Tagged “fir-quashing”

3 articles on fir-quashing.

High CourtHigh Court for the State of Telangana

Dr. B. Priyanka v. State of Telangana: a natural guardian cannot kidnap her own child

On 8 January 2025, the Telangana High Court reaffirmed in the BNS era that a parent who is a natural guardian taking the child from the other parent is not kidnapping under Section 137(2) BNS, and that custody disputes belong before the family court.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·6 min

High CourtAllahabad High Court

Samarpan Jain v. State of UP: FIR against an advocate for filing a GST appeal quashed

On 26 May 2026, an Allahabad High Court division bench quashed an FIR, chargesheet and cognizance order against an advocate prosecuted for conspiracy after he filed a GST statutory appeal on behalf of his client using the Electronic Credit Ledger for pre-deposit.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·9 min

High CourtHigh Court of Judicature at Bombay

Ashwinkumar Sanap v. State of Maharashtra: a zombie Section 66A FIR quashed

Bombay HC (Aurangabad) quashes an FIR under the struck-down Section 66A IT Act years after Shreya Singhal, condemning police 'high-handedness' over a dead law.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·8 min