Practice Areas/ FIR Quashing — Bombay HC, Nagpur Bench

FIR Quashing — Bombay HC, Nagpur Bench

Petitions to quash FIRs and criminal complaints under BNSS s.528 (formerly CrPC s.482) read with Article 226 of the Constitution, before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, on the Bhajan Lal categories.

Controlling Statutes

BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) s.528 (formerly CrPC s.482) | Constitution of India, Article 226

Our Process

  1. Reading of the FIR or complaint and identification of the Bhajan Lal category that applies.
  2. Settlement-quashing review under Gian Singh and Narinder Singh, where the offence is compoundable in substance though not in form.
  3. Drafting of a Criminal Writ Petition or application under BNSS s.528 with a stay-of-proceedings prayer.
  4. Argument before the High Court on the threshold for quashing.
  5. Compliance and follow-up where the order is granted.

Doctrinal Anchors (Key Judgments)

  • State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal ((1992) Supp 1 SCC 335)
  • Gian Singh v. State of Punjab ((2012) 10 SCC 303)

Courts & Jurisdiction

  • Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench

Connected Reading

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