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High Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Accused Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Sexual Assault. Allegation of Penetration Not Supported by Medical Evidence or Victim's Statement Under Section 164 CrPC.

The petitioner, Krishnappa, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of Special Case No.28/2...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Magistrate's Order Directing Registration of FIR Under Section 175(3) BNSS Against MIDC Employee in Plot Allotment Case — Held That Magistrate Must Apply Judicial Mind and Not Pass Mechanical Orders Under Section 175(3) BNSS.

The petitioner, Namrata Subhash Pawar, an Assistant in MIDC, challenged the order dated 31.05.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Dh...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against IAS Officer in Arms License Case Due to Inordinate Delay and Lack of Sanction. The court held that unexplained delay of 20 years and absence of valid sanction under Section 197 CrPC vitiate the prosecution.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Robert Lalchungnunga Chongthu @ R L Chongthu, an IAS officer of the Bihar Cadre, against the judgment of...

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High Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Accused Due to Lack of Prima Facie Case and False Implication. Allegations of Sexual Assault on Minor Found Baseless as Medical Evidence and Conduct of Complainant Contradicted FIR.

The petitioner, Krishnappa, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of proceedings...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Possession of Gutka for Sale Under Section 273 IPC — Gutka Not an Article of Food. Possession of Gutka for sale does not constitute an offence under Section 273 IPC as Gutka is not an article of food under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.

The case involves two criminal writ petitions filed by the petitioners, who were accused of possessing Gutka for sale, which was alleged to be an offe...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Defacto Complainant's Petition Seeking Summoning of Magistrate in POCSO Case Citing Absence of Signatures on Victim's Statement. Court Holds That Non-Signing of Section 164 Statement Does Not Vitiate Its Admissibility and Directs Expeditious Trial Completion.

The matter pertained to a writ petition filed by the defacto complainant, the father of a minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at Vibgyor H...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal, Upholds High Court Quashing of Dismissal Order of Head Constable for Violation of Natural Justice. Presiding Officer's Dual Role as Witness Renders Inquiry Void, Certiorari Available Despite Existence of Alternative Remedy.

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against a High Court order quashing the dismissal of Mohammad Nooh, a Head Constable. Nooh was dismissed after a d...