Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Employee for Absence During Election Training Due to Medical Leave — Lack of Intentional Dereliction of Duty Under Section 134 of Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 and Section 31 of Maharashtra Municipal Council Act, 1965. The court held that absence on medical leave constitutes reasonable cause, and without intentional dereliction, no prima facie case exists....
The applicant, Sachin Nagorao Annapurve, an employee of Zilla Parishad, Jalna, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No. 3068 ...
