Offence of personal nature cannot be considered as one against society and is compoundable
Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manoj K. Tiwari, J. allowed a compounding application as the offence involved was
Abuse of process of law
FIR under Section 498-A IPC against mother-in-law and sisters-in-law quashed for being abuse of process of law
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.N. Deshmukh and Swapna Joshi, JJ. partly allowed an application filed under Section 482
An FIR can be quashed only in order to prevent abuse of process of law or to secure the ends of justice
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J., dismissed a petition filed under Section 561-A of
False dowry case filed by daughter-in-law against mother-in-law amounts to abuse of process of the court; FIR against mother-in-law quashed: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.S Mudagal, J. slammed a daughter-in-law for filing a false case of dowry
Exercise of establishing facts before the civil courts cannot be bypassed by invoking writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution
Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a writ petition filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a Single