Bombay High Court Quashes Second FIR Registered on Complaint of Accused in Same Incident — Bar on Multiple FIRs for Same Offence Under Section 154 Cr.P.C. The court held that registration of a second FIR on same facts after charge sheet is filed is impermissible and amounts to abuse of process, and the Magistrate's order under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. cannot be used to direct a fresh FIR.
17 Apr 2017The applicants, who were accused in a suicide abetment case, filed a criminal application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of a second FIR r...




