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 →Full judgment explanation2026 INSC 530
A successor to land challenged an FIR arising from disputed conveyances and a pending civil suit. The Supreme Court examined the two FIRs and the alleged documents before quashing the criminal case against her alone.
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