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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Kanta Devi – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
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| 1. fir for forgery of caste and school certificates in job appointment (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. parties contend ulterior motive and prior writ challenge (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. oral arguments on quashing fir for mala fides (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. quashing fir under bhajan lal categories if no prima facie offence (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. fir discloses cognizable offence; enmity no bar to quashing (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 6. quashing petition dismissed as fir valid (Para 20 , 21) |
| 7. bail cancellation petition alleges witness threats and compromise pressure (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 8. arguments on bail violation vs informant extortion demand (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 9. bail cancellation requires supervening circumstances or misuse (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 10. bail retained; initiate action against informant for interference (Para 36 , 37) |
JUDGMENT :
RAKESH KAINTHLA, J.
1. The petitioner has filed the present petition for quashing of FIR No. 7 of 2024, dated 12.1.2024, registered at Police Station Jhakri, District Shimla, HP, for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and consequential proceedings arising out of
FIR alleging forgery and cheating discloses cognizable offences precluding quashing under CrPC Section 482 despite compromise or mala fides claims; bail cancellation requires proven misuse or superve....
Bail cancellation requires evidence of supervening circumstances or misuse like witness threats; absent proof, bail not cancelled. Informant's demand for money to compromise constitutes interference ....
Superior court interferes with bail grant only if order arbitrary, perverse or ignores material like offence gravity; distinct from cancellation for supervening circumstances.
Quashing petition under SC/ST Act dismissed as FIR allegations of caste abuse at public place prima facie disclose offences; courts accept averments at face value without evidence appreciation, civil....
Cancellation of bail requires compelling evidence of misconduct or supervening circumstances affecting fairness of trial; mere subsequent offenses do not suffice.
The court has the authority to cancel bail if the order suffers from serious infirmities resulting in miscarriage of justice, and if the accused misuses their liberty, interferes with the investigati....
FIR not quashable where allegations of blocking judicial officer's residence and demanding bail prima facie show criminal trespass intent to intimidate; no mini-trial, accept FIR as true, especially ....
Anticipatory bail can be revoked if the accused does not cooperate with the investigation or poses a threat to law and order.
Bail should not be cancelled without clear evidence of violation of conditions or misuse of liberty, as established by the court's analysis.
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