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2 articles on quashing.

Ishwar Chand Sharma v. State of UP: parrot-like POCSO testimony quashed and advocates' ethical duty

On 29 May 2026, a two-judge bench quashed POCSO and rape proceedings against an estranged husband's family on findings of tutored 'parrot-like' testimony, and articulated for the first time at Supreme Court level an explicit ethical duty on advocates not to assist vexatious matrimonial-dispute prosecutions.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·9 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Sajal Bose v. State of West Bengal: section 528 BNSS quashing when CCTV displaces the prosecution

On 6 April 2026, a three-judge bench held that the inherent powers under section 528 BNSS can be invoked to quash criminal proceedings where unimpeachable material displaces the prosecution's factual foundation; the Bhajan Lal framework carries through unbroken into the BNSS era.

Valkya Editorial·2 Jun 2026·9 min