Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Dowry Case Citing Abuse of Process: Kailashben Mahendrabhai Patel vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal FIR and chargesheet should be quashed when the allegations are vague, general, and primarily civil in nature, indicating an abuse of the legal process. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Matrimonial Disputes, Dowry […]
Supreme Court Modifies Order on FIR Quashing: Gagan Banga vs. State of West Bengal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Modification of an order passed by the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Gagan Banga and another vs. The State of West Bengal and others Judgment Date: September 23, 2024 Date of the Judgment: September
Supreme Court Addresses Fraudulent Filings: Bhagwan Singh vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Addressing the misuse of the legal process through fraudulent filings and fabricated documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Bhagwan Singh vs. State of U.P. & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 September 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20 September 2024 Citation: 2024
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Property Dispute Case: Shivendra Pratap Singh Thakur vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an FIR and subsequent charge sheet can be quashed if there is a significant delay in filing the FIR, lack of specific details about the incident, and no corroborating evidence from affected parties. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Harassment Case: Priyanka Jaiswal vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) INSC 357 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash criminal proceedings based on omnibus allegations and lack of territorial jurisdiction in a dowry harassment case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Priyanka Jaiswal vs. The State of Jharkhand and Others Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Quashes Second FIR on Same Allegations: Parteek Bansal vs. State of Rajasthan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second FIR can be registered on the same set of allegations after a first FIR has already been registered and investigated. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Parteek Bansal vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. [Judgment
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Relatives and Employee in Nursing College Admission Scam Date of the Judgment: 09 April 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 322 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can family members and employees of an educational institution be held criminally liable for the institution’s alleged wrongdoings, simply by virtue of
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charges Against Educational Society: Vipin Sahni vs. CBI (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an educational society can be charged with cheating for not disclosing a mortgage on land in subsequent applications, when the mortgage was disclosed in the initial application and the approving authority did not claim to be deceived. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings in Property Fraud Case: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Shilpa Jain & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in quashing a First Information Report (FIR) related to alleged property fraud, by exercising its powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court quashes abetment to suicide charges against US-based relative: Amudha vs. State (2024) INSC 244 (22 March 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether general allegations of harassment and a suicide note are sufficient to establish abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Amudha vs. The
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charges Against Land Seller in A.M. Mohan vs. State (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person can be charged with cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when there is no direct inducement or dishonest intention on their part to deceive the complainant. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name:
Supreme Court Quashes FIR in ‘College Romance’ Web Series Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the use of expletives and profane language in a web series constitutes obscenity under the Information Technology Act, 2000. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Information Technology Case Name: Apoorva Arora & Anr. Etc. vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Anr. Judgment
