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Topic: Bombay High Court

What is transit anticipatory bail? All about the bail Nikita & Shantanu got in toolkit case

Nikita Jacob has been granted transit anticipatory bail by Bombay HC for three weeks, while Shantanu Muluk got the bail for a period of ten days.

Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR against Sushant Singh’s sister in prescription forgery case

Court says prima facie there's evidence against Priyanka Singh for allegedly forging a medical prescription for Sushant Singh Rajput, but quashes FIR against another sister, Meetu.

Bombay High Court allows mentally challenged rape survivor to terminate 23-week pregnancy

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allows one to terminate a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks only if courts conclude that it poses a threat to the health of mother or child.

POCSO court denies bail to man saying child knows ‘good touch bad touch’

Special judge Bharati Kale, while rejecting the bail plea of the accused, said the victim has categorically stated that the applicant touched her and 'she felt it was a bad touch'.

Judge, who passed controversial POCSO orders, was appointed despite reservation by 2 SC judges

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala’s elevation as the Bombay HC judge was objected by two SC judges who had provided a detailed analysis of her judgements in the trial courts.

Opening pant zip, holding child’s hand not sexual assault under POCSO, says Bombay HC

Justice Pushpa V. Ganediwala, who earlier interpreted sexual assault as only skin-to-skin contact, quashed a conviction against an accused under POCSO provisions.

Supreme Court stays Bombay HC’s ‘no skin touch, no sexual assault’ verdict in POCSO case

SC stays release of accused whose sentence was cut to 1 year by Bombay HC on grounds that there wasn't skin contact with victim. Attorney General said verdict set 'dangerous precedent'.

Bombay HC refuses withdrawal of woman’s ‘rape’ plea against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

The woman had approached a metropolitan magistrate's court in 2013, alleging she was raped by Soren at a Mumbai hotel.

‘Absurd interpretation’ — experts say HC’s POCSO order in groping case wrong on many levels

In a 19 January judgment, Bombay HC’s Nagpur bench ruled that the act of groping a child’s breast, without any skin-to-skin contact, is not sexual assault under the law.

This is the reason why BHC argues groping a child is not sexual assault under POCSO

According to Justice Ganediwala, sexual assault on a minor would involve an act committed with sexual intent that involves physical contact without penetration.

On Camera

NEET is too high-risk for pen-and-paper tests. It needs a fraud-proof online process

Unless the loopholes are fixed in the NEET system, no matter how many culprits are caught and punished, new ones will continue to emerge.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

Stryker, predator drones, space, Pannun and Indo-Pacific dominate NSAs Doval & Sullivan’s talks

Two-day visit by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan seen as critical to both countries' focus on convergences in the relationship rather than differences.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.