Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR and Charge-sheet – Criminal Appeal against High Court order rejecting petition to quash FIR for criminal trespass, property damage, and threats – FIR filed for offenses under Sections 447, 427, 294, 506 read with Section 34 IPC – Allegations involve trespass and demolition of property – Appellant contends the FIR is false, with significant del...
Quashing of FIR – Section 306 IPC – Abetment of Suicide - Application under Article 226 and Section 482 CrPC for quashing FIR alleging abetment of suicide – FIR lodged by deceased's wife against applicant for harassment and pressurizing deceased, leading to his suicide – Allegations in FIR constituting cognizable offence under Section 306 IPC. [Paras 1, 2, 12]
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Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR and Charge-sheet - Criminal Appeal against High Court's order dismissing petition to quash FIR - FIR and charge-sheet for offences under Sections 420 read with Section 120B, Section 294(b), Section 506(ii) read with Section 114 IPC, alleging fraud in real estate transactions - Supreme Court holds allegations do not disclose necessary ingredients of the offences -...
Application for Quashing FIR – Settlement of Marital Dispute – Quashing of FIR C.R. No.11191008220309 under Sections 498A, 323, 294(b), 114 of IPC and Sections 3, 7 of Dowry Prohibition Act due to amicable settlement between parties – Complaint originally filed by respondent No.2 against petitioner for dowry harassment. [Paras 1-5, 6]
Mutual Settlement – Affida...
Criminal Law – Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – Political Vendetta – Appellants argued that the complaint was initiated out of political animosity – Supreme Court reiterated that political vendetta alone is not a ground for quashing proceedings if the complaint otherwise makes out a prima facie case – Allegations in the complaint, if established, would result in con...
Quashing of FIR – Criminal Appeal against High Court order dismissing petition to quash FIR lodged for offenses under Sections 498A, 406, 384, 420, and 120(B) IPC – Appeal brought following an acquittal in a related case and amidst allegations of consecutive FIRs on identical grounds in different states – Supreme Court finds High Court misinterpreted the chronological order of co...
Criminal Proceedings – Quashing – Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust – Dispute of non-payment of bills under a contract – Allegations of issuing dishonored cheques – High Court quashes entire criminal proceedings including order taking cognizance, finding the dispute to be primarily civil in nature. [Para 10-11]
Intention to Cheat – Importance of...
Quashing of FIR and Charge-sheet – Criminal Appeal by A.M. Mohan against High Court order rejecting his petition to quash FIR for cheating – FIR lodged for offenses under Section 420 read with Section 34 IPC involving financial transactions and real estate deals – Supreme Court finds no role of inducement or dishonest intention attributed to appellant in FIR or charge-sheet &ndas...
Criminal Law – Freedom of Speech and Expression – Obscenity and Decency – In an appeal challenging the FIR registered for alleged obscene content in a web-series, the Supreme Court delved into the nuances of Sections 67 and 67A of the IT Act. The Court examined whether the use of profane language in the web-series constituted obscenity or sexually explicit content warranting pros...
Criminal Law – Quashing of Proceedings – Appellants accused of purchasing property alleged to have been attached due to prior financial misconduct by co-accused – Main allegations against co-accused for misappropriation in 1998-1999 – Appellants bona fide purchasers in 2019, with no registered attachment at purchase time – No prima facie case established against appel...