Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court was inaugurated in 1862 after being established through a Letter Patent issued under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861. The Principal Seat of the Bombay High Court is located in Mumbai and the High Court has regional benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur Bench and Panaji (Goa). The work of the present building of the Principal Bench at Mumbai was commenced in April 1871 and completed in November 1878. The foundation stone for a new building complex for the Principal Bench of the High Court was laid in September, 2024 in Bandra, Mumbai. The High Court has jurisdiction over the States of Maharashtra and Goa and over the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu.
The sanctioned strength of Judges of the Bombay High Court is 71 permanent and 23 additional judges.
Cannot Convict Husband Merely Because He Could Not Explain Circumstances In Which Wife Was Found...
The Bombay High Court, recently while acquitting a husband accused of murder of his wife, observed that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act,...
'Victim Had Attained Age Of Understanding': Bombay HC Grants Bail To Man Accused of Raping Minor...
The Bombay High Court granted bail to an accused of raping a minor girl by giving false promise to marry.The Prosecution alleged that the Accused had...
