Sima Devi @ Seema Kumari v. The State of Bihar through the Home Secretary, Govenment of Bihar, Patna
Case brief
What is this about?
FIR quashing; quashing of FIR on basis of investigation materials and accused's defence not permissible; Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No. 683 of 2018; Sections 420, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 120(B) IPC; State of Bihar v. P.P. Sharma, 1992 Supp (1) SCC 222; Patna High Court CR. WJC No.398 of 2025; decided 05-05-2025; Sandeep Kumar, J; petitioner Sima Devi @ Seema Kumari; respondents include State of Bihar, DGP Bihar, SSP and SP Gopalganj, SHO Gopalganj Town Police Station, Vivek Kumar District Land Acquisition Officer; application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of an FIR on the basis of materials collected during investigation and on consideration of the petitioner's defence is not permissible, in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Bihar v. P.P. Sharma. ¶22