Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- Final report - FIR registered as early as 2018 was closed internally in 2022 without any intimation to complainant or submission of final report to Court for nearly three years - Inaction on the part of officer who closed complaint, as well as indifference of subsequent officers who failed to verify and rectify lapse,..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 18, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Contraband - Bail - Where recovery from accused is marginally over and above commercial quantity for respective contraband in each case, Courts have taken a lenient view while granting bail to accused...........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 18, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Contraband - Bail - Considering custody period undergone by petitioner i.e. 2 years, 10 months and 12 days added with facts that recovered contraband is marginally over and above commercial quantity and investigation is complete and after framing of charge out of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 397 -- Dishonour of cheque - Closure of evidence of complainant - Revision - Order to close evidence of complainant after giving him several opportunities is an interlocutory order as the same does not finally decide rights and liabilities of parties but rather only settles some..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Rape - Settlement - Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/s 376 IPC is undoubtedly a grave and heinous nature - Ordinarily, quashing of proceedings involving such offences on the ground of settlement between parties is discouraged and should not be permitted lightly - However, power of Court..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 354A, 354D, 509, 506, 324, 323, 141, 143, 147, 149, 452, 504, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Rape - Settlement - Quashing of two FIRs - Both parties have categorically taken the stand that they have resolved their disputes amicably and are desirous of moving on with their lives - Complainant in second FIR is now..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120B, 415, 420, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss. 120-B, 415, 420, 34 IPC - Appeal against quashing of complaint - Allegation of creating forge family tree and partition deed to secure compensation land, excluding complainant and her sisters - As per record, HC relied on the statement of sub registrar that was..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Pendency of civil suit - The pendency of civil proceedings on the same subject matter, involving the same parties is no justification to quash the criminal proceedings if a prima facie case exist against the accused persons...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Pendency of civil suit - No bar exists against prosecution if the offence punishable under criminal law are made out against the parties to the civil suit...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 372, Copyright Act, 1957, Section 63, 65, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 120B -- Issue is whether the Appellant would fall under the definition of `victim' in terms of Section 2(wa) read with the proviso to Section 372 of the CrPC or whether Section 378 of the CrPC would prevail in the facts and circumstances - It is the..........
