News Delhi High Court quashes dowry harassment FIR after matrimonial settlement — reconciliation and resumed cohabitation justify exercise of inherent powers RawlawDecember 25, 20255 min read Save
News 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 RawlawDecember 25, 20256 min read Save
News Delhi High Court quashes dowry cruelty FIR after full settlement — “Matrimonial disputes deserve quietus once parties part ways amicably” RawlawDecember 17, 20256 min read Save
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 Save
News 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 RawlawDecember 13, 20254 min read Save
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 Save
News 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 RawlawDecember 11, 20256 min read Save
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 Save
News Delhi High Court quashes FIR in molestation-and-wrongful-restraint case — “continuing prosecution after voluntary settlement would be abuse of process” RawlawNovember 21, 20256 min read Save
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 Save
