Supreme Court holds that criminal proceedings can be quashed on settlement only with the actual victim, distinguishing victim from complainant or informant in criminal cases.
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Supreme Court quashes abetment of suicide FIR against in-laws, holding that lodging an FIR or seeking maintenance, even if false, does not by itself constitute instigation under Section 306 IPC.
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Savarkar, holding that mandatory State Government sanction under Section 196 CrPC was absent.
SC: Misuse of authority alone can’t presume demand or acceptance of bribe; quashes case against ex-Gujarat minister under Prevention of Corruption Act.
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