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"QUASHING" Digest

Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR - Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992 - Section 26 - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Sections 406 408 417 420 465 467 468 477A read with Sections 34 and 120B - Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 528 - Allegations of front running against former Chief Dealer of Axis Mutual Fund for leaking non-public trade information to co-accused to execute advan...

Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR - Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 528 - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 - Sections 318(2) 318(3) 318(4) 336(3) 338 and 340 - Scope of inherent powers - Allegation of dishonest inducement and fraudulent representation - Agreement to sell land and crusher machinery - Petitioners executed Agreement to Sell dated 29.02.2024 and received Rs 43950000 out of ...

Criminal Law - Abetment of Suicide - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Sections 107 114 and 306 - Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Quashing of FIR - Appellants being mother-in-law father-in-law and brother-in-law of deceased sought quashing of FIR registered under Sections 306 and 114 IPC lodged by brother of deceased alleging harassment driven by matrimonial discord and lodging of FIR under...

Criminal Law - Quashing of Proceedings - Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 1986 - Sections 2 and 3 - Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Rules 2021 - Rules 3 and 22 - Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Challenge against criminal proceedings and chargesheets registered against practicing advocates under the Gangsters Act bas...

Criminal Law - Quashing of summoning order - Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 - Sections 3(1)(r) 3(1)(s) and 14A(1) - Appellant school manager was summoned under IPC sections and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act on complainant's allegations of assault and caste-based abuse - Cross FIR also lodged by appellant's wife against complainant - High Co...

Criminal Law - Electoral Offences - Constitution of India - Article 324 - State of Karnataka and another filed special leave petition against High Court order quashing FIR registered under Sections 171E and 188 IPC against respondent candidate for possessing cash and items allegedly meant for bribing voters during 2014 Lok Sabha bye-elections - Supreme Court noted pervasive influence of black mone...

Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 - Sections 316(2) and 318(4) - Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Constitution of India - Article 226 - Informant granted distributorship of camphor for Jharkhand by the Company for three years - Agreement executed and advance payments made - Disputes arose regarding product pricing and supplies - Company stopped supplies a...

Criminal Law - Quashing of summoning order - Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Sections 323, 494, 498A, 504 and 506 - Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 - Sections 3 and 4 - Complainant-wife filed complaint alleging dowry harassment, physical assault and bigamy by husband and in-laws after police submitted final report - Magistrate summoned applicants under Sections ...

Criminal Law - Quashing of Proceedings - Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Indian Penal Code 1860 - Sections 498-A, 304-B - Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 - Sections 3, 4 - Appellant accused of dowry death and cruelty of wife - FIR alleged cruelty and dowry demand, leading to death by hanging - Inquest report noted house and room locked from inside, broken open by police - Post-mortem re...

Criminal Law - Quashing of Complaint - Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 - Sections 132 and 137 - Petitioner-Director prosecuted individually for fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit by company M/s NIPL without arraigning the company as an accused - Trial Court entertained complaint against petitioner alone - Petitioner sought quashing on the ground that vicarious liability cannot be fas...