Search Results for Tag : Criminal prosecution

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Apex Court: Protection from Criminal Prosecution not Available to PSU Employees(20.08.2019)

Apex Court has ruled that protection from criminal prosecution is not available to those public servants who work in government companies or undertaki.....

Tags : Apex Court, Criminal Prosecution

Karnataka HC Stays Govt Order Dropping Criminal Prosecution in 61 Cases Against Elected Representativ(21.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has stayed the government order dated 31st August, 2020 by which it had decided to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Criminal Prosecution Against Elected Representatives

SC Bars Withdrawal of Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission of HC(10.08.2021)

Supreme Court has directed that no prosecution against MPs and MLAs will be withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state......

Tags : Supreme Court, Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission of HC

Judgments

Breach of contract does not give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at the beginning of the transaction(01.03.2023)

The Appellant having failed before the High Court has filed the present appeal. A prayer was made for quashing of F.I.R. under Sections 420, 120-B and.....

Tags : Criminal prosecution, FIR, Quashing

SC: High Courts Must Quash Vexatious Criminal Prosecutions(30.11.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that protection against vexatious and unwanted prosecution either through quashing an FIR/Complaint or by allowing an appea.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Criminal Prosecutions, Vexatious, Quash

Supreme Court: Efforts to Settle Civil Disputes Through Criminal Prosecution Must be Avoided(23.01.2024)

SC while observing that mere breach of contract doesn’t amount to an offence u/s 420 or 406 of IPC unless dishonest intention is shown, has held that .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Civil Disputes, Criminal Prosecution

Gujarat High Court, Constitutional Validity, State Government(11.03.2025)

Gauhati High Court has observed that mere breach of contract cannot give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest inte.....

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Delhi HC: Income Tax Evasion Complaint Not Premature Despite Pending Reassessment(12.08.2025)

Delhi HC has held that pending reassessment does not bar prosecution under Sections 276-C/277 of the Income Tax Act. The complaint by an authorised of.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Income Tax Act, Tax Evasion, Criminal Prosecution, Neena Bansal Krishna

Kerala High Court: Repayment of Misappropriated Funds Does Not End Criminal Prosecution(25.09.2025)

Kerala High Court held that repaying the misappropriated amount or its value in corruption cases does not end criminal prosecution. The court clarifie.....

Tags : Misappropriated Funds, Criminal Prosecution, Corruption

SC: Exoneration in Disciplinary Proceedings Does Not Always Bar Criminal Prosecution(07.01.2026)

Supreme Court held that a public servant’s exoneration in departmental proceedings does not automatically justify quashing a criminal case, especially.....

Tags : Exoneration, Disciplinary Proceedings, Criminal Prosecution

Bombay HC: 0.1 Mg Above Alcohol Limit is Insufficient to Warrant a Drunken Driving Trial(11.08.2026)

Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against a 25-year-old student under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, holding that prosecuting him when his brea.....

Tags : Alcohol; Criminal Prosecution; Drunken Driving