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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Police Officers in Custodial Death Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Prosecution for alleged murder and torture during custody fails as prior sanction for prosecution of public servants was not obtained, rendering the proceedings invalid.

The judgment pertains to two criminal writ petitions filed by police officers seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investiga...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder and Arms Act Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction Overturned as Prosecution Failed to Establish Complete Chain of Circumstances and Key Witness Testimony Was Unreliable Under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal challenging the dismissal of the appellant's criminal appeal by the High Court of Jharkhand, which had affirmed...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Section 479(2) of MMC Act, 1888 — License Fee Fixation by Commissioner Upheld. The court held that the power to fix fees is not unguided and does not violate Articles 14 or 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.

The petitioners, Rushabh Outdoors (a partnership firm) and Vandana Borse (proprietress of M/s. Synnovation), challenged the constitutional validity of...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Husband in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration. Concurrent findings of guilt under Sections 302 and 342 IPC affirmed as dying declaration was properly recorded, consistent, and credible, meeting admissibility criteria under evidence law.

The Supreme Court considered a criminal appeal challenging concurrent convictions for murder and wrongful confinement. The appellant was accused of be...

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Bombay High Court Allows Concurrency of Sentences Under Section 427(2) CrPC for Prisoner Serving Life Imprisonment. Previous Sentence of Seven Years Directed to Run Concurrently with Life Sentence for Offence Committed Prior to First Conviction.

The petitioner, Kailas Shankar Navekar, was convicted in Sessions Case No. 100/2006 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, for offences under Section...