News Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings for Obscenity Over WhatsApp Message: “Prosecution for a Private Communication Sent to One Person Cannot Be Sustained” RawlawAugust 1, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Quashes 23-Year-Old Criminal Complaint Based on Alleged Forged Will: “Civil Disputes Cannot Be Camouflaged as Criminal Offences” RawlawAugust 1, 20257 min read
News Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against National Badminton Stars: “Criminal Process Cannot Be Used As A Weapon Of Harassment” RawlawJuly 30, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court quashes detention order for “non-application of mind”: Court finds District Magistrate failed to consider ‘live and proximate’ nature of offences and relevance of bail order RawlawJuly 25, 20255 min read
News Madras High Court Quashes Cheque Dishonour Proceedings for Defective Statutory Notice: “Mere issuance of notice is not enough, it must fulfill the mandate of Section 138” RawlawJuly 25, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court Quashes Tribunal Order Misconstruing Section 17 of Slum Act: “Only Final Determination Triggers Appeal Period, Not Preliminary Notice” RawlawJuly 24, 20256 min read
News Calcutta High Court Denies Quashing of Complaint Alleging Sexual Harassment by Retired Officer, Holds “Prima Facie Materials Sufficient for Continuation of Proceedings” under New Criminal Law RawlawJuly 16, 20256 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 Orissa High Court Refuses to Quash Cognizance Order in Highway Dacoity Case: “Strong Prima Facie Case Against Petitioner, Not a Fit Case for Section 482 CrPC Relief” 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
