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The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court comprising of Hon’ble Smt. Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke pleased to acquit the accused Mohd. Sadik, Abdul Kadar and Sheikh Bashir from the charge under section 147, 148 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code R/w. 135 of Bombay Police Act & 4/25 of the Arms Act. The Hon’ble High Court has also dismissed the Criminal Revision filed by the first informant Mohd. Sadik against 17 accused. One Mujib Khan Mustafa Khan lodged the report with the Police Station Anjangaon Surji, Dist. Amravati against the 17 accused persons alleging that the accused have assaulted by means of sword, iron pipes and sticks. Based on the first information report the Police Station Officer of Anjangaon Surji investigated the matter and filed the chargesheet against all 17 accused. The trial was conducted by the Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge-2, Achalpur, wherein the learned Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge-2, Achalpur has convicted the accused Mohd. Sadik, Abdul Kadar and Sheikh Bashir under section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/- by judgment and order dated 30/09/2006. The appellant preferred the Cri. Appeal No. 589/2006 and the first informant/complainant Mujib Khan Mustafa Khan preferred the Criminal Revision No. 102/2007. The Hon’ble High Court by its judgment and order dated 01/08/2024 pleased to allow the appeal and acquitted the accused Mohd. Sadik, Abdul Kadar and Sheikh Bashir also dismissed the revision against the 17 accused by observing that the recovery of the weapon is not proved and the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. ADV. Ishwar S. Charlewar appeared for the appellants and Additional Public Prosecutor Ms. Soniya Thakur appeared for the State. .

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The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court comparising of Justice Nitin M Sambre and Abhay J Mantri has directed the Judicial Magistrate First class, Bhadrawati to decide the application of interim maintenance within a period of 08 weeks. One Rupali Sandeep Petkar filed the petition before the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court alleging there in that though the hearing on the application for grant of Interim Maintenance was conducted on 30th March 2022, however the orders of interim maintenance could not be passed. The petitioner Rupali Petkar filed the Misc. Application No. 35/2019 under section 12 of the Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and also filed an application at Exhibit 5 for grant of Interim maintenance. Though, the non-applicant husband is serving in M.S.R.T.C and admitting that petitioner-wife has no source of income. However, the husband has not provided any maintenance to the petitioner Rupali Petkar or her daughter. The petitioner alleges in the petition that though the protection of women from the Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act came to be enacted with a view to grant speedy relief to the victims of Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act and section 12(5) specifically stipulates the time of 60 days for deciding the application file under the provisions of Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act. However, keeping the interim maintenance pending for such a long period is nothing but the travesty of justice. That, the petitioner Rupali Petkar also prayed for the framing of guidelines to decide the applications for interim maintenance within a stipulated period and also prayed for the directions to the respondents ministry of women and child development, New Delhi and Secretary , Ministry of Law and Judiciary , Government of Maharashtra to take appropriate steps including the appointment of Judicial officers for specially deciding the cases instituted under the provision of the Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act. Adv. I.S. Charlewar and Adv. Kadambini Meshram appeared for the Petitioner. .

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The Bombay High Court invalidated the Look Out Circulars (LOCs) issued by the CBI against Rhea Chakraborty and her family concerning the investigation into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, emphasizing that the mere registration of an FIR does not warrant the issuance of an LOC. "The court emphasized that the Look Out Circular (LOC) cannot linger indefinitely, particularly in this instance, where it extended for over 3½ years. Despite the petitioners' cooperation with the investigation, a fact undisputed, the court highlighted that the fundamental right to travel cannot be restricted except through a due process established by law." Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande, presiding over a division bench, granted the petitions submitted by Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and their parents, Indrajit and Sandhya, to annul the LOCs issued against them in 2020. The court acknowledged the Chakrabortys' cooperation with the CBI's investigation, highlighting their prompt attendance at the CBI office whenever summoned, and found no evidence of attempts to evade arrest or summons on their part. CORAM: REVATI MOHITE DERE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. .

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