According to the ratio of judgment rendered in Lalita Kumari’s case (supra), the reliability, genuineness and credibility of the information are not conditions precedent for registration of case. The intention of the Legislature is to ensure prompt investigation of a cognizable offence in accordance with law. There is no discretion left with the Police Officer to…
Advice: In a recent judgment pronounced by the Honourable High Court of Punjab and Haryana, it has been reiterated that an accused is presumed to be innocent until convicted. Still further the rights of an accused does not automatically get suspended merely because he is being prosecuted in a criminal case. Still further, right to…
Where dispute between the parties predominantly or overwhelmingly seems to be of a civil nature and dispute is a private one between two private parties, even though offences alleged are non-compoundable, offences can be compounded. The jurisdiction to compound the offences and quash the FIR lies within the powers of High Court of the concerned…
2015 (0) AIJ-SC 1175 Equivalent Citation(s):-JT 2015 (12) SC 296 : 2016 (1) Supreme 1 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (HIGH COURT OF UTTAR PRADESH) Hon’ble Judges:Pinaki Chandra Ghose and R.K.Agrawal JJ. (Division Bench) Mangu Singh Versus Dharmendra with State Of U.P. Versus Dharmendra CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2230 of 2011 ; CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1707 of…