FIR an Abuse of Process When Allegations Contradict Civil Plaint Filed on the Same Day: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act FIR

The Supreme Court of India has quashed an FIR registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, observing that the criminal proceedings were an “abuse of process of law” as they arose from a civil dispute and contained allegations contradictory to a civil suit filed by the complainant on the

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