High Court of Bombay
5,061 judgments
Shobha Gurunath Mali & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the life conviction of accused no.2 for the homicidal death of his wife by throttling, acquitted others of murder but convicted them for giving false information under section 201 IPC, rejecting the suicide defence due to lack of corroboration.
Faiyaz @ Baba Arif Zariwala v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of accused for rape under section 376 IPC, rejected delay and non-disclosure defenses, and enhanced the sentence to the statutory minimum, emphasizing the need for stringent punishment in sexual assault cases.
The State of Maharashtra v. Rajesh Sadashiv Dhaware & Ors.
The High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry death case, holding that prosecution failed to prove cruelty or dowry demand beyond reasonable doubt and the dying declaration was unreliable.
Tanaji Maruti Kolekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder and related offences based on a complete and cogent chain of circumstantial evidence including forged documents, incriminating conduct, and discovery of the body and weapon.
Raju Laxman Pachhapure v. Union of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging excise duty demand, holding that statutory appeal remedies under the CGST Act must be exhausted before invoking writ jurisdiction.
Hitesh Hemant Malhotra v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted bail to the accused in an NDPS case holding that the weight of paper carrying dried LSD drops is not to be counted towards commercial quantity, thus Section 37 rigors do not apply.
The State of Maharashtra v. Eknath Bhila Khairnar
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the oral dying declaration and other evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Sanjay Dhondu Manchekar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction for cheating under Section 420 IPC based on proved inducement and dishonor of promise but reduced the sentence from five to three years considering mitigating factors.
Umesh Navnitlal Shah HUF v. Income Tax Officer – Circle 18(3)(5)
The Bombay High Court held that the petitioner’s case was a non-search case requiring computation of disputed tax at 100% under the DTVSV Act and rejected belated additional grounds challenging LTCG additions, directing issuance of revised tax computation accordingly.
Vinobha Bhave Nagar Godavari Adhyapak Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. Central Railway
The Bombay High Court quashed the arbitrary refusal by Central Railway to grant a No-Objection Certificate for redevelopment, directing issuance of the NOC after joint surveys confirmed no encroachment on railway land.
Yogesh Waman Athavale v. Vikram Abasaheb Jadhav
The Bombay High Court held that mere judicial errors or negligence do not amount to contempt unless there is willful disobedience, and dismissed a contempt petition against a subordinate judge for not following binding precedents.
The State of Maharashtra v. Amar Dnyaneshwar Dhake & Amit Vilas Pardeshi
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, emphasizing the unreliability of eyewitness testimony and lack of corroboration.
The State of Maharashtra v. Sadhana Suresh Jadhav & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry death case due to unreliable dying declarations and insufficient prosecution evidence.
Faiyyaz Mullaji v. The Secretary, Urban Development Department and Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that additional FSI granted for construction of a star graded hotel in the No Development Zone was unauthorized under the applicable Development Control Regulations, allowing the PIL challenging such permissions to proceed.
Vinita Umesh Singh v. The Administrator, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
The Bombay High Court held that the requirement to have studied Class VIII within the Union Territory for MBBS admission priority is arbitrary and must be read down to include candidates like the petitioner who studied Class VIII outside but Classes IX to XII within the Union Territory, upholding merit and equality under Article 14.
Osho International Foundation v. Mr. Kishor Raval alias Swami Anandi
The Bombay High Court upheld the Charity Commissioner's rejection of a public trust's application to sell immovable property, affirming the Commissioner's inquisitorial powers to order a special audit and emphasizing the necessity of genuine financial need for alienation under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.
Mistry Park CHS Ltd. v. Dr. Bharat Prem Shivdasani & Dr. Haresh Prem Shivdasani
The Bombay High Court upheld the Registrar's orders granting regular membership to garage occupants in a Co-operative Housing Society, interpreting 'flat' broadly under the amended Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, and rejecting the Society's jurisdictional and bye-law objections.
Rohit Sidram Khatal v. The Commissioner of Police
The Bombay High Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unexplained delay in considering the detenu's representation and substantial mistranslations violating his constitutional right under Article 22(5).
The State of Maharashtra v. Pradeep Krishna Bhise
The High Court upheld the acquittal of the accused in a murder case due to unreliable ocular evidence and a dying declaration not proved to be voluntary or credible.
The State of Maharashtra v. Jayant Nanasaheb Salve
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a sexual offence case due to the prosecution's failure to prove the prosecutrix's minority and absence of consent beyond reasonable doubt.