Guj HC | Simple registration of FIR not sufficient to establish breach of maintenance of public order
Gujarat High Court: A Bench of S.H. Vora, J. allowed the special leave petition and quashed the impugned order of detention by
FIR
Utt HC | FIR for offences under Sections 467, 468 and 471 IPC can be quashed if parties enter into a compromise willingly and amicably
Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Narayan Singh Dhanik J. disposed a compounding application along with a criminal writ petition and quashed
P&H HC | Commission reports are not adjudicatory in nature and have no binding force
Punjab and Haryana High Court: This writ petition was filed before the Bench of Rajan Gupta, J., where he addressed five writ
Megh HC | Accused under POCSO Act denied bail for harassing victim minor girl opining that there was reasonable apprehension of witness tampering
Meghalaya High Court: The Bench of H.S. Thangkhiew, J. hearing a bail application filed by an accused under Protection of Children from
Guj HC | Probable love affair between prosecutrix and applicant – Ground for allowing bail in offences under POCSO
Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.Y. Kogje, J. allowed a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
Guj HC | Bail granted on ground of bald allegations in FIR
Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.Y. Kogje, J., allowed the application for bail sought under Section 439 of the Code of
Guj HC | Court to invoke Section 482 CrPC to bring peace to matrimonial disputes where parties have reached mutual understanding
Gujarat High Court: The Bench of Sonia Gokani, J., allowed a petition seeking quashing of the FIR registered with Mahila Police Station
Guj HC | A silent suicide note, 27 days’ delay in registering FIR, complaint which shows no role of accused are grounds for bail
Gujarat High Court: The Bench of S.H. Vora, J., allowed an appeal made for granting of bail. The facts of the case
Del HC | FIR under Section 498-A IPC quashed in light of divorce and settlement between parties
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR filed against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406
Party cannot be allowed to wriggle out of a mediated settlement unless vitiated by misrepresentation
Delhi High Court: A Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR registered against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 498-A,
Offence under Section 135 of Electricity Act not a dispute private in nature; quashing of FIR would be misplaced sympathy: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. declined to exercise jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to quash an
FIR under Section 307 IPC quashed on account of clarity on misunderstanding between parties that led to registration thereof
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR registered against the petitioners for an offence punishable
Provisions of SC/ST Act not applicable where FIR does not mention that applicant does not belong to SC/ST
Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Narayan Singh Dhanik, J. partly allowed a petition as a prima facie case
Continuation of proceedings in FIR even after settlement between parties is abuse of process of Court
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. allowed a petition for quashing of criminal proceedings pending against in light
Del HC | Section 498-A IPC is continuing offence; wife not barred to claim maintenance under DV Act even after 3 years
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a criminal writ petition filed by the husband praying quashing
FIR under Section 498-A IPC against mother-in-law and sisters-in-law quashed for being abuse of process of law
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.N. Deshmukh and Swapna Joshi, JJ. partly allowed an application filed under Section 482
Delayed and unclear FIR renders the allegations vague and nebulous: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sureshwar Thakur, J. allowed a bail application owing to the vague and
Anticipatory Bail: Person alleged with serious allegations cannot be granted
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Petitioner had prayed for anticipatory bail in FIR registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 471 and 120-B
Determining question of intention in case pending investigation while deciding application under Section 482 CrPC not justified: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Bombay
When the only material placed on record was the FIR then inference would be conclusively drawn from the contents of the same: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phaneendra, J. declared that apart from FIR if there was an absence