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(1) ANSHUL S/O MR. RAJENDRA PAL & ORS. ... PETITIONERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR. ... RESPONDENTS D.D 13/02/0024

Quashing of FIR and Criminal Proceedings – Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR lodged at Crime No.999 of 2018 under Sections 498A, 323, 506, 34, 325, and 313 of IPC after mutual divorce settlement – Involves matrimonial dispute between petitioners and respondent no. 2, leading to various legal proceedings and eventual mutual divorce [Paras 2, 4-5]. Matrimoni...

MADHYA PRADESH # MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 6308 of 2022 & CRIMINAL REVISION No. 3272 of 2022 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim MP 12

(2) SANJAY KANSAL …APPLICANT Vs. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT …RESPONDENT D.D 09/02/0024

Criminal Law – Money Laundering – Bail Application – Applicant Sanjay Kansal, involved in creating fictitious firms and facilitating bogus transactions leading to siphoning of funds from a bank loan received by M/s SBBEL – Arrested under ECIR for money laundering, with allegations of being instrumental in bogus sales and purchases totaling significant amounts – Applic...

DELHI # BAIL APPLN. 1268/2023 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim Del 18

(3) Innova Captab - Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana - Respondent D.D 26/02/0023

Summoning - Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Section 28 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Sections 468, 469 - Offence punishable under - Maximum punishment - Imposition of sentence - Scope of - Whether, in a case where an offence is punishable under Section 28 of the Drugs Act with a maximum imprisonment for a term of one year, the Court can take cognizance of the offence beyond the period of limi...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-42333 of 2017(O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 63

(4) Independent Thought - Petitioner Vs. Union of India & Anr. - Respondents D.D 03/02/0023

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) – Section 19 read with Section 21 – Override of restrictions imposed under Section 198(1) read with Section 198(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C) – Declaration by the court – Court declares that Section 19 read with Section 21 of the POCSO Act shall override the restrictions imposed by Secti...

DELHI # W.P.(C) No.3811 of 2019 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim DEL 65

(5) Ruksar ..........Petitioner Vs. State Of UP And 3 Others .......Respondent D.D 02/06/0005

Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Petition dismissed – Petitioner charged under Sections 376 and 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 5(1) of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021 – Allegations include stalking, rape, and forced conversion – Court declines to interfere with investigation given serious allegations and legislative intent to curtail soc...

ALLAHABAD # CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 8635 of 2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim Allh 99