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Delhi High Court quashes dowry harassment FIR after matrimonial settlement — reconciliation and resumed cohabitation justify exercise of inherent powers

Headnote Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 498A, 406, 34 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita – Quashing of FIR – Matrimonial dispute – Amicable settlement – Resumption of cohabitation –…
Posted by Rawlaw December 25, 2025
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Delhi High Court quashes sexual harassment FIR after POSH committee exoneration — criminal prosecution held abuse of process where allegations lack sexual intent and are barred on merits

Headnote Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Section 509 – Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Sections 468, 482 – Sexual harassment at workplace – POSH inquiry – Effect of departmental exoneration…
Posted by Rawlaw December 25, 2025
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Delhi High Court quashes dowry cruelty FIR after full settlement — “Matrimonial disputes deserve quietus once parties part ways amicably”

Court’s decision The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR registered for dowry cruelty, criminal breach of trust, and allied offences, holding that continuation of criminal proceedings after a complete and…
Posted by Rawlaw December 17, 2025
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
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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

Court's decision The Karnataka High Court allowed the criminal petition and quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings, holding that the dispute between the parties was essentially contractual and commercial…
Posted by Rawlaw December 13, 2025
Gujarat High Court holds “criminal prosecution cannot continue where statutory authorities themselves find no offence” — FIR against pharmaceutical company quashed after Drugs Act proceedings failed
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Gujarat High Court holds “criminal prosecution cannot continue where statutory authorities themselves find no offence” — FIR against pharmaceutical company quashed after Drugs Act proceedings failed

Court's decision The Gujarat High Court allowed the criminal petition and quashed the FIR and all consequential proceedings initiated against the petitioner pharmaceutical company and its officials. The Court held…
Posted by Rawlaw December 13, 2025
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
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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

Court's decision The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed the FIR registered against the Petitioner for offences relating to cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust, and conspiracy,…
Posted by Rawlaw December 11, 2025
Bombay High Court “quashing is not a mini trial” — FIR alleging assault on advocate after court proceedings allowed to stand, accused directed to seek discharge before trial court
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Bombay High Court “quashing is not a mini trial” — FIR alleging assault on advocate after court proceedings allowed to stand, accused directed to seek discharge before trial court

Court's decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered for offences under the Indian Penal Code arising out of an alleged assault on…
Posted by Rawlaw December 11, 2025
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
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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

Court’s decision The Karnataka High Court, per Justice M. Nagaprasanna, allowed the petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 seeking quashing of proceedings arising from an FIR registered under Section…
Posted by Rawlaw November 28, 2025
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Delhi High Court quashes FIR in molestation-and-wrongful-restraint case — “continuing prosecution after voluntary settlement would be abuse of process”

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court has quashed FIR No. 561/2021, registered under Sections 341 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code, after noting that the complainant and the…
Posted by Rawlaw November 21, 2025
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
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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

Court’s decision The Kerala High Court exercised its inherent jurisdiction to quash criminal proceedings initiated against the Petitioners, holding that the allegations did not disclose the commission of any cognisable…
Posted by Rawlaw November 15, 2025

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