Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Section 174A IPC | FIR quashed for lack of proper summons service under Section 82 CrPC : Delhi HC
Delhi HC quashed an FIR under Section 174A IPC after finding that summons were sent to the wrong address, meaning the accused was wrongly declared an absconder. The ruling stresses that under Section 82 CrPC, a court must objectively verify residence before labelling someone an absconder and issuing a proclamation.