The Bombay High Court ruled that a person cannot be externed merely for participating in agitations or protests against the government. The Court granted relief to an SDPI member who challenged the Mumbai Police’s externment order.
Former Bombay High Court judge Gautam Patel approached Mumbai Police over alleged threatening letters sent to him and his family linked to his 2024 Dawoodi Bohra succession dispute verdict. The complaint mentions repeated threats, including a letter sent to London.
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with proceedings against former Mumbai police officer Pradeep Sharma in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren murder case, dismissing his appeal against the Bombay High Court order rejecting discharge from criminal conspiracy charges linked to the high-profile 2021 investigation.
The Bombay High Court may lift the LOC against UK-based doctor Sangram Patil if probe reports are delayed beyond three weeks. The State said it has no objection, subject to Patil assuring cooperation with the investigation.
UK doctor Sangram Patil’s controversial posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi warranted an FIR, Mumbai Police told the Bombay High Court, adding that investigators are also verifying whether Patil breached any conditions attached to his Indian tourist visa.
Actor and film critic Kamaal R. Khan has been granted bail in the Oshiwara firing case on a personal bond of Rs 25,000. KRK told the court that the gunshots were accidental during cleaning of his licensed weapon and alleged he is being targeted by the film industry.
Today, On 18th December, Bombay High Court, along with courts in Mumbai and Nagpur, was evacuated following bomb threats. High alert was declared across judicial complexes, and security agencies conducted thorough checks to ensure the safety of court personnel, lawyers, and visitors.
The Bombay High Court has asked Mumbai Police to respond to Shehzeen Siddique’s plea seeking an SIT probe into her husband Baba Siddique’s murder. She alleged a builder–politician nexus behind the killing and claimed the real culprits are being protected.
Actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra have filed petitions before the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a Rs.60 crore cheating case registered by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police, alleging wrongful implication and misuse of law.
NHRC intervenes after Netflix’s The Ba**ds of Bollywood allegedly shows Ranbir Kapoor using a banned e-cigarette without warning, potentially influencing youth. It urges the government to act and recommends FIR against Kapoor, producers, and Netflix.
