“Kalyugi Bharat”: HC Quashes Criminal Case Filed By A Man To ‘Wreak Vengeance’ Against Elder Brother

The Allahabad High Court criticised the conduct of a man for filing a false criminal case against his elder brother to ‘wreak vengeance’. The Court was hearing an application seeking to quash a charge- sheet under Section 406 I.P.C, cognizance as well as summoning order passed in a Criminal Case. The bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery termed man as “Kalyugi Bharat” and observed, “…present criminal proceedings was initiated by the complainant only for purpose of wrecking vengeance.”