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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 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 applicant, convicted under IPC sections 376(2)(f) (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation), filed an application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail pending appeal. He contended that the trial court relied solely on the victim's testimony without medical corroboration, argued the …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Dattatraya Kondiram Sabale in a case arising from a mob disturbance at a hospital after a patient died, alleging offences under Sections 143, 147, 149, 323, 427, 451 and 504 of the IPC. The prosecution relied on the testimony of a complainant (PW1), …
The applicant Govind Gadhe was arrested in connection with a land‑dispute incident where he and others allegedly assaulted the complainant and his son with a wooden stick, while another accused used a sickle. The prosecution alleged offences under Sections 307, 326, 504, 506 read with 34 of the IPC …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Tejas Umesh More, who is charged under Sections 307, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for offences including attempt to murder and criminal intimidation. The applicant had previously been released on bail, failed to …
The original complainant, Pratapsingh, appealed a trial court judgment that acquitted Vasantrao Mulavekar of an offence 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 applicant, a medical practitioner, filed a private criminal complaint alleging that the respondent cheated him by selling a plot that was later attached by the bank. The trial court acquitted the respondent under Section 420 of the IPC, finding no proof of intent to cheat. On appeal, the …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Ramesh Bangad on charge of cheating under Section 420 IPC and sought enhancement of the one‑month sentence imposed for criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC. The prosecution alleged that Bangad, as chairman of a cooperative housing society, …
The applicant, Laxman More, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and offences under the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act for allegedly shooting Devidas, the brother of a complainant, with a pistol. The prosecution presented a prima facie case showing the applicant's use …
The petitioner, a wife, filed a private criminal complaint alleging misappropriation of her stridhan and sought to have the regular bail granted to her brother‑in‑law (respondent No.1) cancelled. The trial court had admitted the accused after a long period of absence and imposed bail with …
The appellant, Lala Ranjan Bhosale, convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment, applied for suspension of his sentence and bail pending his appeal. The prosecution narrated that Bhosale stabbed the deceased with a knife during a quarrel at a village function, …
The applicant, Rajendra Mahadu Gavali, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a criminal case (Crime No. 0177/2025) alleging offences under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including assault and causing grievous hurt. The FIR alleged that the applicant and co‑accused assaulted an …
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 …
Petitioner Rajendrakumar Kishanlal Jaiswal filed a criminal writ petition seeking a court direction to register offences under the Cyber Law and the Indian Penal Code against respondents 4 and 5. The police had already recorded three non‑cognizable reports at Badnapur and Kadim Jalna police stations …
The accused, Javed alias Bablu Mehtabsab Bagwan, filed a second bail application in a case involving offences under Sections 302 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging delay in the trial. The High Court examined the status report, which showed that the charge was framed on 28‑03‑2024 and several …
The wife filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application seeking transfer of a restitution of conjugal rights petition from the Family Court in Aurangabad to the Family Court in Dhule, citing a 175‑km distance, financial constraints and lack of accompaniment. She also noted three criminal proceedings …
The applicant, XYZ, filed an application seeking cancellation of bail granted to Respondent No.2, who was charged with offences under Sections 363, 366-A, 376(3) and 506 of the IPC and Sections 4, 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act. The bail order imposed a condition that the accused not contact the victim …
The appellant, X.Y.Z., filed a complaint alleging that on 5 June 2016 the accused entered her home, assaulted her mother with an iron rod, pressed her breast, tore her clothes and threatened them. The trial court acquitted the accused, finding the prosecution evidence unreliable. On appeal, the High …
Sandip Eknath Dhangar was convicted under Section 498-A of the IPC by the trial court while co‑accused were acquitted. He appealed, contending that the prosecution failed to prove any mental or physical cruelty and that the conviction was based on assumptions and material omissions in witness …
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, Rohit alias Rohidas Dadasaheb Jadhav, was arrested on 12 February 2023 in connection with a murder case (IPC Sections 302 and 201) and filed a bail application before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court. The prosecution argued that the applicant was the driver of a tractor …
The applicant, Bhujang Chatrapatinath Zambre, filed a fourth anticipatory bail application in connection with a case involving multiple IPC offences (307, 326, 324, 323, 504, 506, 143, 147, 148, 149). Earlier bail applications had been rejected on merit, but the parties now claim to have settled the …
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 petitioners sought quashing of FIR No.34/2022 and the accompanying charge‑sheet alleging abetment of suicide under Sections 306 and 34 IPC and Section 39 of the Maharashtra Money‑Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014. The deceased had left a note naming several creditors, including the petitioners, …
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 applicant, Laxman Sopan Mamadge, filed an application seeking the quashment of FIR No. 0097/2023 and the accompanying charge‑sheet for alleged offences under Sections 420, 406, 447, 427 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The dispute centres on Gat No. 69, where the informant claims to have …
The appellant was convicted under Section 354 IPC for outraging the modesty of a deaf‑and‑dumb girl who was allegedly taken to a school toilet and stripped. The appellant appealed, arguing that the victim’s non‑verbal testimony, recorded through an interpreter, was unreliable and that the …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Judge for outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 354-A(1)(i) IPC. The appellant appealed, arguing that the prosecution case lacked independent corroboration, that the victim's mother’s testimony was hearsay, and that no medical examination was …
Shamsundar Narsingrao Naik, a state transport bus conductor, was convicted by the Jalna District Court for molestation of a minor under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 354-A of the Indian Penal Code, receiving a three‑year sentence. He filed a …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Raosaheb Pagare, who was charged under IPC sections 395 and 397 and MCOCA sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4) for assault and rioting. The applicant argued that there was no direct evidence against him, that the test identification parade was the …
The applicants, a husband, filed a criminal application seeking quash of FIR No. 740 of 2024 and a regular criminal case arising from a matrimonial dispute, alleging offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 354, 354A, 509, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The wife (respondent …
The appellants, Suresh and Vicky Tolani, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, for assault under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code arising from a 2011 incident in which they allegedly struck a man with a stone and were involved in a subsequent assault on an intervening witness. …
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking quashment of FIR No.175/2021, which alleged offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 and 506 IPC relating to alleged cruelty, assault and harassment of a daughter‑in‑law. The petitioner argued that the FIR contained no specific averments of cruelty …
The petitioners alleged that they were illegally detained in police custody from 16-17 May 2022 after being arrested under IPC sections 323, 504, 506 (non‑cognizable, bailable) and 143 (cognizable, bailable). They invoked Section 50 of the CrPC, claiming the investigating officer should have …
The complainant, an illiterate resident of a remote area, filed a private criminal complaint under Sections 504 and 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code against several respondents on 27 April 2022. The case was listed repeatedly before the trial court, but the complainant failed to appear on …
The appellant, a police Naik, appealed against his conviction under Section 307 IPC for allegedly assaulting and throwing a police Sub‑Inspector from a terrace. The prosecution relied mainly on the victim’s testimony, spot‑panchanama, blood‑stain evidence and a few independent witnesses, while the …
The State of Maharashtra filed a criminal writ petition (933 CRW.P. No. 1069 of 2019) seeking relief against the accused Bhanudas Eknath Kothar. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the Additional Sessions Court, Ahmednagar had already passed a judgment and order in Criminal Revision No. …
The petitioners Rishi Rajesh Kapoor and Sanjay Bansantilal Zhawar filed a criminal writ petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashment of an FIR registered for alleged offences under Sections 354, 452 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and related charges. They argued …
Petitioner Najema Tamizoddin Ansari filed a criminal writ petition seeking the police to consider several applications relating to her grievance, alleging she was beaten on 20 July 2026 and examined by a medical officer. The police responded that the grievance is of a civil nature and that an …
The applicants, a husband, filed a petition to quash the FIR (Crime No. 0105 of 2025) and related criminal proceedings for offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 34 of the IPC, alleging that the dispute with his wife (Respondent No. 2) was resolved through a compromise deed. The parties appeared …
The applicant sought quashing of an FIR (Crime No. 0162 of 2018) and a subsequent charge sheet and RCC proceeding (No. 1722 of 2024) relating to offences under Section 66(C) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 201 of the IPC. The parties had earlier resolved their dispute through …
The applicant, Dnyaneshwar, was convicted under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetment of suicide and sentenced to four years' imprisonment, of which he had served more than five months. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail pending the hearing of his …
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 applicants, Sarfaraj Ahmed and Nayyar Hussain, were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Nanded, under Section 498-A of the IPC and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. They filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail pending the hearing of their appeal (Criminal …
The appellant Nandabai filed a complaint alleging that her daughter Bhagyashree was harassed by her husband Parmeshwar and his family for additional dowry, culminating in them forcibly administering poison which caused Bhagyashree’s death. The trial court acquitted the accused of offences under …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Namdeo, who was charged under IPC Sections 307, 324 and 504 read with Section 34 for allegedly assaulting an informant and his mother during a dispute over mangoes. The prosecution relied on the dying declaration of the injured informant and …
Tulshidas (Petitioner) filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to the District Collector of Jalgaon to initiate criminal proceedings under IPC Sections 420, 468, 471 read with Section 34, based on an enquiry report alleging illegal mutation of land entries. He also requested departmental …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of six accused who were charged with offences under Sections 147, 148, 149 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the fatal assault of Dnyanoba Jadhav. The prosecution relied on a dying declaration, three eyewitness accounts (all relatives of the …
The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking reinvestigation of Crime No. 378 of 2017, alleging that the investigating officer failed to invoke Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code despite a serious injury caused by a dangerous weapon. The case is already pending as R.C.C. No. 901/2017 …
The applicants, Priya Borude and her relatives, were charged under Sections 306, 323, 504 and 506 r/w 34 IPC for allegedly abetting the suicide of Rahul Borude. They filed a discharge application under Section 227 CrPC, which was rejected by the Additional Sessions Judge. On revision under Sections …
The applicant, Purushottam Namdeo More, sought regular bail for offences under Sections 302, 504, 309, 498‑A, 323 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging false implication and claiming that the incident arose from sudden provocation. The FIR, lodged by the applicant’s own daughter, described an …
Ayesha Qamar Belim, the applicant-wife, filed an application seeking transfer of the matrimonial proceeding (Petition No. B‑24 of 2025) from the Family Court in Pune to the Family Court in Parbhani. She alleged domestic violence, filed an FIR under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34, and …
The petitioner, Sangita, filed a criminal writ petition seeking to quash the order of the Additional Sessions Judge that refused to frame an additional charge of murder (Section 302 IPC) against the accused, Ritesh, in a case where her husband died from injuries after being struck with a brick. The …
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 …
Petitioner Kantabai Somnath Pawar filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to register an FIR against alleged offenders under the IPC, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the POCSO Act. The Court examined the enquiry report of the Assistant Police Inspector, which concluded that the …
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 petitioner, Rohini, filed a criminal writ petition seeking that the police take proper legal action, including arrest, against accused persons named in FIR No. 415 of 2021 for offences such as attempt to murder, assault, and illegal possession of arms. She alleged that the Muktainagar police …
The petitioner, an informant in Crime No.231/2022, filed a criminal writ petition seeking directions for the State to forward the charge‑sheet to the trial court and to have the court take cognizance of offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504 r/w Sec. 34 IPC, the Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim …
The applicant filed a criminal application seeking restoration of a dismissed writ petition (No. 72 of 2000) that had been thrown out after the applicant failed to appear for the final hearing. The original petition challenged a 1999 order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, which had set aside …
The State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Parshuram Barbade and his family members for alleged cruelty under Section 498-A and abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC. The deceased, Dhanashri, was married to the accused and, according to the prosecution, was subjected to harassment after …
The applicant, Sangita Sandip Pawara, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in connection with Crime No. 237 of 2022, which alleges offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, including forced marriage of a minor and receipt of money. The …
The applicant, Sandip Sukalal Pawara, was charged with offences including rape, forced marriage of a minor, and offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and SC/ST Act. The allegation was that he compelled the victim to marry a co‑accused and received Rs. 3.60 lakh for the arrangement, with the FIR lodged …
Suraj and Kiran Mahadik, agricultural borrowers, were arrested for alleged diversion of a Rs 50 lakh loan sanctioned under a cooperative society, facing charges under IPC sections 409, 420 and 34, and Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. The Special Court had denied …
The petitioner, Avinash Eknath Pagire, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction for the registration of an FIR based on his complaint. The court noted that an FIR (Crime No. 342 of 2024) had already been registered at Rahuri Police Station for offences under Section 302 of the Indian Penal …
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 accused, Arun Gavli, was convicted by a Special Judge under Sections 363 and 376(2)(i)(n) of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act for kidnapping and rape of a minor. He filed an application seeking suspension of his sentence and bail, arguing that the victim had spent time with him and that …
The appellant‑informant, Sheetal Patil, challenged the acquittal of her husband and in‑laws in a 2018 Sessions case involving alleged domestic violence, arson and attempted murder. She alleged that the accused demanded Rs.5,00,000, abused her, and on 2 May 2016 poured petrol on her and incited her …
The applicant, a school principal, alleged that several accused who were office bearers of the society running the school entered the premises under the influence of liquor, assaulted him, threatened him and stole school documents. A private complaint was filed and the accused were charged under …
The High Court considered a bail application filed by Manju Katraj, accused of offences under Sections 302, 397 and 460 IPC for a nocturnal house‑breaking, robbery and murder that occurred on 26‑04‑2024. The prosecution alleged that the applicant participated in the assault and that the injured …
The applicant, Venkatesh Bapurao Kulkarni, filed an anticipatory bail application in connection with FIR No. 0451 of 2026 alleging misappropriation of funds of the Rajasthan Multi State Cooperative Society, invoking IPC sections 406, 409, 420, 120‑B, 34 and Maharashtra Protection of Interest of …
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking quashment of an FIR, charge‑sheet and a pending criminal case arising from alleged offences under IPC sections 323, 498A, 504 r/w 34 and the Dowry Prohibition Act. They claimed that the dispute had been settled through a consent decree executed …
The accused, Prabhakar Kale and others, were charged under sections 316(2), 318(2), 324(4), 329(3) r/w sec. 34 of the Indian Penal Code for an alleged offence (Cr. No. 409/2026). An intervenor, claiming to be a purchaser of plots sold by the accused's father, sought to intervene in the anticipatory …
The applicant sought quashment of an FIR and charge-sheet for offences under sections 376 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging that the informant, who had originally complained, had married the applicant and now wished to withdraw the prosecution. The informant and applicant filed a joint …
The appellant, Bhagwan Chormale, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Majalgaon, for voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 IPC after an alleged assault with an axe that was also alleged to involve caste‑based abuse and violations of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The …
The appellants, Chetan and Yash Parmar, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule, for assault under Section 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, based on the allegation that they beat a fire‑brigade driver who refused to take the vehicle to a fire‑affected wheat field. …
The appellant, convicted under IPC sections 354, 376(2)(i)(j), 376(3), 506(2) and POCSO Act sections 4, 6, 8, appealed against his conviction for raping a girl who was alleged to be a minor. The trial court relied on the victim’s testimony, her birth certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat, and …
The applicants, members of the same family, sought to quash FIR No. 506 of 2023 and the accompanying charge‑sheet for alleged assault under Sections 324, 326 and 323 IPC, claiming the dispute had been amicably settled. The incident was reported 19 days after it occurred, and no medical evidence from …
The petitioner, Gitesh Umakant Kulkarni, filed a criminal writ petition seeking the court’s direction to the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Omerga, for an expeditious hearing and disposal of RCC No.31/2021, which involves an offence under Section 498-A IPC and other IPC provisions. The case was …
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 applicant, Gajanan Prabhakarrao Udawant, filed an anticipatory bail application in connection with FIR No. 0451/2026 alleging misappropriation of funds of a cooperative society, invoking IPC sections 406, 409, 420, 120‑B, 34 and Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act sections 3 and …
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 …
The wife of Pramod Daund lodged an FIR on 10 March 2024 alleging dowry demand, physical and mental cruelty, and assault by her in‑laws, stemming from an incident on 13 October 2022. The in‑laws (Applicants 2‑7) moved to quash the FIR, contending that the complaint was vague, delayed, and a …
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 applicants, two labourers, were arrested for allegedly transporting a large consignment of prohibited gutkha and related tobacco products in a black Scorpio. The FIR alleged that they knowingly carried the goods, which were seized along with the vehicle, and that the other occupant fled the …
The applicants were facing trial for offences under sections 380, 201, 411 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code and several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita arising from two FIRs registered in Aurangabad. The parties reached an inter‑se compromise, executed a compromise deed and filed an affidavit …
The petitioners, who are the sister‑in‑law, brother‑in‑law, father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the informant, filed a criminal application seeking quashment of FIR No. 152/2024 and the accompanying charge‑sheet alleging offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506, 504 and 34 IPC. The court examined the …
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 State of Maharashtra appealed the acquittal of Shaikh Nasir Shaikh Saheblal, who was charged under Section 409 IPC for alleged misappropriation of Rs.88,030.70 while serving as secretary of a cooperative society. The accused failed to produce the cash during an audit but later deposited the …
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad bench) entertained a criminal application filed by Vasant Shivaji Wadikar seeking suspension of his sentence and bail pending the hearing of his appeal against a conviction under IPC sections 397 and 201. The applicant, who was 21 years old at trial and had been …
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 appellants were convicted by the JMFC, Aurangabad for offences under Sections 143, 332 and 427 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly taking part in an unlawful assembly that damaged electricity department property. The conviction was based solely on the testimony of the …
The High Court considered two criminal applications filed by the original accused in Special Case No. 113 of 2023, seeking suspension of their life and term sentences and bail pending appeal. The accused were convicted under Sections 376‑D, 376‑DA, 363, 366 of the IPC, Section 34, and Sections 4 and …
The wife, Komal Rahul Dhanawade, filed an FIR alleging dowry harassment, physical and mental cruelty, and other offences against her in‑laws and several relatives. The applicants (mother‑in‑law, sisters‑in‑law, brothers‑in‑law and grandmother‑in‑law) moved to quash the FIR, charge‑sheet and …
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 High Court considered applications by Sandeep Namdeo Khade and Kailas Baburao Sonawane seeking suspension of the sentence imposed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, for conviction under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC in a 2017 case. The applicants argued they were falsely …
The applicants Yashoda Suresh Chavan, Yamuna Namdev Shelke and Jairam Namdev Shelke applied for anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No. 0010/2022 alleging their presence at a disturbance on 14 February 2022 and accusations of abusing and outraging the modesty of an informant. The FIR lists …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench considered an application by Sagar Balasaheb Malve, who had been convicted by an Additional Sessions Judge in Ahmednagar for offences under Sections 353, 332 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, receiving a six‑month imprisonment and a fine (already paid). An …
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 applicants sought quashing of FIR No.161 of 2023 and the related charge‑sheet, alleging that the allegations against them (applicants 3 to 6) were vague, general and unsupported by specific dates, times or overt acts. The FIR alleged demands for money, abuse, threats and instigation in a …
The petitioner, Manlesh, alleged that he was illegally tortured and beaten by police officers (Respondents 4‑7) at Shahada Police Station on 18 May 2020 and sought Rs 5 lakhs compensation from the State and the CCTV footage of the station for 18‑20 May 2020. The State argued that criminal cases …
The applicant, Pintu @ Ankush Baliram Rathod, originally accused No.2 in a murder case (Sessions Case No.2 of 2024), sought suspension of his life sentence and bail pending his appeal. The prosecution alleged that the accused entered the deceased's house and, while the victim Vinod was resting, the …
Rahul Adinath Bangar was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, in Sessions Case No.104 of 2020 for offences under Sections 353, 332 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions Act, and was sentenced to three …
The appellants, Shaikh Mosin Shaikh Washim and Shaikh Rahim Shaikh Washim, were convicted by the District Judge‑4 and Additional Sessions Judge, Jalna, under Sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Sections 506, 323 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, …
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad bench) considered applications by Sandeep Khade and Kailas Sonawane seeking suspension of the sentence imposed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, for conviction under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The applicants argued they were falsely …
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 petitioner, Anupkumar Krishnarao Ghorpade, a court commissioner, sought quashment of an FIR registered under Sections 354, 354B, 452, 504, 506 IPC and Section 34 read with the IPC, alleging sexual assault and abuse of a lady on 13 January 2020. He claimed the FIR was a false implication aimed at …
The appellants, including the deceased Shivaji Bhagade, were in police custody and, after a complaint that their handcuffs were too tight, allegedly loosened them and fled, assaulting a police constable in the process. They were charged under sections 224 and 353 read with section 34 of the Indian …
Shaikh Mohammad Shaikh Isak was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, for an offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, while being acquitted of Sections 306 and 304-B. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence …
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 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 applicants, who were either trustees or employees of Shardopasak Shikshan Sanstha, sought quashment of FIRs alleging mis‑appropriation of trust land sold without prior sanction of the Charity Commissioner. Two criminal applications (Nos. 3733/2024 and 3735/2024) were heard together. The Court …
The applicants, who are members and former trustees of Shardopasak Shikshan Sanstha, sought quashment of FIR No. 278/2023 alleging mis‑appropriation of trust land sold without prior permission of the Charity Commissioner. The petition raised that the 1992 resolution authorising the sale of plots was …
The original accused filed an application seeking quashing of FIR No. 0345 of 2023 and the related criminal proceeding (R.C.C. No. 76 of 2025) for offences under Sections 324, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Both the accused and the State jointly submitted that the dispute …
The applicants, four relatives of the husband in a matrimonial dispute, were named in an FIR alleging offences under IPC sections 323, 498-A, 504, 506 and 34. They moved the High Court under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of the FIR, contending that the allegations were vague, general and …
The applicant was convicted under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code in 2018 and his appeal was dismissed in 2021. During the pendency of the revision, the complainant and the applicant settled their dispute, with the complainant filing an affidavit stating no grievance and agreeing to a …
The applicant, Gopal, sought quashment of FIR No.179/2019 filed for alleged fraud and forgery relating to agricultural land, contending that an earlier FIR No.150/2016 covered the same transaction and that a second FIR violated the principle against double prosecution. The respondents argued that …
The appellants, two Gramsevak, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.7,000 in exchange for copies of land records, under Sections 7, 12, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The prosecution relied on a trap …
The petitioner, a warden of an Ashram school, sought quashment of an FIR and charge-sheet filed under Sections 306 r/w 34 IPC and 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act after a girl student allegedly committed suicide. The petitioner argued that the FIR was vague, the victim's own writings indicated a different motive …
The wife (applicant) filed an application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking to transfer Marriage Petition No. 379 of 2025 from the 14th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmednagar to the Family Court in Aurangabad. She argued that 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 video, and injuries corroborated by …
The applicants were convicted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class for cheating and preparing false documents (IPC §§ 420, 468, 471 read with §34) in a property dispute and sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment with a fine. They appealed, but the Additional Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal, …
The applicant, Nilesh Sunil Pendurkar, was convicted by an Additional Sessions Judge in Ahmednagar for offences under Sections 353 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code, receiving a three‑month imprisonment and a fine, which has been paid. An appeal (Criminal Appeal No.703 of 2026) was filed, and the …
The appellants were convicted under Section 323 read with Section 34 of the IPC for assaulting the complainant with sticks, causing injuries to his back, knee and eye. The prosecution relied on the complainant’s testimony, two independent eye‑witnesses (PW7 and PW8), and a medical expert’s injury …
The appellants, Bapu Shivaji Saindane and Amol, were taken into custody on 18 July 2026 for failing to appear before the trial court in a case registered under multiple IPC offences and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Their application for bail enlargement was rejected by the Special …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench, considered a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence imposed on Nagorao alias Nagnath Bhimrao Lande. He had been convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Palam, under IPC sections 354, 354‑A(2) and 323 and sentenced to imprisonment …
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 appellants were convicted by the Sessions Court for assault causing grievous hurt under Section 326 IPC and for offences under Sections 323 and 504 read with Section 34 IPC, based on an incident on 16 August 2008 where the victim was struck on the head with a wooden log after a verbal dispute …
The petitioner, Satyawan Vitthal Khandekar, sought review of a judgment dated 22 August 2025 in which his writ petition was dismissed, confirming his removal from service based on a conviction under Section 309 IPC. The petitioner argued that his conviction had been set aside by an appellate court …
Mangesh Siddharth Jadhav and Siddharth Magan Jadhav were convicted by the Sessions Court in Aurangabad for offences under Sections 326 and 367 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to grievous hurt and kidnapping, arising from a family dispute that escalated into a violent assault with an iron rod. The …
The applicant, Abdul Javed, convicted under Section 9A of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act and sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment, applied for a passport to attend the Haj pilgrimage. The passport authority refused issuance pending clarification of two police cases and the pending …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Court for offences under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On appeal, the High Court examined whether the prosecution had satisfactorily proved that the victim was a child under …
The appellant, Himmat Patil, appealed against the acquittal of twelve accused in a 2016 Sessions case involving offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 307, 324, 325 and 149 IPC. The prosecution alleged that the accused assaulted the victims with sticks, an iron rod, an axe and a sword on 14 February …
The applicant, Surya Bhavare, was convicted under Section 326 IPC for assault with an axe causing a skull fracture and sentenced to three years and six months imprisonment. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail pending his appeal (Criminal Appeal No. 729 of …
The applicant, Suresh Ambarnath Londhe, was convicted under Section 500 IPC for defamation based on letters, pamphlets, and a public display alleging fraud by the complainant. He appealed the conviction, arguing that the trial was conducted as a summary trial and that the successor magistrate …
The appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for attempt to commit rape under Section 376 read with Section 511 of the IPC and for kidnapping under Section 452 IPC. The prosecution’s case relied on the testimony of the victim’s mother (PW‑2) and two neighbours (PW‑3 and PW‑4) who saw …
Mahadeo Deshmukh was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, for offences under Sections 326 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly assaulting his wife, daughter and others with a sickle in April 2015. The trial court relied mainly on the police report, medical expert testimony …
The applicant, headmaster of an Ashram school, sought quashment of an FIR and charge‑sheet filed under Sections 306 r/w 34 IPC and Section 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act alleging his involvement in a girl’s suicide. The prosecution alleged the applicant concealed the victim’s condition and harassed her, while …
The appellant, Sushil Laxman Thorat, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, in Sessions Case No.62 of 2023 for offences under Sections 353, 332 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, receiving a six‑month imprisonment, of which he had already served two months. He filed a criminal …
The applicants, Shaikh Moin, Mushtaq and Manisha, filed a criminal application seeking quashment of a Sessions case (No. 82/2022) concerning alleged offences under Sections 306, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code arising from the deaths of Yogesh Khiste and Dnyanesh Shirsath, who were found …
Balasaheb Eknath Chendwal was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, in Sessions Case No. 86 of 2024 for an offence under Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code, receiving a six‑month imprisonment and a fine which has been paid. He had been on bail during the trial and filed a criminal …
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 Indian Penal Code for an assault with sticks that left one victim in a grievous, paralytic condition. While the appeal was pending, the parties reached an …
The appellant, Ganesh, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani, for sexual assault of a mentally disabled minor under Section 377 IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act. On appeal, he argued that the prosecution failed to prove the victim's age, mental disability, and that forensic …
The petitioners filed a criminal writ petition seeking quashing of FIR No.520/2021 and the charge-sheet (R.C.C. No.571/2021) for offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The court noted a note from a resource personnel indicating that the …
Rushali Bardiya and Amit Jain filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of FIR No. 422/2024, which alleged that they induced an informant to invest money with a co‑accused, invoking Section 406 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The applicants contended that the …
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 applicant, Suraj alias Mauli Anandrao Bapte, was charged with murder and criminal conspiracy under Sections 302, 120(b) read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the death of Manohar Vilas Punde. The prosecution alleged that the applicant, along with co‑accused, assaulted the deceased on 27 …
The applicants, Shivaji Vishwanath Kalbile and Bali @ Kiran Shivaji Kalbile, were convicted by the District Judge‑4 and Additional Sessions Judge, Jalna, for theft under Section 363 read with Section 34 of the IPC and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. They had earlier been acquitted of rape and …
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 …
Jahir Ismail Shaikh was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedpur, for offences under Sections 397 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence on the grounds that he was falsely implicated, the prosecution failed to prove his …
Ashok and Arun, brothers, were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge in Aurangabad for offences under Sections 307 r/w 34 and 107/109 of the IPC. They filed an application seeking suspension of their sentence and bail, arguing that the prosecution's case lacked corroboration, was based on …
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 …
The applicants, parents of a minor, sought to quash FIR No. 359/2024 alleging offences under the Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, arguing it was a retaliatory "counter‑blast" after they filed a non‑cognizable receipt accusing the complainant of threats and assault. They contended that the FIR was false, …
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 petitioners, Pandit Bhika Jadhav and Pramod Pandit Jadhav, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a criminal case (C.R. No. 436/2026) alleging offences under several sections of the Indian Penal Code. The informant, who had served as vice‑president and president of a trust from 2014 to …
The applicant, convicted under Sections 7, 8, 11(4) and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Sections 341 and 506 of the IPC, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The High Court had earlier suspended his sentence on 12 October 2023. He filed a criminal …
Hanmant Raju Jabde applied for regular bail in connection with offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act and the Information Technology Act. The applicant had previously been granted bail for an earlier FIR involving sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. The present FIR, registered …
The applicant, Sanjay, was convicted by the JMFC and affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under IPC sections 451 and 354, based on testimonies of four prosecution witnesses. He filed a criminal revision under Section 397 CrPC challenging both the conviction and the sentence, …
Applicants 7 and 8, distant relatives of the complainant, filed an application seeking quashment of FIR No. 256/2023 that alleged offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 and 34 for dowry harassment and physical assault. The FIR was lodged by Shila, wife of Vinayak, claiming that the …
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, …
Prakash Baburao Kaduskar appealed for bail and suspension of a 20‑year sentence imposed for offences under Sections 354, 376(2)(i)(j)(n), 376(3), 506 of the IPC and Sections 4, 6, 8 of the POCSO Act. The applicant argued that the FIR was delayed, the victim was almost 16 and had a consensual …
The applicant, Ulhas Ranjit Deshmukh, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhoom, for an offence under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. He filed a criminal application seeking suspension of the sentence and bail pending the hearing of …
The High Court considered an application by Suraj Sardarsingh Chavhan, convicted under Section 376 IPC for rape, seeking suspension of his sentence and bail pending appeal. The applicant argued that the prosecution failed to prove the victim was a minor, citing the absence of a birth certificate and …
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, …
Avinash alias Batlya Sahebrao Ingole, aged 23, was arrested on 16‑12‑2021 in connection with a murder and related offences under Sections 302, 143, 147, 148, 149 of the IPC and Sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act. After more than four years of pre‑trial detention, he applied for regular bail, claiming …
The appellant, Santosh Damodhar Aragade, appealed against his conviction under Sections 353 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly pulling down a revenue officer who was on duty, causing injury. The prosecution presented the complainant’s testimony supported by two independent eyewitnesses …
The revision petitioners, five individuals present at the scene of a student’s death from electric shock, were later named in the chargesheet despite not being mentioned in the FIR. They sought discharge under Section 227 of the Cr.P.C., arguing lack of incriminating material and that they were …
The High Court considered an application (Criminal Application No.4070/2026) seeking suspension of the substantive sentence imposed on Padmakar, who had been convicted under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC by the JMFC, Kaij (SCC No.102/2011) and affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ambajogai …
The appellants, convicted under Section 323 read with Section 34 of the IPC for assaulting a man named Santosh, appealed the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge who sentenced them to one month imprisonment and a fine. The prosecution's case rested on the testimony of eight witnesses, including …
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 informant’s son, Sampat Madhavrao Wagalgave, filed a criminal revision challenging the acquittal of accused Nos. 2 and 4 by the Sessions Court. The original trial court had convicted them under IPC sections 324 and 325 for assault with weapons during a land‑dispute‑related fight, based on the …
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, heard Criminal Appeal No. 342 of 2020 and Criminal Appeal No. 307 of 2022 filed by Mohammad Shafik and Khamrunnisa Begum respectively, challenging their convictions under Sections 302, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellants …
The petitioner, Vijay Babasaheb Nanaware, convicted of murder (IPC s.302) and rape (IPC s.376), filed a criminal writ petition seeking a three‑month remission of his sentence on the occasion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary, invoking a Government Resolution dated 3 June 2017. The …
The applicant, Santosh Arunrao Survase, a tax officer, sought regular bail in a case involving alleged cheating, forgery and violations of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act. The prosecution alleged that he, along with co‑accused, induced depositors to invest in a cooperative …
Shrimant S/o Bapusaheb Bobde was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate First Class of Aurangabad under IPC sections 279 and 338 for rash and negligent driving that caused injury to a motorcyclist. The conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Sessions Court, which dismissed his appeal. He filed a …
Tanaji Devrao Lakade challenged the cancellation of his FL‑III liquor licence by the Osmanabad District Collector, which was affirmed by the State Excise Commissioner and the State Excise Minister. The cancellation was based on three alleged breaches during a surprise inspection, but the petitioner …
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 applicant, Niraj Tirthkumar Navlani, was arrested for alleged fraud involving a WhatsApp group, RTGS deposits and loss of funds, charged under Section 420 of the IPC and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act. He contended that the investigation was complete, no property was …
The appellant Namdeo was convicted under Section 323 of the IPC for assaulting his mother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law with a stick after a dispute over his goats entering their field, an incident that also involved alleged caste abuse. The trial court acquitted the co‑accused of other charges under …
The appellant, Vishal Babasaheb Nipunge, appealed against his conviction by a Special Judge under Section 11(iv) read with Section 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for repeatedly following a 15‑year‑old girl. The trial court had found him guilty of sexual …
Shivshankar Haribhau Ingale, originally accused No.2 in a murder case, filed an application seeking suspension of his life imprisonment sentence and release on bail pending appeal. The prosecution alleged that Ingale, along with two others, murdered Krushna, relying primarily on a confessional …
The applicants were convicted under IPC sections 353, 323 and 341 read with Section 34 and sentenced to six months’ simple imprisonment with fines, while being acquitted of other charges. They remained on bail throughout the trial, did not misuse liberty, and surrendered after judgment, subsequently …
Vaibhav Vishnu Kale applied for anticipatory bail in a case involving alleged assault, sexual offences under the POCSO Act, and child marriage offences. He claimed the marriage to the minor victim was consensual, performed with parental approval, and that no forcible sexual act occurred. The State …
The applicants, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law, brother‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law of the informant, filed an application seeking quash of FIR No.112/15 and the charge sheet RCC No.1093/2015 relating to offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 …
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 applicant, Sachin Baburao Kamble, a cashier at HDFC Bank, sought anticipatory bail in a case alleging he facilitated the misappropriation of loan amounts meant for women self‑help groups (Mahila Bachat Gats). The prosecution alleged that Kamble, acting as a teller, disbursed cash to a sales …
Manish Patil and his sister‑in‑law Shweta Patil applied to quash FIR No.0159 of 2023 filed under IPC sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34. The informant, respondent No.2, appeared in court and submitted an affidavit stating that the parties have amicably settled their matrimonial dispute and have …
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 …
Ahmednagar Shahar Sahakari Bank Maryadit filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction to the State and other respondents to lodge an FIR based on its complaint dated 26 March 2019. The High Court had earlier observed that an FIR under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code had already …
The appellant Ramesh was convicted by a Judicial Magistrate and later by a Sessions Court for an offence under Section 498(A) IPC, based on a complaint by his wife alleging harassment and dowry-related cruelty after a sixteen‑year marriage and the birth of five daughters. He appealed the conviction, …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking quashment of FIR No. 0439 of 2024, which alleged offences under IPC sections 323, 498‑A, 504, 506 and 34 for domestic cruelty and dowry demands. The informant, Madhuri, accused her husband …
The applicants, brothers Sakharam and Tukaram Shinde, sought quashment of an FIR and pending criminal case arising from a land‑partition dispute with the complainant, Sanjay Shinde, who alleged assault on him despite his disability. The court noted an unexplained delay of over a year in filing the …
Arun Yashwant Medhe alias Doctor Baba was convicted under IPC sections 376(2)(J) and 376(3) and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for offences involving sexual assault, and was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. He filed a criminal appeal challenging the conviction and …
The applicant was charged under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code for stealing buffaloes and a calf belonging to two villagers. He was found standing with the stolen animals at a cattle market, and the prosecution’s witnesses identified him as the possessor. The trial court convicted him, …
The applicant Ramesh Abhiman Patil challenged the conviction and sentence imposed for an offence under Section 430 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging that the prosecution failed to prove the essential ingredients, that there was a 13‑day delay in registering the crime, and that no independent …
The appellants, Dnyaneshwar and Bhagwan Gaddime, were convicted for murder and dowry death under Sections 302 and 498‑A IPC based primarily on two dying declarations of the victim, Mahadevi. The defence argued that the first declaration was recorded 18 hours after admission, was not in the victim's …
