News Patna High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Arising from Inheritance Dispute Between Sisters: “Dispute is Completely Civil in Nature” RawlawAugust 2, 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 Orissa High Court Dismisses Recall Plea Against Quashing of Criminal Proceedings, Finds No Proof of Fraud Practised Upon the Court RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read
News 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.” RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read
News 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” RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read
News 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” RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read
News 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 RawlawJuly 3, 20255 min read
News Bombay High Court Quashes 420 IPC Charges in Flat Sale Dispute: “Criminal proceedings cannot be used to settle civil disputes over money transactions” RawlawJune 20, 20254 min read
News 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 RawlawJune 19, 20255 min read
News 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” RawlawJune 12, 20256 min read
