Criminal Procedure – Quashing of FIRs – FIRs/complaints arising from the Newshour Debate telecasted on Times Now on 26.05.2022 were transferred to the IFSO unit of Delhi Police – Supreme Court holds that there cannot be two investigating agencies for the same incident involving different co-accused – Petitioner permitted to approach the High Court under Article 226 of the C...
Criminal Procedure Code 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482 – Quashing of criminal complaint – Unexplained inordinate delay must be taken into consideration as a crucial factor for quashing a criminal complaint – Over four-year gap between initial investigation and complaint filing, with no evidence provided to sustain the claims – High Court must detail cases to prevent miscar...
Criminal Procedure Code – Quashing of Proceedings U/S 138 NI Act – Section 482 CrPC – The High Court of Delhi, in exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, quashed the summoning order against the petitioner in a case pertaining to a cheque bounce under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court scrutinized the involvement of th...
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482 – Quashing of FIR – Allegations of data theft and violation of non-disclosure agreement – Former employees accused of stealing data from the complainant company and working with a rival company – FIR registered under IPC Sections 408, 504, 506 and IT Act Sections 66, 66C – Internal investigation report indicating foul ...
Criminal Law – POCSO Act – Non-reporting of Sexual Assault – Respondent, a medical practitioner, accused of failing to report sexual assault on minor tribal girls despite knowledge – High Court quashed FIR and chargesheet – Supreme Court emphasized that non-reporting of such crimes is serious and often shields offenders – Quashing of FIR and chargesheet at thres...
FIR quashing - Compromise between parties - Offences under Section 307 IPC and Arms Act - Family dispute - Heinous and serious offences - Habitual offender - Petitioners sought quashing of FIR based on compromise - Specific and grave allegations against the petitioners - Petitioner No.1 fired shots with intent to kill complainant - Recovery of fired cartridges - Held, offences under Section 307 IP...
Quashing of FIR - Sections 306, 498A, and 114 of the Indian Penal Code - Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure - Allegations of mental and physical harassment leading to suicide - Prima facie case - Continuous harassment to the deceased due to inability to conceive - Selling of golden ornaments given by the deceased's father - Father of the deceased files FIR against the applicant and ...
Criminal Procedure – Quashing of Proceedings – Appellant challenged High Court's quashing of criminal proceedings based on a settlement between parties in a corruption case – Supreme Court emphasized the seriousness of corruption cases, stating that they cannot be quashed based merely on settlements, as corruption impacts the State and society at large – High Court'...
Criminal Procedure – Quashing of Charge-sheet and Summoning Order – Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. – Lack of reasoning and application of mind in the impugned orders – Seriousness of summoning an accused in a criminal case – Judicial scrutiny of evidence – Importance of Magistrate’s application of mind before summoning – Apex Court’s pre...
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 482 - Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Section 295-A - Quashing of FIR and proceedings - FIR registered against petitioners for allegedly portraying wrong image of Bhagwan Valmiki in the television serial "Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush" - Formation of committee to address grievances and suggest corrective measures - Undertaking by petitioners to comply with guidel...