https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169967 Successive FIRs are impermissible where the complaints arise from the same incident, same occurrence, or one continuous transaction, assessed by comparing the FIRs, time, place, and surrounding facts; a counter-version or distinct crime remains permissible. Applying that sameness test to overlapping village facts, the second FIR was treated as barred. The text also emphasises that fair investigation is integral to criminal justice and personal liberty: where the investigation is selective, one-sided, or biased, the resulting charge sheets are vitiated. In such circumstances, a fresh independent investigation may be ordered to avoid miscarriage of justice. en-us Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:59:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169967 Successive FIRs are impermissible where the complaints arise from the same incident, same occurrence, or one continuous transaction, assessed by comparing the FIRs, time, place, and surrounding facts; a counter-version or distinct crime remains permissible. Applying that sameness test to overlapping village facts, the second FIR was treated as barred. The text also emphasises that fair investigation is integral to criminal justice and personal liberty: where the investigation is selective, one-sided, or biased, the resulting charge sheets are vitiated. In such circumstances, a fresh independent investigation may be ordered to avoid miscarriage of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169967