https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273866 Criminal proceedings may be quashed where the complaint or investigation gives rise to a real likelihood or reasonable apprehension of bias, assessed from the standpoint of a fair-minded informed observer. A police officer who merely registers a case and then investigates does not, by that fact alone, create inherent bias; however, incompatible roles or a failure to conduct the statutory inquiry can undermine fairness. Under the Railways Act, the authorised officer was required to inquire, summon persons and record statements before filing a complaint, but only railway officials were examined and the petitioners were not called. The complaint was therefore treated as filed without the required satisfaction that an offence had been committed, and the proceedings were quashed. en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 06:08:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273866 Criminal proceedings may be quashed where the complaint or investigation gives rise to a real likelihood or reasonable apprehension of bias, assessed from the standpoint of a fair-minded informed observer. A police officer who merely registers a case and then investigates does not, by that fact alone, create inherent bias; however, incompatible roles or a failure to conduct the statutory inquiry can undermine fairness. Under the Railways Act, the authorised officer was required to inquire, summon persons and record statements before filing a complaint, but only railway officials were examined and the petitioners were not called. The complaint was therefore treated as filed without the required satisfaction that an offence had been committed, and the proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273866