Criminal Proceedings

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

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by two women, a seventy-year-old widow of a retired Army officer and her daughter, quashing the First Information Report and criminal…

Rawlaw July 25, 2025

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Orissa High Court Dismisses Recall Plea Against Quashing of Criminal Proceedings, Finds No Proof of Fraud Practised Upon the Court

“Fraud must not only be alleged but proved to satisfaction to have been practiced”—Orissa High Court refuses to recall quashing of FIR under Section 482 CrPC in absence of concrete…

Rawlaw July 16, 2025

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Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings under Section 153A IPC for News Publication on Ground of No Mens Rea, Lack of Sanction, and Mechanical Cognizance by Magistrate “The graver the offence, the greater should be the care taken so that the liberty of citizen is not lightly interfered with.”

Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court allowed the revisional application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and quashed the criminal proceedings initiated under Section 153A of the…

Rawlaw July 16, 2025

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Calcutta High Court Denies Quashing of Criminal Proceedings for Alleged Loan Fraud: “Mens rea Cannot Be Scrutinized at This Juncture; Disputed Facts Must Be Tried”

Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition seeking quashing of proceedings under Sections 420, 406, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The Court held that…

Rawlaw July 16, 2025

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Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Harassment and Outraging Modesty Charges, Citing Material Improvements and Delay in FIR: “No Cogent Explanation For Inordinate Delay”

Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court exercised its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner, who had been accused…

Rawlaw July 16, 2025

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Sikkim High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Stemming From Neighbourhood Land Dispute Citing Amicable Settlement Between Parties, Holding Inherent Powers Under New Law Apply When Offences Are Essentially Civil In Nature

Court’s Decision The Sikkim High Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to quash the FIR, chargesheet, and all criminal proceedings pending…

Rawlaw July 3, 2025

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Bombay High Court Quashes 420 IPC Charges in Flat Sale Dispute: “Criminal proceedings cannot be used to settle civil disputes over money transactions”

Court’s Decision In Nitin Laxmidas Dama v. State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court exercised its powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash FIRs registered under Sections 420, 406, and…

Rawlaw June 20, 2025

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Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Property Buyer Alok Agarwal: “No Allegation That Petitioner Deceived the Complainant or Caused Any Harm”—Finds Criminal Proceedings Abusive of Process

Judgment Name: Alok Agarwal v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Date: 17 June 2025Coram: Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar MukherjeeCourt: Calcutta High Court Court’s Decision The Calcutta High Court allowed…

Rawlaw June 19, 2025

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Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Under Section 387 IPC, Clarifies “Extortion Does Not Require Actual Delivery of Property” — “Putting a Person in Fear of Death or Grievous Hurt Suffices for Conviction”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court, in a judgment dated 5 June 2025, allowed the criminal appeal arising from Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 3159 of 2025, challenging the Allahabad High…

Rawlaw June 12, 2025