Dismissed
Balaram Sethi v. State
Orissa HCCRLMC/2546/2011
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a § 482 Cr.P.C. application to quash an FIR, the Court held that the FIR cannot be quashed as it reveals a prima facie cognizable case. The petitioner was given liberty to seek quashment of cognizance or charge ten years after filing if the trial has not commenced. The petition was otherwise dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to seek quashment of cognizance or charge from the trial court if the case remains pending after ten years.