Full judgment explanation2018 INSC 736
The Court examined whether later charge sheets supplied a prima facie case against the husband's maternal uncles. The explanation separates the allegations, recorded submissions and reasoning which led to quashing only against those appellants.
Quashing Criminal ProceedingsCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973Indian Penal Code, 1860
Read entry →Full judgment explanation2018 INSC 1139 · [2018] 14 SCR 1138
A property transaction led to prosecution after investigation disclosed an allegation that the vendor lacked title yet induced payment. The Court set aside quashing while expressly leaving the truth of the accusation to trial.
Quashing Criminal ProceedingsCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973Indian Penal Code, 1860
Read entry →Full judgment explanation2011 INSC 633 · [2011] 10 SCR 844
Different police inquiries assessed the spouses' allegations and continuing relationship before registration of the cruelty FIR. The complete explanation follows the record upon which the Supreme Court found no prima facie case under Section 498A.
Quashing FIRCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973Indian Penal Code, 1860
Read entry →Full judgment explanation2009 INSC 1167 · [2009] 14 SCR 1074
The parents challenged a private complaint whose allegations were principally directed against their deceased son. The explanation examines the missing individual roles and particulars which led the Court to quash the cognizance order and complaint.
Quashing ComplaintsCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973Indian Penal Code, 1860
Read entry →Full judgment explanation2000 INSC 122 · [2000] 2 SCR 123
The judgment rejected a property-only interpretation of cheating while separately considering the complainant's request for special leave. Its factual and legal explanation preserves the dismissal of that request and the continuing effect of the High Court's quashing order.
Quashing FIRCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973Constitution of IndiaIndian Penal Code, 1860
Read entry →Full judgment explanation2014 INSC 639
The Court compared an FIR with a later complaint that named two distant relatives. It quashed their proceedings because the accusation supplied no individual conduct, without deciding the case against others.
Quashing Criminal ProceedingsCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961Indian Penal Code, 1860
Read entry →