RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD
Nibha Sinha – Appellant
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State of Bihar – Respondent
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.—Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Saroj Kumar Sharma, learned AC to AAG-3 for the State.
2. Respondent no. 2 was noticed by this Court and he has entered appearance through Mr. Amrendra Kumar, learned Advocate but learned Advocate is not appearing in this case. The previous ordersheet would reveal that on several dates when this matter has been heard, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2 did not appear. Today, the situation is the same and one.
3. With the consent of learned counsel for the State, this Court has proceeded to dispose of this writ application after hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
4. Petitioner in the present case is seeking a writ in the nature of writ of Certiorari to quash and cancel the first information report being Jamui P.S. Case No. 117 of 2016 dated 19.04.2016 registered for the offence alleged under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (in short ‘SC/ST Act’).
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has taken this Court through the first information report. It is submitted that on a bare reading
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The court quashed the FIR due to lack of essential elements for prosecution under the SC/ST Act, emphasizing the need to prevent malicious prosecution.
The court established the principle that the ingredients of the offenses under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act must be clearly established and supported by ev....
The investigating agency cannot be restrained from investigating the FIR if it prima facie discloses the commission of a cognizable offence.
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