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The applicants sought to quash RCC No. 1095/2024 and the process order issued by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalgaon, invoking the High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC. The case arose from a FIR filed under IPC Sections 323, 498(A), 504 read with Section 34, alleging …
The applicant, Syed Abbas Husain, filed a criminal revision challenging the acquittal of fourteen respondents in a case involving alleged assault, damage to property, and offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 427, 504, 506 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code. He claimed that the trial court and …
The appellants Pradip Vitthal Gade and Alka Sandip Gade were convicted for the death of Pradip's wife after a domestic quarrel that allegedly led to assault with kicks and fist blows. The prosecution proved fatal internal injuries through post‑mortem findings, while the defence argued that the …
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. …
Rahul alias Bunty Dilip Bhingardive applied for anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 140(2), 308(5) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, alleging extortion, kidnapping for ransom, dacoity and assault with a dangerous weapon. The prosecution alleged that …
The petitioner, Vidya Madhukar Bhavsar, a grandmother, filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashment of FIR No. 154/2021 and charge-sheet concerning alleged sexual abuse of her step‑daughter by the stepfather. The victim, now 20, alleged the abuse occurred on her 18th birthday, but the petitioner …
Akash Rathod was convicted in Special Case (POCSO) No.397 of 2021 for sexual assault of a seven‑year‑old boy under Section 377 IPC and Sections 4(2) and 8 of the POCSO Act. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail, alleging false implication, lack of a test …
The applicants Vyankat Shinde and Maya were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, of offences under Section 326 and Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code respectively, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment with fines. They filed a criminal application seeking bail and suspension of …
The applicant, Shairum Saheb Baig, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Patoda in 2017 for offences under sections 279, 337, 338 and 304A IPC arising from a dash given to an informant’s son on 13.12.2008. The conviction was affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed in Criminal …
Vinod Sasane appealed his conviction for offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 306 and 323 IPC relating to the death of his wife Radhabai, who allegedly immolated herself after alleged dowry‑related cruelty. The trial court relied mainly on the testimony of the deceased's brother and a neighbour, …
The applicant, Dhanraj Narsinghdas Pallod, sought relief on the ground that the victim had settled the dispute and recorded a supplementary statement indicating receipt of the amount, despite the charge being under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, which is non‑compoundable. The State opposed, …
The Divisional Controller of Maharashtra State Road Corporation (MSRTC) terminated the services of a bus conductor, Shamkant Wamanrao Choudhary, after forged tickets were found at his residence during a raid linked to a larger ticket‑fraud investigation. Although Choudhary was acquitted in the …
The petitioner, Sadanand Bhagwat Yelgatte, filed a criminal writ petition (No. 56 of 2023) challenging FIR No. 292 of 2019 registered under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code by Vivekanand Police Station, Latur. The petition alleged that his child, Dattatrya Sadanand Yelgatte, remained missing. …
The applicant, Khaza Shakiroddin Javsoddin Inamdar, filed an application to quash FIR No.448 of 2021 and the related criminal proceedings for alleged offences under the Copyright Act, Indian Penal Code and Trade Marks Act. The investigation was initiated by a police sub‑inspector based on …
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 applicant filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of FIR No. 639/2023 and the charge‑sheet filed in Special Case No. 390/2023, which alleged offences of kidnapping (IPC s.363), kidnapping for ransom (IPC s.366A) and sexual assault of a minor (POCSO Act s.12). …
The applicant filed a complaint alleging that a juvenile damaged his cotton crop and erected illegal huts, leading to charges under IPC sections 447, 427 and 34. The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Parbhani, after repeated failure to secure the juvenile's appearance, invoked Section 14(2) and 14(4) …
The applicant, Dhananjay Kashinath Khillari, sought regular bail in a case involving alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust and violations of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. The prosecution alleged that Khillari, as a partner, induced an informant to invest Rs.1.20 …
The appellant Suryakant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for cruelty under Section 498‑A and abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the IPC, based on allegations that he demanded Rs 1,00,000 for a clothing shop and subjected his wife Sangita to physical and mental abuse, leading her …
The complainant Digambar alleged that accused Navalchand defrauded 14 persons of Rs.50.5 lakh, leading to a criminal case under several IPC sections. The accused was granted bail by a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) with conditions, but the complainant sought cancellation of bail under …
The complainant (wife) lodged two FIRs in 2015—Crime No. 90 at Dhule Police Station and Crime No. 43 at Yawal Police Station—against the same set of accused applicants alleging offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 406, 504, 506 and 34 IPC. The second FIR (Crime No. 43) proceeded to trial before the …
The applicant, Saif Khan, sought anticipatory bail in connection with an alleged assault involving a knife and a wooden log, charged under Sections 118(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the applicant inflicted a knife wound on the …
Vishwas Gavit appealed his conviction for culpable homicide not amounting to murder (IPC 304 Part II) and voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon (IPC 324), arguing that the prosecution failed to prove the assault beyond reasonable doubt, citing lack of light and an alibi. The trial court had …
The applicant, Nashiroddin @ Noor Shabbir Bagwan, was convicted under IPC Sections 452, 354, 354-B, 323, 504 read with Section 34 for a crime alleged in 2014 and his conviction was upheld on appeal. He filed a criminal revision seeking relief, and the complainant (Respondent No.2) submitted an …
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, who are directors of a cooperative society, feared arrest after an FIR (C.R. No. 532/2024) alleged embezzlement of Rs. 66 crore, invoking Sections 409, 420 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. An audit under …
The applicant, a landowner, alleged that the accused trespassed on his agricultural land, assaulted him and his family, and damaged crops, leading to a criminal complaint under various IPC offences. The trial court (JMFC) acquitted the accused after examining five prosecution witnesses, and the …
The applicant, Jagannath, filed a criminal revision seeking to set aside his conviction under Section 498-A IPC. The court first allowed the addition of the informant‑wife as a respondent. The parties submitted a compromise agreement wherein they would obtain a mutual‑consent divorce under Section …
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 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 petitioners (accused Nos.4‑7) filed a writ petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings (R.C.C. No. 296/2023) arising from FIR No. 281/2023, which alleged offences under IPC sections 326, 323, 143, 147, 149, 504 and 506. The incident involved an assault by a co‑accused named Rahul, who …
The appellants, Nagya and Jahalya, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under Sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 149 of the IPC, based primarily on the testimony of the injured victim (PW5) and his son (PW6). On appeal, the High Court examined the credibility …
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, Geeta Manikrao Patil and another, challenged an order dated 01.01.2026 that forfeited their right to adduce evidence in an enquiry under Section 41E of the Maharashtra Public Trust Act before the Joint Charity Commissioner, Aurangabad. They argued that the forfeiture resulted from …
Shaheen Altaf Shaikh filed a criminal application seeking correction of the first paragraph and the second part of the operative order dated 24 June 2025 in Criminal Application No. 160 of 2025. The applicant contended that the order should have included Sections 304‑B, 306 and 498‑A of the Indian …
The applicant, Sandip Choudhari, was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly killing Vitthal Madane with an axe. He filed an application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail pending his appeal, arguing that the key eyewitness, Aishwarya, was …
The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash FIR No. 103/2023, which alleged offences under IPC Sections 354, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34, arising from a civil dispute over agricultural land. The informant claimed the applicants assaulted her family and …
Ambadas filed a criminal writ petition seeking a mandamus directing respondents 1‑4 to register an FIR against respondents 5‑7 under the Indian Penal Code, recover a sum of Rs.3,96,09,399, and take action under the Maharashtra Public Records Act, as well as to consider several representations. …
The applicant, Sunil Vittalrao Birajdar, was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class in 2015 for offences under IPC Sections 279, 304-A and 337, and the conviction was upheld by an Additional Sessions Judge in 2026. He filed a criminal revision challenging the conviction and, during the …
The applicant, Akash @ Kumar Vaibhav Narayan Shettye, filed a criminal application seeking the quashment of an FIR and related proceedings under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, which alleged his involvement in the suicide of his deceased wife’s husband. The FIR was based on a chit allegedly …
The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Court for voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation under Section 335 of the Indian Penal Code, arising from an altercation on a state transport bus that led to the victim's death. The appellant appealed, arguing that there was no eye‑witness, no …
The Court considered applications seeking quashment of FIR No. 0247/2019 and charge‑sheet relating to alleged offences under Sections 306, 406, 409, 420 and 120B IPC arising from a loan dispute and the suicide of a contractor. The prosecution alleged that the applicants, who were directors or …
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 appellant was convicted under IPC Section 354 for outraging the modesty of a girl and under Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act for sexual assault of a minor. The trial court relied on the victim’s testimony and documents such as school certificates to establish the girl’s age as 14. On appeal, …
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 petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash proceedings under several IPC offences (Sections 320, 364, 365, 201, 120-B read with 34) and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. No counsel appeared for the petitioner, and the respondent’s counsel informed the court that the …
The applicant sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case involving kidnapping, rape, and related offences under the IPC and POCSO Act. The victim’s initial statements and the FIR did not name the applicant, and he had no prior criminal record. A supplementary statement later implicated him, …
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 applicant, Nana @ Nanasaheb Bhimaji Kolpe, filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash the FIR and charge‑sheet alleging his abetment of suicide under Section 306 read with Section 34 IPC. The deceased, Anand, was found hanged and left a suicide note naming the applicant …
The applicants, comprising the husband, his parents and sisters‑in‑law, sought quashment of FIR No.992/2024 filed on a complaint by the wife alleging dowry demands, assault and cruelty under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 and 406 IPC. The court examined the FIR and found the allegations …
The applicant, Chatrabhuj, was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate and the conviction affirmed by an Additional Sessions Judge for alleged forgery under Section 465 IPC after a police raid seized a fake handicapped identity card he was using to obtain bus fare concessions. He appealed, arguing that …
The petitioner sought a court order directing the arrest of two accused, Suvarna Sandip Kotkar and Audumbar Balasaheb Kotkar, in a 2018 murder case (IPC Sec. 302) and, in a separate petition, the constitution of a Special Investigating Team for the same case. The court noted that Suvarna had already …
The husband and his father-in-law applied to quash an FIR (Crime No.355 of 2024) and a pending criminal proceeding (RCC No.228 of 2025) that alleged offences under sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Both parties submitted that the matrimonial dispute between the …
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 …
Iqbal Khan Mobin Khan Pathan was convicted under Section 509 of the IPC by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sillod, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment and a fine, which he paid. He remained on bail throughout the trial and the first appeal, which was dismissed, confirming the conviction. While …
The complainant, Sau Shobha, filed a criminal complaint (S.C.C. No. 168 of 2017) alleging offences under sections 499, 500 and 501 of the Indian Penal Code. The Judicial Magistrate First Class issued process, but the summons and warrant could not be served or executed against the accused. Because of …
The applicants, who are directors of a cooperative society, feared arrest in connection with FIR No. 532/2024 alleging a Rs. 66 crore embezzlement. The offences alleged were under IPC sections 409, 420, 34 and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. An audit under the Maharashtra …
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 …
Arun Pundalik Patel applied for anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged transport of prohibited pan masala and gutka under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The FIR named only the driver, Pradeep Bhatu Patil, but the co‑accused identified Patel as a …
The appellant challenged the acquittal of Tejerao Chatru Pawar, who had been convicted by a Judicial Magistrate for stealing a school attendance register using a duplicate key. The trial court’s conviction was upheld on the basis of consistent eyewitness testimony from the headmaster and several …
The applicant, convicted under IPC sections 279 and 304-A for a road‑accident case, challenged the dismissal of his criminal appeal. During the revision hearing, the informant (son of the deceased) expressed willingness to settle the dispute, and a compromise agreement was presented. Although …
Karuna Siddheshwar Urgunde filed a criminal revision challenging the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, which dismissed his appeal against the JMFC's conviction under Section 504 IPC read with Section 34 and acquittal on Sections 294, 323, 427 and 506 read with Section 34. The applicant …
The respondent, a conductor with MSRTC, was implicated in a forged‑ticket scandal and faced criminal prosecution alongside departmental disciplinary proceedings. He was acquitted in the criminal case in 2013, but the employer terminated his service after an ex‑parte inquiry in which he did not …
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 …
The appellants were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ambad, for offences under Sections 307 r/w 149, 324 r/w 149, 143 and 148 of the IPC arising from a 2014 assault with sticks that left two victims with grievous injuries. While the appeal was pending, the parties reached an amicable …
The appellant, Gopal Manikrao Biradar, was convicted under Sections 353, 332 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code by the Additional Sessions Judge, Udgir, and sentenced to a term not exceeding two years. He filed a criminal application seeking condonation of a 1,387‑day delay in preferring an appeal, …
Ashwini Bharat Pund, Vice‑Chairman of M/s Bhagyalaxmi Multistate Co‑operative Credit Society, applied for regular bail in a case involving alleged misappropriation of Rs 54.77 crore from depositors. The prosecution alleged that she, along with other officers, induced investors with promises of high …
The applicant, Vikas Vijay Salve, filed a criminal revision (Criminal Revision Application No. 62 of 2022) challenging the order dated 21 July 2026 in Criminal Application No.1244/2026, which related to offences under Sections 354‑A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code. The court noted that the …
The applicants were convicted under Sections 354, 323 and 504 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code for offences arising out of a 2013 case and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment without fine. Their appeal (Criminal Appeal No. 7 of 2017) was dismissed, and a revision petition (Criminal …
The petitioners, five accused in a 2023 case involving alleged assault and sexual offences against a 17‑year‑old girl, filed a criminal revision under Section 227 of the CrPC seeking discharge. They argued that the allegations against them were vague, that the main offender was not before the court, …
The High Court considered an appeal by the original complainant Mohanlal against the acquittal of accused Ravindra in a shop‑dispute assault case. The trial court had convicted Ravindra under Sec 324 IPC based on testimonies of six witnesses, including the complainant’s daughter and a medical expert …
Pramod alias Pradip Dipchand Vishwakarma applied for bail in a murder case (Crime No. 609/2024) under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the applicant assaulted Ashokkumar with a stone slab, causing fatal head injuries, as corroborated by an eye‑witness, Parmatmaram …
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, a father, was convicted by a Special Judge for aggravated penetrative sexual assault of his 8‑year‑old daughter under Section 6 read with Section 18 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The conviction was based on the consistent testimonies of the mother …
The petitioner sought quashing of FIR No. 601/2022 and the charge‑sheet under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 IPC, alleging that he merely obtained his wife's bank statements and that no dishonest intention or wrongful gain existed. The State argued that the petitioner forged his wife's signature and …
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 were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in Sessions Case No. 67 of 2017 for offences under IPC Sections 307, 143, 147, 452 and 323 read with 149, and were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. They filed a criminal application seeking suspension of …
The appellant, Ganesh, appealed his conviction under Section 377 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act for allegedly penetrating a mentally disabled minor. The trial court had found the victim to be under 18, mentally retarded, and corroborated his testimony with medical evidence of anal …
The applicants, Shyamrao Kisanrao Salunke and another, filed an application to quash FIR No.38 of 2025 registered under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The parties subsequently reached an amicable settlement, with the respondents receiving Rs.7 lakh as full and final …
The Court considered applications seeking quashment of FIR No. 0247/2019 and charge‑sheet relating to alleged offences under Sections 306, 406, 409, 420 and 120B IPC arising from a loan dispute and the suicide of a contractor. The prosecution alleged that the applicants, who were directors or …
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 appellant Govind was convicted under Sections 498‑A and 306 IPC for allegedly subjecting his wife Deepa to cruelty, demanding Rs 2 lakh and abetting her suicide after she was found dead in a well. The prosecution’s case relied mainly on the testimony of Deepa’s brother, mother and a few …
The Court considered applications seeking quashment of FIR No. 0247/2019 and charge‑sheet relating to alleged offences under Sections 306, 406, 409, 420 and 120B IPC arising from a loan dispute and the suicide of a contractor. The prosecution alleged that the applicants, who were directors or …
The applicants, who are directors of a cooperative society, feared arrest in connection with FIR No. 532/2024 alleging a Rs. 66 crore embezzlement. The complaint alleged violations of IPC sections 409, 420 read with 34 and Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. An …
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, 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 …
Parmeshwar Dnyanoba Mane was convicted by the Additional Sessions and Special Judge in Latur under IPC sections 354 and 354‑B and POCSO Act sections 8 and 12 for sexual offences against a nine‑year‑old girl, receiving a three‑year concurrent sentence. He had been on bail throughout the trial, …
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. …
Akshay Meshok Ingale was arrested on 13 June 2024 in connection with Crime No. 521 of 2024 for offences under IPC sections 420, 406, 409 read with 34 and Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. He filed a third bail application, offering to deposit Rs 5 lakhs …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Court for offences under Section 354A of the IPC and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On appeal, the High Court examined whether the prosecution had proved that the victim was a child under 18, as required by Section …
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 …
Vishal Madhavrao Dongare, a doctor, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Udgir, for offences under Sections 498‑A (dowry death) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC, based primarily on three dying declarations of his wife, who had set herself ablaze amid a dispute linked to his …
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 High Court considered a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed by Vasant, an assistant teacher, seeking to quash Crime No.0030/2024 registered for alleged extortion (IPC 385) and criminal intimidation (IPC 506). The applicant claimed the FIR was a …
Pramod and Madhu Gaikwad were convicted for setting fire to their neighbour Nita on 5 October 2014, leading to her death. The prosecution relied on two dying declarations recorded by a police constable and a Nayab Tahsildar, both consistent and certified as given by a conscious victim. The …
The applicant, Bhimrao Nagargoje, was convicted under Sections 323 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code for assaulting a bus conductor and using force to deter a public servant during an incident on a state transport bus in 2005. The trial court sentenced him to one month and six months of simple …
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, convicted of murder, dowry death and related offences under Sections 302, 304-B, 498-A, 201 and 34 of the IPC, was placed by the State under Category 2(c) of the 2010 Guidelines, requiring 26 years of imprisonment for premature release. He challenged this categorisation, arguing that …
Devidas, convicted of murder, attempted murder and related offences under Sections 302, 307, 452 and 34 of the IPC, sought premature release under the 2010 Government Guidelines. The State placed him in Category 2(c) requiring 26 years of imprisonment, citing "exceptional violence". The petitioner …
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 appellant, a husband, was convicted under Section 306 IPC for abetting the suicide of his wife, who suffered severe burns after he allegedly beat her, poured kerosene on her and urged her to die, after which she set herself on fire. The prosecution's case rested on the parents' testimony and a …
Vandana Dhengle filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashing of an FIR registered for alleged cheating under Section 420 IPC relating to a property sale where Rs 40 lakh was paid but the sale deed was not executed. The applicant argued that the dispute is purely civil, …
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 applicant, a Gramsevak, was charged with offences under IPC sections 417, 420, 465, 468, 471, 409 read with Section 34 for allegedly diverting funds of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme by creating bogus beneficiary profiles and facilitating disbursement to dummy individuals. He filed an …
Itesh Hasmukhlal Jain applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with FIR 285/2025 alleging offences under IPC sections 403, 409, 420, 120‑B and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. The prosecution alleged that Jain obtained a Rs 50 lakh loan without security, …
The accused Ramesh Bhagwan Munde and Amol (applicants) were convicted of murder, abetment of suicide and a common intention offence under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. They filed a bail application claiming procedural irregularities such as a discrepancy in …
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 applicant, Dinesh Ramchandra Misri, filed a criminal application seeking quashment of an FIR (No. 349 of 2015) and subsequent charge‑sheet for offences under IPC sections 363, 366‑A, 376(2)(f) and POCSO Act section 5, alleging kidnapping and sexual assault of a 15‑year‑old girl. The victim, now …
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 original complainant, Pratapsingh, had appealed a trial court judgment acquitting Vasantrao Mulavekar under Section 500 IPC. Pratapsingh died before the appeal was decided. His heirs filed a criminal application seeking to be recognized as his legal representatives and to continue the appeal, …
The petitioner, Rameshwar Gumanrao Sarode, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to register a crime against respondents No. 4 and 5 under IPC Sections 420, 463, 465, 466 and 471. The court observed that the petitioner had not taken any steps to circulate the petition or pursue …
The petitioner, Shashikant Ramdas Magar, filed a criminal revision under CrPC ss. 397 and 401 challenging the Additional Sessions Judge's order that discharged him only from offences under the POCSO Act while retaining charges under IPC s. 376(2)(n) (rape) and s. 506 (criminal intimidation). The …
The applicants, who are directors of a cooperative society, feared arrest after an FIR (C.R. No. 532/2024) alleged embezzlement of Rs. 66 crore, charging them under IPC sections 409, 420 read with 34 and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. An audit under Section 81(3)(c) of the …
The applicant, Saif Khan Asif Khan, sought anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.146/2025 alleging offences under Sections 118(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the applicant assaulted the complainant with a knife, but the injury …
The informant lodged a police report alleging that the appellants, Manikrao Ramrao Ambhure and his son, used casteist language and assaulted her grandson after ordering a chicken shop to close. An FIR was registered under IPC sections 323, 504, 506, 34 and SC/ST Act sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s). The …
The State sought to condone a 60‑day delay in filing an appeal against the acquittal of four accused in a murder case and also sought leave to appeal. The trial judge had acquitted the accused of offences under Sections 302, 201 and 34 IPC, finding the prosecution evidence insufficient. The …
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 …
Sadashiv Ambadasrao Gayake filed a criminal writ petition seeking the quashment of an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings under Section 306 r/w 34 IPC, alleging that the deceased Suresh Patil’s suicide was not abetted by him. The deceased left a suicide note blaming the petitioner and co‑accused …
The appellant Ramdas was convicted by a Special Judge under IPC sections 376(3), 354, 354-A(2) and POCSO Act sections 4 and 8 for raping a 13‑year‑old girl. The prosecution relied on the victim’s detailed testimony, the aunt’s observation that the accused obtained the house keys and entered the …
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 accused, Mohammad Shafik and Khamrunnisa Begum, appealed convictions recorded by the Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 77 of 2018 for offences under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, examined the evidence and found that the …
Arjun Mule was convicted under IPC sections 279 and 337 and several provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act for an accident in which his auto‑rickshaw allegedly had a bicycle tied to its rear, causing a collision with a motorcycle. He appealed, obtaining a partial acquittal, but the remaining …
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 …
The informant Shashikala alleged that her daughter Sonali stayed with her elder daughter Surekha and her in‑laws from May to September 2005 and was subjected to physical and mental harassment, leading Sonali to consume insecticide and die on 14 September 2005. A FIR was lodged only in January 2017 …
Padmabai Balasaheb Wani applied to quash FIR No.385/2023 and the related Sessions case, alleging that the allegations of abetment of suicide, intimidation and insult were unsupported. The deceased, Pravin Jore, died by strangulation on 4 January 2023, and the FIR was lodged six months later, based …
Akil, the brother of the deceased Shaikh Hakim, filed a complaint alleging that four family members abetted Hakim's suicide by pressuring him to reside separately and filing a false case under Section 498A, causing mental harassment that led Hakim to consume poison. The trial court, after hearing …
The appellant, Ankush Garad, appealed the acquittal of Atmaram Kale and Baliram Kale for alleged assault with an iron rod on 11‑12‑2013, offences charged under Sections 323, 324, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The trial court had convicted them based on the testimony of the complainant …
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 appellant filed a private complaint under Sections 323, 504 read with 34 of the IPC alleging that on 10 March 2002 the respondents assaulted him and his mother after a dispute over pit‑filling work. The complainant and a medical officer testified to injuries, but the mother, who was the star …
The applicant, Kashabai Dhondiba Rathod, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly holding the victim, Vinod, thereby enabling another accused to deliver a fatal knife blow. She appealed for suspension of the sentence and bail, arguing that her role was limited to …
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 applicants, who are in‑laws of the complainant, sought quashment of FIR No. 0064/2023 alleging offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 and 34 IPC for dowry‑related harassment and physical abuse. The complainant claimed continuous physical and mental cruelty from 2016 to 2023 and demanded …
The case involves Subhash and Ramchandra Karbhari Nikam challenging a Sessions Court order that modified their conviction for offences under IPC sections 323, 324, 504, 506 read with 34, arising from a 1996 field‑boundary dispute that led to assault and injuries. The trial magistrate had sentenced …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, allowed two criminal appeals filed by Mohammad Shafik and Khamrunnisa Begum against convictions recorded by the Sessions Judge in Sessions Case No. 77 of 2018 for offences under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court set aside the …
The applicants, who are directors of a cooperative society, feared arrest in connection with FIR No. 532/2024 alleging a Rs. 66 crore embezzlement and offences under IPC sections 409, 420 with section 34, and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. An audit under Section 81(3)(c) …
The nine applicants sought anticipatory bail after an FIR was lodged alleging that they threatened a complainant and aided the main accused, Sant Harigir Dattagir Giri, in sexual relations under false pretences of marriage. The FIR charged offences under Sections 69 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya …
The applicant, Somnath Goarakh Pandit, a cashier of Maheshwari Multipurpose Credit Co-operative Society, was charged with embezzlement of approximately Rs 8 crore, alleged to have benefited Rs 8.5 lakh. He sought bail, offering to deposit the amount he allegedly gained within three weeks. The State …
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 appellant, Rushikesh Vachisht Langade, appealed against the denial of pre‑arrest bail in a case registered under IPC sections 64(2)(h), 64(2)(m), 118(1) and 352. The victim filed an affidavit stating she had no objection to bail and that the FIR was lodged due to a misconception, noting that the …
Sagar Madhukar Aute applied to the Bombay High Court seeking quashment of FIR No.169/2023 and the related criminal proceeding (R.C.C. No.669/2023) for offences under IPC sections 323, 498‑A, 504, 506 r/w 34. The parties, including co‑accused respondent No.2, settled the dispute amicably and …
Manoj, a 40‑year‑old agriculturalist, was arrested for alleged forcible sexual intercourse with a 40‑year‑old woman (the informant) on 20 March 2026, under sections 64, 64(1) and 351(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The informant claimed the accused entered her house, threatened her and her …
The appellant, Jijabai, appealed the acquittal of Rameshwar under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and IPC offences alleging that on 6 March 2016 the accused verbally abused her caste and attempted to force her onto his motorcycle, constituting outraging modesty. The trial court had …
The accused, Sachin Narsu Chaughule, was previously released on bail for offences under Sections 354-A, 354-B, 323, 506 of the IPC and Sections 8, 12 of the POCSO Act, but failed to appear, leading to a non‑bailable warrant. He applied for bail again, claiming the need to earn a livelihood and …
The applicant sought to have divorce proceedings pending before the Family Court in Pune transferred to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Rahata, or any other court within Ahmednagar district. The court noted that the applicant had concealed the material fact that she resides and works in Pune, …
The appellant, a driver, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, for assault causing simple and grievous hurt under Sections 323 and 325 of the Indian Penal Code after allegedly demanding money from the victim, Leeabai, and striking her with a stone. The appellant appealed, arguing …
The accused Shivdas Tulshiram Borkar was convicted by the JMFC, Jafrabad, and the conviction was affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalna, for outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 354 IPC, based primarily on the testimony of the complainant and corroborated by her husband and …
Ganesh Kadam was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge‑1, Latur on 8‑12‑2025 for offences under Sections 326 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail pending his appeal (Criminal …
The petitioner, Abdul Saleem, filed a writ under Article 226 seeking quashment of the FIR and charge sheet in a murder case where the victim, Yash Mirase, was stabbed by co‑accused Anuj Pavanekar. Saleem was present at the scene but contended he tried to stop the assault and later took the dying …
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 applicants, who are the parents and sister of the husband, sought to quash an FIR registered under IPC sections 323, 498A, 504, 506 r/w 34 alleging physical and mental cruelty, assault and intimidation against the wife. The FIR and charge‑sheet contained only vague, collective allegations …
The complainant, Rajabai Hanumant Hare, filed a private complaint alleging that four members of the Hare family assaulted her, threatened her, and outraged her modesty on 18 June 2010. The trial court acquitted the accused, finding the complainant's testimony exaggerated and the eyewitness accounts …
The applicant, a passing officer of Mahila Urban Cooperative Credit Society, was arrested in September 2025 for alleged participation in a large-scale fraud involving the siphoning of society funds, charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Maharashtra Protection of Interest …
The petitioner, NANDABAI, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to decide her representation dated 21‑03‑2023 and to prevent deletion of sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Crime No.14 of 2023. The Court observed that a related Special …
Sharad Sitara Nikam filed Criminal Writ Petition No. 700 of 2023 seeking the addition of Sections 307, 326 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code to the charge sheet in C.R. No. 52 of 2023 lodged at Jinsi Police Station, Aurangabad. The court observed that a charge sheet had already been filed only under …
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 …
Akshay Meshok Ingale was arrested on 13 June 2024 in connection with Crime No. 521 of 2024 for offences under IPC sections 420, 406, 409 read with 34 and Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. He filed a third bail application, offering to deposit Rs 5 lakhs …
The applicants sought quashment of criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the CrPC for alleged abetment of suicide (IPC 306 read with 34) arising from the death of 18‑year‑old Shrikant, who allegedly committed suicide after alleged physical and mental harassment at Garudzep Academy. The …
The applicant, Sanjay Kumbephalkar, sought quashment of an FIR registered for alleged illegal operation of a de‑addiction centre, alleging offences under IPC Section 420, the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The prosecution argued that the centre was …
Anand was convicted under IPC sections 354 and 354-A(2) and POCSO Act section 8 for allegedly touching a minor victim's hand while she was riding his rickshaw. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of his three‑year sentence and bail, arguing that as a rickshaw driver he could not have …
Shivaji Narayan Kasal was convicted under IPC sections 324, 341, 504 r/w 149, 143, 148 and fined by the trial court on 24 March 2022, a conviction that was upheld by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed on 7 May 2026. Kasal had been on bail throughout the trial and the appeal, but was later arrested …
The High Court of Bombay dismissed two anticipatory bail applications filed by the former branch manager, Namdeo Ramrao Gaddime, and the accountant, Dattatray Umakant Lakhadive, who were accused of orchestrating a large‑scale fraud in a cooperative credit society. The FIR alleged that the accused …
The applicant, a Rural Housing Engineer, sought anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR alleging fraud under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code for misappropriating funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme. The prosecution’s case is based on an …
The applicant, Munjahari @ Sunil Tukaram Nagargoje, was convicted by a Special Court under the POCSO Act for an offence punishable under Section 366 of the IPC and sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail …
The applicants, Yogesh Deore and others, filed an application to quash FIR No.599 of 2023, which alleged offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC based on a complaint by the wife (respondent No.2). The court observed that the FIR contained only vague, omnibus allegations without any …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Gajanan Sathe, who had been tried for cruelty under Section 498-A IPC and abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC following the death of his wife Shraddha, who was found dead on a railway track. The prosecution alleged that the accused repeatedly …
The applicant, Syed Azim Syed Aref, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, under Sections 326 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code for assault with a knife that caused permanent loss of an eye. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail, alleging …
The applicant, Baburao alias Guru Marotrao Savle, was convicted under Sections 177 and 395 of the Indian Penal Code by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani, and sentenced to a term of up to three years in Sessions Trial No. 74/2014. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the …
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 applicants were convicted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class in 2022 for offences under IPC Sections 324, 341, 504 read with 149, and Sections 143, 148, as well as Section 144 for two of them. The conviction was affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge on appeal. Although they were on bail …
Pravin Shridhar Deshmukh was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kaij, on 10 April 2026 under Sections 353 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to one year imprisonment. He filed Criminal Appeal No.386 of 2026, and pending the appeal he applied to the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad …
Satish Bhanudas Wani was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Vaijapur, for offences under Sections 353 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, receiving two years' simple imprisonment and a fine. He filed an appeal (Criminal Appeal No. 385 of 2026) and applied for suspension of the sentence and …
Ganesh Rupchand Gangurde was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Shrirampur, under Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail pending the hearing of his appeal (Criminal Appeal No. …
The applicants, senior relatives of the husband, filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 407 of the CrPC seeking transfer of Criminal Application No. 3878 of 2022 (filed under Section 31 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act) from the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Akola to …
Sunil Sonawane, the applicant, was initially acquitted by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Parbhani, but was later convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-1 in Criminal Appeal No.40/2022 for offences under Sections 304A, 279, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code. The applicant contended that …
Sudam Eknath Khandagale was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Gangapur, under Section 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, attracting a maximum imprisonment of three years. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail, arguing that his appeal …
The applicant, Subhash Santosh Waghmare, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Beed, in Sessions Case No.100 of 2023 for an offence under Section 452 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine, which he had already paid. While on bail during trial, he filed a …
Applicants 2‑6 filed an application seeking quashment of an FIR dated 04‑02‑2023 that alleged offences under IPC sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 and 34, claiming they were falsely implicated in a marital dispute. The FIR alleged that the applicants harassed the informant, demanded money and goods, and …
The applicant, Ashok Shivaji Awhad, appealed against his conviction under Sections 436 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code, handed down by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani on 8 May 2026, which imposed two years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.2,000. The applicant was on bail during the …
Rahul Suresh, convicted under IPC sections 376(2)(f)(k)(n) (rape), 452 (kidnapping) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), applied for suspension of his sentence and bail pending appeal. The victim, his first cousin, alleged forced sexual relations, blackmail with a purported video, and injuries, while …
The applicants, a branch manager and an accountant of a cooperative credit society, sought anticipatory bail after a FIR was lodged alleging large‑scale fraud involving unauthorized withdrawals, fraudulent loans and falsified entries in the society’s banking software. The prosecution relied on a …
The appellant, Rakesh alias Prashant Popat More, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No. 3 of 2019 for attempting murder under Section 307 of the IPC and sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000. He filed a criminal application …
Shaikh Ashfak Shaikh Salim was convicted by the District Judge‑3 and Additional Sessions Judge, Jalna, under IPC Section 354(d) and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and a fine, which has been paid. While the conviction is under appeal (Criminal Appeal No. 402 of 2026), the applicant sought …
The petitioners sought quashment of an FIR and charge‑sheet filed under sections 306, 504, 506 read with 34 of the IPC for the alleged suicide of the informant’s son. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, after a loan dispute, verbally abused and threatened the informant, which the son …
The appellant, Indubai Danve, was convicted by the Sessions Court for voluntarily causing grievous hurt under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code after allegedly pouring boiling oil on the complainant, resulting in 40-45% burns. On appeal, the appellant argued that the prosecution's case was based …
The applicant, Amol alias Balu Uttreshwar Bargal, was convicted by a Special Judge of offences under IPC sections 354, 354(A), 342, 323 and POCSO Act sections 8 and 12, and sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. The trial court had already suspended the substantive sentence and the …
The applicants were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani, in a special (atrocity) case for offences under Sections 323, 324 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. They were sentenced …
The applicant, a sitting MLA, was charged under Sections 295A and 298 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Lord Shriram during a public rally on 08‑12‑2011. A private complaint was filed in 2013, a charge‑sheet was filed in 2021 and the magistrate issued summons on …
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 …
The applicant, Sudarshan, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kaij, of offences under Sections 353, 332 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, receiving simple imprisonment of six months, three months and corresponding fines, all of which were suspended by the trial court. During the trial he …
The appellant, Sayad Afroz, was convicted by a Special Judge under IPC Sections 376 (rape), 452 (house‑trespass), and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) for an alleged assault on a 16‑year‑old girl in June 2016. The trial court acquitted him of the POCSO charge, holding that the prosecution failed to …
The appellants Sagar @ Amol Dnyaneshwar Patil and Dhiraj Vijay Patil were convicted by the Sessions Court for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC (read with Section 34) and for causing disappearance of evidence under Section 201 IPC, based on the prosecution's claim that they repeatedly called …
The appellant, convicted of rape, assault and criminal intimidation under Sections 376, 354, 323 and 506 IPC, appealed on the ground that the trial court relied solely on the victim's testimony without corroboration and that medical and forensic evidence were lacking. The victim, a differently‑abled …
The appellants, Vishnu Nivrutti Koli and another, were convicted by a Sessions Judge of offences under Sections 353, 354, 364, 294, 323, 504, 506 read with 34, and 511 of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment, the sentence being suspended pending appeal. …
Ramesh Bangad, a medical practitioner and chairman of a cooperative housing society, was convicted under Section 406 of the IPC for criminal breach of trust after members alleged that loan repayments he received were not deposited with the Maharashtra State Co-operative Housing Finance Corporation …
The petitioners were convicted by a Judicial Magistrate in Beed on 28 January 2020 under IPC Sections 452, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 for offences arising from a family property dispute. They filed a statutory appeal and an application to compound the offences, which was rejected on the …
