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Can courts direct police to conclude a two-decade-long stalled investigation?
Sahil Abdulsattar Mansuri & Ors. vs Safimahamad Fafirbhai Mansuri & Ors.
The Supreme Court directed the Gujarat Police to conclude a nearly two-decade-old forgery investigation within six weeks, holding that constitutional courts must intervene in cases of prolonged investigative delay.
Can an acquittal be reversed without proof of entrustment and dishonest intention?
Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive vs The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court restored the acquittal of a telephone department cashier, holding that the prosecution failed to prove entrustment and dishonest intention essential to an offence under Section 409 IPC.
Can in-laws be prosecuted solely on vague allegations in a matrimonial FIR?
Prasanta Kumar Dhar & Anr. vs The State of West Bengal & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed all criminal proceedings against the in-laws, holding that vague, unsupported allegations in a matrimonial FIR cannot sustain criminal prosecution.
G. Saminathan & Another vs. The State & Another
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings for cheating and breach of trust, ruling that a purely civil contractual dispute cannot be turned into a criminal case.
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