Supreme Court Bench Led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta Quashes Criminal Case Against Army Officer’s Family: Terms FIR an Abuse of Law
The renouncement of the misuse of criminal law in a case of the real nature of the civil dispute is…
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Why Delhi High Court Quashed Case Against Man Over Staring Allegation
An FIR that had been filed against a man who was accused of gazing at a woman while they were both on a flight was dismissed by the Delhi High Court after the two parties reached a mutually agreeable settlement. The judge decided that prolonging the proceedings would not achieve any beneficial outcome and could be seen as an abuse of process.
No Criminal Case for Contract Disputes, Says Supreme Court – Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar
The Supreme Court said in the case of Rikhab Birani v. State of Uttar Pradesh that civil problems like breach of contract cannot be considered criminal cheating unless there is proof that the person who broke the contract was dishonest from the start.