Instagram Chat With Student Cannot Be Sole Material To Deny Bail': Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Tuition Teacher In POCSO Case

Advocate for Respondent No.2, is that Instagram chat between Applicant and his friend are appended and this chat shows the nature of the crime allegedly committed by Applicant. However this singular chat when seen, prima facie does not explicitly describe the commission of the offence with which Applicant is charged neither does this chat state the time, place or nature of the offence. Hence in my opinion this cannot be the sole material for considering denying bail to Applicant.

IIN THE HIIGH COURT OF JUDIICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIIMIINAL APPELLATE JURIISDIICTIION

BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3066 OF 2026

Sunil Sundar Gandhi  Vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. 

CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : SEPTEMBER 18, 2026.

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Advocate Merely Allowed Office For Meeting, Did Not Play Major Role In Alleged Forex Fraud: Bombay High Court Grants interim Protection

 Although learned APP has pointed out that there are allegations in the FIR itself which shows that this applicant has allowed her office to be used for the purpose of meeting, it has to be noted that there is no material to show that this applicant was aware about the nature of meeting to be held. {Para 4} 

5) Considering the fact that the only allegation against this applicant about granting permission to use her office, it prima facie appears that she has not played any major role in the alleged offence. Further considering the fact that charge-sheet is already filed and there is no question of recovery from this applicant, her custody need not be insisted. The presence of this applicant can be secured by directing her to join the investigation and attend the police station.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2577/2026

SANGITA JAGANNATH SHETE  VS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA 

CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.

DATE : 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2026

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Bombay HC explains the concept of family feud for the purpose of grant of remission to convict

The term “family feud” as understood in common parlance and as per the meaning given in various dictionaries, essentially means a long-standing dispute between members of a family or between two families. The expression “family” has a broad meaning. It includes not just blood relatives but also relatives by affinity and those connected by law, extending up to various generations. Thus, a feud can arise even within the extended family. A family feud does not necessarily mean a dispute that has been going on for generations. When a prior dispute between family members of the same generation becomes the reason for a subsequent offence, the resulting conflict certainly amounts to a family feud.

{Para 16}

Considering the facts of the case and the above noted meaning of the word "family feud", the case of the petitioner will fall in category 3(b) which deals with "Murders arising out of Land Dispute, Family Feuds, Family Prestige, and Superstition, committed with premeditation" and not in 2(c), which deals with "offences relating to crime against women and minor, committed with exceptional violence and or with brutality".

IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY (AURANGABAD BENCH)

Criminal Writ Petition No. 364 of 2026

Decided On: 09.09.2026

Devidas Vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:

Sandip Kumar Chandrabhan More and Vaishali Patil Jadhav, JJ.

Author: Vaishali Patil Jadhav, J.

Citation: 2026:BHC-AUG:41949-DB,MANU/MH/5860/2026

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Absent, Not Absconding: Rajasthan High Court Holds That Illness-Driven Absence Cannot Cost a Government Servant His Job — Even After Death

 

A widow's decade-long legal battle ends with the Court holding that "unauthorized absence" is not the same as "willful absence," and that denial of an enquiry report is fatal to a dismissal order.

Case Snapshot

Particular	Detail
Case title	Heera Mani vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr.
Case number	D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 1349/2011
Court	High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur
Bench	Hon'ble Chief Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Hon'ble Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur
Date of judgment	16.09.2026
Citation	[2026:RJ-JD:44608-DB]
Order under appeal	Judgment dated 11.12.2008 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2021/2001

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Background: A Constable, Tuberculosis, and Six Charges

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