Supreme Court of India

Munshiram v. State of Rajasthan and Anr. Etc.

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Bench N.V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 9 April 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the High Court erred in quashing the FIR at the threshold itself without allowing the investigation to proceed.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Scope of – Quashing of FIR alleging abetment of suicide – FIR lodged against respondents by the father of the deceased alleging that his daughter- in-law and her family harassed his son and the entire family which ultimately led him committing suicide – As per the FSL report, the handwriting of the deceased and the handwriting as present in the suicide note had similarities – High Court quashed the FIR on the ground that the alleged offence of abetment of suicide was not made out – On appeal, held: s.482 has to be utilized cautiously while quashing…

Where later benches applied it

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