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Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of SC/ST Act Proceedings Against Public Servants in Intra-Caste Dispute. Absence of Caste-Based Malice and 8-Year Delay in Filing Complaint Found Fatal to Prosecution Under SC/ST Act.

The appeal before the Supreme Court arose from a judgment of the High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh quashing criminal proceedings under the Sc...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses HPCL's Challenge to Residential Complex Near Refinery; Upholds Permissions and Finds No Merit in Challenge to D.C. Regulations

This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution was filed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., a Government of India enterprise operating...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence. Court holds that mere allegations without corroboration cannot justify denial of bail under Section 14-A(2) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The judgment pertains to three criminal appeals filed by accused persons (Amol Sonawne, Sanket Somwanshi, and Arun Saha) against the rejection of thei...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Compromise — Criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC quashed as continuation would be an abuse of process of law.

The applicants, who are the husband and in-laws of respondent No. 2 (the wife), filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedu...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. Criminal proceedings under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be initiated against directors without specific averments of their role in the company's affairs.

The case involves two criminal applications filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) challenging a common order dated...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bail Appeal of Former Minister in PMLA Teacher Recruitment Scam Case. Prolonged Incarceration Not Sufficient Ground for Bail Given Gravity of Offence and Threat to Witnesses Under Section 45 PMLA.

The Supreme Court dismissed the bail appeal of Partha Chatterjee, a former Minister of West Bengal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (E...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted by High Court in Murder Case Due to Non-Application of Mind. The High Court failed to consider prima facie evidence of 27 injuries and eye-witness statement under Section 439 CrPC, rendering the bail order illegal.

The case arises from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court granting bail to the first respondent, Rajesh Kumar @ Polia, and four other accused person...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of FIR in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Settlement Between Husband and Wife. The court exercised inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash FIR for offences under Sections 498A, 313, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC after amicable settlement.

The petitioners, who are the husband and his relatives, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of ...