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1 - 9 of 9 (0.31 seconds)Nikhil Merchant vs C.B.I. & Anr on 20 August, 2008
(i) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., reported in (2012) 10
SCC 303, (ii) Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab, reported
in (2008) 4 SCC 582, (iii) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of
Investigation & Anr., reported in 2009 (1) GLH 31, (iv) Manoj
Sharma Vs. State & Ors., reported in 2009 (1) GLH 190 and (v)
Narinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in
2014 (2) Crime 67 (SC), in the opinion of this Court, the further
continuation of criminal proceedings against the applicants in
relation to the impugned FIR would cause unnecessary
harassment to the applicants. Further, the continuance of trial
pursuant to the mutual settlement arrived at between the parties
would be a futile exercise. Hence, to secure the ends of justice, it
would be appropriate to quash and set aside the impugned FIR
and all consequential proceedings initiated in pursuance thereof
under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C..
Central Bureau Of Investigation vs Shri Ravi Shankar Srivastava, Ias And ... on 10 August, 2006
7. In the aforesaid backdrop, complaint is filed. It is
necessary to consider whether the power conferred by the High
Court under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is
warranted. It is true that the powers under Section 482 of the
Code are very wide and the very plenitude of the power requires
great caution in its exercise. The Court must be careful to see
that its decision in exercise of this power is based on sound
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principles. The inherent power should not be exercised to stifle a
legitimate prosecution. The High Court being the highest court of
a State should normally refrain from giving a prima facie
decision in a case where the entire facts are incomplete and
hazy, more so when the evidence has not been collected and
produced before the Court and the issues involved, whether
factual or legal, are of magnitude and cannot be seen in their
true perspective without sufficient material. Of course, no hard-
and-fast rule can be laid down in regard to cases in which the
High Court will exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction of
quashing the proceeding at any stage as the Hon'ble Supreme
Court has decided in the case of Central Bureau of Investigation
vs. Ravi Shankar Srivastava, IAS & Anr., reported in AIR 2006
SC 2872.
Section 114 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 120 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 406 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 420 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Gian Singh vs State Of Punjab & Anr on 24 September, 2012
(i) Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., reported in (2012) 10
SCC 303, (ii) Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab, reported
in (2008) 4 SCC 582, (iii) Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of
Investigation & Anr., reported in 2009 (1) GLH 31, (iv) Manoj
Sharma Vs. State & Ors., reported in 2009 (1) GLH 190 and (v)
Narinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. reported in
2014 (2) Crime 67 (SC), in the opinion of this Court, the further
continuation of criminal proceedings against the applicants in
relation to the impugned FIR would cause unnecessary
harassment to the applicants. Further, the continuance of trial
pursuant to the mutual settlement arrived at between the parties
would be a futile exercise. Hence, to secure the ends of justice, it
would be appropriate to quash and set aside the impugned FIR
and all consequential proceedings initiated in pursuance thereof
under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C..
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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