News Update Lawyers opinions on POCSO judgment of Bombay High Court 28 Jan 2021 A recent judgment of the Bombay High Court read that skin to skin contact is a requirement to qualify as sexual assault, this judgement read as:"Admittedly, it is not the…
News Update SC put HC order on stay which acquits man under the POCSO Act 28 Jan 2021 The Supreme Court put stay on the order of the Bombay High Court which seeks to acquit a man from the charges of sexual harrasment/assault under the Prevention of Children…
News Update Bombay HC on interim relief prayed by Sonu Sood 21 Jan 2021 Sonu Sood had appealed against the order of the City Civil court, Dindoshi, of rejecting his plea of interim relief against any action of Brihanmumbaimumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with regards to…
News Update Bombay High Court grants Tandav creators transit immunity, in Lucknow FIR 21 Jan 2021 Taandav series director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Mehra and writers Gaurav Solanki and Aparna Purohit Head of India Originals, Amazon Prime India in the FIR registered against them in…
News Update Holding hand of minor to express love, inadvertent physical touch without sexual intent not assault under POCSO 28 Dec 2020 The Bombay High Court recently held that merely holding or touching hand to express love towards a minor without sexual intent does not amount to offence of sexual assault under…
News Update Bombay HC dismisses harassment case filed by Bollywood actor’s estranged wife, grants anticipatory bail to accused brother-in-law 3 Nov 20203 Nov 2020 Actor’s brother was booked under Sections 354, 354A, 354D, 506, 509 of IPC after actor’s wife filed a complaint in Mumbai police station at Versova branch. She alleged that she…
News Update Court extends tenure of its interim orders to December 22 in Maharashtra and Goa 1 Nov 2020 While hearing a suo moto case, the Bombay High Court has extended the tenure of its interim orders relating to a stay on eviction, demolition and dispossession till December 22…
News Update Bombay High Court lauds Mumbai Police effort amid Covid-19, says cooperation essential 1 Nov 2020 The Bombay High Court has praised Mumbai Police, saying that in the midst of the Corona crisis, the police are performing duties while combating all the hurdles, so cooperation is also expected…
News Update Saket Gokhale Files Petition At Bombay High Court for Removal of NCW Chairperson 28 Oct 2020 RTI Activist Saket Gokhale has moved the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the Ministry of Women & Child Development for removal of Ms. Rekha Sharma as the Chairperson of…
News Update Bombay HC granted Bail to Rhea Chakraborty, two others in NDPS case; Bail pleas by Abdul Parihar, Showik Chakraborty rejected 7 Oct 2020 Justice SV Kotwal of the Bombay High Court today granted bail to Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, Dipesh Sawant and Samuel Miranda in cases registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic…
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