High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Vishal Ganesh Kasabe v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to insufficient and inconsistent evidence, emphasizing strict adherence to principles governing circumstantial evidence.
Green Gene Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed the MPCB's amendment restricting the petitioner's hazardous waste operations, holding it illegal and violative of statutory rights and fundamental freedoms.
Maharashtra State Financial Corporation v. Nimba Jagannath Tamboli
The Bombay High Court upheld reinstatement and back wages for an employee acquitted honourably after dismissal for criminal conviction, holding that employer discretion under staff regulations must be exercised in good faith and termination post-acquittal without due process amounts to unfair labour practice.
Kartiki Awantika v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed candidates limited access to their evaluated answer sheets to prevent grave injustice but declined to order re-evaluation absent statutory right, emphasizing the discretionary nature of writ jurisdiction in competitive exams.
Rasik Narsingh Chauhan v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that lands not validly notified as forests and restored under Section 22A of the MPF Act prior to the Forest Conservation Act are not forest lands requiring Central Government permission for non-forest use, quashing mutation entries imposing such conditions.
Dineshkumar Gokuldas Kalantry v. The State of Maharashtra & Dr. Prithi Paul Sethi
The Bombay High Court held that while a Magistrate has discretionary power to order further investigation after framing of charge, such power must be exercised judiciously and dismissed the complainant's application for further investigation in the absence of justifiable grounds.
Bilal Malang Shaikh v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court modified the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II IPC based on a reliable dying declaration and application of Exception 4 of Section 300 IPC, while acquitting him of cruelty under Section 498-A IPC.
Anuj Arjun Pawar v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of three accused for gang rape and murder based on strong circumstantial evidence, medical opinion, and corroborative call data records, rejecting challenges to the prosecution's case.
Mr. Hashim Basheer v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court directed concurrent running of sentences in multiple Section 138 NI Act cases arising from the same loan transaction and ordered the petitioner’s release after substantial imprisonment.
Alpesh Navinchandra Gosalia v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking direction for investigation into alleged financial frauds, holding that no exceptional circumstances existed to override prior adjudications and alternative remedies.
Captain Baliram Bhaskarrao Shinde v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR under Section 304 Part II IPC against a retired army officer, holding his actions in self-defence lawful and the prosecution mala fide to cover police negligence.
Hashim Basheer v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that sentences in multiple Section 138 NI Act cases arising from the same loan transaction should run concurrently and ordered the petitioner's release after considering his prolonged imprisonment.
Yogesh Prakash Kela & Ors. v. High Court on its Own Motion & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that willful disobedience of Court orders by company directors constitutes civil contempt but set aside imprisonment and excessive fines due to procedural lapses and accepted the appellants' apology.
Sunil @ Satya Shantaram Dalvi v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the bail application of accused involved in a mob lynching, holding that parity does not apply due to their overt violent acts and the serious nature of offences, despite long incarceration.
Rajesh Dhakal Rao v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Bombay High Court dismissed bail for an accused in a mob lynching case, holding that parity with co-accused does not apply due to the accused's distinct and serious role, and long incarceration alone does not justify bail in grave offences.
Union of India v. Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Pvt. Ltd.
The High Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal's order setting aside attachment orders under PMLA, holding that monies advanced before the Prevention of Corruption Act became a scheduled offence were not proceeds of crime and that Enforcement Directorate was bound by its prior admissions.
Shrabani Deodhar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against TV channel officials for airing a serial episode allegedly insulting Scheduled Caste members, holding that the essential ingredients of offences under the Atrocities Act, IPC, and PCR Act were not prima facie made out against them.
Siddharth Mohan v. Sandip Sharma
The Bombay High Court upheld the City Civil Court's order allowing amendment and additional evidence in a Charity Application under Section 72 of the Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950, emphasizing that allegations of fraud justify such relief notwithstanding procedural restrictions.
Ambar Auto Engineers Pvt. Ltd. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court dismissed the petition challenging MIDC's allotment of a disputed industrial plot, holding that the petitioner had no pre-emptory right after omitting the plot from his application and accepting alternate allotments.
The Manglorian Garden Homes Co-operative Housing Society Limited v. Jan Mohammed S. Sama & Ors.
The High Court held that defendants failed to prove subsisting license and payment of compensation as of 1 February 1973, thereby upholding the eviction decree under the Bombay Rent Act.