The court directed that Rs 1 lakh submitted by petitioner with its registry as security as per PIL rules stand forfeited and asked the registry to give the amount to the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority.
Bombay HC rejects bail plea of woman involved in prostitution racket
The woman and her husband were booked under various sections of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after the police conducted a raid in Kandivali in 2016. December 11, 2020 4:22:41 am
A division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice RI Chagla made these observations on December 22. (File)
The Bombay High Court has recently rejected the bail plea of a woman accused of being part of a prostitution racket in Mumbai involving minor girls.
The woman and her husband were booked under various sections of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after the police conducted a raid in Kandivali in 2016.
Bombay HC flags rising incidents of farmers duped by traders in Maharashtra
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has raised concern over rising incidents of farmers duped by traders, observing that former’s inability to afford litigations enables the latter to get richer on their farm produce. Updated: December 10, 2020 9:08:27 pm
Omkar Gokhale(Express Photo)
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has raised concern over rising incidents of farmers duped by traders, observing that former’s inability to afford litigations enables the latter to get richer on their farm produce.
It noted that many exploited and distressed farmers across the state have been driven to suicide.
Weight of paper with LSD drops cannot be counted in determining drug: Bombay HC
The bail applicant was arrested by Vartaknagar police station in Thane on June 8, last year, after he was allegedly found in possession of 10 pieces of papers containing LSD drops. Updated: December 10, 2020 5:47:20 pm
The Bombay High Court. (Express Photo/File)
The Bombay High Court recently held that the weight of paper used to carry LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) drops cannot be counted while ascertaining the quantity of the contraband material if it is small, intermediate or commercial as prescribed in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The court held that the process of drying LSD solution on a piece of paper merely facilitates consumption of drug and doesn’t change the substance of drug or its chemical composition.
Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR against 3 accused of duping Jalgaon farmers
The court added, Farmer suicides are increasing day by day as farmers are facing all kinds of problems, and the problem of cheating is additional circumstance compelling farmers to commit suicide . December 10, 2020 11:49:29 pm
Police booked the trio under sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC. The complaint was lodged by an informant, who is a broker in agricultural produce. (Representational)
THE AURANGABAD bench of the Bombay High Court recently raised concerns over an increase in cases of traders cheating farmers, and observed that traders take advantage of farmers’ inability to afford litigation compelling them to die by suicide.