FIR Quashing

The Supreme Court in Gunjan @ Girija Kumari v. State (NCT of Delhi) quashed proceedings under the SC/ST Act after holding that the essential statutory ingredient of abuse occurring “within public view” was absent from the FIR and supporting material.

The Supreme Court clarifies quashing criminal proceedings matrimonial disputes India, holding that vague allegations, delay, and lack of evidence justify quashing FIRs.

The Supreme Court ruled that Section 482 CrPC quashing FIR during investigation is unjustified when forensic examination is pending and the FIR discloses a prima facie offence.

The Supreme Court has quashed the FIR filed under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act against the Vice Chancellor of SHUATS. The Court observed that mere allegations of religious conversion without supporting evidence cannot justify prosecution under the anti-conversion law, emphasizing the need for concrete proof and procedural fairness.

Kerala HC: Contractor not liable under Sec 304A IPC for accidental death of sub-contractor’s worker due to unforeseeable harm.

Supreme Court rules that failed relationships can't justify rape charges; quashes FIR against youth in false promise to marry case.

In Ravish Singh Rana v. State of Uttarakhand (2025), the Supreme Court quashed a rape charge filed by a woman after the end of a...

POCSO FIRs can't be quashed just because the victim, now an adult, settles with the accused, rules Punjab & Haryana High Court.

Supreme Court quashes FIR citing lack of specific allegations and highlights misuse of Section 498-A in matrimonial disputes.