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Allahabad High Court sets aside conviction under Section 25 Arms Act, holding that recovery of firearms cannot stand independently when the main prosecution story is unreliable.
Allahabad High Court quashes summoning under Section 302 IPC, ruling that material improvements, unexplained gaps, and inconsistent testimony in a protest petition treated as a complaint fail to meet the threshold for judicial scrutiny. The judgment reinforces that magistrates must rigorously assess evidentiary reliability before converting final reports into complaint cases, impacting criminal procedure fairness.
J&K High Court quashes criminal proceedings against bank officials, ruling that magistrates must apply judicial scrutiny under Section 202 CrPC before summoning public servants. The judgment reinforces that vague complaints cannot trigger criminal process without prior inquiry, protecting public servants from frivolous litigation.
Bombay High Court quashes PMLA proceedings against accused where property acquisition predates scheduled offence, clarifying that proceeds of crime must originate before laundering activity.