The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a plea by ElasticRun employees seeking to cancel an FIR after a knife they delivered via Flipkart was later used in a murder. The court said the case requires full investigation into knowledge, negligence, and IT Act safe harbour claims.
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to interfere with an FIR filed against the wife and in-laws of Manav Sharma, an IT executive who died by suicide in Agra. The court stated that the FIR revealed a “prima facie” case of a cognizable offence. The bench, comprising Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar, passed the judgment on Wednesday while hearing a writ petition filed by Nipendra Kumar Sharma, the father-in-law of Manav Sharma, along with three others.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a preliminary inquiry is not mandatory before filing a First Information Report (FIR) against a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The court clarified that an accused person cannot demand a preliminary inquiry before an FIR is registered in corruption-related cases.