Bombay High Court
MUMBAI: Declining relief to a man charged with forcing a woman to terminate her pregnancy twice against her wish, Bombay high court observed that an amicable settlement with her is no basis to quash the first information report.
A bench of Justices S Shinde and Manish Pitale rejected his petition to quash to the FIR by Ambernath police station under IPC sections 376 (punishment for sexual assault) and 313 (causing miscarriage without woman’s consent). On March 31 the judges were told the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the woman also said she has voluntarily agreed to the settlement. However, the prosecutor opposed quashing of FIR, saying that the allegations against the man are serious as he has not only committed offence under section 376 but even section 313.
Param Bir Singh
MUMBAI: If the Uddhav Thackeray-led government decides to initiate a departmental probe against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, he is preparing for a long-drawn legal battle with the government.
“I have a fundamental right to approach the high court. I do not know the plan of the government. I am consulting my lawyers. If the government initiates a departmental probe, I will act as per the advice of my lawyers,’’ Singh told TOI on Saturday.
Days after an unceremonious exit as Mumbai police commissioner, Singh wrote a strongly-worded letter to the chief minister, saying, home minister Anil Deshmukh has asked assistant police inspector Sachin Waze to mobilize Rs 100 crore per month from hotels, restaurants and bars in Mumbai. Then he filed a writ petition before the high court, which asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the allegations and submit a report within 15 days. The state government approached the Supreme Court, but
Migrants arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla, on Saturday, to board trains for their native places. Maharashtra government had announced a lockdown to contain the surge in Covid-19 cases
MUMBAI: On the first day of the weekend lockdown on Saturday, the state not only registered a slight dip in positive Covid-19 detections but got an assurance from the Centre about additional ventilators and funds to hire additional healthcare workers to combat the second wave of the pandemic.
Maharashtra registered 55,441 cases a 7% drop as compared to the previous day and 309 deaths. In only 11 days of this month, the state has added over 5.3 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases. Nearly the same was added in the entire month of September 2020, considered to be the peak of the first wave. Mumbai seemed grimmer in comparison as daily cases and deaths rose even as only 30 out of the 1,273 ventilators were vacant.
“This is a health emergency and so priority should be given to the lives of the people. The situation is grim and we have to impose strict restrictions to slow down the spread,” said Thackeray.
Senior officials said while the current restrictions will continue, unchecked daytime movement on weekdays may be restricted too. Currently, there is only a prohibitory order which does not allow assembly of more than five people during the day, though movement is unrestricted. He said the government is likely to continue with public transport such as trains, autos and buses for essential workers and for the general public for essential activities and emergencies.