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loan fraud
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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…
Posted by Rawlaw July 16, 2025
delay
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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…
Posted by Rawlaw July 16, 2025
land disputes
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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…
Posted by Rawlaw July 3, 2025
flat purchase dispute
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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…
Posted by Rawlaw June 20, 2025
quashed fir against property buyer
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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…
Posted by 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…
Posted by Rawlaw June 12, 2025

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