1999 Supreme(Raj) 934
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Mohd.Yamin, J.
Ghanshyam Singh & Ors. [M/s.] - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan & Anr. - Respondent
S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 56 of 1999.
Decided On : 18-02-1999
Two FIRs cannot be lodged about one incident.
Headnote:
Two FIRs - Same Incident - Quashing of FIR No. 01/99
Fact of the Case:
The complainant lodged a report at a police station, and based on the same incident, another FIR was registered. The petitioners argued that two FIRs could not have been registered for the same offence.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that both FIRs related to the same incident, and it is well settled that two FIRs cannot be lodged about one incident. Therefore, FIR No. 01/99 was quashed.
Issues: The issue was whether two FIRs could be registered for the same incident.
Ratio Decidendi: The court applied the principle that two FIRs cannot be lodged about one incident.
Final Decision: The petition was allowed, and FIR No. 01/99 of the Police Station Kurabad Distt. Udaipur was quashed.
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