Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Atrocities Act Case Due to Lack of Jurisdiction — Civil Judge Cannot Direct Police Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC in a Civil Suit. The order passed by the Civil Judge (J.D.) directing investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC in a civil suit is without jurisdiction and the consequential FIR is liable to be quashed.
24 Mar 2017The applicants, Harischandra Vishwanath Chavan and Santosh Harischandra Chavan, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal...




