Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
FIR Quashing & Interim Arrest Stay Denied During Active Investigation | No Interference Without Exceptional Circumstances : Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that courts cannot grant interim stay on arrest or quash FIRs merely on allegations of false implication while investigations are ongoing. This reinforces the Bhajan Lal doctrine: investigative integrity takes precedence over pre-trial judicial intervention unless there is clear abuse of process or no prima facie case. Criminal accused and investigating agencies alike must now treat this as a strict boundary on pre-trial relief.