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SUMEET GOEL
Supinder Singh alias Soni – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Sumeet Goel, J.
The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. of 1973 (hereinafter to be referred as "Cr.P.C., 1973") by the petitioner-Supinder Singh @ Soni for quashing of FIR No.0048 dated 25.06.2022 registered under Section 452 (wrongly mentioned in the FIR as Section 451 IPC), 354 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 8 and 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, (Amended), 2012 (and Section 451 of IPC deleted and Section 354A and 195A of IPC added later on) at Police Station Sadar Rajpura, District Patiala, Punjab.
2. The factual matrix of the case, as relevant for consideration of the issue(s) in hand, is as follows:
The High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. are unbridled, allowing intervention to prevent abuse of process, but not for evaluating evidence, which is the trial court's role.
Point of law : Needless to point out that if the law provides a particular remedy to an accused, then it is always open for him to exhaust the same while approaching the concerned Court while filing ....
The court's decision was based on the exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, considering the nature and gravity of the offences, the settlement between the p....
Point of law : Powers possessed by the High Court under Section 482 of the Code are very wide and the very plenitude of the power requires great caution in its exercise. Court must be careful to see ....
The High Court's inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash FIRs are exercised sparingly to prevent abuse of process, necessitating sufficient grounds warranting quashing.
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