Corruption and money laundering - HC has quashed the FIR - ...

Supreme Court Criticizes High Court for Quashing FIR; Stresses Importance of "Probability" Over "Suspicion" in Corruption Cases.

April 25, 2023

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Corruption and money laundering - HC has quashed the FIR - Viewed through the prism of gravity of allegations, a first information report based on "probability" of a crime having been committed would obviously be of a higher degree as compared to a first information report lodged on a "mere suspicion" that a crime has been committed - The High Court failed to bear in mind these principles and precisely did what it was not supposed to do at this stage. We are, thus, unhesitatingly of the view that the High Court was not justified in its interference on the ground it did. - SC

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Corruption and money laundering - HC has quashed the FIR - ...

Supreme Court Criticizes High Court for Quashing FIR; Stresses Importance of "Probability" Over "Suspicion" in Corruption Cases.

April 25, 2023

Case Laws Indian Laws SC

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