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A Public Interest Litigation filed in the Bombay High Court challenges mutual fund advertisement campaigns conducted by SEBI and AMFI. On 18 December 2024, the court issued notice to SEBI and appointed an amicus curiae to assist with the matter. As reported on 31 January 2025, the division bench of the Chief Justice and Justice Dangre recused themselves from the proceedings.
Chandrabhan Sanap was originally convicted and sentenced to death by a trial court for the 2014 rape and murder of a woman in Mumbai, a decision upheld by the Bombay High Court in 2018. On 28 January 2025, the Supreme Court of India set aside this conviction and acquitted him, citing significant gaps in the prosecution's evidence.
Akshay Shinde, who was accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, died while in police custody. As reported on 20 January 2025, a judicial magistrate's inquiry concluded that five police officers were responsible for his death.
Anuj Thapan, an accused in the Salman Khan house firing case, died in police custody. On 7 December 2024, the Bombay High Court dismissed allegations of foul play regarding his death after previously criticizing the incomplete nature of the autopsy report in May 2024.
The Bombay High Court granted bail to Sukesh Chandrasekhar on 6 July 2024 in a 2015 cheating case registered by the Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai Police. The court noted his seven years of incarceration in connection with the proceedings, which originated under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act.
A historical libel case filed in 1862 by a Vaishnavite leader against social reformer Karsandas Mulji, which recently became the subject of a legal challenge regarding the release of a film based on the trial.
Yashovardhan Birla is facing an investigation by the Mumbai Economic Offences Wing regarding alleged cheating and the diversion of investor funds, which led to the state-approved attachment of properties. A special court in Mumbai made his interim bail absolute on 27 April 2022. The matter remains ongoing, with the Bombay High Court most recently issuing an order in a writ petition filed by Birla on 30 April 2024.
Influencer Sapna Gill and others were arrested following an altercation with cricketer Prithvi Shaw involving allegations of extortion and criminal intimidation. Gill subsequently filed a cross-complaint alleging molestation, leading a Mumbai court to issue summons to Prithvi Shaw as reported on 30 April 2024. Additionally, the Bombay High Court issued a notice to Shaw on 13 April 2023 regarding Gill's petition to quash the initial FIR.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating Franklin Templeton for alleged money laundering linked to the siphoning of investor funds. As reported on 23 April 2024, the High Court observed that the agency had collected material supporting these allegations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The investigation remains ongoing.
The Supreme Court heard an appeal against a Bombay High Court judgment that had cancelled the caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana. The High Court had previously alleged that the 'mochi' caste certificate was obtained using fabricated documents.
Mumbai Police registered a case of blackmail and extortion involving bookie Anil Jaisinghani and his aide Nirmal Jaisinghani, which included allegations of bribery involving Amruta Fadnavis. Following their arrest in March 2023, the accused were sent to judicial custody by a special court on 27 March 2023. As reported on 31 January 2024, the Bombay High Court granted bail to Anil Jaisinghani.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that challenged the Maharashtra State Government's decision to declare January 22nd as a public holiday. The petitioner argued that the notification violated the principles of secularism.
Former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede is accused of demanding a bribe in connection with the 2021 drugs case involving Aryan Khan. The CBI is opposing his petition to quash the FIR filed against him. As of 28 November 2023, the Bombay High Court has extended his interim protection from coercive action until 10 January 2024.
Actor Sheezan Khan was arrested following the death of his co-star Tunisha Sharma. After the Vasai Court remanded him to judicial custody on 31 December 2022, he was granted bail by the Thane Court on 6 March 2023. The Bombay High Court issued an order regarding the matter on 10 November 2023.
The Central Bureau of Investigation investigated allegations of corruption involving the unauthorized phone tapping of political leaders by IPS officer Rashmi Shukla. On 8 September 2023, the Bombay High Court quashed two FIRs filed against her regarding these allegations.
Mumbai police investigated allegations that police officers extorted money from traditional couriers known as angadias, naming IPS officer Saurabh Tripathi as an accused. The Bombay High Court granted Saurabh Tripathi anticipatory bail on 18 November 2022, and the Maharashtra government revoked his suspension on 29 August 2023.
The Bombay High Court held that the 2012 death of a 32-year-old undertrial prisoner was caused by the negligence of jail staff and police in providing medical aid.
Vipul Chitalia, an accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, sought bail from the Bombay High Court. The court observed that bail should not be denied solely because the matter is classified as an economic offence.
The Bombay High Court commuted the death sentences of three convicts to life imprisonment in the 2013 Shakti Mills gangrape case. The court upheld their conviction for the gangrape of a photojournalist in Mumbai.
The Supreme Court set aside a Bombay High Court judgment that had interpreted 'sexual assault' under the POCSO Act as requiring direct skin-to-skin contact. The apex court clarified that physical contact made with sexual intent is sufficient to constitute an offence under the Act.
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