FIR Archives

Pat HC | Court exercising extraordinary writ jurisdiction cannot issue direction for arrest of a person only because he is named in the FIR

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. dismissed a petition praying for the arrest of a few persons named

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Utt HC | FIR for offences of private nature having no serious impact upon society can be quashed by High Court if parties have settled it

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J. allowed a criminal miscellaneous application challenging the proceedings of the criminal case

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P&H HC | Proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide required to prove abetment of suicide

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Sangwan, J. set aside an order framing charges under Sections 306 and

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Del HC | Continuity of proceedings in case where FIR is off-shoot of matrimonial discord is exercise in futility

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., allowed a petition filed by a husband seeking quashing of an FIR registered for the commission of

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All HC | Ingredients constituting offence prima facie made out – FIR cannot be quashed

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Karuna Nand Bajpayee and Ifaqat Ali Khan, JJ. dismissed a petition seeking quashing of a

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Guj HC | Reasons to be mentioned by Police to the complainant for not lodging FIR in a cognizable offence within a week

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of Sonia Gokani, J. disposed of a petition with the direction to lodge the FIR if any

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Del HC | In-laws discharged of S. 498-A IPC where complainant roped in all family members without ascribing specific roles

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed a petition filed against the judgment of Revisional Court whereby petitioner’s / complainant’s in-laws were discharged

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Del HC | No reason to stay proceedings under S. 138 NI Act where trial in another FIR involving the parties is pending

Delhi High Court: R.K. Gauba, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of Sessions Court whereby proceedings in a case filed

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MP HC | Anticipatory bail granted where FIR under Section 498-A IPC filed after divorce suit

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The application was filed before the Bench of S.C. Sharma, J. under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code

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Guj HC | Simple registration of FIR not sufficient to establish breach of maintenance of public order

Gujarat High Court: A Bench of S.H. Vora, J. allowed the special leave petition and quashed the impugned order of detention by

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Utt HC | FIR for offences under Sections 467, 468 and 471 IPC can be quashed if parties enter into a compromise willingly and amicably

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Narayan Singh Dhanik J. disposed a compounding application along with a criminal writ petition and quashed

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P&H HC | Commission reports are not adjudicatory in nature and have no binding force

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This writ petition was filed before the Bench of Rajan Gupta, J., where he addressed five writ

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Megh HC | Accused under POCSO Act denied bail for harassing victim minor girl opining that there was reasonable apprehension of witness tampering

Meghalaya High Court: The Bench of H.S. Thangkhiew, J. hearing a bail application filed by an accused under Protection of Children from

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Guj HC | Probable love affair between prosecutrix and applicant – Ground for allowing bail in offences under POCSO

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.Y. Kogje, J. allowed a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Guj HC | Bail granted on ground of bald allegations in FIR

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.Y. Kogje, J., allowed the application for bail sought under Section 439 of the Code of

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Guj HC | Court to invoke Section 482 CrPC to bring peace to matrimonial disputes where parties have reached mutual understanding

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of Sonia Gokani, J., allowed a petition seeking quashing of the FIR registered with Mahila Police Station

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Guj HC | A silent suicide note, 27 days’ delay in registering FIR, complaint which shows no role of accused are grounds for bail

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of S.H. Vora, J., allowed an appeal made for granting of bail. The facts of the case

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Del HC | FIR under Section 498-A IPC quashed in light of divorce and settlement between parties

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR filed against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 406

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Party cannot be allowed to wriggle out of a mediated settlement unless vitiated by misrepresentation

Delhi High Court: A Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. quashed an FIR registered against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 498-A,

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Offence under Section 135 of Electricity Act not a dispute private in nature; quashing of FIR would be misplaced sympathy: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. declined to exercise jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to quash an