1 week ago

Bombay HC refuses to interfere in lower court order staying Maharashtra Minister’s conviction

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere in a Nashik sessions court decision that has stayed the conviction of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case of 1995. The court posted the matter for further hearing on April 21 and issued notices to the respondents in the case - the Maharashtra government and Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kokate. Anjali Rathod, daughter of former Minister late Tukaram Dighole, who originally filed complaints against Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kokate, moved the HC challenging the March 5 order of the Nashik sessions court staying the conviction. A magistrate court had, on February 20, convicted the Nationalist Congress Party leader Mr. Kokate and his brother Sunil Kokate and sentenced them to two years of imprisonment for submitting fake documents to get flats under the government quota meant for Economically Weaker Section recipients.

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1 week, 1 day ago

No court relief in plea against pause on Maharashtra minister's conviction in cheating case

India Today

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an interim pause on the Nashik sessions court's order, which had put a hold on the conviction and sentence of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate in a 1995 cheating case. The court was hearing a revision petition and writ petitions filed by two Nashik residents, who wanted the …

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Agri minister Kokate’s conviction stayed

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The Nashik sessions court on Wednesday stayed state agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate’s conviction in a 1995 cheating and forgery case, removing necessity of his removal as a member of the legislative assembly, for now. Agri minister Kokate’s conviction stayed A magistrate court had, on February 20, convicted the minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader, 67, and his brother Sunil …

3 weeks ago

Court stays Maharashtra Minister Kokate's conviction in 1995 cheating case

The Hindu

A court in Nashik on Wednesday stayed the conviction of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case of 1995. While the Magistrate Court last month convicted Manikrao Kokate and his brother, it acquitted two others accused in the same case, registered in 1995 on a complaint of former Minister, late T.S. As per the prosecution, Manikrao …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Legislature or Governor to take decision on Minister Manikrao Kokate after court order: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said a decision on State Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate, convicted in a cheating case, will be taken by the legislature or the Governor after the court's order on the matter. Nationalist Congress Party MLA Kokate was last month convicted by a Magistrate’s court in Nashik in the cheating case and sentenced to two …

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Maharashtra agriculture minister’s fate to be decided on March 5 in cheating case

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The Nashik sessions court on Saturday adjourned the hearing on Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate’s plea seeking a stay on his two-year sentence in a cheating case to March 5. Maharashtra agriculture minister’s fate to be decided on March 5 in cheating case Kokate, 67, was convicted on February 20 on charges of cheating and forgery in a case that …

1 month ago

Order on staying Kokate’s conviction put off till March 1

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The fate of state agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate will hang in balance till March 1 as the Nashik sessions court has reserved its order on staying his conviction in a 30-year-old cheating case. Order on staying Kokate’s conviction put off till March 1 If the court does not stay Kokate’s conviction, he could be disqualified as member of legislative …

1 month ago

Relief for Kokate as Nashik court suspends conviction order

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: A sessions court in Nashik on Monday suspended the two-year prison term handed to state agriculture minister Manikao Kokate and his brother Vijay Kokate, who were found guilty by a magistrate court of acquiring a government-quota flat by submitting fake documents. Another appeal by the minister seeks a stay on the conviction and an order on the same was …

1 month ago

Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate gets 2 years' jail in 30-year-old cheating case

India Today

Maharashtra Agriculture Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate was on Thursday sentenced to two years' imprisonment and Rs 50,000 fine by Nashik district and sessions court in a 1995 case where he was charged with submitting fake documents to get flats under a government quota. Additional Chief Justice of the District Court Rupali Nadwadia also convicted his brother Sunil Kokate …

1 month ago

Maharashtra Minister Gets 2-Year Jail Term in Cheating Case

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: A Nashik district court on Thursday sentenced Maharashtra’s agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kokate to two years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 in a cheating case filed against them 30 years ago. Former minister Tukaram Dighole had filed a petition against them for allegedly showing lower income by using fake documents to get …

1 month ago

Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate gets bail after conviction in 1995 cheating case

The Hindu

The Nashik District Court on Thursday sentenced Maharashtra’s Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother Vjay Kokate to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of ₹50,000 in a 1995 cheating case. Former Minister Tukaram Dighole had filed a petition against the Kokate brothers for fraudulently acquiring flats in the Nirman View Apartment in Yeolekar Mala, Nashik district of Maharashtra. The …

1 month, 1 week ago

High Court slams Maharashtra govt for laxity in Atrocities Act case, seeks compliance

India Today

The Bombay High Court on Monday criticised the Maharashtra government for its lackadaisical approach in taking action against its own Additional Public Prosecutor, who was absent during the hearing of a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act. The bench of Justice Prithviraj Chavan was hearing a petition filed by one SV Guthule, who belongs to the Scheduled …

3 months ago

'Ensure Trials Aren't Delayed Due To Non-Production Of Accused' : Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt & Bombay HC

Live Law

The Supreme Court granted bail under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, citing prolonged incarceration and delay in trial due to the State's failure to produce the accused on most dates out of 102 dates in the last six years. The Court directed “the Registrar General of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Secretary, Home, State of …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutrix's Testimony Concerning Factum Of Occurrence & Persons Involved Ought To Be Scrutinized Before Basing Conviction On It: J&K High Court

Live Law

Highlighting the importance of a consistent and credible narrative from the prosecutrix in rape cases the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that courts must undertake a rigorous scrutiny of a prosecutrix's testimony before reliance can be placed on it. Additionally, the investigating officer did not examine the victim's brother, who allegedly rescued her, or the …

1 year ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the summoning order in a cheating case which was lodged 22 years after the alleged incident, observing that prosecution cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of the available legal remedies merely to further its own malicious agenda.A complaint was filed by a son in 2012 against a manager of his …

1 year ago

SC rejects Maha govt's plea challenging G N Saibaba's acquittal

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maharashtra government application seeking a stay on a Bombay High Court order that acquitted former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and others in the Maoist links case. A two-judge bench of the top court, headed by Justice B R Gavai and also comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta, although, admitted the state …

1 year ago

Bombay High Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea To Stay Prof GN Saibaba's Acquittal Judgment

Live Law

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an application filed by the State of Maharashtra Government seeking to stay the implementation of the acquittal of former Delhi University Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a Maoist-links case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. However, in a special Saturday sitting, which attracted controversy, the Supreme Court stayed the High Court order …

1 year, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court cancels CBI's look out circulars against Rhea Chakraborty, family

India Today

The Bombay High Court cancelled Look Out Circulars issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation against actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and their father, Indrajit Chakraborty, on Thursday. We have dismissed your arguments on maintainability and we have said that it is needless to say that the authority to invoke the LOC whenever the circumstances arise,” the Bombay High …

1 year, 7 months ago

SC sets aside Kerala High Court order suspending conviction of MP Mohd. Faizal

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of a Single Judge Bench of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of Lok Sabha member in an attempt-to-murder case. ‘Societal interest’ In January, the Single Judge Bench of the High Court had suspended Mr. Faizal’s conviction on the ground that societal interest lay in averting an expensive election. However, …

1 year, 8 months ago

'Conviction Lawful': Gujarat HC Rejects Rahul Gandhi's Plea in Defamation Case

The Quint

The Gujarat High Court on Friday, 7 July, refused to stay Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the criminal defamation case filed against him over his 2019 “Modi surname” remark and dismissed his plea against the said conviction. As Justice Hemant Prachchhak read out the operative part of the verdict on Friday, he affirmed that the previous decision of the …

1 year, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case: Guj HC Upholds Sessions Court Order Denying Stay on Conviction

News 18

In a significant setback for Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the order of the Sessions Court denying a stay on his conviction in the Modi surname defamation case. Following Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Purnesh Modi case in Surat, additional defamation cases were filed against him, including one by Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi. On July …

1 year, 8 months ago

Modi Surname Case: Setback for Rahul Gandhi as Gujarat HC Rejects Plea for Stay on Conviction

News 18

In big setback for Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the sessions court order in the plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case related to his remark about the Modi surname. While dismissing the plea, Justice Hemant Prachchhak noted that Gandhi is already facing 10 cases across India, adding the order of the …

1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Acquitting GN Saibaba, Remands Appeals to HC for Consideration by Another Bench

Live Law

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday set aside an order of the Bombay High Court acquitting former Delhi University professor and activist GN Saibaba as well as others over their alleged Maoist links and remanded the matter back to the high court to be considered afresh by a different bench. The matters are remitted back to the high court …

2 years, 1 month ago

Contempt Of Court Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sentences Dismissed Punjab DSP, His Aide To 6 Months In Jail

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sentenced dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide, one Pardeep Sharma to 6 months imprisonment in the contempt case for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC. The background of the case Earlier on Feb 15, the Court …

2 years, 3 months ago

Allahabad High Court Stays Criminal Case Proceedings Pending In Sultanpur Court Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of a 2014 criminal case against the Chief Minister of Delhi and National Convener of Aam Admi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, pending before the MP/MLA Court in the state's Sultanpur District.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh ordered thus while hearing a Section 482 CrPC plea filed by Kejriwal challenging the order …

2 years, 3 months ago

Not being selective against Saibaba, Mah govt to SC in appeal against HC order

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Thursday agreed to produce before the Supreme Court the entire trial court record pertaining to former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba’s conviction for alleged Maoist links, saying the records will demonstrate that Saibaba never raised the issue of sanction during the trial and that the state was not being selective against him. *The Maharashtra …

2 years, 10 months ago

Allahabad HC Refuses To Interfere With Order Dismissing S. 156 (3) CrPC Plea Seeking FIR Against Kunal Kamra For 'Indian Flag' Tweet

Live Law

The Allahabad Hign Court today refused to interfere in a plea challenging a magistrate's order dismissing an application filed under Section 156 CrPC seeking FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweet, which allegedly insulted the Indian flag.Kamra had tweeted a morphed picture of the Supreme Court replacing the tricolor atop it with the flag of a political party.It …

2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in money laundering case

Firstpost

Malik was arrested by the ED over a property deal allegedly linked to the aides of gangster Dawood Ibrahim New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Maharashtra cabinet minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a case of money laundering, saying the probe is at a nascent stage. On 15 March, 2022, the Bombay High …

2 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra: Nawab Malik seeks hearing of plea in Supreme Court in money laundering case

India TV News

Highlights SC agreed to consider listing for hearing the appeal of jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik Malik had filed a habeas corpus plea in the high court claiming that his arrest was illegal Malik was arrested by the ED over a property deal allegedly linked to the aides of gangster Dawood The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider listing …

3 years ago

Contempt plea against Maharashtra govt for not following court orders pertaining to new land for Bombay HC

India Today

A lawyer from Mumbai has moved the Bombay High Court seeking issuance of contempt against Maharashtra government authorities for non-compliance of an order pertaining to allotting of land for the new building of the high court. Earlier order Abdi stated that while hearing a public interest litigation filed by him in 2012 seeking a new building with fixtures and annexures …

3 years, 1 month ago

Put On Hold Investigations Against Param Bir Singh Till Final Decision On Plea For CBI Probe : Supreme Court Tells Maharashtra Govt

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the petition filed by ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh to March 9, 2022. The Court said that it will take a call as to whether investigation is to be transferred to the CBI or not.While posting the petition seeking protection from coercive steps by Mumbai police in the cases registered against Param Bir Singh …

3 years, 3 months ago

Conviction Cannot Be Solely Based On Admissions Made By Accused In His Statement Under Section 313 CrPC: Bombay High Court

Live Law

The Bombay High Court has said conviction cannot be solely based on the admissions made by the accused in his statement under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A single judge bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai while acquitting two accused of possessing counterfeit currency in Mach 2016, said, "The prosecution having failed to establish the guilt of the accused …

3 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Investigation Against BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya & 2 Others In Rape Case; Extends Interim Protection

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant a stay on the criminal case lodged against BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi for the offence of rape. A Bench comprising Justices M.R Shah and A.S Bopanna further ordered that the interim protection from arrest granted earlier by the High Court must be continued until the …

3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Maharashtra Govt Appeal Against CBI Probe Into Transfers & Postings By Ex-HM Anil Deshmukh

Live Law

The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by State of Maharashtra against the Bombay High Court order of allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate into the transfers and posting connected to former Home Minister Anil Deshkmukh, who had resigned following corruption allegations made by ex-Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh. While dismissing the plea, the division bench …

3 years, 7 months ago

SC dismisses Maharashtra govt plea challenging CBI probe against former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

India Today

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into transfer and posting of cops by former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. It said that an impression is being created that the state is trying to protect the former home minister by not allowing the probe on the aspect of transfer and posting …

3 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra govt hampering investigation in Anil Deshmukh case, CBI tells Bombay High Court

India Today

The Central Bureau of Investigation has told the Bombay High Court that the Maharashtra government is interfering in and hampering its investigation into the case against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh. The central agency has sought directions from the Bombay High Court to the Maharashtra government to provide the documents sought by the CBI. The CBI requested these documents …

3 years, 9 months ago

'CBI FIR Simply Copy-Pastes Param Bir's Petition; This Is Overreaching Court Order': Maharashtra Govt Argues In Bombay High Court

Live Law

The Maharashtra Government on Monday concluded its arguments in their petition before the Bombay High Court challenging certain portions of the Central Bureau of Investigation's FIR against former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and unknown others. Dada cited several instances to demonstrate that Chief Justice Dipankar Datta's bench had ordered the CBI to conduct the preliminary enquiry against Deshmukh on …

3 years, 9 months ago

Bombay High Court Adjourns Maharashtra Govt Plea Against CBI Probe In Anil Deshmukh Case To June 18

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the Maharashtra Government's petition, Filed through the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, seeking deletion of portions in Central Bureau of Investigation's FIR against former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and others, to June 18. The CBI also agreed to continue its statement that it would not act till June 19 on …

5 years, 4 months ago

Non-disclosure Of Criminal Cases: Summons Issued Against Devendra Fadnavis By Magistrate Court

Live Law

A Judicial Magistrate First Class has issued summons against Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra in the previous government, and asked him to remain present in Court on December 4 in relation to a case filed by Advocate Satish Uke alleging that Fadnavis failed to disclose a couple of pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for …

6 years ago

Lakhan Bhaiya encounter: Bombay HC stays Maharashtra govt order granting pre-mature release to 11 cops

India Today

The Bombay High Court today set aside the Maharashtra government's order which granted pre-mature release to 11 convicts in the Lakhan Bhaiya encounter case of 2006. In 2013, a Mumbai sessions court had awarded life sentences to 21 people, including 13 Mumbai Police personnel, convicted for killing Ramnarayan Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiya in a fake encounter on November 11, 2006. …

6 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Maharashtra's plea in Koregaon-Bhima case

India TV News

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra government's appeal challenging the refusal of the Bombay High Court to extend the 90-day limit for filing charge-sheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. The top court was hearing an appeal of the state government against the Bombay High Court's order refusing to extend the time limit of 90 days …

6 years, 5 months ago

Koregaon Bhima case: Maharashtra govt moves SC challenging Bombay HC order

India TV News

The Maharashtra government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Koregaon Bhima violence case was set aside. The Bombay High Court Wednesday had quashed the lower court’s decision by which the Maharahstra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation …

6 years, 5 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Supreme Court to hear Maharashtra govt's plea challenging Bombay HC ruling on 29 October

Firstpost

The apex court’s decision comes after the Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the lower court’s decision by which the Maharashtra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation and file the charge sheet in the violence case in which several rights activist had been made accused. The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the Maharashtra government’s plea …

7 years ago

Bombay HC Directs Action Against Husband Who Made False Allegations Of Extra-Marital Affair Against Wife In Affidavit [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court recently directed that action be initiated against a husband for making allegations against his wife in his anticipatory bail application, despite such allegations having been found to be false during police investigation.Justice A.S. Gadkari was hearing an application filed under Section 340 read with Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The husband, however, continued …

7 years ago

Loya Case-Initiate Contempt Against Bombay HC Admin Committee: Jaising, Wind Up Judiciary If The Allegations That Entire System Acting For 'One Man' Is True:Salve

Live Law

"The Supreme Court while transferring the Sohrabuddin trial outside of Gujarat had envisaged the starting point of the trial to be the assignment of the case to an appropriate CBI court by the Administrative Committee of the Bombay High Court.judge Utpat had required the personal presence of Amit Shah on June 26, 2014, and at 4 PM on June 25, …

7 years ago

Loya Case-Initiate Contempt Against Bombay HC Admin Committee: Jaising, Wind Up Judiciary If The Allegations That Entire System Acting For 'One Man' Is True:Salve

Live Law

7 years, 2 months ago

Police Verification Report Sparks Legal Battle Over Civil Judge Selection

Live Law

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Mohammad Imran, who challenged the cancellation of his selection to the post of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class citing an unfavourable police verification report. The bench of Justice Vasanti Naik and Justice Sarang Kotwal found that Imran was acquitted in the criminal case and that the …

7 years, 2 months ago

Bombay HC Upholds State’s Decision To Cancel Selection Of Man For Post Of JMFC As He Was Tried For Serious Offences [Read Order]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by one Mohammad Imran, who challenged the cancellation of his selection to the post of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class citing an unfavourable police verification report.The bench of Justice Vasanti Naik and Justice Sarang Kotwal was hearing the case.Case BackgroundThe petitioner was selected after giving. The Bombay …

11 years, 2 months ago

Bombay HC refuses to stay trial in Shakti Mills gangrape case

Firstpost

Hearing the plea of the accused for transfer of Shakti Mills gangrape case, the Bombay High Court on Friday refused to stay the trial in the lower court and asked their lawyers to make a proper representation. Mumbai: Hearing the plea of the accused for transfer of Shakti Mills gangrape case, the Bombay High Court on Friday refused to stay …

13 years ago

DA case: Kripashankar moves SC against HC order

Firstpost

Former Maharashtra Congress chief Kripashankar Singh on Thursday moved Supreme Court seeking a stay against Bombay High Court order for his prosecution and attachment of properties in the disproportionate assets case. New Delhi: Former Maharashtra Congress chief Kripashankar Singh on Thursday moved Supreme Court seeking a stay against Bombay High Court order for his prosecution and attachment of properties in …

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