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Megh HC | “Facebook post sought to create a divide to cordial relationship between tribal & non-tribal living in Meghalaya”; Criminal Case against journalist refused to be quashed over Facebook post

Meghalaya High Court: W. Diengdoh, J., while refusing to quash a criminal case against a journalist as the Facebook post shared by the

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Ker HC | No blanket order should be passed under S. 438 CrPC to prevent accused from being arrested when there is no crime registered against him; Court quashes order granting anticipatory bail

Kerala High Court: P. Somarajan J., allowing the present criminal miscellaneous case, clarified the law related to anticipatory bail under Section 438

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Kar HC | Exercising power under S. 482 CrPC, Court quashes chargesheet against arrayed accused in absence of any prima facie case

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J., allowing the present petition, quashed the chargesheet filed and made significant observations with respect to

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Utt HC | Activity promoting mutual hate and tension based on religion, race, caste, community or language can never result in fair elections; Court dismisses application to quash Charge-Sheet

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed an application which was filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Utt HC | Limitation under S. 468 CrPC is applicable at the time of cognizance, not consequent thereupon

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., while discussing the scope of Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the object

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Del HC | “No exception to remedy against orders of custody under Domestic Violence Act”: Court dismisses S. 482 CrPC petition in view of S. 29 DV Act

Delhi High Court: Jyoti Singh, J., while addressing the maintainability and legality of a petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code,

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Kar HC | Absolute protection to Judicial Officers under S. 3 (1) of Judges (Protection) Act; Suo-motu proceedings initiated to quash criminal complaint against Judicial Officer

Karnataka High Court initiated suo motu proceedings to quash criminal complaint against a Civil Judge, Ballari District. Absolute protection granted to Judicial

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Del HC | Legislature provides remedy of Appeal under S. 29 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act against all orders

Delhi High Court: Jyoti Singh, J., while addressing a matter with regard to “custody order” as being the primary relief, held that, Legislature

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HP HC | High Court has inherent power under S. 482 CrPC to quash FIR even in non compoundable cases due to amicable settlement; Not to be exercised in cases of heinous nature

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed the petition observing that High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even

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HP HC | S. 482 CrPC empowers High Court to quash FIR even in non-compoundable cases to meet ends of justice

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. quashed the FIR to meet ends of justice and prevent the abuse of the

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Utt HC | Standard of proof in a criminal case varies at different stages;  Exercise of inherent powers declined

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., dismissed an appeal filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the

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Bom HC | Person committing offence under S. 494 IPC, must have married another woman or man during subsistence of his or her first marriage; Court invokes power under S. 482 CrPC to meet ends of justice

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Madhav J. Jamdar and Sunil B. Shukre, JJ., while invoking its power under Section 482

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Kar HC | Criminal proceedings cannot be initiated against other suspects, in the absence of main culprit

Karnataka High Court: P.G.M. Patil, J. heard a Criminal Petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 appealing to quash

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Del HC | Ss. 143-147 NI Act lay down Special Code for trial, recourse to S. 482 CrPC as a substitute for initiating second revision petition denied

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of the Sessions Court whereby it had dismissed the review

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Ker HC | No bar to simultaneous continuance of a criminal proceeding and a civil proceeding, if the two arise from separate causes of action

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. dismissed a petition praying for quashing the criminal proceedings against the petitioner initiated under Section

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All HC | It is the duty of media to expose the government and its functionaries, for proper functioning of democratic machinery 

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. was hearing a petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter

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Sikk HC | Criminal proceedings initiated under Ss. 186, 290 and 353 of IPC found non-heinous and quashed, as parties entered into a compromise

Sikkim High Court: Arup Kumar Goswami, CJ. quashed a criminal case under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In

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Utt HC | Jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle or scuttle the legitimate prosecution

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., addressed an application that sought to quash criminal proceedings under Sections 420, 468, 471 of

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Del HC | Quashing of FIR in a heinous and serious case of rape denied even where accused subsequently married the victim

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., while stating that, “Rape not only causes serious injury to a woman’s body, her honour and

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All HC | Entertaining petitions under S. 482 at interlocutory stage filed with oblique motive to circumvent prescribed procedure results in miscarriage of justice

Allahabad High Court: Ram Krishna Gautam, J., dismissed this Application moved under Section 482 CrPC for being devoid of merits. Counsel for