7. After investigation, the police submitted a …
The petitioner, Rushikesh Bhatt, challenged a magistrate’s order rejecting his application under Section 145(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, seeking to cross‑examine the complainant over a dishonoured cheque. The dispute arose from a defective consignment of citric acid, after which the …
The petitioners sought permission to withdraw their criminal writ petition and to file a fresh petition on the same subject, along with a stay of all pending proceedings before the High Court until a Section 340 Criminal Procedure Code application before the JMFC, Mapusa, is concluded. The court …
The petitioner, Shivanna Sheva Sajjan, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the order of the President of the Children’s Court, Panaji, which rejected his application under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code to recall the child victim for cross‑examination in a case involving offences …
The petitioner, Raigonda Alias Rayappa Malkari Badami, challenged an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, which had rejected his application to have a disputed cheque examined by a handwriting expert. The petitioner alleged differences in the accused's signature and raised the issue for …
The appellant, Rahul alias Laxman Ramchandra Jadhav, was convicted of murder under IPC 302 and voluntarily causing hurt under IPC 341, and sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine, based largely on his own confession and blood‑stained clothing. He filed an interim application seeking suspension of …
Dilip Ashok Jadhav, a member of the Indian National Congress, challenged an order by the Sub‑Divisional Magistrate that externed him from Karveer Taluka from 3‑10 February 2026 under Section 163(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to prevent him from campaigning in a Zilla Parishad …
The petitioner, Rajashad Shaikh, filed a writ petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita challenging a December 2025 order of a Judicial Magistrate that rejected his application for interrogatories in a Section 125 CrPC maintenance proceeding. The petitioner argued that the …
Ganesh Shamrao Kharat, convicted in Sessions Case No. 14/2019, sought suspension of his short-term imprisonment under an interim application, claiming the fine was paid and he was on bail. The State opposed, asserting the conviction was proven beyond reasonable doubt. The Court noted that a full …
The appellant, Hajimalang Matab Nadaf, was convicted by the Sessions Court for an attempt to murder under Section 307 of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine. He appealed under Section 374(2) of the CrPC, challenging the admissibility of the knife seized after a delay, the …
Shivaji Yashwant Kadam applied for regular bail in a case where he is accused of penetrative sexual assault of a ten‑year‑old girl, alleged to have been committed between October and December 2024. The prosecution’s case rests on obscene chits found in the victim’s purse bearing the accused’s name, …
The petitioner, a Chartered Accountant, challenged an order of the Family Court that directed him to pay interim maintenance of Rs.15,000 per month to his mother, the respondent. The petitioner claimed he already paid Rs.5,000 monthly and that the mother received rent of Rs.4,000, arguing that the …
Vikas Shankarrao Chavan, convicted under IPC section 306 and sentenced to a short term imprisonment by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur, filed an interim application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail. He argued that the fine had been paid and that he would not misuse liberty if …
Sunil Vithhal Ranjane applied for anticipatory bail in connection with offences under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The applicant contended that, as per the Supreme Court’s decision in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya …
The husband, Dattu Dada Dhere, appealed a decree granting his wife, Shobha Dattu Dhere, a maintenance allowance of Rs.3,000 per month. The appeal challenged the lower courts' decisions, arguing that a prior compromise under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code barred the civil suit for …
The Family Court, Satara, ordered the husband to pay Rs 6,000 per month as maintenance to his wife from June 2023. Both parties appealed, and the High Court examined the husband’s net salary of Rs 45,076 and Supreme Court precedents that endorse 25% of net earnings as a just maintenance amount. The …
Surajsingh Hiransingh Rathod was convicted under Sections 6 read with 5 of the POCSO Act and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. He filed an interim application seeking suspension of the sentence pending his appeal, arguing that he was 19 at the time of the incident, the victim was 15, and that …
The appellant, Rajendra Damodar Rupnawar, was convicted in 2018 of murder (IPC 302) and several other offences and sentenced to life imprisonment. After serving nine years, he filed an interim application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail, arguing that a co‑convict, Appa Damodar Rupnawar, …
The applicant, Rohan Mulik, filed an interim application under Section 389 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, seeking suspension of his sentence and bail pending the hearing of his appeal. The application was heard on 9 September 2026, and the applicant’s counsel requested an adjournment to …
Vishal Vishnu Kamble filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, seeking protection from arrest in a criminal case instituted by the State of Maharashtra. The primary issue was whether the court should grant anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the …
The appellants, Sakhrabai Shivaji Mallav and Anita Vijay Bhoi, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur, for murder, attempted murder, robbery, and offences of criminal intimidation and threat under Sections 302, 307, 452, 504 and 506 r/w Section 34 of the IPC, based largely on dying …
The appellant, Amir @ A. Hamid Nazir Mulla, was convicted along with two co‑accused for offences under Sections 307, 326, 324, 201, 34 and 120‑B of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment of at least 30 years plus fines. He filed a second interim application seeking suspension of …
