The Supreme Court of India set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict that quashed multiple corruption FIRs, calling the approach a “travesty of justice”. The top court allowed the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau to continue investigations and barred the High Court from entertaining further challenges to the FIRs.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Telangana government’s petition challenging the quashing of the FIR against BRS MLA Harish Rao in the alleged phone tapping case. The top court said it cannot interfere with a reasoned High Court order without any fresh evidence.
The Supreme Court held that financial control by a husband is a social reality and does not amount to criminal cruelty without proven mental or physical harm. Quashing a Section 498A case, the Court said criminal law cannot be used to settle personal vendettas.
Today, On 24th October, The Madras High Court has quashed an FIR against devotees who installed an LED screen to broadcast the Ayodhya Ram Mandir ceremony. Justice N. Satish Kumar said, “Watching a religious function is NOT an UNLAWFUL assembly.”
The Delhi High Court quashed a rape case against Lt Gen Inderjit Singh (Retd.), ruling the allegations “absurd” and unsupported by evidence. Justice Amit Mahajan said false cases damage reputation and misuse judicial process.
The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court order quashing the FIR against DM Gaming, ruling police cannot intervene in lawful poker games. The Court left the debate on whether poker is a game of skill or chance unresolved.
The Allahabad High Court has cleared Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal of all criminal charges in a 2022 FIR, stating the matrimonial platform is an intermediary under IT Act. The court held Mittal cannot be held personally responsible for the actions of users.
A litigant and two advocates apologised to Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya after the Supreme Court directed them for making “scurrilous and scandalous” remarks. The SC reminded that “judges of high courts are in no way inferior to judges of the Supreme Court.”
The Supreme Court held that continuing criminal proceedings after divorce, without specific allegations, only prolongs bitterness and burdens the justice system. The ruling came while quashing an FIR against a man and his family in a matrimonial dispute.
Despite an amicable settlement, the Gujarat High Court imposed Rs 25,000 costs on a man for uploading his wife’s obscene images on social media. The Court cited his serious misconduct as a husband while quashing the FIR.
