News Delhi High Court restores dismissal of government employee for false medical certificates — “Tribunal cannot dilute punishment by importing criminal law standards” RawlawFebruary 4, 20266 min read
News Karnataka High Court holds “criminal law cannot be invoked to settle commercial and contractual disputes” — FIR against film actor quashed for absence of criminal intent RawlawDecember 13, 20254 min read
News Bombay High Court “criminal law cannot be used to convert civil land disputes into penal proceedings” — FIR alleging cheating and forgery quashed as abuse of process RawlawDecember 11, 20255 min read
News Karnataka High Court holds that “criminal law cannot be used to rewrite consensual intimacy as rape” — Court quashes Section 64 BNS FIR after finding no ingredients of non-consensual sexual assault RawlawNovember 28, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court holds that “investigation cannot be capitulated to settle personal animosities” — Court quashes proceedings invoking its inherent power to prevent abuse of criminal law machinery RawlawNovember 15, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case in Property Dispute: “Abuse of Criminal Law to Settle Civil Scores Cannot Be Permitted” RawlawAugust 3, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Rejects Haryana’s Plea to Allow Electronic Service of Notice Under New Criminal Law: “Liberty of an Individual Cannot Be Risked by Informal Modes of Communication” RawlawAugust 3, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Cheating Allegations Between Seller and Builder’s Agent, Holding Civil Land Disputes Cannot Be Criminalised, Orders ₹10 Lakh Cost on Complainant for Misusing Criminal Law, Protects Aged Widow and Daughter from Harassment in Property Deal Gone Sour RawlawJuly 25, 20254 min read
News Calcutta High Court Denies Quashing of Complaint Alleging Sexual Harassment by Retired Officer, Holds “Prima Facie Materials Sufficient for Continuation of Proceedings” under New Criminal Law RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Overturns Conviction in Honour Killing Case, Calls for Caution in Solely Relying on Unreliable Eyewitnesses and Flawed Circumstantial Evidence: “Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Replace Legal Proof” RawlawJuly 15, 20256 min read
