New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a purchaser arraigned in a decades-old forged Will and property fraud case from Tamil Nadu, holding that mere purchase of disputed property for valuable consideration, without specific material showing involvement in forgery or conspiracy, cannot justify criminal prosecution. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside a Madras High Court order which had refused to quash proceedings against the …
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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the parents-in-law and sister-in-law of a woman in a dowry harassment and bigamy case, holding that vague and general allegations without specific acts cannot justify prosecution under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and A.G. Masih set aside a Kerala High Court order which had refused to quash proceedings arising out of an FIR registered in 2016 at the Museum Police Statio…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that the government may review around five crore pending cases relating to minor offences following the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, as part of reforms to facilitate the ease of doing business. Addressing a press conference, Goyal said prosecutors could approach the courts to close such cases in accordance with the new provisions, which aim to reduce criminal proceedings in…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a Gujarat-based man accused of abetting suicide over alleged harassment for repayment of loans, holding that mere demand for repayment of debt cannot constitute abetment.Allowing the appeal filed by Dhirubhai Nanjibhai Patel Lotwala, a bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan set aside the Gujarat High Court’s order, which had refused to quash the FIR and subsequent proceedings under Sections 306 and 506(2)…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats from local lawyers.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while allowing a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, observed that the “custodians of justice” had themselves t…