Forging of cheques is serious economic offence; compromise between parties not accepted under Section 482 CrPC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC invoking the
FIR
FIR lodged on mere basis of taking revenge against wife’s maintenance petition, liable to be quashed: SC
“Classic case of taking revenge by the husband against the wife on being aggrieved by the maintenance petition filed.” Supreme Court: The
To declare Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act ultra vires constitution not in scope of petition under Section 439 CrPC; bail granted under the same
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajbir Sehrawat, J., dealt with an application under Section 439 of
Act affecting public order must affect the community at large; detenue under Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act released
Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.H. Vora, J., allowed a petition against the detention orders passed under Gujarat
Ambit of inherent powers conferred upon High Courts: Not limited to the specific cases laid down under criminal and civil laws
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of M.K. Hanjura, J., allowed a petition under Section 561-A of CrPC, 1989
Quashing of FIR registered on charges of sexual harassment merely on apology would set a bad precedent: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC for quashing
Relatives of husband acquitted of charge under Section 498-A IPC on finding allegations to be omnibus and unspecific: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ. allowed a criminal petition filed against the judgment of
Not mentioning essential facts in FIR point towards possibility of a staged crime: SC
Supreme Court: M.M. Shantanagoudar, J., delivered the judgment for N.V. Ramana, J. and himself, and upheld the decision of the Patna High
Evidence of a related witness cannot be discarded; FIR is not an encyclopedia: SC
Supreme Court: R. Banumathi, J. speaking for herself and Ranjan Gogoi, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the
Assignment of work, by itself, is not a ground to make superior officer liable under Section 306 IPC
Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. speaking for himself and Arun Mishra, J., delivered the judgment of the vacation bench holding that
Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment
Tripura High Court: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioner’s appointment in Group- D post was cancelled by the
FIR quashed in light of compromise effected between parties
Punjab and Haryana High Court: FIR in cross cases filed between the contesting parties was quashed by a Single Judge Bench comprising
Inherent powers of High Court can be invoked if FIR lodged on the same grounds repeatedly
Delhi High Court: In the order passed by Indermeet Kaur, J., quashed the FIR i.e. FIR No. 0282/2016 registered under Sections 376/366/315/344
FIR quashed on the basis of applicants not being concerned with dispute
Gujarat High Court: The Single Judge Bench of Hon’ble Justice J.B Pardiawala, while hearing an application seeking to invoke the inherent powers of
‘Death’ must have nexus with FIR: A pre-requisite for FIR to be admissible as evidence after ‘death of first informant’
Gujarat High Court: The order being passed by J.B. Pardiwala, J., for application filed under Article 227 of the Constitution by the
Mere pendency of FIR not a reason for disqualification from an office of public nature
Kerala High Court: In the recent judgment delivered by the BeNch of Devan Ramchandran, J., the genesis of the controversy lay upon
Amicable settlement of dispute cannot be a ground for quashing FIR in serious offences
Bombay High Court: Making observations in the Writ Petition filed before the court, as to the conduct of accused and subsequent circumstances,
Accused to get copy of FIR within 48 hours
Kerala High Court: While holding that the copy of FIR must be uploaded on the website of the Police Station and should
FIR registered under S. 376 of IPC quashed as the parties had entered into matrimonial alliance
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In the instant case where it was prayed that the FIR No. 168 dated 25.09.2014, registered under
Provision made for filing of FIR on boarded train by the passengers without breaking their journey
Allahabad High Court: In pursuance to the guidelines by competent authority for train escorting which provided that escort parties must have FIR