Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceeding for Theft of File in Caste Certificate Dispute — No Prima Facie Case Made Out Against Petitioner. Court holds that mere possession of copies of documents does not constitute theft under Section 379 IPC when the petitioner had lawful access and the original file was not taken....
The petitioner, Tanaji Honaji Date, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of criminal proceedin...




