FIR quash

CrPC or BNSS
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court was deciding the issue of maintainability of a petition, wherein it was argued that instead of filing the petition under Section 528 BNSS, it ought to have been filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (‘CrPC’), as the BNSS came into force on 1-7-2024, whereas the FIR was filed in 2022.

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Only out of ulterior motive to settle personal score, wife makes generalized and sweeping accusation unsupported by concrete evidence. As a result, the family members of husband have to face agony of criminal trial, when no prima facie case is made out against them.