The quashing of First Information Reports (FIRs) at the preliminary stage of investigation is a delicate legal matter that requires careful consideration. The Supreme Court of India has provided valuable…
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Quashing of FIR registered under section 376 IPC
SUPREME COURT OF INDIABefore:-A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ.Criminal Appeal Nos.394-395 of 2021 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) Nos.3175-76 of 2021)(Diary No.11723 of 2020). D/d. 12.4.2021.Ananda D.V. – AppellantsVersusState & Anr.…
Quashing of Matters which are purely Civil Nature and mostly are related to land or money are given the color of criminality, only for the purpose of exerting extra judicial pressure on the party concerned which is nothing but abuse of process of the court- Such matters are liable to be quashed.
In State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 335, Supreme Court held: “102. In the backdrop of the interpretation of the various relevant provisions of the Code…
Latest Law on Quashing of FIR 2020
What is Quashing of FIR? Quashing means to abate, overthrow, or to dismiss it or to make it completely void. Generally, quashing of an FIR (first information report) in criminal proceedings means completely stopping the process of the legal proceedings that are in process. Section 482 Cr.P.C enables the High Courts to pass such order of Quashing of FIR to secure the ends of Justice