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"QUASHING" Digest

Quashing of FIR  – Application under section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashment of FIR – FIR lodged by the wife against the husband and other family members for offences under sections 498-A, 506, 34 of IPC read with section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act – Allegations of harassment for dowry and mental cruelty – Applicants sought quashment of FIR on grounds of vague and gene...

Application under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing order taking cognizance of offences under Sections 420, 409, 467, 120-B IPC - Background involves dispute in Society's management and allegations of embezzlement and forgery [Para 3]. Allegations of misappropriation of Society's funds amounting to Rs. 2,23,49,679/- and misuse of authority in managing Society's bank accounts and a...

Quashing of Impugned Letters – Grant of Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) to Professors with MBBS Qualifications – Writ Petition against Jawaharlal Nehru University’s decision to stop NPA and recover past payments – Delhi High Court holds impugned letters quashed, NPA admissible to petitioners since their induction, University directed to pay arrears of NPA from January 2017 w...

Delay in Filing Revision – Criminal Revision filed 275 days late due to reasons stated in an affidavit and condoned based on mutual consent of parties – Crl. Misc. Delay Condonation Application No. 01 of 2024 allowed. [Para 3]   Bigamy Allegations – Revisionist, accused of solemnizing a second marriage without divorce from the first spouse, presents evidence of long se...

Service Law - Seniority Dispute in Railway Protection Force –Consolidated Writ Petitions – Involves reevaluation of seniority lists affecting several petitioners with similar legal issues and facts. Seniority perturbed by the issuance of provisional combined seniority list and an earlier order, both of which are challenged. Held that redrawing seniority based on these actions is inappr...

Criminal Law – Quashing of Summoning Order and Charge Sheet – Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. – Summoning order and charge sheet challenged on grounds of hasty and tainted investigation – Alleged offense of passing obscene comments against women – Absence of independent witnesses or examination of affected females – Violation of mandatory provisions under ...

Obscenity and Privacy – Watching obscene content in private time – Whether it amounts to an offence under Section 292 IPC – Court's role in determining the same – The accused was charged with watching obscene videos in his mobile phone in public – No allegation of distribution or exhibition – Section 292 IPC requires evidence of sale, distribution, or public...

Question of Law – The Court re-framed the issue as to whether the ITAT was justified in finding the assessment under Section 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, bad, when no assessment proceedings were pending at the time of initiation under Section 153A. [Para 2]   Factual Background – The original assessment of the respondent for the year 2002-03 was completed under Section ...

Criminal Procedure – Quashing of Proceedings – Section 482 Cr.P.C. – Application to quash charge sheet, cognizance order, and entire proceedings under IPC and SC/ST Act – Applicants argued delay in FIR filing and lack of proper investigation – Court held prima facie case exists based on charge sheet and cognizance order – No grounds for quashing established &nda...

Detention Order and Background – Petitioner, previously involved in three cases under the NDPS Act and various IPC matters, challenges the legality of his detention order – background includes previous acquittal and ongoing trials where the petitioner is either bailed or acquitted [Paras 3-7]. Authority’s Justification – Detaining authority’s order emphasized ongoi...