Swalaha Bano and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 13552 of 2023, Swalaha Bano v. State of U.P., decided 25.8.2023 by Anjani Kumar Mishra and Vivek Kumar Singh, JJ. Quashing of FIR dated 29.08.2022 (Case Crime No. 0137 of 2022, Sections 363 and 366 IPC, P.S. Hallia, Dist. Mirzapur) refused: defence submissions cannot be examined in an FIR-quashing writ petition; allegations disclose cognizable offences, serious in nature; dismissal without prejudice to right to apply for bail/anticipatory bail.
What did the court decide?
The submissions made on behalf of the petitioners are their defence and cannot be looked into while dealing with a writ petition seeking quashing of a first information report. ¶3