Supreme Court halts vengeance FIR, slams criminalization of civil disputes.
The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings, ruling that the FIR was a malicious counterblast to a civil dispute and amounted to an abuse of the legal process. The allegations, even if true, disclosed no criminal offence and fell within the categories laid down in State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal.
Court:
Supreme Court of India
Case:
Criminal Appeal No. 4250 of 2025 (Anukul Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.)
Date of Judgement:
September 24, 2025
Act:
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Section 482) & Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 420, 467, 468)