High Court of Bombay
4,154 judgments
Sashidhar Jagdishan v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court held that under Section 223 of B.N.S.S., notice to the accused must be issued only after recording verification of the complainant and witnesses, quashing the Magistrate's premature notice issuance.
M/s Global Impex v. M/s Sipping Tea Cinemas LLP
The Bombay High Court granted interim injunctions under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act to protect the petitioner’s assigned rights in the movie Charak pending arbitration, holding the Agreement to be a present assignment and the petitioner ready to perform.
Balasaheb Maruti Baswant v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC where the appellant set his wife on fire, rejecting claims of suicide and applicability of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.
Tata Motors Finance Solution Ltd v. Parbez Hamid
The Bombay High Court held that when a district court is first seized of an arbitration application, the appropriate High Court for Section 11 jurisdiction is the one exercising supervisory control over that district court, not a different High Court chosen by agreement.
Ambadas Chandrakant Aaretta v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on consistent dying declarations and corroborative evidence, rejecting the appellant's claim of lesser offence under Section 304 IPC.
Govind Kakuram Kataria v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings against petitioners for lack of grievous hurt and procedural irregularities, holding continuation would be abuse of process.
Rakesh Mahadu Dandekar & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court set aside murder convictions due to unreliable discovery evidence and defective confession, emphasizing strict procedural compliance and benefit of doubt.
Amit Chandole v. Directorate of Enforcement
The High Court held that a Magistrate must apply judicial mind before accepting a 'C' Summary Report and that committal of scheduled offences to the PMLA Special Court under Section 44(1)(c) can only occur after cognizance of the offence is taken, setting aside premature committal and acceptance orders.
Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues v. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited
The Bombay High Court held that wards appointed as legal dependents are entitled to enjoy club membership privileges as dependent children, rejecting the club's claim of misrepresentation and interpreting its bye-laws to include wards as dependents.
Sucheta Desmond Rodrigues v. The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Limited
The Bombay High Court held that a golf club was estopped from denying installment payment of membership fees after accepting such payments and that termination of membership on grounds of non-payment and non-submission of golf scorecards was unjustified and malafide.
Rekha P. Thapar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held the Municipal Corporation liable for negligence leading to a fatal fire at a restaurant, awarding compensation to victims' families for violation of their fundamental right to life.
Shreekant Yallappa Doifode; Pravin Yallappa Doifode; Shankar Akaram Doifode v. The State of Maharashtra
The High Court set aside the murder convictions due to suppression of material facts and unexplained injuries on accused, holding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and recognizing the plea of private defence as probable.
Jagadeesa G. Chary v. Nirmal Bang Securities Pvt. Ltd.
The Bombay High Court upheld arbitral awards rejecting claims of unauthorized trades and dismissed the petition challenging the awards and arbitrator appointment under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Mohd. Siddik Shaikh & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors.
The High Court upheld the demolition of unauthorized construction above the 5th floor under Section 354A of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, emphasizing proper service, satisfaction of the Designated Officer, and adherence to natural justice principles before demolition.
Tayyab Haider Siddique v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to the applicant in a land fraud case, holding that the dispute is primarily civil and lacks prima facie evidence of criminal intent, thus custodial interrogation is unwarranted.
Tejas Lalit Soni v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court allowed anticipatory bail to the applicant in a cheating and criminal breach of trust case arising from a contractual dispute, holding that mere breach of contract without fraudulent intention at inception does not constitute a criminal offence.
Dhruv Dalip Tahil v. State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court set aside the trial court's rejection of discharge, holding that improper joinder of multiple offences over 18 months violated CrPC provisions and that prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the accused under the NDPS Act.
Dr. Suhas Sampat Jadhavar v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court partly allowed the revision, dropping charges related to procedural non-compliance under the MTP Act but remanding the matter for trial on substantive IPC offences concerning alleged illegal abortions.
Mr. Subodh Medsikar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Bombay High Court quashed criminal proceedings against the petitioner for sexual harassment allegations, holding the FIR to be inherently improbable and malicious, thus amounting to abuse of process of law.
Prasad Rajnikant Sheth v. The State of Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court upheld the freezing of a bank account under Section 102 CrPC linked to alleged fraud but allowed withdrawal of unrelated funds, clarifying the scope of police powers and writ jurisdiction.