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High Court Quashes FIR in Criminal Petitions Under BNSS, 2023 Due to False Allegations of Physical Relationship on Pretext of Marriage. Petitioners Acquitted as Proceedings Deemed Abuse of Process

The High Court of Karnataka heard two criminal petitions filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) seeking to quash a...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against TV Channel Officials in Marathi Serial Dialogue Case. Words 'Mhara Poranchi' Held Not to Insult Religious Sentiments or Intentionally Harm Scheduled Caste Community Under Section 295A IPC, Section 7(g) PCR Act, and Section 3 Atrocities Act.

The petitioners, including the Programming Head of a Marathi channel and the channel company itself, sought quashing of FIR No. 232 of 2023 registered...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Against Compensation Order in Dishonour of Cheque Case — Mere Failure to Prove Case Not Sufficient for Compensation Under Section 250 CrPC. The court held that without a finding of false or vexatious complaint, compensation cannot be imposed under Section 250 CrPC.

The appellant, Prashant Jawarkar, filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against the respondent, Dr. Ganesh Vasu,...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in WhatsApp Post Case Due to Lack of Intent and Poor Investigation. Forwarding an objectionable post without deliberate and malicious intention does not attract Sections 295-A, 153-A IPC and Section 3(v) of SC/ST Act.

The applicant, Dnyaneshwar Rohidas Wakale, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of crimina...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Cognizance Order in SC/ST Act Case — Holds That Special Court Can Take Cognizance Directly and That High Court's Refusal to Quash Proceedings Was Not Erroneous.

The case involves a special leave petition filed by Ramveer Upadhyay and another against the State of Uttar Pradesh and another respondent. The petiti...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Student in Forgery Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Malicious Prosecution. The court held that the complaint under Sections 417, 420, 464, 466, 468, 471, 474 IPC did not disclose any offence against the petitioner and was filed with malafide intent.

The petitioner, Harshkumar Khare, a student pursuing M.E. and preparing for UPSC exams, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIRs in SC/ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Public View and Malafide Prosecution. Allegations of caste-based insults failed as incidents occurred in private settings, not in public view, under Sections 3(1)(viii), 3(1)(ix), 3(2)(ii) of SC/ST Act, 1989.

The applicant, Kamlakar Ratnakar Shenoy, filed three criminal applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing...