High Court of Bombay
5,131 judgments
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.
State of Maharashtra v. Sharad Ramdas Shelar
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove cruelty and that the presumption under Section 113-A Evidence Act is discretionary and not automatic.
Suresh Angloswami Naidu v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed the appeal by modifying the appellant's conviction from aggravated penetrative sexual assault under Section 5(l) POCSO to penetrative sexual assault under Section 4 POCSO due to lack of proper charge framing, while upholding other convictions and sentences.
Shailesh Mulchand Savla v. The Chief Executive Officer, Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the termination of the petitioner as Developer under section 13(2) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act for intentional delay and nonperformance in completing the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, affirming the CEO/SRA and AGRC orders.
The State of Maharashtra v. Santosh @ Krushnadeo Yogiraj Kapse & Ors.
The Bombay High Court dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the acquittal of accused for lack of evidence proving cruelty, abetment of suicide, or murder in the death of the deceased.
The State of Maharashtra v. Nandu Pandu Kamble & Ors.
The Bombay High Court upheld the acquittal of accused in a kidnapping and rape case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the victim was under 16 years, and that the evidence indicated consensual intercourse and voluntary elopement.
Leena Rupesh Chinchagharkar v. State of Maharashtra & others
The Bombay High Court directed immediate custody of an 18-month-old child to the mother under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, enforcing a Magistrate's order via writ of habeas corpus despite pending challenges.
Gourang Anil Wakade v. Income Tax Officer
The Bombay High Court held that reassessment notices under Sections 148 and 148A of the Income Tax Act issued to a deceased person are void ab initio and cannot bind legal heirs.
Crosseas Capital Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India
The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging SEBI show cause notices, holding that objections including res judicata and jurisdictional challenges must be decided together by the adjudicating authority without treating them as preliminary issues to prevent undue delay.
The State of Maharashtra v. Anil Kohil
The Bombay High Court held that attachment proceedings under the MPID Act must be challenged before the designated court under that Act and not before the NCLT, which lacks jurisdiction over such matters despite insolvency proceedings under the I.B. Code.
Aaditya @ Sadanand Dilip Parab v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of a married man for sexually assaulting a minor girl under the POCSO Act, affirming that consent of a child below 16 years is immaterial.
Vinod Jaysing Kashid v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that dying declarations recorded by police officers are admissible if truthful and voluntary, and reduced the appellant's conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I IPC due to sudden fight and lack of premeditation.
Dhanaji Rambhau Satpute v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction of a husband for murdering his wife by strangulation and setting her body on fire, relying on circumstantial evidence and the accused's failure to provide a plausible explanation.
Irwin Edmund Sequeira and Ors. v. MV Karnika
The Bombay High Court held that expenses incurred by the P&I Correspondent for unpaid crew wages and necessities before court approval cannot be treated as Sheriff’s expenses payable with priority from sale proceeds without prior leave, and the claim must await final adjudication.
Aditya Sham Chaturvedi v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of a 20-year-old appellant for kidnapping a minor with intent to wrongfully confine him, rejecting his appeal and affirming the applicability of Sections 363 and 365 IPC.
JSW Steel Ltd. v. M/s. Paras Das Jain and Sons and 2 Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that amendments to pleadings under Order VI Rule 17 CPC are permissible in summary suits under Order XXXVII CPC even after defendants seek leave to defend, provided they do not alter the cause of action or prejudice the defendants.